During his recent chat with Bally Sports, Eleven-Time World Boxing Champion and International Boxing Hall of Famer Oscar De La Hoya discussed his pro wrestling fandom. Check out the comments from "The Golden Boy" below.
On past WWE interest:
“It was never put in front of me but I would’ve done it. Why not? Knock out Stone Cold Steve Austin? That would’ve been fun.”
On being a wrestling fan:
“I’m a huge fan of any combat sport. Yeah, anything combat, I’m all for it. It’s in my blood… I respect every athlete [that] steps in whether it’s an octagon or a squared circle.”
Oscar De La Hoya tells @BallySports he'd would have loved to have gotten in the ring with STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN & KNOCKED HIM OUT!
More from @OscarDeLaHoya on not just @steveaustinBSR but also some of his favorite boxers and wrestlers here: https://t.co/OWX2Ok76If pic.twitter.com/uYK7FmwA4w— 👑 Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson (@ScoopB) April 20, 2023
On a recent episode of Something To Wrestle with Bruce Prichard, the longtime WWE executive recalled a pitch to have Oscar on WWE programming, but nothing ever came to fruition:
"God, you know, I can go back to the late 90s, mid to late 90s, Oscar (De La Hoya) was another one that we’d pitch all the time. Friend of the company (WWE), friend of the business and great businessman, great guy, holy sh*t and it just never really worked out."
