Yep, on the June 7th addition of Raw, MMA star Rampage Jackson will co-host the show along with his A-Team co-stars Bradley Cooper and Sharito Copley.
Rampage will be the very first Mixed Martial Artist to host the show since Raw brought the host concept to the program back in June of last year.
So, I have a couple of questions for you all regarding this:
1. Is this a good or bad thing for MMA/UFC?
2. How do you think WWE fans will respond to Rampage?
3. Do you think this could lead to seeing future MMArtist host the show, and if so, who would you like to see?
4. What would you like to see from Rampage come June 7th? Is there a certain wrestler you think he'd have chemistry with on the microphone, or do you want him to have a small role that doesn't require much of anything?
So, I'll be the first to answer the questions.
First of all, yes... this will be a great thing for MMA and the UFC. Rampage is arguably the most colorful, charismatic fighter in the entire sport, and honestly... there couldn't be a better person to represent the sport as a host of Raw than him. And even though they're there to promote the A-Team movie, I'm sure Rampage's stature as a Mixed Martial Artist will get mentioned plenty of times, win or loss come next week.
A good third of the crowd should know who Rampage is, if not half or more. I'm really thinking he gets a GREAT response, and if not... then he might win them over by the end of the show if WWE decides to give them a big role like they gave say Jeremy Piven and those guys.
For the third question... no, I don't. I mean, I would LOVE to see people like Dana White, Brock Lesnar, Tito Ortiz, etc. host the show, but I wouldn't bet on that happening anytime soon. I think WWE looks at the UFC as too big of a threat.
And finally, most likely we'll get Rampage vs. Jericho type of stuff, and I don't mind that (just as long R-Truth doesn't have anything to do with it), but I think if it were up to me... I would make Rampage a bad guy and have him kick HHH's ass. But, that's just me.
Rampage will be the very first Mixed Martial Artist to host the show since Raw brought the host concept to the program back in June of last year.
So, I have a couple of questions for you all regarding this:
1. Is this a good or bad thing for MMA/UFC?
2. How do you think WWE fans will respond to Rampage?
3. Do you think this could lead to seeing future MMArtist host the show, and if so, who would you like to see?
4. What would you like to see from Rampage come June 7th? Is there a certain wrestler you think he'd have chemistry with on the microphone, or do you want him to have a small role that doesn't require much of anything?
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So, I'll be the first to answer the questions.

First of all, yes... this will be a great thing for MMA and the UFC. Rampage is arguably the most colorful, charismatic fighter in the entire sport, and honestly... there couldn't be a better person to represent the sport as a host of Raw than him. And even though they're there to promote the A-Team movie, I'm sure Rampage's stature as a Mixed Martial Artist will get mentioned plenty of times, win or loss come next week.
A good third of the crowd should know who Rampage is, if not half or more. I'm really thinking he gets a GREAT response, and if not... then he might win them over by the end of the show if WWE decides to give them a big role like they gave say Jeremy Piven and those guys.
For the third question... no, I don't. I mean, I would LOVE to see people like Dana White, Brock Lesnar, Tito Ortiz, etc. host the show, but I wouldn't bet on that happening anytime soon. I think WWE looks at the UFC as too big of a threat.
And finally, most likely we'll get Rampage vs. Jericho type of stuff, and I don't mind that (just as long R-Truth doesn't have anything to do with it), but I think if it were up to me... I would make Rampage a bad guy and have him kick HHH's ass. But, that's just me.
