Dan Severn: Pro Wrestling “Harder” Than MMA

On the brink of his retirement from action, Dan “The Beast” Severn is looking back at his long and successful careers in mixed martial arts and pro wrestling.

His unique insight on those pursuits might surprise people who view them through the simple real-versus-fake dichotomy.

“Professional wrestling is much more difficult,” Severn says over the phone from Arizona, where he is developing a university athletics program for children.

“I’ve been hurt far worse in the professional wrestling industry than I have been in all of my cage matches.”

Severn admits this may “seem like a contradiction in terms,” given the scripted and theatrical nature of wrestling, as opposed to the spontaneity and fierceness mixed martial arts.

But few people are more qualified to make such a claim, given Severn’s extensive background in both worlds. He was one of the early heroes of MMA as the sport was emerging from the shadows and (slowly) gaining mainstream respectability...More?

source: fighters.com