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Mike Tyson To Make Rare Pro Wrestling Appearance At WWE WrestleMania Weekend

Tyson will appear for a signing at WrestleCon in Las Vegas.

Jon Alba

Mike Tyson will appear at WrestleCon in Las Vegas.
Mike Tyson will appear at WrestleCon in Las Vegas. / WWE.com

"The Baddest Man on the Planet" will be stepping back into the pro wrestling world WrestleMania weekend in Las Vegas. And while it won't be directly with WWE, his proximity could open up some interesting possibilities.

WrestleCon announced late Monday night former WBA, WBC, and IBF World Heavyweight Champion "Iron" Mike Tyson will appear at the convention for the first time. The WWE Hall of Famer seldom makes convention appearances in conjunction with pro wrestling, marking this as a rare occasion.

It is unclear what day he will be signing, as he is the first official talent announced for WrestleCon in Las Vegas.

The 58-year-old Tyson recently returned to the ring for a highly-publicized bout with Jake Paul, brother of former WWE United States Champion Logan Paul. Their bout was littered with streaming issues on Netflix, which would be of little concern for WWE upon its move to the platform for Monday Night Raw.

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Tyson's most famous run in pro wrestling came in 1998 when he debuted with WWE at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view. He would engage in a feud with Stone Cold Steve Austin when he aligned with D-Generation X, before ultimately helping Austin win the WWE Championship in the main event of WrestleMania XIV against Shawn Michaels.

Though a member of the WWE Hall of Fame, he would also make appearances for AEW in 2020 and 2021. Cody Rhodes even recalled a story of an awkward encounter he had with him during that time.

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Jon Alba
JON ALBA

Jon Alba is an Emmy Award and SPJ Award-winning journalist who has been covering and working in wrestling for more than a decade. Jon is the host of "The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy," and a host and contributor for SNY, TV home of the New York Mets.

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