Rapper Sexyy Red declines WWE's offer to be a permanent wrestler

Sexyy Red reportedly got an offer from WWE to be a permanent wrestler. The American Rapper rejected the offer as she could not find enough time to train and instead settled for cameo appearances on NXT. Red felt rapping and Wrestling were a bit similar. She felt both rapping and Wrestling were not entirely acting but needed it to be a part of the profession.

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A report from 'Dazed Digital' claimed that Red was offered a permanent role in WWE. It claimed she rejected the permanent role and chose to appear in cameo roles. "She actually got offered a permanent role as a wrestler in WWE, but couldn’t find the time to train properly so settled for a cameo instead," the report claimed.

Red showed up on WWE NXT on many instances and interacted with some of the top stars of the roster like Trick Williams, Lola Vice, and others. She also got a chance to meet Shawn Michaels, Randy Orton, and others during her appearances. Red headlined a major NXT PLE like Battleground as a host.

'Rapping and wrestling are pretty much the same' - Sexyy Red

In one of the interviews, Red spoke about her rejecting the opportunity from WWE to be a permanent wrestler. Red claimed herself to be a fan of Wrestling and found the similarities between it and her Rapping career. The American rapper felt there were not a lot of differences between Wrestling and rapping.

The popular rapper felt both Wrestling and Rapping involved acting though it was not the entire part of the careers. Red felt both rappers and wrestlers had to play a certain character on the screen and return to reality with their family members once they returned home.

"Rapping and wrestling are pretty much the same, it’s not quite acting, but it’s kind of acting too, right? Because when we go home and take off all our jewels and gold and remove the costumes we wear, we then have to go right back to reality with our families," said Red.