It's been 18 years since his last singles match, but actor and former WCW World Heavyweight Champion David Arquette will be returning to the ring to compete against RJ City for the Championship Wrestling from Hollywood promotion. Arquette has been aggressively training for this match, according to his interview on the Sunday Night's Main Event podcast.
Arquette stated that the motivating factor of him returning to the ring was that he is still the butt of many jokes, even after nearly 20 years since his WCW title win, when it comes to professional wrestling.
During his interview with SNME, Arquette revealed that certain wrestlers backstage hated the decision because they were waiting for their opportunity to become champion.
"There was a lot of hatred, and a lot of people got so pissed off," said Arquette. "I remember telling one wrestler, I'm not sure who it was, wasn't Bam Bam Bigelow, but it was someone who hadn't ever been the champion before. And he was just so pissed. I was like I don't know what to say, man. You know, that was my first inkling on how sort of upset people were gonna get.
"And obviously, I get it. These people dedicate their lives, I have nothing but respect for wrestlers. To this day, I haven't taken a dime for wrestling... I get it. I've just been training for a little over a month now, and I get it. I mean, it's painful. It's intense. It takes a ton of hard work. These people go in and out every day working on themselves and working on their craft. So I get it... I always respected the business. I just sort of had an opportunity that I think a lot of people would have made the same decision if they were in that situation. And it's sort of a dream come true for me, so I was like, 'yeah. This is amazing.'"
Arquette said that more fans respect him now that they know that his heart is in the right place when it comes to wrestling. Arquette regularly practices in a wrestling ring in the back of his yard.