Paul Walter Hauser to wrestle at Major League Wrestling's “Battle Riot VI ”

The "Cobra Kai" actor is serious about the sport.

Paul Walter Hauser is stepping into the ring once again.

The Richard Jewell star has joined Major League Wrestling's Battle Riot VI, a 40-man event that will take place on June 1 at Atlanta venue Center Stage. It will also stream live on YouTube.

Hauser, who won a Golden Globe and an Emmy, said he's making a serious foray into wrestling, even as he continues to appear in projects like TV's Cobra Kai and the upcoming animated movie Inside Out 2, in which he plays Embarrassment.

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In a news release, MLN described the event as "a mash-up of a battle royale and anything goes street fight, this super-sized main event will feature 40 of the fiercest wrestlers on the planet with new participants entering the ring every 60 seconds."

In a statement, Hauser said, "I'm so excited to take part in Major League Wrestling’s 6th Annual Battle Riot. While some could misconstrue this to be an actor making a cameo in wrestling, or a fan checking off some bucket list or wish fulfillment - don't get it twisted. I am entering to prove myself worthy of a spot in the world of wrestling, as well as a shot at Satoshi Kojima's World Heavyweight Title."

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Hauser told the New York Post last month that he's doing the "reverse Dwayne Johnson."

"Dwayne had cemented himself in such a healthy, viable, beloved way in wrestling before [his movies] The Scorpion King and The Rundown," he said. "If you go back and watch those movies, he's not bad in them but he's definitely grown as an actor. This is the equivalent of my Scorpion King of wrestling and, in about five years time, it might look less like Scorpion King and more like Pain and Gain with Mark Wahlberg and Michael Bay."

Hauser doubled down on fitness in preparation for his role in the 2022 TV series Black Bird, where he lived with WWE Hall of Famer Diamond Dallas Paige for seven weeks and trained with Paige and his guests. So he's already fought professionally.

"Pretty soon I was taking clotheslines and running the ropes and giving body slams and it was a lot of fun," Hauser said. "Whatever pain I was feeling was kind of muted or numbed by the fact I was having the time of my life getting to do the thing that I loved for so long."

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