MMA Bash Brothers?
Joining the likes of "The Ultimate Fighter" and various other
planned mixed martial arts-themed projects, ProElite announced
plans Thursday to develop "multi-program MMA content for network
TV" with the cooperation of Mark Burnett, who produces popular
shows such as ESPN's "The Contender" and CBS's "Survivor."
The untitled initial reality series will focus on former professional athletes Jose Canseco and Herschel Walker, who will lead undisclosed sports stars to train mixed martial arts. The "team" of former greats will do battle with EliteXC talent, with the show's finale touting a "famous celebrity athlete match up."
Canseco, 43, along with his twin brother, Ozzie, migrated from Havana, Cuba, as an infant to Miami, Fla., in the mid 1960s. The physically gifted slugger was drafted by Major League Baseball's Oakland Athletics in 1982. Four years later, in his first full season in the big leagues, Canseco hit 33 homeruns with 117 runs batted in en route to being named American League Rookie of the Year.
A two-time World Series winner, Canseco had his best season in 1988, when he became the first player to hit 40 homeruns and steal 40 bases in the same year.
Canseco made headlines in his 2002 book "Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits & How Baseball Got Big," in which he admitted to steroid use and claimed that up to 85 percent of MLB players took steroids. The publication, though discredited at first, is now widely considered to be the figurehead for MLB's large-scale investigation into the drug's impact on the sport.
Reality television is a venture already experienced by Canseco. He was featured on season five of VH1's series "The Surreal Life."
Walker, 45, was a football star in the 1980s for the United States and National Football Leagues. A standout for the Georgia Bulldogs and the winner of the 1982 Heisman Trophy, which is awarded annually to the most outstanding collegiate football player, Walker later starred at tailback for five professional teams. His most productive years were spent with the NFL's Dallas Cowboys, where he shared time with -- and eventually replaced -- eventual Hall of Famer Tony Dorsett.
Exactly 18 years ago today, on Oct. 12, 1989, Walker was involved in the largest trade in NFL history with the Minnesota Vikings, in which 18 players and draft picks were dealt.
Pundits and fans alike point to the lopsided trade as the launching point to the Cowboys' dynasty in the 90s, as they used Walker-acquired draft picks to select future Canton-bound players Emmitt Smith and Darren Woodson, as well as contributors Russell Maryland, Alvin Harper and Jesse Solomon.
After several disappointing seasons with the Vikings, Giants and Eagles, Walker returned to Dallas in 1996, where he shined on special teams and served as a backup to Smith. Although he never officially announced his retirement, Walker never played another down in the league after being released by the Cowboys early in 1998.
A lifelong martial artist who is well known for his physique and workout routines, Walker has been announced as co-creating EliteXC's project with Prem Akkaraju, who will also serve as co-executive producer.
The untitled initial reality series will focus on former professional athletes Jose Canseco and Herschel Walker, who will lead undisclosed sports stars to train mixed martial arts. The "team" of former greats will do battle with EliteXC talent, with the show's finale touting a "famous celebrity athlete match up."
Canseco, 43, along with his twin brother, Ozzie, migrated from Havana, Cuba, as an infant to Miami, Fla., in the mid 1960s. The physically gifted slugger was drafted by Major League Baseball's Oakland Athletics in 1982. Four years later, in his first full season in the big leagues, Canseco hit 33 homeruns with 117 runs batted in en route to being named American League Rookie of the Year.
A two-time World Series winner, Canseco had his best season in 1988, when he became the first player to hit 40 homeruns and steal 40 bases in the same year.
Canseco made headlines in his 2002 book "Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits & How Baseball Got Big," in which he admitted to steroid use and claimed that up to 85 percent of MLB players took steroids. The publication, though discredited at first, is now widely considered to be the figurehead for MLB's large-scale investigation into the drug's impact on the sport.
Reality television is a venture already experienced by Canseco. He was featured on season five of VH1's series "The Surreal Life."
Walker, 45, was a football star in the 1980s for the United States and National Football Leagues. A standout for the Georgia Bulldogs and the winner of the 1982 Heisman Trophy, which is awarded annually to the most outstanding collegiate football player, Walker later starred at tailback for five professional teams. His most productive years were spent with the NFL's Dallas Cowboys, where he shared time with -- and eventually replaced -- eventual Hall of Famer Tony Dorsett.
Exactly 18 years ago today, on Oct. 12, 1989, Walker was involved in the largest trade in NFL history with the Minnesota Vikings, in which 18 players and draft picks were dealt.
Pundits and fans alike point to the lopsided trade as the launching point to the Cowboys' dynasty in the 90s, as they used Walker-acquired draft picks to select future Canton-bound players Emmitt Smith and Darren Woodson, as well as contributors Russell Maryland, Alvin Harper and Jesse Solomon.
After several disappointing seasons with the Vikings, Giants and Eagles, Walker returned to Dallas in 1996, where he shined on special teams and served as a backup to Smith. Although he never officially announced his retirement, Walker never played another down in the league after being released by the Cowboys early in 1998.
A lifelong martial artist who is well known for his physique and workout routines, Walker has been announced as co-creating EliteXC's project with Prem Akkaraju, who will also serve as co-executive producer.
