Former UFC star Cain Velasquez, who also made previous appearances in WWE and AAA, has been released from prison, in line with ESPN.
Velasquez spent 11 months behind bars after pleading no contest to numerous charges, including attempted murder. In February 2022, the retired fighter chased after a vehicle and shot a person inside, though it wasn’t his intended goal. Velasquez was attempting to shoot a person named Harry Goularte Jr., who had previously been arrested for sexually abusing Velasquez’s four-year-old son in a daycare facility. As a substitute of hitting Goularte, Velasquez struck the person’s father, who was also within the vehicle.
In response to the report, Velasquez is now out on parole after having been initially sentenced to 5 years in prison. He was credited for having served 1,283 days, which seemingly includes his house arrest after initially posting bail in 2022. As for Goularte, his criminal trial has yet to proceed, and Velasquez is claimed to be pursuing a civil case against him as well.
Following his successful UFC profession, which included a outstanding victory over Brock Lesnar, Velasquez made a short-lived move to skilled wrestling. The son of a Mexican immigrant, Velasquez made his in-ring debut for AAA in 2019 before joining WWE later that 12 months. He wrestled one dark match and one televised match within the promotion, which was a singles bout against Brock Lesnar at WWE Crown Jewel 2019. It seemed as if he had a future in WWE, but the corporate released him across the time of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Velasquez later returned to AAA, including after the 2022 shooting incident. The promotion held a show in Arizona, and Velasquez was evidently given permission by the court to participate within the event.