WWE Held Auditions for the Next Colonel Sanders, and Yep, Things Turned Comically Violent

Only one wrestler could hold the KFC title

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In an age when seemingly anyone could wake up one morning as the victim of a Kafka-like transformation into Colonel Harland Sanders, it’s hard to imagine people fighting over the opportunity. But such is the way of professional wrestlers, apparently.

In the newest KFC-WWE crossover, following up last year’s colonel vs. chicken SummerSlam showdown, wrestlers descend on an audition to become the league’s next Colonel Sanders incarnation.

The previous title holder, Dolph Ziggler, has quite a bit of competition this year, from the likes of Enzo Amore, Goldust, Becky Lynch and The Big Show.

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