TYSON FURY has put his world title rematch with Deontay Wilder in jeopardy after banking £12million for his WWE debut against Braun Strowman.

The Gypsy King has signed a seven-figure fee to grapple with the Monster Among Men at Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia on October 31.

In just over a week the 31-year-old, who sold just over 3,500 tickets for his last fight in Sin City a month ago against Otto Wallin, has seen his reputation skyrocket across the globe following his wrestling antics.

But Fury is risking his mega-money Wilder world title rematch with wrestling training just 18 days after having 47 stitches removed from his slashed eye.

And when asked if his sudden foray into the wrestling world could impact the heavyweight boxing bout on February 22, he replied: "There’s a hell of a chance of that."

The lineal heavyweight champ has already hinted that he could go up against the likes of Brock Lesnar and Cain Velasquez in a wrestling ring in the future.

He said: “This could be the first of many, depends on how we get along and how much damage I take on October 31.

“Who knows, after Braun Strowman, who knows what lies beneath, maybe Cain Velasquez, maybe Brock Lesnar – who knows."

This could be the first of many, depends on how we get along and how much damage I take

Fury, who got into WWE because his son Prince is a massive fan, is taking his appearance extremely seriously.

At the launch event, he said: "I’ve been training at the WWE facility in Orlando.

"I was supposed to be resting while the eye mended but I’m excited about 385lb of Braun coming at me.

"Me against Wilder is the biggest fight in boxing but I’m not thinking about that now. I’m just enjoying my life and concentrating on WWE."

But many believe that Fury is taking a huge gamble by fighting Strowman just 18 days after having stitches removed from his eye.

The injury was sustained in Fury's gruelling win over Otto Wallin last month – with doctors urging him not to return to physical activity until November at the earliest.

And even his promoter Frank Warren seems to be in the dark over Fury's dabble with Vince McMahon's company.

He said: "I'm still awaiting the call from Tyson to tell me he's finished with this WWE stuff."

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