WWE: Tim Wiese makes debut as former Germany goalkeeper climbs into the ring

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WWE Live was hosted in Frankfurt on Saturday
Tim Wiese took up bodybuilding after leaving Bundesliga in January
In September, Wiese said he'd been offered the chance to join the WWE
He will appear in Saturday's live show at the Festhalle Frankfurt
Wiese has been capped six times by Germany

Published: 15:05 EDT, 15 November 2014 | Updated: 05:50 EDT, 18 November 2014

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Retired Germany keeper Tim Wiese made his professional wrestling debut on Saturday when the 32-year-old climbed into the ring at the WWE Live show in Frankfurt.

Wiese, who took up body building after being released by the Bundesliga side Hoffenheim in January, caught the eye of the sport and entertainment hybrid's top brass.

And Wiese, capped six times by Germany, was introduced to wrestling fans at the Festhalle Frankfurt on Saturday.

VIDEO Scroll down to see Tim Wiese climb the turnbuckle to greet fans

Tim Wiese with (l-r) TV presenter Sonja Kraus and wrestlers Summer Rae and Alicia Fox in Frankfurt

Wiese cuts an imposing figure at the WWE Live event on Saturday night

Wiese enters the ring during WWE Live 2014 in Frankfurt

Wiese poses with Sonya Kraus prior to WWE Live 2014 in Frankfurt

Retired Germany keeper Tim Wiese made his wrestling debut on Saturday

Wiese cut an imposing figure with his 6ft 3in frame now boasting the muscle mass to more than match the likes of current superstars John Cena and Brock Lesner.

‘I got an official request from the WWE,' he told Bild in September.

‘It’s for a commitment from me to become a pro wrestler. I’ll listen to everything on it’s own merits.

Ripped former Germany keeper Tim Wiese will appear at WWE Live in Frankfurt on Saturday

Wiese (left), who's retired from the Bundesliga and pursuing a wrestling career, poses with Wolfburg's Naldo

‘Why should I say no? Wrestling is very popular especially in the United States. I will discuss the offer in the next few weeks with my agent. I am not scared.’

Before Wiese could join the upper echelons of the WWE, it's been said he would need a year's training to get up to speed with their risky manouvres and showmanship.

Wiese spent the majority of his football career at Werder Bremen (194 appearances), where he played in the Champions League, after stints at Fortuna Koln and Kaiserslautern, and was part of Germany's 2010 World Cup squad.

He played just 10 times for Hoffenheim between 2012 and 2014.