I'VE heard of managers losing the dressing room, but poor old Chelsea boss JOSE MOURINHO seems to have lost his children – to WWE wrestling.

Jose was in the Conrad Hotel on Friday night, preparing for his team's match with Sheffield United, when he spotted WWE Smackdown star and former world champion CHRIS BENOIT.

Acting like an over-exuberant child, Jose ran over to Chris and got him to pose for mobile phone pictures with players including ASHLEY COLE, ARJEN ROBBEN, PETR CECH and SHAUN WRIGHT-PHILLIPS, as well as kids MATILDE and JOSE JR.

Jose then turned to the star, whose nickname is The Crippler, and confessed: "I can't get them to watch football, but wrestling they watch all day!"

A source told me: "I don't think Jose could have been any more excited – even if he'd seen THIERRY HENRY in a Chelsea shirt.

"Chris and his wife NANCY were in their element chatting to the players and signing autographs.

"They offered the kids free tickets for the WWE show at Earls Court in April - but Jose said he bought them the day they went on sale!"