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McGregor Responds to Rhodes’ WWE Invite
Wrestling fans have actually long revealed their belief that UFC star Conor McGregor would possibly be a best fit in WWE, and WWE champ Cody Rhodes echoed those beliefs today.
Throughout a look on The Schmo (h/t Subhojeet Mukherjee of Ringside News), Rhodes discussed his desire to see McGregor inside a WWE ring one day:
“I’ll state that a person individual I ‘d like to see simply dip his toes in the WWE would be Conor McGregor. … I believe Conor must offer it a shot. The competitors environment at WWE is various from what individuals may anticipate– it’s a lot about who’s the most disciplined, the most expert, getting to the goal, making it to a WrestleMania. Somebody like him, who’s contended at the greatest level in many extraordinary battles, possibly it’s time to check out the more home entertainment side of sports. I believe he ‘d be terrific at it.”
McGregor later on required to X to react to Rhodes, keeping in mind that he would “see [Cody] quickly.”
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It is uncertain if McGregor was teasing some kind of future participation with WWE or if he is simply preparing to meet Rhodes for something unassociated in the future.
McGregor has actually recommended in the past that he would be open to doing something with WWE at some time, consisting of back in March when he stated, “You never ever understand, let’s see,” when Adam’s Apple asked him about WWE.
McGregor, 36, is among the most effective fighters in UFC history, having actually held both the featherweight and light-weight titles.
He has actually constantly been an amusing showman and garbage talker, which are qualities that would relatively make him a perfect fit for the world of expert fumbling.
McGregor has actually not battled because suffering a damaged leg throughout a bout back in July 2021, however UFC president Dana White stated just recently that he anticipates McGregor to go back to the Octagon in early 2025.
Both WWE and UFC are under the very same umbrella given that they are owned by Endeavor Group Holdings, which might make the course simpler for McGregor and other UFC fighters to turn up in WWE from time to time.
Michael Chandler appeared on an episode of Raw previously this year to call out McGregor for a battle that now might not come to fulfillment.
WWE has actually long been open to celeb and professional athlete crossovers, and one can just presume the business would enjoy to do something with a star as huge as McGregor.