WWE: Conor McGregor and Ronda Rousey welcome by wrestling legend Triple H as UFC stars consider futures
The 14-time champion was in London on Thursday to announce the new UK Championship and was quizzed on the Irish MMA sensation – who is chasing down a mega-fight with boxing legend Floyd Mayweather – and the women’s judo master
CONOR MCGREGOR and Ronda Rousey are both welcome at WWE, according to wrestling legend Triple H.
The 14-time champion was in London on Thursday to announce the new UK Championship and was quizzed on the Irish MMA sensation – who is chasing down a mega-fight with boxing legend Floyd Mayweather – and the women’s judo master.
UFC icon McGregor his in an ongoing war-of-words with WWE stars like Roman Reigns after he tweeted that he could wipe the floor with the entire Raw and SmackDown Live roster but the Game – who is also head of talent for the company – reckons he would fit in at WWE just fine.
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HHH said: “Conor has the world at his hand right now and he has a lot of opportunities.
“I do know that he’s a business man and he’s open to opportunities of business so, never say never.
“I think if it’s the right business opportunity for him and the right business opportunity for us I think we would both be open to conversations.
“He is custom made for what we do so if that’s something he wants to do, we’ll be happy to talk.”
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And Rousey – who makes her grand return to the octagon at UFC 207 against Amanda Nunes – has already been in the wrestling ring after popping up to slap WWE owner Vince McMahon’s daughter Stephanie at Wrestlemania 2015.
Stephanie is also married to Triple H and she revealed at the start of November that the family company is trying to lure the MMA wonder women back to wrestling.
HHH said: “I know that she’s is a massive fan. I know that she had a wonderful time when she worked with us in the past and I know we’ve talked about doing things in the future.
“Right now [Ronda is] focused on unfinished things in the UFC.
“I know she has a lot of other projects in the work. But, never say never in the WWE – we have a great relationship and we’ll see where it goes.”
WWE’S Irish super star Finn Balor told the Star: “I think Conor McGregor would be a perfect fit for the WWE.
“He’s an entertainer and an incredible fighter.
“Being Irish I would hope we would fight side-by-side in a tag team as opposed against each other.
“We would all love to have Conor in the WWE if the opportunity arose.”