Conor McGregor and WWE have been a thing for years now. There’s always been speculation that he could join the New Haven-based promotion.
This all stems from McGregor prodding WWE stars on social media and his box office appeal. The former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion is the biggest PPV star.
All of this spawns a couple of questions about McGregor in WWE.
Is There Interest From WWE?
This should be a no-brainer. Triple H has even discussed dream match-ups featuring McGregor. Plus, as mentioned above, he’s basically Mr. PPV.
He’s recently had a double dose of infamy with the USADA pulling up to his yacht for drug testing. Mind you he’s retired but he’s retired before, so there are probably quotations around his status in UFC’s offices.
That same week on September 10, McGregor was also arrested for attempted sexual. WWE will pick up tainted talents with questionable backgrounds if it means they have a guaranteed star.
Could Conor McGregor Hack It In WWE?
The question isn’t if he could hack it, it’s in what capacity. If he just comes in as a special attraction for the big four PPVs or Saudi Arabia shows, definitely.
Technically, he wouldn’t even need to come in for storyline build during Saudi Arabia shows since those are pretty much non-canon to the annual booking and storylines in WWE.
As for being a special attraction during the major PPVs, he would need to appear on weekly TV which is where McGregor would shine.
Now, if he was to be a full-time wrestler, things would become murkier. MMA stars entering professional wrestling tend to have a low success rate.
Professional football players are more likely to make a successful jump. If Conor transitioned into full-time, expect time at the Performance Center and the main roster call up with no NXT time.
The Question of Decline
Conor McGregor would be entering wrestling late in his early 30s but that’s still plenty of time to become integrated into the WWE Universe.
Also, considering how big of a bag WWE would give him, they would definitely push him hard. Decline doesn’t mean McGregor’s physical decline but what happens when creative runs out plans for him.
The remedy to this would be to book him similar to Brock Lesnar or present him as a new acquisition who controls his own time. I’m talking a press conference with him stating that WWE is on Notorious time, not Universe time.
Even if he shapes up to be a blue ribbon, gold medal, S-class talent in the ring, WWE shouldn’t just feature him in action weekly.
In that way, it would prevent McGregor from becoming oversaturated—just in case he’s dismal in the ring—and slow down the crawl towards him being just another cross-sport athlete in the company.
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