UFC star Conor McGregor is fresh off an impressive victory over Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 on Saturday, but Paul Michael Levesque—otherwise known as Triple H—thinks the Irishman could thrive in WWE as well.
“He could come over, he’s got it all, man—he’s got the personality, the skills, the talk. He’s an entertainer, for sure,” Triple H said, per Gareth A. Davies of the Telegraph. “What does he walk around at? 180 pounds? I have smaller guys now in the WWE. We have 200-pound guys who are stars. You don’t need to be 300 pounds any more.”
Triple H was at Madison Square Garden to witness McGregor handle Alvarez with relative ease inside of two rounds.
Davies noted McGregor said he has some major announcements before his fight with Alvarez, but Triple H clarified, “If his announcement has anything to do with WWE, then it’s news to me.”
Triple H mentioned McGregor’s ability to “talk,” which was on full display before Saturday’s event in New York City, as the UFC shared (warning: video contains NSFW language):
If McGregor did make an appearance at a WWE event, it wouldn’t be the first time UFC athletes crossed over. Brock Lesnar has fought in both circuits, and Ronda Rousey teamed up with The Rock to fight Triple H and Stephanie McMahon at WrestleMania 31.
Triple H referenced the pay-per-view success of boxer Floyd Mayweather’s fight with Big Show in 2008 as an example for McGregor to potentially follow. WWE shared Mayweather’s encounter on its YouTube page:
McGregor is just 28 years old and appears to be in the middle of his fighting prime. He is also immensely popular, and his teammate Cathal Pendred said “he’s probably the most popular person in Ireland right now” during an appearance with Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour, via Marc Raimondi of MMA Fighting.
Triple H and the WWE could capitalize on that popularity if McGregor elects to parlay his UFC success into a role or cameo with the company in the future.
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