As we've covered in the past, there are so many different ways in which the WWE and UFC can work together. No matter how big the obstacle may seem, these two goliaths of sports entertainment can surely battle through it, because at the end of the day there's a great deal of money to be made between the two companies.
If you need any proof, just look at Ronda Rousey's WrestleMania 31 appearance. Brief - yet effective.
With that being said, this particular method that we're testing the waters with is a tad more unorthodox. After all, you've got to keep the fans on their toes and in the WWE, it has been said on many occasions that anything can happen.
So, with that ideology in mind, why not think up some potential tag teams with one professional wrestler and one mixed martial artist making up the duo?
It's honestly staggering to us that this has never really been thought of before because it makes all the sense in the world. There are so many characters in the UFC that take tidbits of their persona from Vince McMahon's universe and yet they don't even know it.
If you need an example then look towards Conor McGregor who, ironically enough, doesn't feature on this list.
With that being said, let's take a look at five possible WWE and UFC hybrid teams.
#1 Rusev & Khabib Nurmagomedov
Step aside, Jinder Mahal. If you want to build up a strong foreign tag team - then look no further than The Soviet Alliance. The difference in styles would work brilliantly here with Khabib being the more agile one and Rusev providing the power.
Together they'd have a masterful skill set and could likely take down any challengers that step in front of them, which would turn the team into a force of nature.
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As the ultimate heels, it would feel like a big nod to the old days when tag team matches could actually main event the likes of WrestleMania.
These two could get some nuclear heat if they were working on the same page and that natural heat that follows Nurmagomedov around would work wonders. Who knows, maybe they could even hold an event in Russia.
Moving onto something a little bit safer - but not by much.
#2 Chris Jericho & Dominick Cruz
Chris Jericho as a heel is painfully arrogant and Dominick Cruz is pretty much the UFC equivalent. The best thing about it? Both men tend to back it up more often than not and they could combine that kind of cockiness together with ease.
They could build themselves as a tag team who simply want to get paid and continually prove to everyone that they are the best in the world.
It'd be hard to deny too because every week they'd likely steal the show with their impeccable performances. Cruz has a natural charisma and Jericho could easily teach him the basics inside of the squared circle, making the whole thing a must see scenario.
Perhaps Cruz may end up discovering that his true calling was inside of a wrestling ring after all. Then again, he's a pretty great fighter.
We switch over to Y2J's former best friend.
#3 Kevin Owens & Roy Nelson
Kevin Owens should be known as one of the meanest and toughest guys in the WWE. Unfortunately, his booking as Universal Champion has been slightly more comedic than we would've hoped and he needs something to revitalise his current run.
Step right up - Roy Nelson. The two men give off a natural sense of "we don't care about anything" and that cold, calculated persona could do wonders for them as a team.
The two monsters could stroll down to the ring and decimate everyone inside of it with relative ease, making the whole thing feel like more of a shoot than a scripted attack. Nelson doesn't have to do much other than ram people to the ground meanwhile Owens can do the heavy lifting as the more experienced man of the two.
Simple, yet oh so effective.
Onto our first babyface team of the list.
#4 Dean Ambrose & Donald Cerrone
Dean Ambrose loves to fight. Donald Cerrone loves to fight. It's both a shame and incredibly odd that these two haven't met yet because they'd probably get on like a house on fire.
You can just picture the two coming down to the ring in their leather jackets with a look on their faces that says "we're about to throw ourselves in at the deep end, and we absolutely love it".
Ambrose has sort of been floundering for a while now, and the unorthodox assistance of Cerrone could give his character the boost he so desperately needs.
Together they'd likely have a whole bunch of chemistry, and they could utilise that both in and out of the ring. Just think about some of the off the cuff promos that they'd have together - magical stuff.
We conclude with the classic case of a cowardly heel and a monster enforcer.
#5 The Miz & Yoel Romero
The Miz is a great heel for the simple reason that he knows how to work the system. Whether it's hiding behind his wife Maryse or constantly finding new ways to avoid a confrontation with an opponent, he has the cowardly act down to a tee.
However, wouldn't it be interesting to see how much further Miz's stock would rise if he was accompanied to the ring by a monster like Yoel Romero?
The guy is one of the most lethal athletes in all of mixed martial arts right now and if you need proof, just go and watch his knockout of Chris Weidman at UFC 205.
Romero is a soldier by nature and his task would be to protect Miz at all times, which is an act that could take The Awesome One all the way back into the WWE Championship picture. Wouldn't that be lovely.
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