Conor McGregor is, without a doubt, one of the biggest stars in the history of mixed martial arts. The Irishman knows how to get under the skin of his opponents, knows how to promote a fight and, most importantly, knows how to shut people up once and for all inside the Octagon.
It’s seen as a blessing to many, but when transferring over into professional wrestling it may be considered a curse.
Because let’s face it, that’s where this story is heading right? From the Ultimate Fighting Championship to the world of boxing to World Wrestling Entertainment – it just seems like a natural progression.
Sure Conor can easily go back to fighting following the Mayweather encounter, but let’s face it if Vince puts up enough money it’ll be a done deal before we can even say ‘knockout’.
We all love Conor McGregor in short bursts, mainly due to his behaviour in the build up to fights, but that doesn’t mean we want to see him come and take the spot of someone who has been working hard day in and day out for years on end. Plus, let’s face it, there’s more than enough star power to go around right now.
With that being said, here are five reasons why Conor McGregor would fail in WWE.
#1 Size
Now hold on, hold on – it’s not like we’re throwing out the term vanilla midgets here. Conor McGregor carries himself like a main eventer, and if he was brought into the fold over in WWE then you just know that the majority of his fans would settle for nothing less than Conor being in a featured spot on the show. That isn’t a prediction either, it’s a fact.
Unfortunately at 5 ft 9 inches McGregor is cruiserweight-levels of small, and it’d just be a little bit too difficult to buy him as a credible threat even with his mixed martial arts background. If you surround him with a series of bodyguards played by larger Superstars then it could work out, but would you really want to risk that?
Hit those pads, kid.
#2 Lack of training
Conor McGregor is a guy who will put 110% into anything and everything that he does. Fact. Unfortunately, if his recent comments about pro-wrestling are anything to go by, he doesn’t believe that you require all too many skills to succeed at the highest level. Of course, we all know how painfully wrong this guy is.
The 28-year-old will be in for an incredibly rude awakening if he were to ever step foot in the squared circle, and we worry that he’d stand out like a sore thumb due to how green and unpolished he’d be. You could argue that he has the money and fame to render those facts obsolete, but let’s face it, you need to be able to take a bump or two.
Now onto the most important factor of all..
#3 Other stars
As we touched on earlier, there are A LOT of world class wrestlers on the main roster right now. Like, a lot. Across both Raw and SmackDown Live there’s a tonne of main eventers just waiting for their opportunity to shine, and in all honesty, we believe that McGregor would fade into the background when forced to come up against these guys.
The experience and talent levels vary so drastically in this department, and whilst some may say Conor’s promo game is great you can’t go around using the F-word on WWE television every two minutes. The whole thing is a nice idea in theory, but comparing McGregor to the Dean Ambroses and Samoa Joes of the world really does put things into perspective.
Where to next?
#4 Travel
One of the main factors behind Brock Lesnar leaving the company following his first tenure was the constant travel. It’s not exactly surprising given that the Superstars of WWE are on the road more than 300 days a year, which is a ridiculous amount no matter which way you look at it.
Conor, ironically enough, has also voiced his displeasure for travel in the past following the whole UFC 200 ordeal that included many, many media tours. With that in mind, we can’t imagine that The Notorious One would be all too excited about the prospect of flying across the United States for weeks and potentially months on end.
Who’s going to go over?
#5 Booking
When Floyd Mayweather came over to WWE for his big WrestleMania 24 match against The Big Show, we imagine that demand number one was, “I must win”. So then, does it really come as that much of a surprise that we think McGregor would do the exact same thing?
Think about it: he’s a bonafide Superstar, he doesn’t NEED to come over to WWE, and if anything it’ll be Vince that owes the Irishman as opposed to the other way round. The one thing that we insist upon, however, is that they don’t put the WWE Championship on him. It’d ruin the belt – trust us on that.
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