Conor McGregor Responds to Cody Rhodes; WWE Rumors on Lita and Rhea Ripley on NXT

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McGregor Responds to Rhodes’ WWE Invite

Wrestling followers have lengthy expressed their perception that UFC star Conor McGregor would doubtlessly be an ideal slot in WWE, and WWE champion Cody Rhodes echoed these sentiments this week.

Throughout an look on The Schmo (h/t Subhojeet Mukherjee of Ringside Information), Rhodes mentioned his need to see McGregor inside a WWE ring someday:

“I am going to say that one particular person I might like to see simply dip his toes within the WWE can be Conor McGregor. … I believe Conor ought to give it a strive. The competitors atmosphere at WWE is totally different from what folks may count on—it is a lot about who’s essentially the most disciplined, essentially the most skilled, attending to the end line, making it to a WrestleMania. Somebody like him, who’s competed on the highest stage in so many unimaginable fights, perhaps it is time to discover the extra leisure facet of sports activities. I believe he’d be nice at it.”

McGregor later took to X to answer Rhodes, noting that he would “see [Cody] quickly.”

It’s unclear if McGregor was teasing some kind of future involvement with WWE or if he’s merely planning to fulfill up with Rhodes for one thing unrelated within the close to future.

McGregor has steered previously that he can be open to doing one thing with WWE in some unspecified time in the future, together with again in March when he mentioned, “You by no means know, let’s examine,” when Adam’s Apple requested him about WWE.

McGregor, 36, is likely one of the most profitable fighters in UFC historical past, having held each the featherweight and light-weight titles.

On prime of that, he has all the time been an entertaining showman and trash talker, that are qualities that will seemingly make him a super match for the world {of professional} wrestling.

McGregor has not fought since struggling a damaged leg throughout a bout again in July 2021, however UFC president Dana White said not too long ago that he expects McGregor to return to the Octagon in early 2025.

Each WWE and UFC are below the identical umbrella since they’re owned by Endeavor Group Holdings, which may make the trail simpler for McGregor and different UFC fighters to pop up in WWE occasionally.

Actually, Michael Chandler appeared on an episode of Uncooked earlier this 12 months to name out McGregor for a struggle that now might not come to fruition.

WWE has lengthy been open to movie star and athlete crossovers, and one can solely assume the corporate would like to do one thing with a star as large as McGregor.

WWE Reportedly Mentioned Lita Showing at ECW Enviornment NXT

WWE reportedly has had discussions relating to Corridor of Famer Lita being a part of subsequent week’s episode of NXT, which can happen on the 2300 Enviornment in Philadelphia.

In response to Fightful Select (h/t H Jenkins of Ringside Information), Lita was pitched for an eight- or 10-woman tag workforce match on the present, though it’s unclear if the choice was in the end made for her to be concerned.

On this week’s episode of NXT, a brawl befell involving a number of members of the NXT girls’s division, and a 10-woman tag was introduced for subsequent week’s present.

The match is about to pit Giulia, Stephanie Vaquer, Zaria, Kelani Jordan and TNA’s Jordynne Grace towards Roxanne Perez, Cora Jade, Fallon Henley, Jacy Jayne and Jazmyn Nyx.

That would appear to counsel Lita will not be a part of the match, however she may doubtlessly intrude, or a member of the babyface workforce may get taken out beforehand, opening the door for her to take their place.

The 2300 Enviornment is also called the ECW Enviornment because it was the first venue for ECW reveals for a number of years through the Nineteen Nineties.

WWE has already made it clear that subsequent week’s NXT will probably be an homage to ECW in some ways, as former ECW stars akin to Bubba Ray Dudley, Rob Van Dam, Daybreak Marie and Francine have been confirmed to seem.

Lita was briefly in ECW below the identify Miss Congeniality in 1999, so getting her on subsequent week’s NXT would make sense if WWE is ready to make it occur.

Ripley NXT Spot Reportedly Authorised By Greater-Up

The bloody phase involving Rhea Ripley on Tuesday night time’s episode of NXT reportedly required clearance from folks of appreciable affect inside WWE.

In response to Fightful’s Corey Brennan, the phase was “inexperienced lit by a better energy on the model,” which means both WWE head of artistic Triple H, NXT head Shawn Michaels or head of media and manufacturing Lee Becoming made the decision to let it occur.

Ripley made a shock look on NXT, hyping up the workforce of Giulia, Vaquer, Zaria, Jordan and Grace, which can compete in a 10-woman tag workforce match subsequent week.

Later within the present, Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez have been seen strolling in from the parking zone with a bat in tow. Personnel rushed over to a automobile to seek out Ripley laid out with a substantial quantity of blood on her face.

Per Brennan, some in NXT had “concern” in regards to the quantity of blood proven as a part of the phase, however that did not cease the decision-makers from shifting ahead with the angle.

Ripley and Morgan have been engaged in a heated rivalry for months, as they’ve feuded over the Ladies’s World Championship and the truth that Dominik Mysterio turned his again on Rhea to align himself with Liv.

Earlier this month at Dangerous Blood, Ripley beat Morgan by disqualification as a result of interference by the returning Rodriguez, however the title didn’t change fingers.

It’s clear that the Ripley vs. Morgan feud is much from over, and the occasions of NXT might have taken it to a different stage.

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