From things like the gloves he’s worn in the ring to his Hell’s Gate submission hold (a variation on the gogoplata), The Undertaker has made his love of MMA apparent throughout his WWE career. That makes his insights into the upcoming WWE/UFC merger, which will turn the world’s leading pro wrestling promotion and top MMA company into one publicly traded business entity, worth hearing out.
In a recent interview with The Independent, ‘Taker said he thought what new parent company Endeavor has maintained since announcing the merger would turn out to be true: that WWE and UFC would mostly stay in their own lanes.
“Both companies will continue to grow,” Undertaker said. “You may see a few more fighters in the WWE audience and a few more wrestlers in their audience. But I don’t really envision too much crossover.”
Of course, having the two brands under the same umbrella will make it that much easier for MMA fighters to try their hand at pro wrestling in the future should they choose to do so. When asked to name one that might, The Undertaker didn’t hesitate.
“It’s pretty easy to figure out, that would have to be Conor McGregor,” he said. “He has WWE written all over him. He would be the ultimate heel, and that would be kind of fun.”
It’s hard to argue with that assessment, as McGregor, a former two-division UFC champ, rose to stardom on the back of both his prodigious striking skills and a wrestling-like persona. He’s also done a fair amount to stoke the fires of this type of speculation from time to time, including calling out Roman Reigns in a string of now-deleted tweets earlier this year.
The issue would be with his size, as McGregor is listed at 5-foot-9 and has fought only as high as welterweight in MMA, which has an upper limit of 170 pounds. That makes him very small by wrestling standards.
Still, Bad Bunny isn’t exactly a huge man, and he’s done just fine in his WWE in-ring appearances to date. The Undertaker is right on target with his assessment of McGregor and his seemingly made for WWE personality, so no one will be surprised if he decides to give it a shot someday.