Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes has expressed interest in seeing former UFC Featherweight and Lightweight Champion Conor McGregor step into the squared circle for a future match.
There's long been speculation that he might do something with WWE; for whatever reason, it hasn't happened yet, but WWE and UFC being under the same TKO Holdings Group umbrella surely makes it more likely now than ever before.
During a recent interview, Rhodes explained why he thinks McGregor would do well in WWE.
"One I’d love to see dip his toes into the water with WWE would be Conor...just to dip his toes," the American Nightmare says in the video below. "The competition environment at WWE, the competition is different than what you might think. It’s so much about who has the most discipline, who is the most professional, getting there to the finish line, getting there to a WrestleMania."
"I feel like someone who has competed at the highest level like he has and so many amazing fights, it’s time to maybe dip into the more entertainment side of sports entertainment. I think he’d be great at it, I do."
For what it's worth, McGregor has since responded and signed off by saying, "Love it Cody, see you soon."
The whole interview is worth a watch, especially as Rhodes opens up on his hope to see his brother, Dustin Rhodes, eventually inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.
While the AEW star is often remembered best as Goldust, he had a storied career in WWE which saw him win the Intercontinental Championship three times, the Hardcore Championship nine times, the World Tag Team Championship once, and the WWE Tag Team Championship twice.
"I think I was 14 years old when Goldust was really hitting his stride on WWE television," Cody recalled. "And I can certainly say that it was a unique thing to see. My friends had a lot of feelings about what Goldust was doing. However, knowing how much he had subverted expectations, knowing how much he didn’t want to just be a Rhodes, he wanted to be his own thing, and what he did in the links he went to do it."
He added, "I was very proud of Dustin throughout that whole run, what he did, and the lengths he went to do it. Goldust was an underrated part of the Attitude Era, certainly somebody worthy of the Hall of Fame."
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