Conor McGregor has not competed in UFC since UFC 264, which took place in July 2021. But recently, the MMA star has been in the news for one unique reason.
Following WrestleMania 38, the mixed martial artist fired a shot at WWE and the WWE superstars. McGregor had a very interesting tweet related to the mega-event.
In his tweet, he claimed that WWE stars fear him and that is the reason he wasn’t there at this year’s WrestleMania. Well, this is not the first time that McGregor has fired shots at WWE.
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And just like before, this recent tweet also brought some responses from WWE superstars on Twitter.
Becky Lynch had an interesting reply to McGregor’s tweet. Lynch claimed she could have had McGregor by her side at WrestleMania 38. At the end of her caption, Lynch also wrote, “Next Year?”
Hey man. I could have used you. Bianca brought an army. Next year?
— The Man (@BeckyLynchWWE) April 4, 2022
Sonya Deville, Sheamus, and Dolph Ziggler also reacted to Conor McGregor’s tweet.
✂️
— Sheamus (@WWESheamus) April 4, 2022
Because I’m the fooking boss. 😉 call me. https://t.co/85sdNqLEvW
— The OFFICIAL Boss (@SonyaDevilleWWE) April 4, 2022
bc even I can’t cut down to fly weight pic.twitter.com/R8eQCncRtX
— Nic Nemeth (@HEELZiggler) April 4, 2022
But the most interesting reaction came from the former WWE Champion Drew McIntyre.
Drew McIntyre had a victory over Happy Corbin on Night One of WrestleMania 38. The former WWE Champion will once again like to be back in the title picture.
But recently, he turned his attention towards Conor McGregor’s comments.
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Drew McIntyre hits back at Conor McGregor following his recent tweet
The former WWE Champion gave out a warning to the UFC star by asking him to shut up. The WWE superstar also called Conor McGregor “McTapper”.
Shut up McTapper https://t.co/YufjQU34xd
— Drew McIntyre (@DMcIntyreWWE) April 4, 2022
We have seen some UFC stars make the switch to WWE in the past. And who knows, the WWE Universe might also get a chance to see Conor McGregor in WWE.
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If McGregor ever competes in WWE, it will send shock waves all around the world after all that has been said in recent years.
And if that happens any day by chance, there might be some WWE superstars like Drew McIntyre, who would certainly like to give McGregor a fight inside the squared circle.
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