For years, WWE fans speculated about Conor McGregor stepping into a wrestling ring, but nothing ever came of the talk. Now, former WWE star Enzo Amore has revealed that Vince McMahon himself once sent him on a mission to try and make it happen.
Speaking on the Julian Dorey Podcast, Enzo recalled McMahon calling him into a private meeting. According to him, Vince didn’t just want buzz on social media – he wanted a storyline that could lead to WrestleMania.
“Vince McMahon made me tweet at Conor. He told me flat out, ‘I want you picking a fight. We want McGregor for WrestleMania,’” Enzo explained. His longtime partner Big Cass (Big Bill in AEW) was present for the conversation, which Enzo said was crucial because “people probably wouldn’t even believe me otherwise.”
McMahon’s instructions didn’t stop with Twitter. Enzo says he was dispatched to the spectacle of McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas in 2017 to push the idea. “Bro, I went to the Conor McGregor–Floyd Mayweather fight because Vince McMahon sent me there,” Enzo revealed.
The concept pitched was simple: McGregor would go toe-to-toe with a loudmouth heel. Enzo, already transitioning into a villainous role, would play the part of a cocky Cruiserweight Champion who boasted about money and status before escaping matches by cheap tactics – a classic Ric Flair-style approach.
Enzo even described how the match could have gone: he’d get dominated for most of the contest, only to sneak out with a dirty finish. “I could get my a$$ beat for 20 minutes, then win by a kick to the nuts and my feet on the ropes. That was the vision,” he said.
Plans fizzled before they could advance. Enzo and Cass split as a tag team in mid-2017, which lined up the possible bout for WrestleMania 34 in New Orleans in April 2018. But Enzo was released from WWE in January 2018, and with him went the chance of a McGregor showdown.
Despite years of chatter linking McGregor to WWE, the UFC Legend has yet to appear in the ring. Enzo’s story, however, makes it clear that Vince McMahon once wanted it badly enough to send his Cruiserweight Champion right to McGregor’s front door.
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