10 Reasons Conor McGregor Would Become WWE's Franchise Player
2. He'd Be In Charge
It’s widely accepted that WWE’s insistence on controlling every aspect of their wrestlers’ performance is a huge reason for their current struggles. Heavy scripting limits a wrestler’s ability to be themselves, and you need only look at Roman Reigns to see what happens when a superstar is shoehorned into a role that doesn’t suit them. In WWE, you do what Vince McMahon says regardless of whether it’s a good idea or not, and that’s the end of it.
WWE would not be able to force McGregor into such a box, however. They’d have to make a number of concessions to drag him away from his mammoth UFC paychques, and aside from a big payday, they’d need to grant the man near complete control over his character. There’d be some concessions (cursing, for example), but for the most part, WWE would need to make an unprecedented move and let Conor be Conor, not their scripted, watered down version of him.
Conor’s demand for UFC ownership stock and refusal to toe the company line show a man who marches to the beat of his own drum. His personality and self-promotion skills have made him one of the biggest draws in any sport, and it’s all because he’s been allowed to do, say, and act as he pleases. McGregor won’t come to WWE without assurances he’ll be able to do the exact same in wrestling, and if this is granted, his UFC track record suggests he’ll be a major player in no time.