‘Just say when’: Conor McGregor teases major WWE match as Triple H extends open invite

Conor McGregor might finally be heading to WWE.

The UFC legend has teased a major match with current NXT Champion Finn Balor, and the black and gold brand’s boss has extended an open invitation to Notorious.

Everything kicked off when Irishman Balor had a bit of fun at his countryman’s expense, setting up action figures of each of them in the ring with Triple H stood between them in a suit.

He simply captioned it: ‘Triple H x @TheNotoriousMMA x Bálor’

A few hours later, McGregor had caught wind of the display, and seemed to suggest there was some kind of payback on the way.

He shared the post on his own Twitter account, adding: ‘No more mr. nice guy! (sic)’

And it wasn’t long until Triple H – who recently called out Elon Musk for a match on Mars – responded to Conor and basically said the ball’s in the MMA fighter’s court.

He replied: ‘Just say when.’

McGregor has been very vocal about the wrestling business, previously slating the industry and its performers – but WWE superstar Sheamus thinks he’s gearing up for the move one day.

‘He’s teased [coming to WWE] a couple of times,’ he recently told Digital Spy. ‘I think WWE would suit him down to the ground.

‘You know, we’ve had a lot of people come in and out, [Floyd] Mayweather came in, a lot of celebrities have come in, a lot of sports people.

‘So I don’t think anyone would raise eyebrows if he came in to WWE. I don’t think it’s if, I think it’s a matter of when to be honest.’

Last summer, Conor even had a Twitter pop at Vince McMahon himself, which led to Drew McIntyre – Sheamus’ pal and current WWE Champion – stepping in.

He tweeted: ‘Big man @TheNotoriousMMA picking a fight with ANOTHER 70 year old, you couldn’t drop a guy in a pub, you have no chance against Vince.

‘You’re just the latest guy thinking he can have his PR team stick my title on his shoulder & walk into our world. Stick to whiskey McTapper’.

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