Last-Minute Decision Surrounding WWE Crossover Revealed

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More details have emerged on a recent WWE/UFC crossover segment, with Michael Chandler revealing which aspect of his WWE Raw appearance was a last-minute decision.

The lightweight UFC fighter was shown in the crowd during the February 19 edition of Raw. Ring announcer Samantha Irvin introduced Chandler, before Chandler took the microphone and called out Conor McGregor.

Speaking on the MMA Hour, Chandler revealed that he wasn’t originally going to be handed the microphone, but with less that five minutes to go, WWE gave Chandler the nod to have his own mic for the segment.

He explained:

“Two minutes before, they said, ‘Hey, they’re going to put the camera on you.’ I said, ‘Why don’t you give me that microphone?’ They said, ‘Hold on, let me run it up the flagpole real quick.’ And then about a minute later, they said, ‘Hey, you’re going on in a minute and you’re going to get the microphone if you want the microphone,’ and then magic happened.

“Less than five minutes (of notice). There was nothing prepared. Nothing. I was thrown into the fire. Smacked myself a couple of times and then we went.”

After noting that Triple H told him that WWE “liked what they saw”, Chandler discussed the possibility of more crossover between WWE and UFC:

“We will see. Obviously there’s a crossover there. Ton of respect for the wrestlers, the brass there. They have a ton of respect for the UFC. It was really cool being there, watching other athletes and entertainers and performers, and (them) being huge fans of mixed martial arts, and me of them. So it was really cool.

“There’s a lot of synergy there and the sky’s the limit when it comes to TKO Group and what we can do in the crossover, and yeah, man, it’s probably just the very beginning.”

WWE and UFC both operate under the parent company TKO Group, which is owned by Endeavor.

An injured WWE star was recently spotted with a former UFC champion, which you can read more about right here.

Transcription via MMA Fighting.

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