{"id":28311,"date":"2016-08-05T19:25:38","date_gmt":"2016-08-06T00:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=28311"},"modified":"2016-08-05T19:25:38","modified_gmt":"2016-08-06T00:25:38","slug":"ufcs-conor-mcgregor-insults-wwe-locker-room-mcgregor-interested-wwe-entry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/08\/05\/ufcs-conor-mcgregor-insults-wwe-locker-room-mcgregor-interested-wwe-entry\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC&#8217;s Conor McGregor insults WWE locker room, but is McGregor interested in WWE entry?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3751652834\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><strong>By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Throughout 2016, there has been intermittent speculation on whether UFC star fighter Conor McGregor will do something with WWE, along the lines of Ronda Rousey at WrestleMania 31 in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>McGregor added to that speculation in a UFC 202 press conference on Friday, but he also insulted the WWE locker room, calling them &#8220;messed up p&#8212;&#8212;-.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, there are some dons in that wrestling game,\u201d said McGregor, as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.si.com\/extra-mustard\/2016\/08\/05\/conor-mcgregor-ufc-wwe-comments-brock-lesnar-cm-punk\" target=\"_blank\">quoted by Sports Illustrated&#8217;s Justin Barrasso<\/a>. \u201cThe McMahon\u2019s? They\u2019re dons. Triple H is a don, The Rock is a don, but the rest of them are f&#8212;&#8212; p&#8212;&#8212;.\u00a0I happen to enjoy it, but that\u2019s a little more show business. This is the fight business.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>McGregor was also asked what he thinks of Brock Lesnar and C.M. Punk entering UFC with ties to WWE. McGregor took the opportunity to take a dig at Brock, while also question what Punk is capable of at UFC 203 in September.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFair play to Brock, he got in and fought but, at the end of the day, he\u2019s juiced up to the f&#8212;&#8212; eyeballs. 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