Endeavor’s recent deal to merge UFC and WWE has taken the internet by storm. The deal has not only been approved by the UFC’s president but Vince McMahon too. Vince McMahon returned to WWE after stepping down as the CEO for a final deal and it now appears that this is what WWE’s selling had been all about.
UFC’s president – Dana White also gave a green signal to the deal and aspires to take the merged company to great heights. He additionally talked of the greatness that the company has achieved over the last seven years. Jed I. Goodman took to Twitter to release Dana’s comments on the Endeavor deal.
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— Jed I. Goodman © (@jedigoodman) April 3, 2023
Goodman shared an image containing the details of Dana’s comments. “Vince is savage in the wrestling space, Ari is a beast at what he does, and then add what we at UFC bring to the table and there is no limit to what this company can accomplish in the next few years,” was written in the statement card.
Can Vince McMahon and Dana White share the space under one company?
Vince McMahon and Dana White share a grave rivalry back in time. Being at the top of the two competitive companies, both aimed at taking their companies to a greater height. In fact, in 2011, Vince McMahon and Dana White were on the verge of meeting each other either inside the WWE ring or at the Octagon. However, this plan was never put into action.
“Vince wanted to fight me—swear to God. He called me up, and said, ‘Let’s do it. We can do it in the UFC, or let’s do it at WrestleMania.’ And I said, ‘You are crazy’,” said Dana White. UFC had been at the peak of its fan following which somewhere affected the audience showing up at WWE shows. On the other hand, stars such as Brock Lesnar proved to be the golden birds for both companies and neither was ready to let them go off their promotion.
Dana White had been quite respectful of Vince McMahon’s work with WWE. While some fans believe that the duo of White and McMahon would not be able to share the space under the same tree, many are of the opinion that with the company working wonders in the years to come, they would reconcile and work for the betterment of the merger.