MMA fans reacted after a UFC lightweight shared a hilarious Twitter post suggesting new rules for WWE after the announcement regarding the two entities merging.
Lightweight Terrance McKinney has been an entertaining follow on social media for his sense of humor. He recently shared a photo that suggests new rules for WWE pertaining to different areas of their business.
The rules suggested include:
"1) Ariel Helwani banned from all UFC and WWE events...2) WWE pay-per-view reinstated to $85 per event...3) All WWE superstars will have to do Dana White's F**k It Friday...4) USADA to start testing all WWE athletes for steroids...5) All WWE superstars will have to appear in Nelk videos while getting punched by Hasbulla"
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MMA fans reacted to the hilarious set of rules and gave their opinion on what some of those suggestions could result in. Suggestions regarding Hasbulla and Ariel Helwani received a number of responses, with fans writing:
"Hasbulla is the new Hornswoggle" [@EndoMills - Twitter]
"@nelkboys hasbulla v hornswoggle" [@ryan0284 - Twitter]
"Rule #1 must be enforced vigilantly" [@kdodaghost - Twitter]
"Oh no! They bought WWE just to spite @arielhelwani" [madmacks8 - Twitter]
"Damn they ain’t got no love for Heelwani?" [@VonGoghFvder - Twitter]
It will be interesting to see if there will be an increased presence of commercials promoting their respective events during the other's broadcasts now that the entities have merged.
UFC's value nearly tripled under Endeavor ownership
A major announcement was made recently regarding the UFC and WWE merging to form a new entertainment company under the Endeavor umbrella.
During his appearance on CNBC, Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel spoke about the new deal and what it will mean for both entities going forward. He also mentioned that the valuation of the MMA leader has nearly tripled since purchasing it in 2016.
He said:
"We've tripled the ebidta in that period of time and now with this [WWE], this is gonna be UFC 2.0 as it relates to all the things in the flywheel that we could bring."
Edeavor purchased the MMA promotion for $4.2 billion in 2016 and it is now valued at $12.1 billion, which is a remarkable return on investment.