World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has been told that a British “mega-fight” with WWE champion Drew McIntyre would break global box office records.
Fury, who won the WBC heavyweight title in February, has prior experience of professional wrestling after beating Brawn Strowman during WWE’s 2019 pay-per-view Crown Jewel.
The boxer has recently started to call for a fight against McIntyre, the first Brit to hold the WWE Championship after a victory over Brock Lesnar at Wrestlemania back in March.
McIntyre, from Ayr, has hit back at some of Fury’s online goading as he continues to be the best-known British wrestler in the world at the moment.
Levesque said McIntyre is “considered the absolute best in the world” but will also be keen for more British talent to emerge through the WWE feeder system NXT:UK – which returns next month following a halt due to the coronavirus pandemic.
“Having NXT:UK on stamps the commitment level of WWE in the marketplace and what we are trying to do,” he added.
“When you talk about the talent we have in the UK, it is exciting, it is local heroes doing what they do and I think this is a massively exciting time for wrestling fans across the world.”
:: NXT UK returns this September, don’t miss all the action on WWE Network (September 17) and BT Sport (September 18). http://www.wwe.com/shows/nxtuk
