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“Catch Cans Not Feelings” – Conor McGregor Reacts to Stone Cold Steve Austin’s Return at Wrestlemania

Published 04/04/2022, 3:12 PM EDT

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Conor McGregor witnessed Stone Cold Steve Austin’s entrance on his legendary ATV entry. The UFC double division champion couldn’t help himself as Austin made his return after 19 years. McGregor showed upon Twitter with his rage for the pay-per-view WWE WrestleMania 38 that took place at AT&T Stadium in Texas.

“Me at the Black Forge Inn! Arms like Stone Cold, leave a motherfu**er Stone cold. Catch cans not feelings 

@blackforgeinn”

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The Notorious compared himself with Stone Gold and referred to his restaurant, Black Forge Inn.

McGregor retweeted prominent MMA journalist Ariel Helwani’s tweet, “57 beers for Austin in 24 hours.” By saying, “Catch cans not feelings.”

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WWE WrestleMania 38 featured some of the most exciting matchups in recent professional wrestling history. The main event featured Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns, with Reigns becoming the WWE Universal Champion and the WWE Champion.

The Giant Omos ‘s undefeated streak ended at WrestleMania when he faced Bobby Lashley.

Edge defeated AJ Styles in a first-ever dream match with the intervention of Damian Priest. Edge and Priest exited the ring together after the match. Both are anticipated to team up in future encounters.

McGregor’s eyes were on ‘Stone Gold’ against Kevin Owens in a no-holds-barred match.

Austin stunnered Owens and won via knockdown. Markin a victory for Austin after 19 years.

McGregor didn’t stop with Stone gold on Twitter. ‘The notorious’ went a step ahead by calling out the entire WrestleMania community.

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In UFC and Cage Warriors, “The Notorious” held two-division title belts in the featherweight and lightweight divisions. He also owns the famous Irish whiskey label Proper No. Twelve. McGregor is the highest-paid UFC fighter in the world. UFC 229 Conor vs Khabib had approximately 2.4 million Pay-Per-View buys.

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McGregor is known for his dominance in the octagon and trash talks outside the octagon.

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‘The Notorious’ has extended his focus toward WrestleMania through his hate comment.

 

“Why wasn’t I at Wrestlemania? They all fear me, that’s why.”

WrestleMania is undoubtedly the biggest event in the wrestling universe.

Therefore, the organization gathered elite fighters for the event. McGregor’s tweet got retaliated by the stars of Wrestlemania.

 

“bc even I can’t cut down to fly weight”

Ex-WWE heavyweight champion Dolph Ziggler expressed his wish to cut down to flyweight and fight McGregor.

     “Shut up McTapper”
 Drew McIntyre‘s ‘McTapper’ remark refers to McGregor’s previous four UFC losses, two of which were through submission to Khabib Nurmagomedov and Nate Diaz.

“Because I’m the fooking boss. call me.”

To everyone’s amusement, senior WWE official, Sonya Deville, responded to McGregor’s post, reminding him that she is the boss and encouraging him to call her.

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Currently, McGregor is recovering as he fractured his leg in the trilogy bout with Dustin Poirier.  ‘The Notorious’ has called out the current welterweight champion Kamaru Usman, for a title fight.

With his excitement for Austin’s return and his invitation from WWE official Sonya Deville, there is a high expectation for MacGregor to take up a chance in WWE.

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Vinay Vinod is a UFC writer for EssentiallySports. As a state-level amateur kickboxer and a national-level karate athlete, he prides himself on his ability to read fighters and make an in-depth analysis into the fight styles of athletes across traditional martial arts and combat sports. Considering Vinay's martial arts background, he is an ardent supporter of Israel Adesanya, Stephen 'Wonderboy' Thompson, and Lyoto Machida.
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