Dana White reveals disappointing encounter with WWE's Vince McMahon at WrestleMania
After years of operating two separate entities, Dana White and Vince McMahon will now be working together in some capacity as UFC and WWE merged to form a new entertainment company under the Endeavor banner.
Both leaders of their respective industries have dealt with one another in the past, especially in recent years when organizing tickets. Last year, White revealed a disappointing encounter with the WWE Chairman when he agreed to attend WrestleMania 34 to support Ronda Rousey, who made her in-ring debut.
"I go to the f****n will call and, 'Yeah, we don't have tickets for you.' I call some people, 'Oh yeah, we found them, okay. We got your tickets.'...We were in the f****ng rafters...people were coming up to me and going, 'Why are you sitting in these seats?' I said, 'Well, this is where they sat me so f**k 'em, I'm gonna sit right here.'"
From last summer, Dana White talks Vince McMahon:
He's a killer. He's buried the hatchet in my back a few times, but that's what you're dealing with. You don't deal with a killer and not expect him to try to kill you. I have nothing but respect for Vince.
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The UFC president also recalled his appearance on the Pat McAfee Show, where he noted that he was on camera. White mentioned that a lot of maneuvering was required from the cameraman to get a shot of him on the broadcast, saying:
"The cameraman had to fu***n crawl over about 75 people, kick somebody out of his fu***n seat three rows ahead of me so he could get that shot. Yeah, they let me know what they thought of me at that event."
Following the announcement of the new merger, it's safe to say that White will have much better accommodations the next time he attends a WWE event.
Dana White excited about the new UFC-WWE meger at Endeavor
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Dana White weighed in on the massive deal that saw Endeavor purchase the majority stake in WWE and that the sports entertainment powerhouse will be merging with the UFC to form a new entertainment company.
The UFC president expressed his excitement about the new venture, which could be a win-win for both entities. In Endeavor's press release announcing the deal, he complimented WWE Chairman Vince McMahon on what he's accomplished and mentioned that he looks forward to continuing to grow their company, writing:
"This company [UFC] has been on fire for the last seven years and now that we will be adding WWE to the portfolio, I am excited to take this to another level. Vince is a 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."