Tyson Fury fight with WWE champ Drew McIntyre would break box office records as chief Triple H urges boxer to ring him
TYSON FURY’S fight with WWE champion Drew McIntyre has been tipped to break box office records as Triple H urged the Gypsy King to call him.
The heavyweight duo were first linked with a mega wrestling showdown after McIntyre became WWE king in April.
Scot McIntyre, 35, defeated Brock Lesnar to claim the crown.
And he soon called out Fury for a ‘Battle of Britain’ showdown.
Fury, 32, is no stranger to wrestling having made a high-profile cameo when he beat Braun Strowman at the WWE Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia last October.
Then at the weekend the WBC belt holder Fury released a video on social media calling out McIntyre for that fight.
Another post on Tuesday followed and suddenly the possibility of Fury stepping back into wrestling was another step closer – before or after his trilogy bout with Deontay Wilder.
So after Fury’s Twitter posts, Triple H told Fury it was simple – if he wanted to fight he just needs to give WWE’s executive vice president a call.
Triple H said: “We could make Drew McIntyre v Tyson Fury work out, Tyson has got my number – we will make a call.
“Tyson Fury is one of those fighters that sometimes now finds himself in a position where, does Anthony Joshua want to fight him?
“Does Deontay Wilder want the rematch? Because he has proven to be maybe next-level from everybody.
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Tyson Fury’s potential WWE showdown with Drew McIntyre would be a major spectacle for box officeCredit: PA:Press Association
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McIntyre beat Brock Lesnar in April to become WWE heavyweight champion
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“If you are able to make a super-fight, a mega-fight like a WWE champion Drew McIntyre, like a world champion in Tyson Fury in boxing, I think we sell out massive stadiums, do record global box office business and that is what is all about – so my phone is on.”
Fury drew in huge numbers for his WWE win over Strowman last year.
And it also earned the 6ft 9ins giant a whopping £11.9million.
Asked what Fury adds to wrestling, Triple H continued: “He brings different eyeballs in.
“When someone like Tyson Fury comes in, he brings a sport aspect to this, he brings a boxing world championship and a popularity in something totally different that helps eyeballs across the board.
“We gave him a platform to be the entertainer that he was born to be, sometimes he has that in boxing but the platform at that level for the entertainment pieces isn’t as big.
“It is a win-win for both, Tyson is one of the most professional people I have ever worked with across the board – I spent a lot of time with him a few years ago and I would love to have him back.”
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Triple H, WWE executive vice president, called on Fury to pick up the phone and get in touchCredit: Getty Images – Getty
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