Michael Chandler Reveals WWE RAW Promo Was A Last Minute Decision

On this week’s episode of Monday Night RAW, the first steps towards crossover between WWE and UFC took place, with both companies now both under the same banner after the TKO merger. Lightweight UFC fighter Michael Chandler was shown in the crowd, taking to the mic and calling out Conor McGregor to step back into the cage.

According to Michael Chandler himself, this was not a planned bit, and it all came together at the very last minute. He explained how his short promo came to be when speaking on MMA Hour.

“Two minutes before, they said, ‘Hey, they’re going to put the camera on you.’ I said, ‘Why don’t you give me that microphone?’ They said, ‘Hold on, let me run it up the flagpole real quick.’ And then about a minute later, they said, ‘Hey, you’re going on in a minute and you’re going to get the microphone if you want the microphone,’ and then magic happened. Less than five minutes (of notice). There was nothing prepared. Nothing. I was thrown into the fire. Smacked myself a couple of times and then we went.”

He went on to explain how Triple H responded positively to Chandler and was happy with how it all went down. Chandler also spoke glowingly about professional wrestlers and what WWE does.

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