WWE News Mayweather was going to play a heel role at one time Feb 18, 2008 - 12:11 PM Email This Article | Printer Friendly Page Send Us News & Results | Back to Main Listing The National Ledger is reporting that Floyd Mayweather was originally slated to appear at WrestleMania 24 as a heel. According to the article, Mayweather was slated to team with MVP for a match against Rey Mysterio and a partner. To read the full article, click here. Powell’s POV: I haven’t confirmed the report that this was the original plan. Assuming that was the case, I can only imagine that Mayweather would have turned on MVP at the end of that tag match, just as Evander Holyfield did when he served as the special guest referee of an MVP vs. Matt Hardy boxing match. I definitely think WWE made the right call to feature Mayweather as a babyface and I’m surprised they would even consider approaching it any other way. BOOKMARK DOT NET AND ADD US TO YOUR RSS • HELP DOT NET: TAKE OUR ADVERTISER DEMO SURVEY CLICK TO RETURN TO MAIN LISTING OR SELECT A LINK BELOW FROM THIS CATEGORY WWE News Latest Twelve Articles Former WWE developmental wrestler Steve Bradley found dead WWE announces more Slammy Award nominees for best tag team, best finisher, couple of the year, OMG moment Hulk Hogan takes a shot at Triple H while commenting on Vince McMahon and WWE's negative reaction toward Celebrity Championship Wrestling WWE Diva Mickie James reveals her favorite football team, JBL on playing Santa Claus at the WWE Tribute to the Troops shows, John Cena raves about the experience ECW rating: How did WWE's Tuesday night show draw with Matt Hardy vs. MVP? TNA signs new Knockout to contract VOTE IN OUR LATEST POLL What did you think of WWE's Jeff Hardy "unconscious in a stairwell" storyline? It was a brilliant final hook for the pay-per-view. It was a turnoff, but it's par for the course with WWE. It was one of the sleaziest stunts the company has ever done.