The greatest pound for pound fighter in the world is about to step into a different ring. Last night on WWF RAW, Floyd Mayweather accepted the challenge of “The Big Show” Paul Wight for a match that will most likely occur at Wrestlemania 24.

The storyline for the match began at Sunday night’s WWE Pay Per View, No Way Out, when The Big Show attacked WWE Superstar Rey Mysterio Jr.

Mayweather, a Mysterio fan, was in the audience and decided he had seen enough and confronted the Big Show. The Big Show shoved Mayweather, who responded with a series of stiff shots (read: closed fist punches) to the wrestler’s face, giving him a bloody nose.

While everybody knows that Professional Wrestling is an athletic spectacle, it appears that the WWE is trying to hype the match as an actual fight, with Shane McMahon issuing a release to the press that “there is always some type of interaction between the wrestlers and the celebrities, but you just don’t cross that barrier. Big Show did instigate it, but it got carried away.”

The Big Show told The Daily News that Mayweather “stepped into my ring and punched me. He’s going to have to answer for that.” While Mayweather’s adviser Leonard Ellerbe stated, “Things got out of hand. But (Big Show) was talking a lot of trash and he got what he deserves.” He justified Floyd’s participation as an expansion of his fan base because “you can only become so big in boxing.”

Mayweather is the latest in a line of celebrities who have participated in Wrestlemanias. Other notables are Donald Trump, Mr. T and Mike Tyson. And who can ever forget Lawrence Taylor’s match against Bam Bam Bigelow (God rest his soul)?

In addition to Floyd Mayweather’s match, this year’s Wrestlemania will have Triple H challenging Randy Orton and John Cena for the WWE Championship; the Undertaker will take on Edge for the World Heavyweight title in a battle of Wrestlemania undefeated streaks. Finally, “Nature Boy” Ric Flair may have his last match on the card, after he receives the honor of being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. Hopefully they will also induct “Macho Man” Randy Savage.

Wrestlemania 24 will take place live at the Citrus Bowl on March 30th and is available on Pay Per View.