Drew McIntyre In Awe Of Friendship With Legendary WWE Figure

Drew McIntyre thinks it’s surreal that he can be friends with some of his wrestling heroes.

The character of Drew McIntyre on WWE television is somebody who is known for being a badass who takes cheap shots when needed and also swears that he speaks the truth.

During his rivalry with WWE Cody Rhodes, which will see the two men clash at Wrestlepalooza, Drew McIntyre has called out Cody for being a liar and using people to get to the top.

Drew McIntyre is also a lifelong wrestling fan who is living the dream. He’s also become friends with the legendary WWE superstar, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.

While speaking to Peter Rosenberg on Cheap Heat, Drew McIntyre talked about how The Rock sought him out early in Drew’s career, and they have been friends ever since.

“That’s another thing that’s just so surreal to me. Developing relationships with people that I admired so much when I was younger as a fan, but then as I became a performer, admiring certain people even more because I get to know about their work ethic and their drive and what makes them tick, and thinking, ‘I want to be like that person, I’d love to learn from that person.’

“You meet certain people that you click with that really see something in you and really believe in you, and The Rock is one of those people for me.

“When I met him for the first time he was returning to WWE, I couldn’t tell you what year it was exactly, but I remember him running the steps in the stadium, and I was younger, I wasn’t doing anything at the time, I was just passing by and kind of gave him a sheepish wave, didn’t want to interrupt his workout.

“He stopped and walked right down, he looked me in the eye, he chatted to me and made it clear to me he knew who I was, and saw something in me. And I thought he was just being very nice because he’s a very nice guy, and it was, ‘Wow, The Rock’s really cool, he pretended he knew me, he knew a couple of facts about me, but no way.’

“And I remember meeting his business partner, ex-wife Dany, on a plane one time and she reiterated, ‘Hey, he’s a big fan of yours, we both are, we see something in you,’ which again kind of blew my mind.”

Positive Reinforcement From The Rock Helped Drew McIntyre

As he continued, Drew McIntyre spoke about how The Rock was asked by TMZ about who could be a breakout star in WWE, and when Rock mentioned Drew, it meant a lot to the Scottish Warrior.

“You fast forward to certain moments of my career, there’s a clip that was on TMZ with The Rock coming out of a building, one of his many appearances one time, and he was asked who do you see as the future superstar – I was doing nothing of relevance at the time that would suggest (I was) the next guy, and he said Drew McIntyre, which really was the boost I needed at that time.

“I was working hard but things weren’t quite happening for me to get to that next level. And I was like, ‘Wow, okay if Rock believes in me, that’s the kick in the butt I need, I’m gonna keep pushing, I’m gonna keep giving it my all, no stone unturned.’

“And I had moments like that one after another after another until we got to the point I re-signed and I got my sword here, and I got a very cool personal note that nobody will ever know what it says.

“That was incredible, and it’s led to working with him professionally on Project Rock, being the face of Project Rock, and who knows what the future may hold there.

Drew went on to talk about how surreal it is to be working with another wrestling legend, Triple H, who is his WWE boss.

“But it is very surreal. We’ve got Triple H leading creative right now, someone I admired so much, you’ve got The Rock working with him on the side – young Drew’s excited, but older, grizzled, very, very grizzled business Drew is very excited too.”

The end of WWE SmackDown in Toledo, one night before Wrestlepalooza, saw Drew McIntyre drop Cody Rhodes with a Claymore Kick to end the show. Can Drew win the WWE Title from Cody at Wrestlepalooza? Tune in to Wrestlepalooza to find out.

Also read: TJR’s Wrestlepalooza preview featuring the Cody Rhodes-Drew McIntyre main event.