Drew McIntyre Retiring From WWE Soon? Truth Revealed
Things haven’t exactly gone Drew McIntyre’s way of late in WWE.
Drew McIntyre finally managed to win his fourth World Title when he won the WWE Championship from Cody Rhodes by defeating The American Nightmare in a Three Stages of Hell match back in January.
The WWE Universe was elated at seeing McIntyre being crowned champion, as he had come agonisingly close multiple times in the past couple of years. He even won the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 40 only to lose it within the next few minutes to that year’s Money in the Bank winner, Damian Priest.
This time around, McIntyre could only have another relatively short reign as WWE had other plans with the title going into WrestleMania 42, so the Scottish Psychopath had to drop the belt back to Cody Rhodes, so that the latter could have a blockbuster match with Elimination Chamber winner Randy Orton, who is gunning for his 15th World Title at WrestleMania 42.
This has disappointed a majority of WWE’s fanbase, and the video of Drew McIntyre losing the belt to Rhodes a few weeks ago on SmackDown was one of the most disliked videos on the channel.
Drew McIntyre is now going to face Jacob Fatu at WrestleMania 42, the man who interfered in McIntyre’s title match and seemingly cost him the championship, in an unsanctioned match.
Drew McIntyre Discusses Retirement Plans With Chris Van Vliet
Speaking to Chris Van Vliet on Insight, the 40-year-old was asked how long he plans to keep wrestling
Drew McIntyre explains that even though his wife feels that it could be sooner than expected, as he is creatively fulfilled, the Scotsman is feeling happy and not planning to slow down anytime soon.
He gives the examples of famous current athletes like footballer Cristiano Ronaldo and basketball star LeBron James, who are at the top of their game at 41 years of age.
I know my wife feels like it’s gonna be a lot shorter than I probably feel it’s going to be, especially with how I feel now and how creatively fulfilled I feel these days. But as long as I’m happy, as long as she’s happy, and as long as the fans are happy with what I’m doing, I don’t see any reason to slow down anytime soon, especially when I see guys getting up there in age right now and moving as well as they’re moving right now, because we’ve just moved so far forward with athletes. Look at LeBron James or Ronaldo, for example, the same age as me, and they’re just still at the top of their game.
Drew McIntyre also addressed the disappointments he faced and how they were a blow to his momentum, but he is focused on the bigger picture now. He goes on to say that it’s okay if it affects him personally as long as it makes sense for his character.
There were a couple of moments where I was like damn, it sucks personally, but I can also look at the big picture these days. I’ve been knocked down enough times and faced a few disappointments sometimes where I didn’t always deal with it the right way for the bigger picture and understanding, okay, the company needs this right now.
How does this screw me up? It doesn’t really. It actually works for the character, and as long as it works for the character, I can be personally disappointed, but professionally, I know we’re still on the right track, and the fans are still going to be emotionally invested, and that’s all that matters, because I’ve been in situations where they were not emotionally invested. And the worst thing in the world in pro wrestling is silence.
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