Drew McIntyre is proud to embrace the future of WWE.
Drew McIntyre, having been dubbed “The Chosen One” a decade ago, understands what it means to maintain an eye towards the future when in WWE. At WWE SummerSlam, Dominik Mysterio wrestled his debut match against Seth Rollins. Speaking with Newsweek, McIntyre discussed being impressed by the athleticism of the second-generation competitor.
“From the little that I saw he was great,” Drew began. “He’s Rey Mysterio’s son so he comes from such a pedigree and he really loves [wrestling]. He wants to do it and I have such respect for him willing to put his body on the line with the beating he’s taken with kendo sticks. So everything I saw he looked great and I’m really excited to watch the whole match back.”
When asked who could be utilized better in WWE, McIntyre singled out Aleister Black and proclaimed that Black is very close to putting the whole package together.
“There’s a few people that have stepped up and continue to step up and there’s more to come. I know there’s more to come from Aleister Black for sure. I’m just waiting for that big moment,” said Drew. “He knows his character as well as I know mine. He knows what he’s going for and it’s really cool and I guess it’s just doing it the right way to connect the right way because he’s got all the tools. Once you put the pieces of the jigsaw puzzle in the right place is when someone gets on a roll. I think Aleister Black is finally going to put that jigsaw puzzle together and he’s going to be on the run of a lifetime.”
In another move with an eye towards the future, WWE has changed their presentation via WWE ThunderDome. Drew McIntyre loved his experience as the first WWE Champion to defend his championship inside of the altered Amway Center in Orlando, Florida.
“I’m proud of everything we did in the Performance Center and bringing everyone content during a difficult time. I’m proud of this weekend,” said the WWE Champion. “I for one am trying to show everybody that there’s no wrong answers in the ThunderDome, just learn from your mistakes. I’m looking down at the camera. I’m commentating my matches so the fans can hear me let’s just try some stuff and see what sticks. The goal is to entertain everyone that’s watching that needs to escape right now, and we’re slowly getting back to some semblance of normal and we’re able to get inside the Amway Center here in the ThunderDome and, man what a difference it is from the PC.”
He continued, “Even the feeling backstage, it’s like we’re actually doing a live show and you’re in the building you’ve got those nerves and butterflies again, which I had at the Performance Center but not at this level. It feels that we’re back and walking out there and feeling the atmosphere and just in the building and seeing the fans faces virtually and then to cap it all off all the special effects. I didn’t know we’re gonna be coming out to the level [of spectacle] that we came out to last night during my entrance. I’ve got the swords in the beginning now, which I think is cool and it’s more impactful leading to the war drums and then having all the fire and pyro and I’m standing there thinking in my head, ‘man, this is really freaking cool.’ I’m sweating like crazy from this fire, and all that sweat probably helped me avoid all those RKOs [from Randy Orton].”
As of right now, Drew McIntyre is not scheduled to compete at WWE Payback this coming Sunday, but Randy Orton is slated to go one-on-one with Keith Lee. You can view updated betting odds for the upcoming event at this link.
