Drew McIntyre has revealed the powerful, real-life moment that led to his recent drastic shift in character and mindset. The former WWE Champion explained that after a brutal Hell in a Cell match against CM Punk that left him sidelined for months, only one person from the locker room reached out to check on him: his current tag team partner, Logan Paul.
A Painful Realization
Speaking on Impaulsive with Logan Paul, McIntyre detailed the eye-opening experience. He explained how for 25 years, he was led to believe the wrestling locker room was a brotherhood, a belief that was shattered by the silence he received after putting his body on the line.
“Get What’s Yours and Get Out”
McIntyre stated that the incident fundamentally changed his perspective on the business. He no longer sees the locker room as a family and is now focused solely on his own success.
“I’ve been around for 25 years, one thing I’ve learned is we’re not friends. We’re not family. I was led to believe, I started wrestling at 15 years old. I was always led to believe, ‘this is your family. These are your brothers and sisters. You spend more time with each other. You do your actual family,’ which is true. And I believed that crap my entire career, right up until CM Punk-Drew McIntyre Hell in the Cell… I fought him in hell, in the cell. I nearly bled to death. I lost my blood loss, not because he beat me. Disappeared for how long was it? Three months, nearly. How many people called me? One. Logan Paul… all my brothers and sisters, apparently nobody called me to check in on me… with my brothers and sisters not to call me, to contact me, I realized what’s important is getting what’s yours and getting out. And that’s why I like this man. He understands that he came in with the same mindset I’ve got now. It took me 25 years to get we’re going to get ours, then we’re going to get out, and the product’s just going to keep moving forward.”
McIntyre and Paul will team up against Orton and Roll at SummerSlam.
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