Drew McIntyre has addressed taking a photo with Jack Perry to further build on his feud with CM Punk.
Punk and Perry have a history. They had an incident at AEW All In last August that resulted in Perry’s suspension and Punk’s release after Punk advised Perry against using real glass for a segment on TV. While working the All In match, Perry made a spot on the windshield of a car and made a reference to glass to the camera, saying, “Real glass, cry me a river,” leading to the physical altercation.
Earlier this year on Dynamite, AEW aired the footage after Punk went into detail about the incident while appearing on The MMA Hour. While speaking on Insight with Chris Van Vliet, McIntyre spoke about it. Here are the highlights:
On how it happened:
“No (whether he saw him at Comic-Con), I was flying to LA, and they just did a show the night before. I seen Roderick Strong at the airport, a buddy of mine, and we got to catch up. He was hitting an ROH show, I believe. And then on the flight, just seen Jack. Had a little chat with him and his missus. And then we snapped a picture, and the internet had a freaking meltdown. It was hilarious.”
On how long it stayed up:
“I think it lasted 45 minutes. And then the numbers I heard were 2 million impressions or something insane for 45 minutes. It was pretty wild. People enjoyed that immensely. So yeah, I’m always dancing on that line of what’s acceptable, not acceptable. Make people question things.”
On whether he knows where the line is: “It’s probably back of 100 yards. That’s where I live. And yeah, I just do what was fun, and then, did someone tell me? Didn’t someone tell me? Was it by design? Did I choose to remove it? I’ll never answer that question because I love people asking questions.”
If you use any portion of the quotes from this article, please credit Insight With Chris Van Vliet with an h/t to WrestlingNews.co for the transcription.
