Drew McIntyre was the latest guest on “Talk is
Jericho”, where he spoke with Chris Jericho about his release from WWE. Here are
highlights.
– Since WWE owns “Drew McIntyre”, he’ll be going by his real
name of Drew Galloway.
– Jericho mentioned that McIntyre’s release
surprised him more than the others. McIntyre said he had “zero indication” that
he was going to be let go and even Mark Carrano, who made the call, was
surprised. He said: “To say it was a surprise was a very accurate
statement.”
– He said he’s never been a “politician” but probably should
have spoke up now. He’s always been confident in his ability.
– He said
that 3MB were “dead in the water” when they started because he had a broken
wrist that happened six months before the start of the group. He learned he
needed surgery and couldn’t be physical for six months. Originally, Vince wanted
to see how he would work as a babyface so he put him in a match with Jinder
Mahal. Drew said the match was good and the crowd got behind him, but the next
day Vince chose both of them from a list to join Heath Slater, who he thought
needed a band. He thinks his wrist injury killed the group from the
start.
– 3MB tried to talk to Vince about several ideas and Vince seemed
receptive, but nothing happened due to the injury. When he got back, the “whole
thing was pretty much shot.”
– He added that he’s nervous but excited for
the future.
