During a recent interview with Steven Muehlhausen of DAZN, WWE SmackDown Superstar Drew McIntyre commented on having some unfinished business with Roman Reigns, being the WWE champion during the pandemic, and more. You can check out some highlights from the interview below:
On his unfinished business on SmackDown: “I’ve thought about this a lot this past week. When I returned to WWE, I returned to NXT initially but then Monday Night Raw, and over the past three years, Raw has been my home. I finally achieved my dreams, my goals when I became WWE Champion. I became the face of the brand. I have achieved so much, and Raw feels like home, so I can’t imagine not being part of Raw. At the same time, sometimes it’s cool to get a fresh coat of paint to get a change of scenery. I debuted on SmackDown in 2007 and re-debuted in 2009 with the ‘Chosen One’ stuff. I have some unfinished business, so realistically I’ll be happy wherever.”
On being champion during the pandemic and rewriting his own history: “I really do think that’d be the case. I’m very proud of everything I was able to do on Raw especially being champion at the height of the pandemic and leading the charge but at the same time working hard for everyone else to make sure everybody was entertained during those difficult times and be a leader. But if I did end up on Smackdown for me personally, there is unfinished business, so that could be very interesting. I’m torn right now… I have unfinished business in a lot of ways just from a career perspective and things not working out when I was a kid on SmackDown. But at the same time, there’s unfinished business there with Roman 100 percent. In WWE, he’s the final boss, and I’m excited when the time comes for that story. Maybe it’s not right now. Perhaps it’s the future. But when it happens, it’s going to be big.”
On Roman Reigns being the biggest matchup for him on SmackDown: “Personally and professionally 100 percent. He already was the top dog, the big dog, and now his evolution over the past year, he’s operating at a different level. He’s been unbelievable as a character in the ring and every aspect, and I want to be able to step up to that level, and I want to be able to put him down. So I’m excited to just like Randy Orton when I won the WWE title; initially, I knew I had to step onto his level as a character in the ring, on the microphone, to prove that I belong at the top of the mountain. Now that I’ve proved myself, I want to knock that tall guy off the top of the mountain and take his spot, and that’s Roman Reigns.”
