Drew McIntyre reveals the line he wanted to say to CM Punk after he made a jab about Vince McMahon during their feud.
On the March 25th episode of Raw, the two former WWE stars had one of the most iconic promo battles in years. They laid into each other with increasingly personal shots as the crowd oohed and aahed along with each one.
The biggest reaction came from a line from CM Punk. The Best in the World referenced Drew McIntyre’s former nickname, “the Chosen One”, which was given to him by now-disgraced former WWE Chairman Vince McMahon.
“Who chose you? What was his name? You got the balls to say you’re The Chosen One? What paragon of good virtue chose you?” CM Punk said, to no reply from his Scottish rival. McIntyre did have one in the chamber but chose to keep quiet.
Speaking with Inside the Ropes Magazine, Drew McIntyre revealed that he wanted to mention Vince McMahon firing CM Punk on his wedding day. However, he wanted to remain professional and hold his tongue, letting Punk get the win in this instance for the company’s sake.
Drew McIntyre On What He Wanted To Say To CM Punk
“What’s going through my mind is, ‘The same person that fired you on your wedding day.’ But I’m a professional. I think by that point, people started seeing what I was capable of on the microphone like it was a new thing. If you watched my stuff outside of WWE, you know when I’m comfortable and the reins are taken off me. I don’t care who it is, I can go toe to toe with anyone. Even Punk.” Drew McIntyre said.
“If you watch the first interview we had, the look in his eyes throughout the promo and how much it changed, you realise this is not the same kid that was an arse so many years ago. He was ready that night, I was ready that night and we went back and forth and back and forth, just hitting each other with these lines.”
“And again, this is not something that’s written on a piece of paper like you say this and I’ll say that. This is just two guys going for it, two guys that have got some banter, and two guys that genuinely don’t like each other in a place as hot as Chicago where Punk’s from.”
“Then that one line, once we’d finally go back and forth so much, it was a choice for me to make. Do I go back and then we see where we end up? Or do I bite my tongue and say OK, this round belongs to you. I’ll be a professional. I’ll do it for the company as well as the de facto babyface, even though I’m really the real babyface of the situation. So I let him have it. For the company, not for him,” added Drew McIntyre.
