In Drew McIntyre's mind, CM Punk should be thanking him.
Over the past several weeks, Drew McIntyre has trolled CM Punk on multiple occasions by targeting him in his promos on WWE Raw and his posts on social media. WWE also made a shirt out of McIntyre's meme that made fun of Punk's injury that will force him to miss WrestleMania 40.
Speaking on WWE's The Bump, McIntyre's shots at CM Punk came up in the conversation. He was asked whether he was being too harsh, and the former WWE Champion replied that Punk should be thanking him for keeping him relevant.
“Too harsh? I think Punk and everyone should be thanking me. All his fans should be thanking me because I’m the one keeping him relevant right now by constantly talking about him. Not only that, I’ve dedicated my win at WrestleMania, the world title match to Punk, so if anything, I’m the good guy here. I don’t see the issue. Should be thanking me. Send me gifts, Punk," McIntyre said.
McIntyre was also asked to provide an update on his ear after he noted that he suffered a blown eardrum at WWE Elimination Chamber. He reiterated his comments on the February 26 episode of WWE Raw as he stated that the injury would not take him out of WrestleMania, as he was not Punk.
"Nothing that’s gonna affect me, nothing that’s gonna take me out of WrestleMania. Like I said on Monday, like I said to the doctor, I might be hurt, but who do you think I am, CM Punk? It’s not gonna take me out the game, but yeah, it’s been a little frustrating. My hearing isn’t the best in general, so to get my eardrum perforated, to hear even worse than I do in general, it is really annoying. I think it’s made my eyesight even better somehow. My other senses are heightened," McIntyre said.
During the interview, Drew McIntyre said plenty of people have a problem with CM Punk, even if they're not saying it out loud. Check out his comments here.
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