Drew McIntyre talks about pestering WWE for a stadium show in the United Kingdom and how it eventually paid off.
In 2022, WWE held the 'Clash At The Castle' event at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. The event is considered to be one of the most successful premium live events in recent memory, as it drew more than 62,000 people and broke a number of records.
The event was also historic to fans in the United Kingdom, as it was the first premium live event held in the country in nearly twenty years.
In a new interview with the Under The Ring podcast, Drew McIntyre talked about how he pestered people in WWE about hosting a show of that caliber in the United Kingdom.
“Man, it feels good to be right. I don’t like to say I told you so but… [laughs]. I had been harassing management for many, many years. When it came to the stadium show in the U.K, I’ve always known the passion for the UK fans, I knew that they would show up if they were getting something that was theirs and I know financially how good it would be for the company. Obviously that’s not my [place], it isn’t for me to say, ‘We should just do this’ because I don’t understand the logistics and that was the excuse I got initially. But when it got to the point where we were doing super shows in places like Australia, suddenly things like logistics and time difference raised my eyebrow. I said, ‘Okay, we really should be looking at this.’ Eventually, I heard rumblings of the conversation of [the UK] maybe getting a stadium show and eventually, I was able to get involved and speak to the government. It was so cool to finally get a significant stadium show at Clash At The Castle, and also to be in the main event and to hear the fans."
McIntyre then talked about the buzz surrounding WWE right now and also joked how fans in the United States need to up their game to compete with international fans.
"Then to see every show afterwards, seeing the TV [tapings] selling out left and right and just in general, the product across the world, WWE is so hot right now selling out all over the place. You get big shows in places like Puerto Rico and the UK, to see how passionate the fans are, hopefully shows the US fans [that they] better up their game or we may start taking our shows elsewhere across the world. We want to hear that kind of noise in every single building we go to, not just somewhere outside the US.”
In a separate recent interview, McIntyre talked about his rope cutting spot at WrestleMania 38. Fans can learn more here.
McIntyre is set to face Gunther for the Intercontinental Championship at SummerSlam. Fans can see the updated lineup for that show by clicking here.
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