Drew McIntyre says Johnny Gargano's return to WWE is exciting, and the former NXT Champion has earned this opportunity.
On the August 22 episode of WWE Raw, Gargano came back to WWE nine months after he left the company.
During an appearance on WWE's The Bump, McIntyre was asked about Gargano's return. He responded by recalling his history with "Johnny Wrestling", dating back to their days as the EVOLVE Tag Team Champions.
“Very exciting to see Johnny back. I tweeted a picture of himself and myself as the EVOLVE Tag Team Champions. Johnny’s such an incredible talent. One of my biggest matches and when I really showed the world what I was capable of in-ring outside of WWE during my independent run was at Dragon Gate USA, [it was] an EVOLVE Championship match with Johnny. He made me raise my game. I did win that match, and it really showed what I could do in the ring. We became the first-ever EVOLVE Tag Team Champions, spent time in NXT together. He achieved all this NXT success, but I didn’t imagine he would get the opportunity, a real opportunity, on Raw or SmackDown. He’s getting it right now. He’s earned it, he deserves it," McIntyre said.
"The Scottish Warrior" also playfully teased that he and Gargano could face off in a rematch of their clash in EVOLVE at some point.
"We could have some fun down the line. Rematches to come, and I’m excited about it," he said.
In a WWE Digital Exclusive, Gargano discussed his WWE return and said that he was "over the moon." His comments are available here.
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