Drew McIntyre reflects on his loss at WWE Clash at the Castle in Glasgow.
At WWE Clash at the Castle: Scotland, Drew McIntyre challenged Damian Priest for the World Heavyweight Championship. McIntyre was widely seen as a favorite to win the match, as many fans thought he would finally get his moment in his home country. Instead, CM Punk interfered and cost him the match.
Speaking on Insight with Chris Van Vliet, McIntyre was asked about his loss at WWE Clash at the Castle and whether it was the right call.
“That was a tough one. Really, really tough one. The same time, if I win, then I’m right. Sometimes it’s okay to be right. Yeah, that one really stung," McIntyre said.
McIntyre was then asked whether there was a moment where he doubted the direction, and he noted that there was always a moment of doubt. However, he emphasized the importance of story, and he knew they would stick to it.
“Yeah, there’s always that moment and in the environment we’re in now, it’s story above all else. I didn’t feel that way in the past. I was like, if we don’t do this now, things could change in a couple of weeks. It’s a lot of pivoting left and right, and characters and stories changing consistently. Now I know we will stick to the story. It hurt, but I see what we are now, and I’m like, Okay, if I won that night, then I’m just, yeah, I did it. I’m right, go screw yourselves. Because of what happened and much as I can’t stand him, that moment was something that would be replayed forever, just the big near fall at the end, everybody in my freaking home country going insane. One two, and it’s that piece of sh*t counting the fall and cost me the match with the low blow. At the same time, it’s SummerSlam. If you noticed, the way I gave him the low blow was exact same corner, exact same way he did it to me. So he can’t say one word about how things happened at SummerSlam," McIntyre said.
The rivalry between McIntyre and Punk has continued to heat up since WWE Clash at the Castle. They traded wins at WWE SummerSlam and WWE Bash in Berlin.
McIntyre is set to face CM Punk in a Hell in a Cell match at WWE Bad Blood.
Click here to see what McIntyre had to say about his feud with CM Punk.
Thanks to Chris Van Vliet and his team for sharing these quotes.
