On April 27, The Rock announced that Drew McIntyre had re-signed with WWE. The Rock gifted him with a sword upon his re-signing.
The two shared a moment together backstage at WWE Raw on Netflix premiere.
"He has always looked out for me since the very beginning of my career, he's always had such positive words," McIntyre said about The Rock when speaking to Alex McCarthy of Daily Mail. "I just told a story about meeting his ex-wife, Dany, on a plane one time, and she told me herself and and Rock were big fans of mine and saw big things in the future, which was so cool to hear back then. Then fast forward so many years later, in 2017 I believe it was when TMZ had asked him who he thought was going to be the next big player. And it wasn't like I was about to win the Rumble. I was still kind of random, a bad guy on the show, and he was able to pick me out and go, 'Drew McIntyre. He's the one to keep an eye on'.
"He always had such positive public comments. When I re-signed, I sent the sword as a little gift. He has always been there for advice and to include me in his live stream after the match, I wasn't exactly expecting it, but I feel very honored that he's willing to shine a kind of light on me. And he swore first, then I saw an opportunity. It's so hard not to swear being Scottish. So I got a little laugh, and I got to ask a little favour, and he's working on that for me."
The Rock was part of the WWE Raw on Netflix premiere, thanking Netflix executives, Cody Rhodes, and Roman Reigns.
McIntyre lost to Jey Uso on the premiere. Both men will be part of the men's Royal Rumble match.
