Wade Barrett speaks highly of Drew McIntyre.
Drew McIntyre has drawn plenty of praise for the run he has been on throughout 2024. McIntyre won the World Heavyweight Championship at WWE WrestleMania XL but quickly lost it when Damian Priest cashed in his Money in the Bank contract on him. He has been locked in a heated feud with CM Punk, and they will clash again at WWE Bad Blood.
Speaking with AceOdds, Raw commentator Wade Barrett was asked to comment on how McIntyre represented the UK in WWE.
"I think Drew has been fantastic. I think he's one of those guys who can do it all. He can be the big hero as we saw in Glasgow and the whole city or whole country is going nuts for him. He can be the most vile human being imaginable, which is what we saw a few days later in Chicago at CM Punk's home. He really is fantastic in the ring. He looks great. He's a complete pro when it comes to representing WWE in the media and then on the mic, I think in the last 12 months, Drew has hit a whole new level on the mic where he's potentially the number one guy in the entire industry when it comes to talking," Barrett said.
Barrett went on to say that promos had been McIntyre's weak point, as he was not confident on the microphone, and he had difficulties with his accent. However, Barrett emphasizes how much McIntyre had grown, and he shared his belief that McIntyre would keep getting better.
"I would say historically that was Drew's biggest weak point, especially when we first moved over to the US. He wasn't confident on the mic. He had a lot of difficulties with his accent. People couldn't understand him. I was having to translate for Drew when we'd be going into restaurants and things like that but his growth in all areas has been massive. I think he's the perfect guy to have become the first-ever British WWE World Champion. I think they knocked it out of the park with that guy and he's going to keep on getting better and delivering over the next few years," Barrett said.
Click here to see what Barrett had to say about potentially returning to the ring and facing McIntyre.
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Thanks to AceOdds for sharing the quotes in this article.
