Drew McIntyre is perfectly happy being a babyface.
Since the 2020 Royal Rumble match that he won, McIntyre has worked as babyface. This has lead to him becoming one of the most popular wrestlers on the WWE roster and has been widely successful, holding the WWE Championship twice and almost knocking off Roman Reigns at WWE Clash At The Castle last year.
Now, McIntyre is heading towards a giant Intercontinental Championship matchup between he and Gunther at SummerSlam on Saturday night.
Speaking to Armon Sandler on Stay Busy, McIntyre noted that he wants to tell compelling stories, but would rather do it as a babyface.
“Staying on the path I’m on right now, I want to make sure I get interesting and compelling stories. It’s cool coming out and getting the cheers. I always want to be in something interesting and get you emotionally invested as well. There was a period where I wasn’t doing that, and thankfully I got back into it when I got with Sheamus and leading into that triple threat. I want to make sure to keep evolving and keep adding layers to that character and doing all the cool things I get to do outside the ring and get that title reign in front of fans, finally. The character itself, I’m willing to go any direction that is interesting. People are calling for a heel turn, but I’m not willing to do that unless it makes perfect sense. We have a lot of equity in Drew McIntyre. I show up at Special Olympics and see the effect WWE and McIntyre has on people and I can understand Cena’s perspective of not turning. Of course, he’s on a higher level and did so much outside the ring, but I can understand where he was coming from. For the right time and right moment and it was entertaining for the fans, I would be about that. One of my favorite runs was outside the company as a heel. When that dark side comes out, it’s pretty dark,”
Drew McIntyre
Time will tell if The Scottish Warrior will be able to defeat Gunther and end his legendary reign as Intercontinental Champion.
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