Drew McIntyre produced one hell of a match at the WWE Crown Jewel PPV. ‘The Scottish Psychopath’ took on Big E for the WWE Championship. Unfortunately for him, he ended up on the losing side. It all started between the two when McIntyre challenged Big E for the WWE Championship, following Big E’s title defense against Bobby Lashley in a steel cage match.
But what did the former WWE Champion have to say after his match at the Crown Jewel PPV? McIntyre took to Twitter to bid adieu to WWE Raw as he is set to welcome a new chapter in his life.
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It was McIntyre’s last shot at the WWE Championship, as the WWE draft will come into effect from this Friday onwards. Last week marked the last night of Drew McIntyre on the WWE Raw roster, at least for this year. The former WWE champion got drafted to the blue brand of WWE during the 2021 WWE Draft.
Well #WWERaw it’s been a hell of a ride, a new chapter begins Friday on #SmackDown. Take care of that title for me @WWEBigE, you’re going to be some Champion, I’ll see you down the road #WWECrownJewel pic.twitter.com/qOHF0vjpQn
— Drew McIntyre (@DMcIntyreWWE) October 21, 2021
In his tweet, McIntyre also praised Big E and asked him to take care of the title until they cross paths once again. The WWE superstar will now look to claim his dominance in the blue brand of WWE.
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Drew McIntyre had an impressive run as the WWE Champion on Raw
Drew McIntyre announced himself to the big stage after winning the 2020 Royal Rumble Match by eliminating Roman Reigns at the end.
McIntyre then challenged Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 36.
It was a dream come true moment for Drew McIntyre. He became the WWE Champion for the first time following his win over ‘The Beast Incarnate’.
After that, McIntyre defended his champion against various WWE superstars, which included many big names. Seth Rollins, Randy Orton, Big Show, Bobby Lashley, Dolph Ziggler, and Robert Roode challenged McIntyre for the title. But all of them were unsuccessful.
However, at the
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But McIntyre got his championship back after he defeated Randy Orton in a no disqualification match on Raw. McIntyre’s second reign was kind of similar to his first reign, where he kept his title against top WWE superstars like AJ Styles, Keith Lee, and The Miz. This time McIntyre also defeated the WWE legend Goldberg.
But unfortunately for McIntyre, The Miz cashed in his Money in the Bank contract after his match at the Elimination Chamber 2021 PPV to put an end to McIntyre’s second title reign. Now, with McIntyre getting drafted to SmackDown, it will be interesting to see if he can win the WWE Universal Championship for the first time in his career.
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Do you think McIntyre can claim his first WWE Universal Championship following his move to the blue brand of WWE?
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