Drew McIntyre Reveals Shocking Details Behind Heath Slater’s WWE Return

Drew McIntyre seemed stunned when he saw his best friend return to the WWE.

A new ripped Heath Slater returned during Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre’s segment on RAW. Slater was last seen on the WWE Network show The Bump with McIntyre.

In the segment on RAW, Heath Slater would remind McIntyre about their days together in 3MB. The three members of the stable are now like family in real life.

Heath Slater, unfortunately, could not make a big impact in the WWE. He had a few tag team title runs with Rhyno and was part of a few dominant groups, i.e. Nexus and Corre.

However, his friends Jinder Mahal and Drew McIntyre both won multiple titles.

Both of them won the WWE championship. However, Slater’s only singles title was the 24/7 title.

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Drew McIntyre reveals was Heath Slater hesitant to come back as he had mentally moved on

The WWE champion tells the real story behind Slater’s return to RAW

The Scottish Psychopath revealed that initially he had to convince Slater as the latter wasn’t comfortable going into his past.

”I played a big part in making it happen and to be honest. He’s ready for the next stage and he’s not sure about going backward, so I made it clear to him like ‘trust me, this isn’t going to be like anything you’ve done. We finally got him on board and got him on the show.”

He was mainly used as a comedic performer who would job to legends as well as upcoming wrestlers. Hence, it is no surprise that he wasn’t convinced to return after becoming a free agent.

Drew McIntyre was released in 2014 after his stint with 3MB. The WWE champion could empathize with his friend’s departure from the company.

“Heath was against it and I spoke to my wife right before the phone call. She reminded me how I felt at the time when I was released and sure enough, he felt the same. He appreciated the opportunity with WWE, it was where he had made his name, but mentally he has moved on.”

Heath Slater has always been more of a comedic character. But when he got that one chance of doing a serious role, the One Man Band nailed it.

This proves Slater was never short of talent. He certainly convinced the fans about his talent on many occasions. Unfortunately, he could not convince the top management.

Many WWE superstars left the company, revived their career, and came back stronger. There is no stronger example one can think of than his best friend Drew McIntyre.

It will be interesting to see if Slater joins rivals AEW or goes to small independent promotions to bring a resurgence in his career.