WWE Champion Calls Out Dwayne Johnson for a WrestleMania Showdown

Drew McIntyre has been around the wrestling business for a while now. He is currently on his second and most successful WWE tenure.

“The Scottish Psychopath” won the WWE Championship back in April during WrestleMania 36. He defeated the Beast Brock Lesnar and became the first UK resident to become WWE Champion.

In his recent interview with the Glasgow Times, he spoke about becoming the WWE Champion at an empty WrestleMania and facing his inspiration Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.

Drew McIntyre on WrestleMania Title Dream Coming True

Unlike other years, this time, WrestleMania was not bustling with Fans due to the Coronavirus pandemic. McIntyre revealed that he had overcome the initial melancholy of winning the title in an empty arena.

“It’s not what I imagined or what I dreamt of,” Drew said of the big title win at WrestleMania 36.

“It was supposed to be at Raymond James Stadium in front of 80,000 people, literally 20 minutes from my home [in Florida]. The main event against Brock Lesnar for the WWE title, it couldn’t have been any more perfect. Then the pandemic hit, and I went through all the emotions possible.

“It’s when I started watching the news and speaking to people about it that I understood how severe the situation was. The fact we were pushing ahead with WrestleMania during difficult times, it changed my mindset. I went from disappointment to thinking I was being a bit selfish. That I could make people smile, it was really big and a feel good story, so it took on a whole new meaning to me. Nobody will forget the WrestleMania when the world stood still.”

Facing The Rock In Future

When asked about his inspirations, the Champion took the name of wrestler turned Hollywood A-lister Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.

McIntyre recalled how Rock once endorsed him during a TMZ interview. He also looked back at the time when he called Rock out on Twitter for supporting his former rival Dolph Ziggler.

“The Rock is the best, one of the nicest guys in the world, and he deserves all his success,” McIntyre said.

“There was a time I was doing nothing, really, and TMZ asked him who he thought was the next breakout star. And he picked me, which inspired me and fired me up. I appreciated that, and it gave me motivation. Then to see WWE posted an image of Dolph Ziggler with the title, and Rock backed him up! That hurt my one feeling I’ve got left.
“I thought, ‘What would Rock do in this situation?’ If this was 1998/99, what would he say? I thought, screw it. I’m the Champion, I don’t back down to anyone, even The Rock. My phone exploded. I’d love to face The Rock anywhere, but if there was one place on earth it would be a WrestleMania at Ibrox. That would be great for personal reasons.”

At SummerSlam, Drew McIntyre is ready to face Randy Orton with the WWE Championship on the line. The event will take place on August 23rd at a location outside the performance center.