Former two times WWE champion Drew McIntyre who is also a former one time WWE NXT champion recently explained how he was using the sword as a part of a gimmick and he also talked about the importance of the sword.
We can see the former two times WWE champion using a sword for quite a time. The sword has become a part of his current storyline where he is involved to the former WWE champion Jinder Mahal. The storyline became quite interesting with time.
Drew McIntyre On Using His Sword
It all started when Jinder Mahal attempted to break Drew’s sword but he failed and on the other hand Drew broke Jinder’s bike. Retaliation at the very next pay per view event which was Money in the Bank where Drew was really close from winning the Money in the Bank contract but Jinder cost him his opportunity to win the contract.
The feud finally heated up after that. At SummerSlam the two real life friends will meet each other in a one on one match. Earlier this match was route rumoured to be taking place inside the Punjabi Prison. But the rumours must turned out to be false and it just a regular one on one match.
Drew McIntyre who is a former two times WWE champion recently spoke on the Pat McAfee Show where he explained how he was using the sword a part of a gimmick. He said;
“It wasn’t my idea, but I wasn’t opposed to it. Cool, you want to give me a big a*ss sword, shove it in the stage, and it set off a bunch of pyro, that sounds cool. I believe it was Vince’s idea initially.
“I pitched using my Scottish heritage for the kilt. I never suggested the sword. But leaning into my Scottish heritage a little bit, you want to stand out a little bit more from a brand perspective.
“A lot of us are big, in shape, and hopefully a little handsome, but you want something to look different outside the box. I said, ‘I’m Scottish, why don’t we lean into the Scottish thing,’ Eventually they came to me and said, ‘How would you feel about bringing it in, bringing your heritage and history in.
“I said, ‘I absolutely love it.’ Then they gave me the big a*s sword. I’ve been swinging that around for a long time now. We just gave it a name. It’s named after my late mother which is really cool.
“I’m bringing it to the ring now and I’m starting to use it. Hopefully, there is an endgame for this thing. There must be an endgame for this thing. If I’m going to bring it to the ring this much, I’m going to use this bloody thing properly.”
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