Drew McIntyre is the tenacious Scottish warrior who was launched from his contract and the dream job of wrestling for WWE ten years in the past, solely to work on his craft and return, turning into one in all pro-wrestling greatest superstars within the course of. Speaking to M&F in Glasgow, the positioning of ‘Clash at the Castle’ — the place the massive man challenges Damian Priest for the heavyweight title, this inspirational athlete explains why he by no means gave up on his ambitions to be the perfect, and revealed a quote from Dwayne Johnson’s autobiography that he nonetheless thinks about to today.
All of it begins with “stubbornness,” explains McIntyre, whose launch, together with a glut of different WWE stars in 2014 got here as an entire shock. The Scot was confronted with a selection of whether or not to maintain grappling on the unbiased scene or name it a day and discover a ‘real’ job. “But I was like; I’m gonna make this work one way or another,” he shared.
By no means Give in to Adversity
Luckily, the hard-headed grappler doubled down on his profession aspirations, touring the globe and profitable a title in virtually each wrestling group he combined it up with. As an alternative of turning into simply one other ‘WWE has been,’ McIntyre labored on his ring abilities and his all-important professional wrestling persona, and finally returned residence. Whereas McIntyre might be pleased with his personal steadfast angle and by no means giving up on his desires, he additionally factors to the people who helped him to maintain his eye on the prize.
“More importantly, I had a great support system around me with my friends in the industry, especially here in Glasgow with ICW (Insane Championship Wrestling), the people I came up (through the ranks) with,” he shares. “And, you know, my wife having my back and understanding I’m gonna be gone a whole lot to try and make this thing work.”
The Inspirational Quote from The Rock that also drives Drew McIntyre
Many wrestling followers who’ve been fired, or have been injured, or are merely going by means of their very own private struggles take quite a lot of inspiration from their Scottish hero, as do younger wrestling stars who’re hoping to comply with in his path to success. “… If you’re released and you want this, you really want this, ‘All it takes is all you got,’ I remember reading that in The Rock’s first book (The Rock Says, 1999) and it always stuck with me, stuck in my head, and that’s absolutely true,” says McIntyre. I gave all the things, and extra, after which some, and I had a fantastic help system, nice folks round me, believing in me, so I discovered to consider in myself.”
McIntyre has talked to M&F about his dedication to consistency up to now, and because of his grit and dedication has now gone from studying The Rock’s books to signing WWE contracts provided by the person himself, since Johnson is now a high-ranking board member of the professional wrestling juggernaut.
To see Drew McIntyre experience his rightful place on the prime of the cardboard, don’t miss an amazing weekend of motion as Friday Evening SmackDown airs reside from the Hydro Glasgow Friday June 14 on FOX within the USA and TNT Sports activities internationally, and Conflict on the Fort airs reside from the identical venue on Saturday June 15 on Peacock within the USA and TNT Sports activities internationally.
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