During an interview with Sam Roberts ahead of WWE SummerSlam 2024, Drew McIntyre commented on putting together his promo following the 2024 WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view event where he said he “prayed” for CM Punk to get injured.
You can check out some highlights from the interview below:
On how far he took his “I prayed for this” promo: “I actually went a step further, and between Triple H and I, we got it where we felt like we wouldn’t offend a lot of people. I had it a little further than that, and Triple H dialed me back slightly, and we landed there.”
On justifying Punk’s big paycheck for his return: “That’s one way to look at it because he’s right. He is a gigantic name. But at the same time, I would say to him, he’s been out for seven months. As big a name as he is, if it was anybody else in my position that couldn’t do their job like me or didn’t have the same feelings I had, did I not make him and keep him relevant and justify the big check that he’s been making the whole time so people are actually excited to see him come back and have this gigantic match at a stadium show? Does it not work both ways? Egotistical prick.”
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