Drew McIntyre may have deeply personal issues with CM Punk, but he understands why WWE brought back the former AEW World Champion.
Punk shocked fans by returning to WWE at Survivor Series: WarGames 2023, close to a decade after walking out of the promotion.
Speaking with Mike Johnson of Pwinsider, McIntyre acknowledged that WWE bringing back Punk made sense despite their differences. He said,
“I mean, if I had a chance to really think about it, initially, I was pretty annoyed. But I understand business and I understand why it was done. But I found it interesting that everybody started going, oh, it’s obviously going to be this, or obviously going to be this guy. I was sitting there thinking, there’s a lot of real history here. A lot of real feelings I’ve got and if I get the opportunity, I know we could tell the most compelling story of all. Because no matter my real feelings, I’m still a professional, you know?
“He’s still a professional, and we’ve been given the platform to show the world what we can truly do creatively. Our creative team, obviously led by Triple H, is very much, you go out there and you take this creative as far as you can take it. You make people feel, you make people believe. And it’s not so hard to make people believe when you truly feel what’s good on screen, inside and out.”
McIntyre defeated Punk at WWE SummerSlam 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio in Punk’s first televised singles match since returning to WWE.
Punk defeated McIntyre in a strap match at WWE Bash In Berlin. A Hell in a Cell match will take place between the two at WWE Bad Blood.
