Drew McIntyre Praises Pete Dunne and The NXT UK Style

In an interview with Wrestling Inc, Drew McIntyre praised both WWE UK Champion Pete Dunne and the style used by many of the wrestlers on the NXT UK brand, which he said is his favorite wrestling style. Here are highlights:

On how NXT UK is a great opportunity for wrestlers like him: “There’s nothing easy about it, but you got lot more eyes on you, and a lot more opportunities. More opportunities than when we were signed. There weren’t many UK guys around; I think it was only Paul Burchill that was signed from the UK, unless you go back to the Finlays and Regals who were already living in America and were the first group of guys signed. But it was Sheamus, myself and Wade Barrett who were in that first group that were cherry-picked from the UK and brought to America. Now, you get to train in the UK, you get to experience the WWE, get to learn about how it is with the camera, etc. Then go to a live building, get acclimated with the country and the new culture. So no matter what town it is, it is way better opportunity-wise, and I’m very happy about it. I’m not bitter about it that I had to do it [the hard way], I’m happy that it is working out well down there.”

On his time before WWE with Sheamus and Wade Barrett: “I remember having a lot of fun. The European scene had died down at that point and we were trying to get something going…. There was only one televised show in Europe. We had a lot of fun and we all got signed to WWE on the same day.”

On NXT UK: “It’s hard not to say that Pete Dunne’s not the best considering he’s had the title for a number of years. But there’s so many good guys and I’ve worked with the majority of them so I know how good they actually are. Everyone’s very physical in the ring and that’s my favorite style – the British style.”