Drew McIntyre Weighs in On His In-Ring Future & WWE Creative Direction

Multi-time WWE World Champion Drew McIntyre recently opened up about his in-ring future and how satisfied he is with his creative direction in the company.

Drew will turn 41 this June. However, he doesn’t see any reason to slow down anytime soon. He said that he is creatively fulfilled these days, and as long as his wife and his fans are happy with what he is doing, he isn’t going to slow down. He also cited other top athletes who are currently at the top of their game despite their age.

He said this during a recent conversation with Chris Van Vliet on the latter’s INSIGHT podcast. McIntyre was recently dethroned as Undisputed WWE Champion by Cody Rhodes. His reign lasted just 56 days, and many fans were left disappointed seeing him lose the title this close to WrestleMania 42. However, Drew is satisfied with his creative direction, as, according to him, he is able to “look at the big picture these days.”

Below are the highlights:

On his in-ring future

“Yeah. I mean, I know my wife feels like it’s gonna be a lot shorter than I probably feel it’s going to be, especially with how I feel now and how creatively fulfilled I feel these days. But as long as I’m happy, as long as she’s happy, and as long as the fans are happy with what I’m doing, I don’t see any reason to slow down anytime soon, especially when I see guys getting up there in age right now and moving as well as they’re moving right now, because we’ve just moved so far forward with athletes. Look at LeBron James or Ronaldo, for example, the same age as me, and they’re just still at the top of their game.”

On whether he is satisfied with his creative direction

“Very creatively fulfilled. There were a couple of moments where I was like, ‘Damn, it su**s personally,’ but I can also look at the big picture these days. I’ve been knocked down enough times and fed a few disappointments sometimes where I didn’t always deal with it the right way for the bigger picture and understanding, okay, the company needs this right now. How does this screw me up? It doesn’t really. It actually works for the character, and as long as it works for the character, I can be personally disappointed, but professionally, I know we’re still on the right track, and the fans are still going to be emotionally invested, and that’s all that matters, because I’ve been in situations where they were not emotionally invested. And the worst thing in the world in pro wrestling is silence.”

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Drew is currently involved in a blood feud with Jacob Fatu. The two will battle in an Unsanctioned match at WrestleMania 42.