Drew McIntyre discusses hitting people for real in the ring.
Over the past few years, Drew McIntyre has been through battles with some of the hardest hitters in WWE, including the likes of Gunther and Sheamus, who he met in a triple threat match at WrestleMania 39. More recently in 2024, McIntyre found himself in the ring with CM Punk, someone he has real life issues with outside the ring.
While speaking to High Performance in a new interview, McIntyre was asked about what would happen if he went off script and legitimately started beating on CM Punk, with Drew noting that he already has beat on Punk during their matches.
"I mean, I started beating him physically. If you watch that match, you're kicking the absolute crap out of each other. I don't think I've hit anyone. In fact, I haven't hit anyone as hard in bar fights as I've hit some of my opponents, like Punk and Sheamus specifically. I've never hit anyone that hard. I've knocked guys out, hitting them less hard than I've hit guys that I don't like in wrestling matches."
Elsewhere in the same interview, Drew discussed how he felt about losing to Punk due to their real life issues. You can read more about that here.
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