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Drew McIntyre Talks Austin Theory, Stephanie McMahon Honored By Multiple Media Outlets | Fight Size

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Robert DeFelice May 5, 2022 6:42PM

Here is your fight size update for Thursday, May 5, 2022:

- Drew McIntyre gave his thoughts on Austin Theory, the new Chosen One, in an interview with Newsday:

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I think he's done a great job. It helps that Vince McMahon is involved the way he is on screen. I think he was on screen with me maybe three or four times total, before Nexus took him out and he wasn't featured on the show anymore. So I was doing this story, but he wasn't physically present, which hurt the story a little bit. But with Austin, he's physically present. Austin is somebody who has got confidence beyond his years. He’s 24-years-old. He’s so confident. He looks great. He's very good in the ring. He keeps getting better every single week. And, if he keeps his feet on the ground, keeps working hard and stays humble, he’s got the whole world ahead of them. We don't have anybody that’s his age, that we can build the company around. And we don't need to give it everything right now. He’s 24. He’s somebody who you can take the slow burn route with, and educate people about who he is over the next few years. And you still have, you know, 20 years left in his career.

- Stephanie McMahon was awarded a Gracie by AWM and was selected as one of Variety's 2022 Women's Impact honorees.

As CBO, McMahon leads the company’s global brand strength and growth, overseeing marketing, creative services and global sales and partnerships. While she sometimes still plays a character in front of the camera, her focus is behind the scenes — and shining the light on the female performers as the driving force behind WWE’s Women’s Evolution. This year, she over saw WrestleMania 38, which took place live across two nights and became WWE’s highest-grossing and most-attended event in company history with more than 150,000 fans.

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- The Tokyo Weekender recently interview Zack Sabre jr. where he discussed living in Japan and being a vegan.

Japanese wrestling has a global influence, so the difference in the ring may appear smaller these days. But that said, pro wrestling in Japan is more physical and martial arts-influenced than the rest of the world. For me personally, I keep my style mostly the same regardless of where I am.

But it’s the approach the Japanese companies have and the respect from the media that’s the biggest difference. After a show I can go into Lawson and check out Tokyo Sports [newspaper] and see the results of the show that I was in; you’re not getting that with any tabloid paper in the UK. Wrestling is still viewed as entertainment in Japan, but it’s also grouped together with sports, as I think it should be.

It’s hard to separate Japanese wrestling from Japanese culture; it’s definitely more professional than what I was used to, partly because they come through the dojo system. When you’re training, if you do something good, you need to do it another thousand times, if you do something bad: ten thousand times. It’s all about attention to detail. And there’s more of a team spirit. In American wrestling, it’s about individuals chasing their own goals. In Japan, everybody works as hard as they possibly can for the benefit of each other, and for the company as whole.

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