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Drew McIntyre is not only at the top of his game, he is also on the top of WWE today, and his stock seems to be rising even more with each passing day.
McIntyre’s first run in WWE wasn’t too great or eventful, however, his second run has seen him conquer WWE NXT and become the NXT Champion. After that he conquered ‘The Beast’ Brock Lesnar to become the WWE Champion.
Along the way, McIntyre has made several friends in WWE who have, in a way, played a role in his success in the company.
In this article, we will look at the five current and former WWE Superstars who are good friends with The Scottish Psychopath in real-life.
#5 Heath Slater and Drew McIntyre became friends in WWE
Heath Slater is no longer a part of WWE right now, as his 15-year run with the company came to an end earlier this year, when he was released by WWE. But Slater made an appearance on WWE even after his release to confront his real-life friend Drew McIntyre and competed in a match against him on WWE RAW.
After the match, Slater spoke about his relationship with The Scottish Psychopath.
“It’s knocked silly right now, being honest, but it was just something that had to be done. You know, me and Drew, we go way back. He is a brother of mine, and he promised me something, you know, and I wanted it. You know, so I confronted him and thank God it happened, but then again, you know, he’s the man. He’s the champ, and he’s my best friend; a brother inside and outside the ring. Pretty sure he still loves me. After he helped me up, he gave me a hug. I hope anyway because he’s a bad dude. But no, this was a nice closing of a chapter. So, let’s see what the future brings for me.”
That’s not all, as McIntyre too has spoken about his friendship with Slater a few times, with his most recent comments coming after their latest match on WWE RAW.
“Definitely [I wanted it]. For me, it’s important that everything comes from a place of truth and the more real the better. My relationship with Heath as we saw on RAW – especially the ending – it was very, very real and we knew that was our last moment. The only thing that was missing was Jinder. That would have been perfect closure for 3MB until Heath returns to try and fulfill the 3MB prophecy.”
3MB seems to have been the reason why the two men developed a close friendship, and even though its been years since the faction ended, their friendship remains strong to this day.
#4 Wolfgang and Drew McIntyre have had a long friendship
Drew McIntyre is unarguably the biggest WWE Superstar to have come out of Scotland, and The Scottish Psychopath has managed to enter his name in WWE's history books as he became first-ever British-born WWE Champion.
While McIntyre is a big name in the industry, there are a few other friends of his from Scotland who are making a name for themselves in WWE too. Wolfgang from NXT UK is one of McIntyre’s closest friends. The two men have known each other from a long time, and McIntyre has pushed for a chance to perform in NXT UK several times because of that reason.
Speaking to Sport Bible about the possibility of joining Gallus, McIntyre had the following to say:
"Don't know if it's in my best interest to be joining in anymore groups. I think I'm doing my best when I'm by myself. Those guys are guys I've known forever, especially Wolfgang, I took his first wrestling lesson about 16/17 years ago. If I had a chance in any group it would be with those lads but yeah I'd be better off on my own, high fiving them in the back, and maybe fighting one of them on the show.”
Wolfgang has said that McIntyre is the right man to be the first Scot to be crowned the WWE Champion, and has wished him the best for his future.
#3 Keith Lee and Drew McIntyre are the future of WWE
Keith Lee debuted on WWE RAW recently and was immediately thrown into a match against Drew McIntyre’s rival, Randy Orton. While Lee was doing a good job against Orton, McIntyre arrived to attack The Viper, which resulted in a disqualifcation.
Speaking after the match, Lee revealed that his friend ruined his match, but he understood why he did so.
"I am going to answer because it is ridiculous. Do you see my size? Here's the reality. Tonight, you saw a snippet of what I am capable of. And it was spoilt by my own friend but I also understand his side of things. He is going through a lot with Mr. Orton. He has seen a lot of people get damaged, that he has grown up fans of, being kicked in the head. He is upset, I understand. But, I watched my friend get loaded into an ambulance, and driven out."
Before NXT TakeOver XXX, Lee and McIntyre trained together and shot some exclusive WWE content that was released for the WWE Universe.
McIntyre and Lee are yet to face each other inside the WWE ring, but McIntyre is looking forward to the day when he’ll be able to face The Limitless One.
#2 Jinder Mahal was a groomsman at Drew McIntyre's wedding
Former WWE Champion Jinder Mahal has been battling his fair share of injuries, but Drew McIntyre is waiting for him to return just so he can defend his WWE Championship against The Modern Day Maharaja.
Drew McIntyre has never shied away from calling his former 3MB partner Mahal his best friend, and the WWE Universe have already heard several interesting stories involving the two men.
Speaking to ComicBook.com, McIntyre had the following to say when asked about a possible rivalry against Mahal:
"Yep. 100%. The same things I said about Sheamus apply to Jinder also, I just want everything to be as real as possible for the fans to get invested. Even at first, they're not too sure about it or skeptical about it, that they find themselves getting invested in Jinder and I. He's one of my best friends in the world. We met when I moved back to Tampa when I was about 25 years old. We started hanging out for a couple of years before 3MB was even formed. We got closer during that period. He was there to support me during some difficult times in my personal life that we very much would involve in a storyline to take it to that next level."
McIntyre also spoke about his close relationship with the WWE Superstar who endured the same hardships as him a few years ago.
"I'm very comfortable, my life's an open book that's been on the public display since I was 21. He (Jinder) was one of the groomsmen at my wedding and we're still training with each other to this day. I think he posted a picture from his gym the other day, actually, of how close we are. I think the environment we're in right now, like I mentioned, telling deeper stories and developing those characters and having more layers to our stories and characters, this would be the perfect environment to do it in. Sometimes when the arenas of fans are unsure with something initially they might crap all over it and they'll give it a chance, but in this environment they're kind of forced to listen to that story and I think people would truly get invested in a Jinder-McIntyre story."
Both men turned their fortunes around after 3MB disbanded and they were released, and it seems like their hard work in the gym and the ring has paid off big time.
#1 Sheamus and Drew McIntyre are best friends
Another man Drew McIntyre is extremely fond of is The Celtic Warrior, Sheamus. The Irishman signed with WWE right before McIntyre did, but the two men had already competed on the independent circuit before that.
McIntyre has explained how the two men have a brotherly relationship that has kept them very close for almost two decades now.
"It would be Sheamus over there. Him and I go way back to when I was about 18, 19 years old, he was about 43. He was a little bit older (laughs). We've got that big brother, little brother relationship. We both get signed in the same day, came to America together, developmental together. The night I won the IC title, he won the heavyweight title. Obviously his career ascended from there, mine went on the down slope until I got fired. I returned, he'd come down a little bit and then I exploded into the main event scene while he's still trying to find his way back there. I think there's a very interesting jealous older brother with little brother storyline that's got a lot of real footage, a lot of real depth that fans would get behind, especially Scotland versus Ireland beating the crap out of each other. That would be great. We could definitely do that one in the bar again."
Sportkeeda’s Gary Cassidy had the chance of interviewing Sheamus before McIntyre and Brock Lesnar collided for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 36, and The Celtic Warrior picked his friend as the favorite to win the match.
"I might be biased here but obviously Drew McIntyre’s been doing great on RAW now. I really like him. He’s a big lad, he’s a strong lad. I started in the business with him. He started before me but I got in there with him about 2005 I think it was and we’ve been best mates since then."
Sheamus and McIntyre have known each other for over 15 years now, and it’d be great to see them have a big rivalry on RAW or SmackDown before either one calls it a day.
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