What’s the story?
As we had reported earlier, former TNA World Heavyweight Champion Drew McIntyre has recently re-signed with the WWE. In a recent video posted on WWE’s YouTube channel, McIntyre confirmed his re-signing with WWE and stated his reasons for doing so.
In case you didn’t know...
Former TNA World Heavyweight Champion Drew McIntyre was spotted last night at ringside during the main event match between NXT Champion Bobby Roode and Shinsuke Nakamura at NXT TakeOver: Orlando.
His surprise appearance at the main event immediately gave way to various speculations on its implications. Soon, it was revealed that Drew McIntyre has indeed signed up with WWE and will be part of its developmental brand.
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It is also to be noted that Drew McIntyre had a previous stint in WWE from 2007 to 2014 which had ended disastrously. Ever since then, Drew has been making headways in the Independent Wrestling Circuit.
He has won multiple championships after leaving WWE and has become one of the prominent figures in the independent circuit, wrestling as Drew Galloway.
The heart of the matter
As if to confirm his re-signing with WWE, WWE posted a new video on their YouTube channel.
In the video, Drew McIntyre revealed his reason for signing with NXT. Drew stated that he had won championships all across the world ever since leaving WWE. He stated that he had helped build brands and that he has become a franchise player now.
Also, he said that the next logical thing for him to do was to come to NXT and win the NXT Championship.
"Well, the answer's pretty simple. I've won championships all across the world. I've helped build brands. So what's the next logical thing for me to do? It's to come here and win the NXT title.
If that's not clear enough for everybody, Drew McIntyre has signed with NXT."
WWE COO Triple h took to Twitter to welcome Drew McIntyre to WWE again. He Tweeted the following as a reaction to Drew being on ringside at the NXT TakeOver: Orlando main event.
Here’s the full video of Drew’s interview:
What’s next?
Drew McIntyre has made it clear that he has his eyes set on the NXT Championship. With rumours of Shinsuke moving to the main roster gaining steam, Drew’s addition to NXT makes perfect sense.
We can expect Drew McIntyre to debut on NXT in the following week.
Author’s Take
As a rule, several of the NXT Superstars make their main roster debut on the night after WrestleMania.
With names like Nakamura, Asuka and Revival on the run for this year's debut, there was a huge concern regarding the state of NXT. With Drew's addition, the drawing power of NXT might not be severely hampered when the top stars of NXT make their main roster debuts.
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