Drew McIntyre: It Means The World To Me That Joe Hendry Viewed Me As ‘The Undertaker’ Of The Indies
It means a great deal to McIntyre.
As NXT Champion Joe Hendry was making the media rounds, he spoke about the current WWE Champion and his fellow Scotsman, Drew McIntyre.
Hendry recounted when they were on the independents together and working with one another. Hendry stated that McIntyre was the indies’ version of The Undertaker.
That comment was mentioned to McIntyre by TheSportster, and here’s how McIntyre responded:
“It means the world to me. To be respected by everyone in the locker room more than anything else. It’s cool. The fans have their appreciation, or boo me, I don’t care either way but they react, they care emotionally. It’s cool when management feel a certain way or book you a certain way, but the biggest thing for me has always been, ‘for the boys.’ That’s like always the quote backstage. When you’re one of the boys, it’s always for the boys. When I walked back with the title, a lot of our superstars backstage kind of gave me a standing ovation at catering. That meant more to me than anything else, and I announced, ‘For the boys.’”
McIntyre will know who he’ll be defending the WWE Title against at WrestleMania 42 by way of the 2026 men’s Elimination Chamber match. Competing in the bout will be Cody Rhodes, Randy Orton, Trick Williams, Je’Von Evans, Jey Uso, and L.A. Knight.
Coming up for Hendry is NXT Vengeance Day, where he’ll be defending the title against Ricky Saints.
If the quote in this article is used, please credit TheSportster with an H/T to Fightful for the transcription.
