Drew McIntyre strongly rebukes WWE Hall of Famer’s comments on CM Punk

Drew McIntyre strongly rebukes WWE Hall of Famer’s comments on CM Punk originally appeared on The Sporting News

Drew McIntyre has been obsessed with CM Punk ever since the latter returned at the 2024 Royal Rumble and the former spoiled that return with a Shell Shock DDT. CM Punk’s torn tricep kept him out of the ring for several months, causing him to miss WrestleMania XL, but the two had one of the year’s hottest blood feuds.

It was bloody, alright.

The two did war in Bad Blood last October in a brutal Hell in a Cell match that spurned a two-month absence for McIntyre. That was the final match of a trilogy that included a SummerSlam clash with Seth Rollins as a special guest referee, and a strap match at the Bash in Berlin.

The “Scottish Psychopath” is not over it.

McIntyre recently got personal with CM Punk, discrediting Bret Hart’s praise of the “Second City Saint.”

“CM Punk, I don’t know how Bret loves him so much; he’s like the opposite of the Excellence of Execution. His moves are executed terribly, but he believes everything he says, and people buy his crap. Good for him, I guess. To me, as a wrestler growing up and as a Bret Hart fan, you should be able to do the moves well. That should be a given,” McIntyre said on “Huge Pop Radio” to Donnie DaSilva and Jimmy Korderas.

His comments about the WWE at large read like a shot at Punk for the generation of wrestlers he inspired.

McIntyre ripped the appearances of roughly 82% of the roster.

“The 85% — maybe I’m a little off, maybe it’s like 82% — they don’t, they shouldn’t be WWE Superstars. And no, I don’t just mean you have to be big and jacked like me. You have to look like an athlete. My God… at least look like an athlete. Get in the damn gym,” McIntyre said.

McIntyre continues to flash an Attitude Era-esque persona in an era that’s increasingly blurring the lines for what’s real and, as most wrestling fans would be opposed to labeling the opposite due to current events, unreal.