WWE CEO and Chairman Vince McMahon recently released 10 Superstars, a referee, a writer and an announcer in a series of budget cuts that are expected to continue, and Drew McIntyre -- who was one of the 10 wrestlers let go -- recently spoke about a myriad of topics, including his release.
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While being released is tough on everyone, McIntyre, 29, told Gary Mehaffy that he was glad to be able to get some time to himself.
"Literally I went from a school schedule to a university schedule to a WWE schedule, so it's kind of nice to relax," McIntyre said. "I'm going kind of stir crazy, because I'm not used to relaxing. It's nice to chill out for the first time in my life."
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McIntyre was touted by McMahon early on in his career, and though McMahon and the company ended up releasing him, McIntyre was delighted that he at one time was endorsed by the CEO.
"He endorsed me himself -- I didn't know he was going to do it. He literally walked out and they said, 'you're going to go out after Vince and do your promo,' he said. "It's pretty crazy, but I thrive under that kind of pressure...That was just unbelievable."
While he never did win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, McIntyre was a one-time Intercontinental and Tag Team Champion, and he said winning the IC gold was one of his greatest accomplishments.
"It was amazing! If you Google my name and IC Title, that [picture] is my legit reaction," he said. "It was my life-long dream to be Intercontinental Champion....It was beyond a dream come true."
McIntyre said his favorite places to wrestle were his native Scotland, WrestleMania and Madison Square Garden in New York City. McIntyre spoke highly of MSG.
"It's the mecca over here.....it's an incredible crowd; they're so passionate and knowledgeable. When you go there, it's a different vibe......It's such an incredible arena," he said.
Earlier this month, the WWE released McIntyre, JTG, Jinder Mahal, Aksana, Curt Hawkins, Theodore Long, Camacho, Brodus Clay, Evan Bourne, Yoshi Tatsu and referee Mark Harris and then they released writer Jay Gibson a day later and announcer Josh Mathews sometime last week.
The moves have been done as a series of budget cuts as the WWE looks to scale back on its spending after McMahon and the company suffered some financial set-backs due to low WWE Network subscriptions, a lackluster television deal with NBC Universal and the WWE stock taking a hit. McMahon may be making more cuts soon and more talents may lose their jobs.
McIntyre is one of many WWE personalities that will have to move on but his goal is to eventually get back to the WWE and be better than ever.
"I plan to be the biggest wrestler in the world, outside of WWE," he said. "I have a clear idea in my mind what I'm going to do....I will be back in WWE!"
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