Drew McIntyre’s journey has been full of ups and downs. From getting released from WWE to making a comeback and being a world champion, the Scottish Warrior has done it all. However, in his opinion, there was a certain wrestling family whose members were getting chance after chance over other talents. The former World Champion talked about it on a podcast.
Talking to Sports Illustrated, McIntyre was asked about his feelings regarding his struggles compared to those who had a wrestling family. He stated that people knew about his journey and how many difficulties he had to face to reach where he was today. However, McIntyre claimed that in today’s world, things were quite different.
The former World Champion stated that he didn’t need to worry about getting lost in the shuffle because of his talent. He then took a shot at the Samoan wrestling dynasty and sarcastically advised younger talents to change their names to “Fatu.” Some fans praised him for keeping the kayfabe alive. Over the past few years, the Bloodline storyline has dominated the wrestling scene, consisting of many prominent Samoan wrestlers like Roman Reigns and Jey Uso.
“Today’s day and age, it’s lucky I’m as good as I am or I might get lost in the shuffle. I suggest a lot of the talent backstage when they’re asking for advice maybe change your last name to Fatu or something, you might get more opportunities.”
Drew McIntyre via Sports Illustrated
This story saw the debuts of many Samoan and Tongan stars. At Clash at the Castle three years ago, Solo Sikoa made his debut. Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa, and Jacob Fatu soon followed and integrated into the ongoing Bloodline storyline. Not only that, but the Samoans have won multiple championships. Jey defeated Gunther at WrestleMania 41 and became world champion. Fatu and Sikoa also have United States Title wins under their belts.
Drew McIntyre Crosses Paths With the Former U.S. Champion Jacob Fatu on SmackDown
After succumbing to the three most dangerous letters in sports entertainment, Drew McIntyre was irate. He ran into SmackDown GM Nick Aldis backstage and demanded revenge on the 14-time world champion. Aldis told McIntyre that Orton had left the building, but they could settle their differences at Saturday Night’s Main Event. “That works,” said the Scot before he came face-to-face with Jacob Fatu.
They kept staring at each other for seconds until McIntyre exited. The latter is no stranger to Fatu. Both men were involved in a U.S. Title Fatal 4-Way match at the Backlash PLE. The Samoan Werewolf was the champion back then, and the fans thought that The Scottish Psychopath would be the one to take down Fatu.
It just wasn’t to be, as McIntyre continued his beef with Damian Priest until their rivalry culminated in a steel cage match at the May 24th edition of Saturday Night’s Main Event. The former enforcer to Solo Sikoa might potentially cross paths with The Scottish Warrior down the road for the world title in the future. A singles feud between these freaks of nature would be as physical as they come.