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Drew McIntyre will face Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship on Saturday at Crash at the Castle in Cardiff, Wales, ending more than two years of ‘tribal chief’ dominance. hope to put an end to it.
For McIntyre, it’s kind of a homecoming. He was born in Ayr, Scotland, about 400 miles north of where his premium event is held. He has a chance to win his WWE Championship for the third time in his career with the company.
When Fox News Digital asked what it would be like to host an event essentially in his backyard, McIntyre replied, “Wild.”
McIntyre admitted that Reigns was on an impressive winning streak, but didn’t necessarily like the way he did business in the ring.
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“Holding the title for two years is unbelievable and Roman has accomplished incredible things over the past decade and has main evented at multiple WrestleManias. It disappeared for a while, but I was in charge of “as WWE Champion, reintroducing this ‘tribal chief’ character and taking him to the next level,” McIntyre said on Fox News. told Digital.
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“I don’t necessarily like the way he’s done these days. He’s a weirdo. But even then, he’s been very successful. He’s a huge star. He’s one I’ve looked up to over the years. And he’s a learned man, and this Saturday at Crash at the Castle, I’ll have to kick the head off his body to take those titles.
Getting the chance to beat Reigns would be a huge achievement. McIntyre added that it would be his first time holding the title in front of a live audience. His two title reigns before him were during the coronavirus pandemic.
“I never imagined that a moment like this would come and be in a title match in the UK, so it will be the biggest moment of my career. WWE Champion. Won first title in front of nobody during peak of pandemic and second title in front of virtual fans. Never held title in front of live fans. Champion for 300 days This is pretty crazy.
“Winning a third time in front of the fans at my home show would be the big moment I was looking for, and beating Roman in the middle of his run would make Drew McIntyre. It would really take it to the ‘next level. “
But will it be a moment bigger than WrestleMania?
“Personally, yes,” McIntyre said. “This is, as I’ve said many times, I couldn’t have even come up with this scenario. I dreamed of a stadium show in the UK and I would have been happy to be in the show. But I never imagined that I would fight for the title in the main event.I would fight for the title against one individual I couldn’t beat in the multiple matches we had together. is escaping the life of
“I’m on the cusp right now. People are talking about this match insanely all over the world. I could never have imagined this particular situation. So yeah, this is a dream come true for me.” It is beyond realization.”
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Clash at the Castle takes place on Saturday and can be seen at Peacock from noon ET. It’s his first stadium show in the UK since SummerSlam in 1992, and his first pay-per-view in the US since 2003’s Insurrextion.