Drew McIntyre, the former WWE Champion, holds strong opinions on celebrity involvement in professional wrestling. During an appearance on ImPaulsive, McIntyre discussed his frustration with outsiders stepping into the business and interfering in matches.
McIntyre directly addressed Jelly Roll’s physical involvement in his match against Randy Orton.
“He’s choosing to step in the ring. Like I said it on Saturday Night’s Main Event when I kicked him in the stupid face—if you step into our ring, you make yourself a target.”
McIntyre detailed how Jelly Roll’s actions impacted his career.
“He wanted the big shiny WWE. Watched it all his life. He’s a big fan and he decided to get in our world. Screw with Logan. Put hands on Logan to begin with. And then cost me a freaking match against Randy Orton. I was out for five weeks. I came back—new mindset, new Drew.”
McIntyre emphasized his renewed focus on championship gold, stating he would no longer get involved in personal issues that do not advance his title aspirations.
“I’m not going to get involved in all these personal issues I’ve been involved with for the past two years—people like Punk and Priest. That’s not getting me any titles. I want the damn title back. I needed that win over Randy to put me on track to beat Cena—the current washed-up version of Cena—and he screwed it all up. He being Jelly Roll. He deserved to get kicked in his stupid face.”
Logan Paul also voiced his concerns about celebrities entering WWE without earning their place.
“I came in as a lifelong athlete… And I personally now, since I do this, find it a little insulting that a celebrity thinks they can just come in the business—and get the green room, and fly on the jet, and just do a six-minute run-in at WrestleMania and screw up our damn main event—Travis Scott, which happened, by the way. Piece of sht. So like, I’m a little bit sick of the Outsiders, Mike, is the answer. And so, like, no disrespect to Jelly Roll outside of the WWE, but in the WWE, I fully intend to disrespect him a lot.”
Drew McIntyre remains a highly visible figure in WWE programming, involved in high-profile feuds and headlining matches. This past week saw McIntyre compete and participate in post-match altercations, maintaining his presence at the upper echelons of the WWE card.