Promo Data
[McIntyre is fresh off of his Elimination Chamber victory to challenge Seth Rollins for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania. He makes his way into the ring, looks at the camera and starts off his promo with a proud smile on his face.]
Drew McIntyre: "We did it! [Crowd showers in cheers.] I wanna take a moment to say thank you. You don't achieve success alone. And everyone in this arena, everyone across the world, thank you for putting those hands together, and for praying harder than you have ever prayed in your entire life. Because of you, this happened. Drew McIntyre, Seth Rollins for the World Title at WrestleMania. [Crowd cheers.] I gotta be honest, I feel like absolute hell. I am more jet-lagged than man right now. I was the first man in that chamber, the last man standing and, I got hurt in there. I got my eardrum blown out, I was struck on the side of the head, my eardrum burst and I had a bit of an incident after the show. I was talking with the doctor and he looked at me and told me, 'Drew, you're hurt, there's a chance you might not make WrestleMania,' and I looked at him and said, who do you think I am, CM Punk? Nothing's gonna stop me making Mania! [Crowd is amused while Drew mocks CM Punk's trademark cross-legged sit in the middle of the ring. Then, he briefly looks at the cameraman.] Don't shoot up my kilt, you perv!
Now Punk, I know it hurt you not to be part of [Elimination] Chamber, it hurt you -- really hurts you not to be part of WrestleMania, and probably kills you to see me in the World Title match. But I want you to know I thought about you after that match, and I wanted to do something special just for you. I know you're straight edge, I know you don't drink, so on the way home I drank twice as much for both of us to celebrate! [Crowd cheers.] Alright, onto more serious business I got a lot to get off my chest. I gotta talk to your champ so if you'll indulge me, Mr. Rollins, come on down."
[Seth Rollins' music hits as he makes his way into the ring while the crowd sings his song. McIntyre starts pointing at the WrestleMania sign.]
Seth Rollins: "We'll get to that but if you'll indulge me for a moment, San Jose! Welcome to Monday Night Rollins. [Cheers.] And and congratulations are in order for Drew McIntyre. [Boos.] No, you did it, Drew. I'm proud of you. You clawed your way back into a title match with me for the second time. This time you have an opportunity to do what you've been wanting to do since 2020, win the World Heavyweight Championship, except this time it won't be in an empty warehouse, you've got the opportunity to do it in front of a capacity crowd at the biggest WrestleMania of all time. But there is one thing standing in your way. He is a visionary, he is a revolutionary, he is Seth--['Freakin' Rollins,' the crowd responds. They then start singing his song.]
Drew McIntyre: "You're right. You're standing in my way of winning that title and beating you is no easy job, beating me is no easy job, so why are you making it so hard on yourself? I've been watching what's happening with Roman and Cody and The Rock. Just stop, now. You don't need this in your life, I don't understand, I've talked to you about your injured knee, your injured back -- take some time off, get to 100 percent, I want you at 100 percent. You're not gonna listen to me, you're a grown man. But I can't understand why you're going to SmackDown, to other lands to fight their battles when we need you here on RAW. That's their business, screw them.
When I'm champion, I don't care if SmackDown is on fire and they're on their knees begging for help. I would not pee on them to put that fire out! My responsibility will be RAW and that world title only. But there's one thing I really want you to think about; The Bloodline situation, mate, you know where this is going. Don't keep going down this path, we know the outcome, it's happened time and time again, it's happened to me personally. You push them too far, guess what's going to happen in our big match at WrestleMania? We're gonna brought a killer match, they are gonna be on their feet, they're going crazy, they'll hit the ring, they'll cost you the match, they'll taint my victory. So please, for your sake, for my sake, back off.
[Crowd gives a mostly negative reaction to Drew's rationale. While Seth starts thinking, crowd proceed to sing his song again.]
Seth Rollins: "Drew, I respect everything you just said, but respectfully some risks are worth taking. [Crowd mildly applauds while Drew shakes his head.] And look, I'm gonna be straight with you, man, you've known me for a long time, you know what I'm about, so you know that every single thing you just said I have thought about. I have replayed it over and over and over in my head. All the negative outcomes; that's why I'm the architect, that's why I'm the visionary, and the truth is, Drew, you might be right. You might be right, my knee, it may not be ready, my back may give out, The Bloodline may leave me broken in their way, just like they have everybody else and WrestleMania... it might be an easy night for you. You might be right, Drew. But what if you're wrong?
Like I said, some risks, they're worth taking. I've been selfish in my career, man, I've been selfish in my life, and I thought-- I thought the goal at the end of the road would fill the void, but every single time when I got to that point I felt empty inside. And it wasn't until I had my daughter, it wasn't until I had my beautiful baby girl that I realized not everything is about me. There are some things in this life that are bigger than all of us -- the World Championship is bigger than us, taking down The Bloodline is bigger than us. Let me ask you this, if we don't take care of The Bloodline before WrestleMania, then what happens? Say you do take the title from me. It doesn't matter if you're champion or I'm champion, The Bloodline wants power and it's only a matter of time before they come for the World Heavyweight Championship. So you might be right, but what if you're wrong? What if my knee is 100 percent? What if my back is ready to go? What if we can rip The Bloodline apart once and for all and secure the future of this industry? [Crowd cheers.] Because if we can do all of that, then at WrestleMania, Drew, it's just you, me, and the World Heavyweight Title. And I told you this before Crown Jewel, I'll tell you again: may the best man win. Some risks, some risks are worth taking."
- Credit: Thanks to inmate PromoSkills for transcribing this promo.