WWE star Drew McIntyre talks putting himself under the microscope to get back into shape before return
The last months for WWE star Drew McIntyre have been brutal and that may be an understatement McIntyre had a brutal blood feud with CM Punk and launched into another rivalry with Damian Priest that led to him getting glass in his eye before WrestleMania He won that match and the two settled the tally in a steel cage at the last Saturday Night s Main Event show in May CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMThe match with Priest was the last anyone saw of McIntyre before he returned on Friday Night SmackDown last week He took aim at Randy Orton and received an RKO when The Legend Killer felt he crossed the line It will come to a head when McIntyre is back in action to face off against Orton at Saturday Night s Main Event this weekend McIntyre commented when he pops his shirt off at the premium live event fans will see all the work that s gone into the physique and the movement that s gone on in the gym I honestly feel better than I felt in about minimum six or seven years During this time off I ve had a chance to step back and look at everything from an outside perspective the product itself and more specifically me because I m only competing against myself as far as I m concerned he stated Fox News Digital in a newest interview And I ve realized wow OK I ve got selected areas I really need to improve upon even though from a fan s perspective they might say Well look at your going into on the microphone in the ring physique-wise compared to everybody else I disclosed no no no I might look good compared to everybody else but I was not giving it I d say I was giving it McIntyre stated he used to gloat to fitness magazines about how he was able to eat anything he craved and maintained his incredible physique and stay in shape in the ring WWE PARTNERS WITH MAYBELLINE NEW YORK AHEAD OF HISTORIC PREMIUM LIVE EVENTHowever during his time away from the ring McIntyre came to realize that he needed to cut all of that out if he desired to return to the top of the WWE mountain For the first time in my life I ve brought in somebody to start the diet the right way I ve brought in somebody to kick my a-- in the gym I brought somebody in to start doing rehab at the gym stretching things I ve never done in my life and it s unbelievable what it s opened in my body and feel exactly the way I did ostensibly like before I won the Royal Rumble in The way I m moving about now in general I feel unbelievable he explained McIntyre vowed he will be showing the world what he s capable of in the next run I m a little angry with myself that I didn t see it when I was in the system but it really takes just taking a step back outside of your routine look at everything objectively and saying Where can I improve When I looked in that mirror I was like you re not giving it your all your diet is abysmal you re staying up to six various nights when you don t need to be you re not getting that sleep Give it your all and then when you leave you know you left no stone unturned And the fact that I m not I don t even feel in the top three right now never mind the top If I m not No then I m quite frankly p---d off and it s on me and it all changes this Saturday Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter
