Mick Foley was recently a guest on Busted Open Radio. During Foley’s appearance on the show, he spoke about Drew McIntyre’s transformation since being released by WWE in 2014.
Mick first revealed that Drew reached out to him after he left WWE to show him a promo that he had recently done. Here is what Mick said (h/t to 411 Mania for the quotes below):
“Within a week or two after leaving, I got a message from Drew and he said, ‘Mick, I know we don’t know each other that well, but I respect your opinion. I’m trying something different, I apologize in advance for the language but’s an 18 and older audience.’ And so I check it out, I press play. And there’s a guy who looks like Drew McIntyre, but is in a sense a different human being cutting this impassioned promo that’s full of emotion and full of life. And I’m looking at my screen going, ‘Where did this come from, and where was this? And what is this guy capable of doing?’
After watching the promo, Mick revealed what he texted Triple H about Drew:
“And the first thing I did — and this is not something I do often, I can count the number of times I’ve done this on one hand and have a couple fingers left over. I texted Triple H and said, ‘Hunter, I know he just left here, but you need to keep an eye on Drew McIntyre.’ And I think I used that phrase, ‘He’s almost like an entirely different human being.’
And so, for any guy who leaves WWE — and we all reserve the right to cash in on what we’ve done, to work the indies, to sell our gimmicks. No one will think less of us for that. But while doing that, simultaneously keep your eye on the long-term game. What he did is inspirational, it should be a road map for everyone who leaves and believes they’re capable of doing something better. I think yeah, I really admire what he did, he put in the work, he transformed himself and now he’s a veritable WrestleMania main event performer.”
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