MUM'S THE WORD
NEW WWE Champion Drew Mcintyre was reduced to tears after an emotional chat with his former 3MB team-mate Heath Slater.
The 34-year-old finally realised his dream by becoming the first British star to hold the biggest prize in professional wrestling by defeating Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania on Sunday.
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That capped a phenomenal journey for McIntyre and his rollercoaster career.
He was released from WWE back in June 2014 following a poor run alongside Slater and Jinder Mahal as part of the 3MB stable.
The Scottish Terminator even watched WrestleMania 31 in a nightclub back home in Glasgow.
But after rebuilding his reputation on the independent scene, he returned to WWE in 2017 as part of their NXT brand before moving back up to the main roster a year later and going on to write his name into the history books.
Following his victory over The Beast, McIntyre made an appearance on the latest episode of WWE’s The Bump for a chat with Slater.
And the “One Man Band” mentioned that the Ayr-born star’s late mother is looking down on him from heaven, and is proud of what her son has accomplished, forcing the champ to leave the screen for a while to avoid crying.
Slater said: “The only thing I have to say is, brother, I love you and so happy for you, but you know... you know that all of your friends and family are happy, the WWE Universe is happy, but your mom's very happy man.
“I can feel that, like, I can feel it, you know. I guess it's starting to come outta my eyes. I know she is looking down, happy and proud of you man, and just remember that. I love you brother, I love you baby, 3MB baby.”
He quickly returned to raise his hand and did the 3MB gesture.
Watch the full clip below, posted by WWE Backstage News Correspondent Ryan Satin.
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WWE revealed shock footage on Monday Night Raw of the Big Show challenging McIntyre to a match just 20 minutes after his victory over Lesnar.
The champ had headed to the ring for a celebratory interview with Sarah Schreiber.
But they were soon interrupted by the world’s largest athlete who brought a referee out with him.
The 7ft Big Show talked down at McIntyre and eventually talked him into a match, with the giant dominating the tired Scotsman.
Eventually the Brit managed to hit his Claymore Kick to down Show and claim the win via pinfall to secure his first successful defence.
He could soon find himself defending the belt against WBC heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury after challenging him to a showdown yesterday - which was immediately accepted by the Gypsy King.
Drew McIntyre says Wrestlemania 36 felt ‘like a ghost town’ after beating Brock Lesnar to claim title behind closed doors