WWE champion Drew McIntryre reveals how chiefs Vince McMahon and Triple H reacted to his victory over Brock Lesnar

Gary Stonehouse

Published: 6:40 ET, May 7 2020

RECORD-BREAKING WWE champion Drew McIntryre has lifted the lid on how Vince McMahon and Triple H reacted to his victory over Brock Lesnar.

The 34-year-old finally realised his dream by becoming the first British star to hold the biggest prize in professional wrestling by defeating “The Beast” at WrestleMania 36 last month.

Drew McIntyre has revealed the backstage reaction to his WWE Title triumph at WrestleManiaCredit: WWE

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 Heath Slater and Jinder Mahal as part of the 3MB stable after initially being dubbed “The Chosen One” by McMahon on his debut.

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 the Triple H led NXT brand before moving back up to the main roster a year later and going on to write his name into the history books.

And in an interview with SportsKeeda, the “Scottish Terminator” has now revealed what the backstage reaction was like from the WWE chiefs immediately after his huge triumph.

He said: “The backstage reaction was non-existent because of the setup there was nobody back there initially. So, it was kind of weird.

“But you know when I got to Mr. McMahon and Triple H and obviously, we had such minimal personnel there, the people who were there especially, the crew people who have watched me grow up, you know everybody was very happy and very proud.

“I think for Vince and Hunter themselves, they were just very happy to see that I have finally kind of grown up and realised the potential they had seen in me all those years ago.”