Drew McIntyre would ‘love’ WWE match against Nick Aldis
Drew McIntyre is hoping that he and Nick Aldis will get the chance to settle their WWE rivalry in the ring.
Since Aldis joined WWE, his on-screen role has been serving as the general manager of SmackDown. Having at least one WWE match remains a goal for Aldis — and McIntyre told Insight with Chris Van Vliet that he would love to face off against Aldis. There have been issues between the two as Aldis has tried to keep McIntyre in line.
“Hell yeah, I would [love to face Aldis]. I can feel it when I’m out there with him. Whenever we go back and forth on the microphone, I can feel the people starting to get into it,” McIntyre said before discussing his current feud with Jacob Fatu.
“But at the same time, there’s this Aldis thing simmering at the side. And every time we go back and forth on the mic, you can feel the tension, you can cut it with a knife. We’ve known each other a long time. I name-dropped his son because I have known him for that long. But what a corporate stooge he is. His kid, Donovan, must be ashamed of him, having such a corporate stooge for a father instead of backing me, the one who’s in the right and the one that he’s known for years and the one who’s his actual friend.
“So when the time is right, be it Mania, be it after Mania, I think we should have a match. And I don’t think there should be any sanctioning around it. I don’t think anyone should be allowed to interfere. You know, he tapes up the fists. He’s not been in the ring a long time. He thinks he can go with a four-time former World Champion in WWE in the big leagues. [Aldis is] probably the greatest NWA Champion of the modern era, since Billy [Corgan] took over the NWA. But he’s not been in there for a long time.
“He’s a big guy, I would love to get in there with him and I’d love to see what damage I could do. No one’s allowed to interfere. They can come up close and ask me to stop politely, but I’ve been known to get a little crazy out there.”
McIntyre pointed out that Aldis is actually younger than him, with Aldis being 39 years old and McIntyre being 40. They have known each other since they were teenagers.
The potential McIntyre vs. Aldis matchup won’t be happening at WrestleMania 42. Instead, McIntyre is set to take on Fatu in an unsanctioned match at the April 18-19 event in Las Vegas.
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