Sports · Combat Sports · 4 hrs ago
Drew McIntyre says WWE colleagues took his character jabs personally
Drew McIntyre says some WWE colleagues took his jabs personally because they confused his comments about their on-screen characters with insults aimed at them.
He discussed the issue on the Soder Podcast while reflecting on how he improved his microphone work during time away from WWE.
He built a character that draws heavily on his real personality, he said.
McIntyre also said his social media comments sometimes went so far that colleagues forgot they were playing characters.
He meant the jabs as part of wrestling, not as criticism of the people behind the characters.
McIntyre has been away from WWE since WrestleMania and is currently focused on his Hollywood career.
Drew McIntyre said some WWE colleagues took his character-focused social media jabs personally.
He said he developed his microphone skills and found his character while outside WWE in recent years.
McIntyre said his character is based largely on himself and includes a lot of truth.
He discussed the experience on the Soder Podcast.
McIntyre has been absent from WWE since WrestleMania and is focused on his Hollywood career.
- Who
- Drew McIntyre and some of his WWE colleagues.
- What
- McIntyre said colleagues sometimes mistook his jabs at their characters for personal attacks.
- When
- He described events from the past few years. The article was published on October 14, 2026.
- Where
- The discussion was on the Soder Podcast; the jabs were made on social media.
- Why
- McIntyre said he began using more of his real-life personality in his character and directed his jabs at colleagues’ characters.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
McIntyre said he worked on his microphone skills while outside WWE and found his voice and character.
McIntyre said he began directing jabs at colleagues’ characters, and some colleagues took them personally.
McIntyre has been absent from WWE and focused on his Hollywood career.
- Interview
- Soder Podcast
- Subject
- Drew McIntyre
- Colleagues
- Some WWE stars took his jabs personally
- Current focus
- Hollywood career
- WWE absence
- Since WrestleMania
What people are saying
I really started letting people have it to the point they were forgetting they’re playing a character.
There’s a lot of truth in there.