Drew McIntyre: Randy Orton Has Been ‘Phoning It In’ And He’s Still One Of The Best In The World
Drew McIntyre says Randy Orton isn’t exactly trying his hardest right now but that doesn’t make him any less dangerous.
McIntyre recently spoke with Instinct Culture by Denise Salcedo ahead of his match against Randy Orton at Summerslam. The current WWE Champion discussed the importance of the event itself and what it would mean to him to walk out as champion. The two also spoke about WWE Thunderdome’s premiere and more; including the fact that Orton’s still a dangerous opponent despite McIntyre’s belief that he’s been “phoning it in” as of late.
“I know this is the biggest challenge I’ve had, since I beat Brock Lesnar at Wrestlemania in the main event. It’s our biggest show since Wrestlemania, Summerslam, and Randy Orton is a legend, a Hall of Famer already at this stage of his career, he’s done so much. He’s honestly been phoning it in half the time, he’d admit to that himself, and when he phones it in, he is still one of the best in the world. Over the past few months he’s taken things to the next level, he’s at the top of his game, the best he’s been his entire career, on the microphone, in the ring. He’s pure evil and it’s the ultimate challenge for me, it’s the Joker to my Batman, it’s the match I need to prove myself.”
“I’ve been doing a lot of things the past few months, I beat Brock Lesnar in 5 minutes, I’ve defended my title multiple times, carried the company in the pandemic situation; that’s all great but to cement myself as a top dog I need to take out Randy Orton this Sunday in the Thunderdome… This is the challenge I’ve needed, I wanna prove myself not just great during this time, like of all times that I could have been WWE Champion representing the company even if Austin and Rock were on top.”