Drew McIntyre Meant What He Said About Cody Rhodes, Prefers His Silver Tongue To CM Punk’s Poison

Drew McIntyre calls Cody Rhodes a wolf in politician’s clothing.

Drew McIntyre calls Cody Rhodes a wolf in politician’s clothing.

Former tag team partners Drew McIntyre and Cody Rhodes traded shots on the January 15 episode of WWE Raw, as McIntyre criticized Rhodes for smiling all the time, while Rhodes fired back that McIntyre was complaining about his second chance. The confrontation came after McIntyre previously went back and forth with CM Punk.

On social media, Drew McIntyre shared a promo in which he acknowledged Seth Rollins’ reported injury before he discussed his showdown with Cody Rhodes on the January 15 episode of Raw.

“I’ve just arrived in my hotel. Early hours of the morning for Raw tomorrow. I’ve seen a full-grown man at the airport with his jeans around his ankles peeing like a child. I could have done without that. But anyway, we’re six days to the Rumble and our champion’s potentially hurt. Seth, you gotta be careful when you call yourself a workhorse. The thing about workhorses is if you run too hard, and you ain’t actually one, you get an injured wheel that will put you down, buddy. But that’s a what if, not a what is. Let’s talk about what is. Let’s talk about last week, myself and Cody getting the chance to catch up. Former tag team champions of the world?m, the Dashing Ones. Once again, Google it if you don’t believe it’s a real thing. When we were younger, we really thought we could have done more within the system. Maybe we could have. But stepping outside the system, getting our heads screwed on right, getting perspective, helped us become the men we are today. I set the blueprint, redefined what it meant to be an independent wrestler. Cody, he took it, put his spin on it, created a lot of jobs for a lot of our friends. Now, Matt Cardona is taking it in his own unique direction, which is awesome. But I still stand by everything else that I said. I think what we’re seeing is a very clever act developed outside the company instead of the real person. The wolf in politician’s clothing. The gratitude is real, the work ethic is real. All the other stuff, I don’t know. I guess prove me wrong. But I’d much rather the silver tongue than Punk’s poisonous one,” McIntyre said.

McIntyre went on to discuss his looming match with Damian Priest on the January 22 episode of WWE Raw and hinted that he may come after Priest’s Money in the Bank briefcase. He credited Priest as someone he sees as an important player in his vision for Raw. But the former champion vowed to beat him on Monday.

“Now, Priest, you idiot. One, stop wearing Rhea’s clothes. Two, once again, why didn’t you wait until I beat Seth and I was champion, and I was weakened to cash in? Why do you think you keep failing? Actually, maybe three, maybe I should take that briefcase from you and restore its credibility. Mate, I’m gonna beat you. But bias aside, I do see you as an important player in my vision for Raw, and I admire anyone that picks a fight with me. But you need to learn it’s not all about all rising. It’s about falling in line. It’s about trusting someone who’s led multiple companies, including this one. Your next world champion. Take it easy,” McIntyre said.

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