On a recent edition of his Hall of Fame podcast, WWE Hall of Famer Booker T commented on the potential of Drew McIntyre possibly leaving WWE. Booker said McIntyre at any company in the world would be a star.
“I heard Drew McIntyre’s contract is coming up, and he may be leaving to move on to other things. I don’t know. I don’t know how true that is. Him not being in this tournament kind of says a little bit of something, right? We’ll see how that plays out.
I say keep it like it is. For me, it’s about guys being able to make money…I’m not looking for the monopoly in wrestling. I’m not looking to keep a guy if he don’t want to stay. If a guy want to leave, you let him leave. I think that right there opens up a little bit of everything as far as guys going from one side to the other and back. So if a guy want to leave, let him leave. Drew McIntyre, he’s put in work in WWE, not just once, but twice. He knows what that system is all about. One thing about being in the system, after you’ve been in the system sometimes for so long, you want to get out…Any company in the world. Any company in the world, he’d be a star.”
Quote source: Fightful
McIntryre is in the last year of his contract. We recently reported that his return to WWE is said to be more of a “creative issue” at this point, rather than the health issues he has been dealing with. It has been further said it’s about what WWE wants and what McIntyre wants, and when both sides agree to it.
Booker T also broke down WWE Backlash that took place in Puerto Rico. You watch the entire episode below: