"This is another level": WWE's Drew McIntyre talks Scottish homecoming and being a bad guy ahead of Clash At The Castle

This is an exciting time to be a wrestling fan.

While Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson may be claiming to have made wrestling cool again with his recent blockbuster return at Wrestlemania XL, the truth is that this has been building for a few years now.

WWE is drawing some of the biggest crowds – and biggest paydays – in its storied history, with recently annointed Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque leading the charge with renewed focus, fresh ideas and a roster absolutely packed with incredible athletes and performers.

Part of this growth has seen WWE taking their Premium Live Events (PLEs) international. This year alone there have been major events in Australia, Saudi Arabia and France – where an absolutely insane crowd made an already solid show into an absolute classic.

The next stop on WWE’s world tour will be the first ever WWE PLE in Scotland and the first big UK show since they packed Cardiff’s Principality Stadium in 2022 for the first Clash At The Castle.

The headliner then was larger-than-life Scotsman Drew McIntyre, who was hailed as a more-or-less hometown hero as one of - if not the - biggest wrestling stars to come out of the British Isles.

McIntyre is once again the face of Clash At The Castle – only this time he really is the hometown hero, having grown up only a few miles from Glasgow, in Ayreshire.

“I've wrestled a couple of times in Glasgow since I returned to WWE, but this is another level,” says Drew, speaking to Irish Mirror the week before Clash At The Castle. “It's always fun to go back to Scotland and see friends and family and just the passion of the Scottish fans.

“But now to have a PLE? In Scotland? That’s beyond any dreams I had as a kid because it didn't exist. Like it wasn’t even an