In a brand-new interview with Chris Van Vliet, Drew McIntyre has openly expressed his desire for a dream WWE matchup against SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis, highlighting the chemistry they share during heated mic exchanges. The longtime friends, who have known each other since their younger days on the British indie scene, have rarely wrestled each other professionally, despite both working for TNA and WWE at the same time, so this would be a fresh matchup for both men. Whether McIntrye was officially planting the seeds for a future match or simply sharing his own personal feelings is unclear, but it would certainly be a big match for fans in the UK.
“I can feel it when I’m out there with him. Whenever we go back and forth on the microphone, I can feel the people starting to get into it … every time we go back and forth on the mic, you can feel the tension, you can cut it with a knife. We’ve known each other a long time … So when the time is right, be it Mania, be it after Mania, I think we should have a match. And I don’t think there should be any sanctioning around it. I don’t think anyone should be allowed to interfere. You know, he tapes up the fists. He’s not been in the ring a long time. He thinks he can go with a four-time former World Champion in WWE in the big leagues.” – Drew McIntyre
39-year-old Aldis is currently an authority figure, having initially signed with WWE as a producer. Debuting in 2004, he gained prominence in TNA as Magnus from 2008 to 2015, capturing the TNA World Heavyweight Championship once and becoming the first British-born world champion in company history, as well as multiple tag team titles. He later dominated the NWA, winning the Worlds Heavyweight Championship twice before joining WWE. And while he hasn’t wrestled since 2023, he isn’t believed to be retired from the ring, so a match with McIntyre is possible, and maybe even likely.
