Drew McIntyre Expresses Desire to Face Batista in WWE Match | WWE News

In the soon-to-be released film *The Killer’s Game*, Drew McIntyre and Dave Bautista—better known as Batista—will engage in some brutal on-screen combat. Given that Batista has stated that he has no intention of returning to a WWE arena, this may be the closest wrestling fans will ever get to seeing a match between The Scottish Warrior and The Animal. Despite Batista’s stance, McIntyre remains hopeful, mentioning that he is ready and waiting if the situation ever changes.

During an interview with ComicBook Nation to promote the movie, McIntyre expressed his desire to face off against Batista but acknowledged that the decision ultimately lies with his fellow star. McIntyre also added a lighthearted comment at the end, keeping the mood playful: “I hope not. I mean, the fight itself was a lot of fun and I was disappointed during my time in WWE when Dave was there. I kind of grew up around him in my early 20s. He was such a big star. Obviously, at the time, his peak of his career, we never had that singles match. So it’s fun to get to fight with no restrictions. You can kill people in movies. But I am very up for it, obviously. It’s in Dave’s court. I said this earlier, I’m not saying that Dave’s chicken if he doesn’t accept the match, but he’s definitely something that’s another word for a cat.”
While fans may not see a real-life match anytime soon, McIntyre’s enthusiasm suggests that, should Batista change his mind, he would be ready for the challenge. The ball, however, remains in Batista’s court.

Drew McIntyre Reveals Which WWE Match He Considers the Best of His Career

Drew McIntyre has experienced several notable highlights throughout his WWE career, including a Royal Rumble win, three World Championship reigns, and headlining two events in the United Kingdom. However, when it comes to selecting his top match, McIntyre has a definitive choice.
In an interview with Chris Van Vliet, McIntyre identified his match against Sheamus and Gunther from WrestleMania 39 as the best of his career. He emphasized how special it was to also have a brief one-on-one encounter with Sheamus during the show: “I’d say bell to bell, the fact that it was at WrestleMania that could be the best match, probably is the best match of my career. I mean, how can you top being at WrestleMania, having a match that people say is one of the greatest Mania matches of all time, but perhaps the greatest Triple Threat of all time, and also the history I have with Sheamus? For the past 20 years, in the ring and out of the ring, everything we’ve gone through together, and then adding Gunther, who’s just very similar to us, such an incredible physical in-ring talent.

Put us all together and it was amazing. I remember not even 10 minutes into the match. I think it was after Sheamus gave me about 40 beats to the chest and the face. Nice. And then the crowd went crazy, and they’re chanting I believe this is awesome. And I was like, wow, we’re not even getting started. Wait till you see and also, why am I seeing double at this point? That was cool.
The story for the match was cool as well, because eventually Gunther disappeared for a while, and Sheamus and I have always dreamed about our one-on-one match at WrestleMania. And we went back and forth for 10 straight minutes, claymores and brogues and hitting our bombs. It was like we were having that singles match. We forgot about Gunther, and at the right moment, he just reappears. Boom, steals it, heads out. So that was cool as well that Sheamus and I kind of got a one-on-one match at Mania we should have had the year prior.”
This intense match among the three European wrestlers saw Gunther retain the Intercontinental Championship, holding onto the title for another year before eventually losing it to Sami Zayn.