Drew McIntyre says he was “legitimately upset” about comments made by Roman Reigns and CM Punk
As seen during the February 2nd 2026 edition of WWE RAW, CM Punk stated that Royal Rumble winner Roman Reigns could choose Drew McIntyre as his WrestleMania opponent, calling McIntyre “the easier pick.” On the following episode of SmackDown, McIntyre addressed Punk’s remarks in a promo, claiming he could defeat Reigns now that Reigns no longer has his family by his side.
While speaking to Busted Open Radio, McIntyre addressed Punk’s promo with Reigns…
“Say whatever you want about me. I can protect myself. I look after myself verbally. And to be honest, they weren’t even that bad.
You know, whatever one person said, I mentioned on SmackDown. The other one was defending me. Punk tried to run his mouth, as usual. Roman pointed out, ‘Drew, have you crying over the little plastic bracelets four times your size?’
Roman said he beat Drew years in a row. I get it. But they kind of defended me. That didn’t bother me.
It was just the stuff about the title and SmackDown and making it feel a little less than — when they’re such big superstars. Just focus on the title. Focus on each other.
So I went out and did a Braveheart-like speech on the Friday because I was legitimately upset. As far as I was concerned, that was it — done. And it seems to be done. Now they’re focused on their stuff, and we’re focused on our stuff.”