Drew McIntyre has admitted to taking a photo with Jack Perry in an attempt to escalate his feud with CM Punk.
Punk and Perry share a history. They had an incident at AEW All In last August that resulted in Perry’s suspension and Punk’s release after Punk advised Perry not to use real glass for a television segment. While working the All In match, Perry made a spot on a car’s windshield and made a reference to glass to the camera, saying, “Real glass, cry me a river,” which sparked the physical altercation.
AEW aired the footage earlier this year on Dynamite, following Punk’s detailed account of the incident on The MMA Hour. McIntyre discussed it during an Insight interview with Chris Van Vliet. Here are some highlights:
On how it happened:
“No (whether he saw him at Comic-Con), I was flying to LA, and they just did a show the night before. I seen Roderick Strong at the airport, a buddy of mine, and we got to catch up. He was hitting an ROH show, I believe. And then on the flight, just seen Jack. Had a little chat with him and his missus. And then we snapped a picture, and the internet had a freaking meltdown. It was hilarious.”
On how long it stayed up:
“I think it lasted 45 minutes. And then the numbers I heard were 2 million impressions or something insane for 45 minutes. It was pretty wild. People enjoyed that immensely. So yeah, I’m always dancing on that line of what’s acceptable, not acceptable. Make people question things.”
On whether he knows where the line is: “It’s probably back of 100 yards. That’s where I live. And yeah, I just do what was fun, and then, did someone tell me? Didn’t someone tell me? Was it by design? Did I choose to remove it? I’ll never answer that question because I love people asking questions.”
You can check out the complete interview below:
