WWE's Drew McIntyre longs for Lanarkshire return says wrestling promoter friend

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An East Kilbride wrestling promoter and friend of WWE main eventer Drew McIntyre says the superstar misses performing in the South Lanarkshire town.Head of British Championship Wrestling (BCW) Graham McKay was working as security for the WWE when they visited the Glasgow Hydro on Tuesday night.Graham, who acted as Drew’s in-ring manager for around half a decade, caught up with ‘The Scottish Psychopath’ for the first time in four years.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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It’s a different feeling. He was saying how much he missed doing stuff like that.“The fact that East Kilbride played such a big role in making a WWE champion is mental.

He was BCW’s first-ever champion and then he was in the main event of Wrestlemania.“He’s the most humble guy despite being this big mega-star.