Drew's a Blue

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WRESTLING superstar Drew McIntyre has lifted the lid on how he ended up supporting Rangers over Celtic.

The grappler became the first Scotsman to win the NXT title before joining forces with Dolph Ziggler on Raw earlier this year.

And after an impressive 15 year career in WWE, the Ayr-born performer has opened up on how he first fell in love with Rangers.


He told BBC Sport: “My family supports Rangers and Celtic and, when you are a baby, they leave out the two tops and you crawl towards one of them.

“I believe I crawled to the Rangers top when I was a kid.”

McIntyre – dubbed the “Scottish Psychopath” – has been impressed with the impact Steven Gerrard has made at Ibrox.

And the 33-year-old reckons it’s only a matter of time before the Liverpool legend creates a title-winning team.

He said: “Gerrard played with his heart, which is something we were missing.

“He is drilling it into his team and we are on the rise.

“In the next couple of seasons I think we are going to be right back in it, competing with Celtic.

“It would be sweet to win something this season but I am being realistic – and it is amazing that we are back where we are right now.”

 

[BroomloanWATP]

“My family supports Rangers and Celtic and, when you are a baby, they leave out the two tops and you crawl towards one of them.

“I believe I crawled to the Rangers top when I was a kid.”

I've no intention of arguing with the big man here, but I've never heard of this tradition. In any case, thankfully my family are so staunch that there was no chance of a bheasts' rag being allowed in the house either when I was a baby or in the present day.

 

[Damsidebear]

He's a good bear!!!!

 

[Gio 8]

Good guy to have on your side. Absolute monster.

 

[Torque_87]

He'll be getting tweets as we speak saying "Ranjurs ur deed".

 

[Danger Mouse]

My families tradition was similar, except it was two Rangers shirts.

 

[GEODGC]

Crawled towards the Rangers top. What a load of pish

 

[Willie Mac]

My families tradition was similar, except it was two Rangers shirts.

As was mine.....home or away.

 

[RFC97]

Luckily I can’t think of any individual in my entire family who supports Celtic so I never had this problem

 

[Arminius]

My family tradition was very similar to my own Dad's.

You pull a Rangers home jersey over every child's head as soon as they can support the weight of their own head

 

[StillNaw]

We seem to be good with the wrestlers

 

[krs-gers]

He'll be getting tweets as we speak saying "Ranjurs ur deed".

It’s comical how they genuinely think that’s hilariously witty patter. They think it offends rangers fans when actually it’s just pure cringe

 

[kclarkhall]

Never heard of that tradition, Christ, my uncle didn’t let us in the house if we had any green on as young lads. My Mum thought he was joking at first too, we were out the back all day . She learnt quickly.

 

[AndythephotoDr]

well known bear along with other scottish wrestlers Noam Dar, Jack Jester and of course Grado

 

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well known bear along with other scottish wrestlers Noam Dar, Jack Jester and of course Grado

Jack Jester didn’t think he was into football since he’s into his bondage stuff dunno about that one sir

 

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Luckily I can’t think of any individual in my entire family who supports Celtic so I never had this problem

He’s just jazzed the story up for the papers obviously the point of the story is he’s one of our own

 

[Laudrup1]

Man, the people who think he was being serious about the two strips!

Can no one detect sarcasm/ satire at all?

 

[nemessis]

The other top would have been hummin I dont blame the child.

 

[Shengus Malengus]

Crawled towards the Rangers top. What a load of pish

It’s a tradition in our house.

I crawled towards the Celtc top and was about to be crowned a follower of St. Pat’s Fc until I promptly shat all over it.

A proud day for my faither.

 

[Alonzo Moseley]

Must have been a tense morning in the McIntyre household 32 years ago as they started the time honoured tradition.

 

[temperance]

I've no intention of arguing with the big man here, but I've never heard of this tradition. In any case, thankfully my family are so staunch that there was no chance of a bheasts' rag being allowed in the house either when I was a baby or in the present day.

I wouldn’t argue with him either but he is saying it was a tradition in HIS family (child cruelty if you ask me).

 

[SuperGers07]

Drew is at it with the explanation. He's being diplomatic to the media

I met him in the central station a few years back when we were heading to Raw in Manchester, a very good bear.
Always nails his colours to the mast.

 

[TN8]

What a load of shite

 

[SuperGers07]

Jack Jester didn’t think he was into football since he’s into his bondage stuff dunno about that one sir

He's another good Bear.
Who honestly cares if he's Bi or whatever???

 

[bilkobear]

Only a burglar wearing the green and grey breaking in would have got that rhag inside any of my family's houses.

 

[Gary]

He's another good Bear.
Who honestly cares if he's Bi or whatever???

It was a very weird comment by that poster.

 

[SuperGers07]

It was a very weird comment by that poster.

probably just a staunch hetero or nothing sheltered sort.

 

[AndythephotoDr]

Jack Jester didn’t think he was into football since he’s into his bondage stuff dunno about that one sir

Nah big Lee is a bluenose. The jester character is just that. Really nice big fella. My wee boy loves wrestling and we started taking him to the BCW bouts years ago and all the Scots lads (in fact all the BCW guys). Are brand new. Plenty of time for the kids etc