'WWE Clash at the Castle is just phase one of UK PPV events' - Drew McIntyre (original) (raw)

'WWE Clash at the Castle is just phase one' - Drew McIntyre on more UK stadium pay per views

Wrestlers and fans alike have descended on Cardiff for the long-awaited Clash at the Castle event at the Principality Stadium. And superstar Drew McIntyre believes this is just the beginning.

Drew McIntyre is set to take on Roman Reigns in the main event of this weekend's Clash at the Castle.

Clash at the Castle is set to be just the first of an era of UK stadium WWE pay per views according to top WWE wrestler Drew McIntyre.

Speaking exclusively to The Mirror at the press launch for the long-awaited event which has seen the entire city embrace the wrestling company with everything from free events to large murals of wrestlers' faces, main eventer McIntyre was clear this is just the beginning.

He told us: "I've never seen it so crazy in the UK and it's about time. It feels like a Summerslam or a Wrestlemania here right now. The energy is electric. Cardiff has really gone above and beyond and this is the perfect phase one of many UK stadium shows as far as I'm concerned.

"This is the blueprint. I can already tell how successful it's going to be and once everyone actually sees the visual of the show tomorrow, the spectacle and, more importantly the crowd, they're going to say why didn't we do this sooner? And I'll be like 'I've told you for years!'"

WWE's first UK pay-per-view in 30 years, Clash at the Castle, is happening at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff this weekend. The main event will see Drew McIntyre take on Roman Reigns for the Unified Championship while making appearances elsewhere on the card are Edge, Rey Mysterio, Seth Rollins, Riddle, Liv Morgan and many others.

BT Sport is showing the event live and on demand for its subscribers at no extra cost, with coverage starting on BT Sport 2 from 6pm.

The BT Sport no contract monthly pass is available here for £25 and will give access to all their WWE coverage as well as everything else they do, including Premier League games, rugby, UFC, MotoGP and cricket.

Elsewhere on the card, Celtic Warrior Sheamus will be taking on Gunther for the Intercontinental Title. He too believes the Cardiff megashow is just the beginning for large-scale events this side of the Atlantic.

He said: "This is going to be something very, very historic and I think it's gonna be the first of many pay per views coming over here. I think it opens the door for a lot of other places too - we're in Cardiff, why not Dublin or Glasgow or Edinburgh? It's just, it's really cool."

The Scottish fan favourite is set to take on Universal Champion Roman Reigns in tomorrow's main event but will also have one eye on Tyson Fury, who he has previously had a war of words with and will be sitting ringside on the night.

McIntyre said: "I suggest he stays out of my match - I'm not running into his boxing matches with chairs or whatever. And then after the match, once I've won the titles, they maybe we'll see what will happen."

BT Sport is showing Clash at the Castle live and on demand for its subscribers at no extra cost, with coverage starting on BT Sport 2 from early on Saturday night. If you're an existing BT Sport customer just turn to the channel (431 for BT TV customers, 414 for Sky customers and 528 for Virgin Media customers) from 6pm to watch events unfold.

Non subscribers can watch by signing up for a BT Sport no contract monthly pass here.

The event is also live on the WWE Network.

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