Drew McIntyre had ‘opportunities’ to wrestle in Japan before returning to WWE in 2017

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Drew McIntyre has revealed he had opportunities to wrestle in Japan ahead of “returning home” to WWE in 2017. Speaking to The Independent, McIntyre revealed his WWE return could have worked out rather differently and at one stage, he “saw his next move as Japan”. I spoke to a few people about that and it was made clear there would be a lot of opportunities there.” McIntyre then explained how his WWE return unfolded, realising on the spot that it was “time to come home.” “Before I went any further with that one of my mentors - William Regal - gave me a call. We had a little chat and he told me ‘make sure you take a call from Triple H before you make a decision about your future.’ “I took that call and within the first minute I realised ‘wait a minute, it’s time to come home.’” Drew McIntyre spoke to The Independent ahead of Clash At The Castle, the UK’s first major WWE stadium event in over 30 years, taking place at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday 3rd September.