Drew McIntyre recently sat down with PWInsider Elite, and during the interview, McIntyre discussed a range of topics, including if he was considering wrestling outside of WWE during his contract negotiations.

McIntyre confirmed during the interview that it was never a consideration. McIntyre added:

“It was never a consideration. I’m wrestling with WWE. I don’t think in the sense am I gonna go wrestle somewhere else, this is where I want to wrestle. I don’t want to be anywhere else but our family has gone through a lot over the past year. Things in my own family and my wife’s sister unfortunately passed a year ago yesterday…”

“That was very difficult and I felt like I’m gonna have to take some serious time for my family. There was a period where I was like maybe I’m gonna have to take a little break and come back and some uncertainty. Thankfully as a family, we came together and WWE gave me the time I needed whenever I needed it during that period and in the end, as a family we came together. We had a conversation about what was best for us. The company was unbelievable with that and thankfully everybody is in a great place right now.”

H/T – PWInsider Elite (subscription required)

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