Will McIntyre finally confront the current Universal Champion this week?
#2 Drew McIntyre also enters the Universal Championship picture
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McIntyre could be backed to be a top guy almost immediately, after last week
We always knew that Drew McIntyre was the chosen one. Unfortunately, his first run did not pan out in a way that he would have liked. In his most recent run, he's been able to reinvent himself and actually looks like a genuine top-tier superstar.
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WWE has successfully managed to build him up into a really vicious heel. I think that it's time for him to have a showdown with Brock Lesnar, to build to a future confrontation at some point. This is because they don't want another Braun Strowman on their hands, a man who challenges for the title but loses time and time again.
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McIntyre viciously put away Dolph Ziggler last week and then cut a really intense promo. He announced to the world that he was the 'King of the Jungle'. He can back up his words on this week's show.
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