Drew McIntyre returned to his home town of Glasgow, Scotland last night as WWE champion and made his first title defense against Shinsuke Nakamura, just 24 hours after winning it from Cody Rhodes.

McIntyre received love from a sold-out crowd of over 11,500 at the OVO Hydro, who finally saw a Scottish champ live and in living color.

“Remember Clash of the Castle, the first one, I wrestled Roman. I got screwed over by Solo. Yeah, that was the worst night in my career, sent me on this downward spiral that I knew would end with this title,” McIntyre told the crowd after the match.

“But there was a moment that night, it was the worst moment of my career, when I had to sing a stupid song with Tyson Fury. So I want to make it up right now. I don’t have a great voice, as you saw, so I’m gonna need some help,” McIntyre continued.

McIntyre then had a shoutout to the Scottish football team, pumping them up for the FIFA World Cup, saying that they need to at least get through the group stages.

“We’re optimistic as hell. We believe we can do it. So let’s send a message to the lads out there. We’ll just do the chorus, you know the words, so help me out. Cheers Glasgow, good night, I love you all,” he concluded, before the whole arena started signing the Scottish national anthem, Flower of Scotland.

Take it all in, champ! 👏@DMcIntyreWWE pic.twitter.com/ESAoxMNoJQ

— WWE (@WWE) January 10, 2026

PROMISE. KEPT. 🙌🔥 @DMcIntyreWWE pic.twitter.com/m4r0pQ6BFu

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