WWE star Drew McIntyre has told how CM Punk completely underestimated the level of animosity between Celtic and Rangers fans – and could have gotten himself into “serious physical trouble” with his Celtic top stunt last year.
Following WWE’s Clash of the Castle showpiece at the Hydro in June, the American donned a Hoops jersey in a taunt aimed at rival McIntyre, who is an avid Rangers supporter.
And the Ayrshireman, 39, reckons Punk had no idea about the scale of the rivalry he was wading into.
"The fact he threw the [Celtic] jersey on, you know, just upset me,” McIntyre told The Sun. “I was like 'he doesn't realise what he's doing.'
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"This is the kind of stuff that's going to get him in serious physical trouble - and I want to be the one that does him in!
“So somebody explain to him this is not America where you're putting on, you know one Chicago team's top when you're in New York or something, whatever the rivalries are in America - 18 years, I don't know the rivalries here!
"I was like, it's not the same. Rangers and Celtic is not the same compared to your silly little American rivalries. Rangers and Celtic's another level.
"Somebody smarten him up because he's a freaking moron!"
McIntyre was home for the main event in Glasgow last summer as he faced off against Damien Priest for the World Heavyweight Championship.
In a shocking twist, CM Punk turned up to cost McIntyre his glory moment in Scotland by entering the ring disguised as a referee.
While the Scot pinned his opponent, Punk began counting – but refused to count the pinfall to three as he held up two fingers at Drew, allowing Priest to claim victory.
Celtic took advantage of the drama by re-posting the clip of Punk costing McIntyre the title with the caption,"@CMPunk, thank you."
And after the event, while addressing the media in a Celtic jersey, Punk said: "I think Scotland loves me. I do, I really do.
"Maybe the biggest guy from Scotland doesn't like me but I think people in Scotland are generally happy to see me."
McIntyre and CM Punk ended an almost year-long feud in an epic Hell in a Cell match during WWE's Bad Blood event in October, with Punk picking up his biggest victory in more than a decade over his Scottish nemesis.
