Fans were shocked when Roman Reigns successfully defended the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship against Drew McIntyre in the main event of Clash at the Castle 2022—McIntyre himself included.
The event had been built around McIntyre, and many expected him to win, especially with reports suggesting WWE was considering having Reigns drop at least one of his titles.
However, WWE stuck to its long-term vision, keeping Reigns as champion rather than going for the huge crowd reaction McIntyre’s victory would have generated. After the match, McIntyre shared a singalong with Tyson Fury—an unscripted moment that wasn’t meant to air.
Speaking on Insight with Chris Van Vliet, McIntyre admitted it was a difficult night for him and described singing with Fury as the most embarrassing moment of his career.
“You look at certain moments, and in the moment when you’re living them, you’re like, ‘This is ridiculous. We should have found a way out of this. [Austin] Theory could have cashed in, and I could have pinned him,’ because we had to protect The Bloodline and Roman at that time.”
“So it’s the top story in the company, the top character. And perhaps at that time, I was like, ‘Just feel this is a bad move.’ The thing with Tyson Fury. That was stupid. There’s no excuse for that. That’s the worst moment in my entire career. We did the bit, the song, and then I told him, ‘Hey, you want to sing Sweet Caroline,’ because British fans one, they’re upset. “
“I just lost. Two, they don’t know American Pie. He was like, ‘Nah, I’m not gonna fight here.’…….And I figured we’re off the air. That’s what I started doing Oasis bit and singing…..just got the crowd going. And I was like, ‘Ah, this sucks, but we’re off the air.’ Then I found out we were still on the air, and it was a whole thing.”
