WWE star Drew McIntyre kissed Scottish soil after landing at Glasgow Airport for the first time in two years - then cracked a joke about sanitising his lips.
The Scots wrestling star whose real name is Andrew McLean Galloway IV is a two-time WWE Champion, one-time NXT Champion, one-time WWE Intercontinental Champion, and a two-time WWE Tag Team Champion.
Born in Ayr, the 36 year old who has a masters degree in Criminology from Glasgow Caledonian University, has spent the majority of his professional life Stateside since 2007 ,returning to the UK for some bouts in between.
He was unable to return to Scotland during the Coronavirus pandemic, but is appearing in four shows with WWE as part of a tour, including a date at Glasgow’s SSE Hydro on Wednesday 22 September.
The star was filmed by his entourage arriving at Glasgow Airport and walking through the terminal.
As soon as he was outside, he dropped to his knees to kiss the street.
Referencing Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves movie which sees actor Kevin Costner kiss the ground and say 'I'm Home', Drew decided to do the same in Scotland.
"You ever scene Robin Hood? It's probably incredibly unhygienic but I haven't been home for two years. I'm very excited."
As he bends down to kiss the ground he adds: "Home finally. I could use some sanitiser for my lips."
He added: "I'm really excited to see my family, my nephew who is three, I've only seen twice. He only knows me as the guy that climbs out the television so I'm very excited to see all my family.
"It's awesome to be back in Glasgow. There are so many significant moments from my career that have happened here. You can't imagine, after the past few days in Newcastle, London, Cardiff how loud they've been.
"Glasgow is going to, I don't know, possibly break the sound barrier."
