Drew McIntyre has made great strides in his return to WWE that started with a run in NXT before being called up to the main roster. He’s become a top star for the company.

McIntyre not only eliminated WWE Champion Brock Lesnar but also won the Men’s Royal Rumble Match at the WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view event in Houston, Texas at the Minute Maid Park.

With McIntyre winning the match, he has decided to challenge Lesnar for the WWE Title at WrestleMania 36.

McIntyre made an appearance on the Gorilla Position podcast where he spoke about WWE allowing him to do unscripted promos.

“It’s way more natural for me to go out there without a script, just bullet points, have a laugh and get the crowd involved than it was during the first time I returned to Raw and was talking about eating carcasses, which no-one could relate to because no-one talks like that in real life.”

“Paul Heyman is certainly someone who knows what I’m all about, what I’m capable of and what I’d done outside the company. I don’t think the boss had ever seen me just let loose on the mic.”

McIntyre talked about it all coming down to trust. He thinks it all started by doing unscripted promos in baby steps and doing it in smaller segments and it grew from there.

McIntyre talked about how it kept spiraling from there by showing more and more of what he can do. He pointed out how if they give you a little bit then make sure it counts.

From his own experience, it can lead to management trusting you to go out there for a full segment on your own.

McIntyre also talked about facing Lesnar at WrestleMania, the differences between his previous stint and current run with WWE and more. You can listen to the entire interview around the one hour mark here.











