Bleacher Report has an exclusive interview with Drew McIntyre where he spoke about winning the 2020 Men’s Royal Rumble Match. Here are the highlights:
Winning the Royal Rumble Match: “It’s the biggest deal. I’ve been struggling to find the words, but the only way I can do it is to say that this is simply a dream come true, This is my life’s work. I’ve always wanted to be a wrestler since I was four years old. I sent away to America for something called ‘The Secrets of Pro Wrestling’ when I was 11 years old and kept them in a briefcase because I had to keep the secrets from everybody as I trained. When I was 14, everyone told me, ‘Wrestling is an American thing.’ Well, I was the first-ever Scotsman signed at 21, and then, I went through some incredible ups, incredible downs, got released. And finally, the pieces came together. I’ve found what was missing, which was just being my freaking self and letting everybody in and showing them the real Drew Galloway, which is the real Drew McIntyre. And the pieces are coming together. The perfect time—Rumble season. I’ve won the freaking Rumble. We’re on the road to WrestleMania, and I’ve got Brock Lesnar chasing me.”
Whether he knew he was winning the Rumble: “I didn’t know anything yesterday,” he said. “I’m talking about today late. I’ve learned through my experience just to go with the flow. And when you get information, you take it and you perform it to the best of your ability. That’s why I always say sports entertainers, wrestlers, don’t get the credit we deserve. You got to be thinking on your feet, you’ve got to be ready to improve, and you’re doing your own stunts. You’ve got to pull the emotions of the crowd in the direction you want them to go. And there is no business like this. We literally think on our feet.”
