Drew McIntyre says the sharpened edge on his promos in recent years came from blending more of his real personality into his on-screen character, a shift that he admits caught some fellow WWE stars off guard.
Speaking on the Soder Podcast, McIntyre discussed how he worked to refine his mic skills during periods away from WWE television over the past several years. According to McIntyre, incorporating authentic elements of who he is as a person into his promos made his verbal exchanges feel sharper and more biting than typical scripted wrestling trash talk.
McIntyre said that approach led to moments where he “really started letting people have it,” to the degree that some talent reportedly forgot they were engaged in a scripted character exchange rather than a genuine personal confrontation. He did not name the specific performers involved, and no further detail was provided about which storylines or segments prompted that reaction.
The comments offer a rare glimpse into how McIntyre has approached his character work since his returns and re-emergences on WWE programming in recent years, a period during which he has been positioned in numerous high-profile feuds built heavily around personal, confrontational promo exchanges. His verbal sparring has become a defining feature of his act, often serving as the emotional engine driving his program with an opponent as much as the in-ring action itself.
McIntyre’s remarks underscore a broader dynamic in modern pro wrestling promo work, where performers increasingly draw from real emotions and personal history to make scripted confrontations land with an audience. When that technique is effective enough to make colleagues question the line between performance and reality, it speaks to the level of intensity McIntyre has brought to his character during this stretch of his WWE run.
No further details were provided in the interview regarding specific incidents, timelines, or reactions from the stars referenced, and WWE has not issued any comment on McIntyre’s remarks.
