Drew McIntyre says CM Punk’s wrestling moves “execute terribly” yet people still “buy his crap”
While appearing on Huge Pop! Radio, Drew McIntyre brought up CM Punk while talking the importance of moves in wrestling…
“The moves do matter, but that’s a prerequisite. If you’re a wrestler and you don’t do the moves well, you shouldn’t be a wrestler. I shouldn’t have to say the moves are important because, of course, the moves are important. You should be able to execute them well.
I mean, like CM Punk—I don’t know how Bret Hart loves him so much. He’s like the opposite of the ‘Excellence of Execution.’ His moves execute terribly. But he believes everything he says, and people buy his crap, so good for him, I guess.
To me, as a wrestler growing up as a Bret Hart fan, you should be able to do the moves well. That should be a given. We shouldn’t have to talk about the moves, because you should just do them.
What’s most important on top of that is the emotional connection—how are you going to connect with the fans? So many people worry so much about all the intricate sequences or whatever they’ve got planned in their head, but all it takes is one split second of looking in somebody’s eyes and seeing they’re thinking too much or not present in the moment, and you lose them.”