Drew McIntyre says he doesn’t “go off words on a stupid piece of paper” while cutting WWE promos

While appearing on the WAFFLIN’ podcast, Drew McIntyre said the following in regards to his WWE promos…

“It’s very much a collaboration, especially these days. Like, I don’t write the storylines or anything like that. The creative team, led by Triple H, they come up with the storylines, the direction we’re going, things like that. They’ll present it to me, and every week I’ll sit down with the team and figure out, ‘Okay, this is where we are, this is where we’re going.’ But the words that come out of my mouth—that’s me. I’ll work with someone if I need to, but it’s 100% what I want to say and how I would say it. No one can tell me how to be Drew McIntyre, because I am Drew McIntyre.”

“I’ve been doing this a long time—I don’t go off words on a stupid piece of paper. I go off of feel. I know the message we’re trying to get across, the story we’re telling, and the time we’ve got to do it. But if something doesn’t feel right when I’m out there, I go with my gut. Sometimes, my gut tells me to do something totally different than what’s written, and I do it anyway. I listen to the crowd, because they tell me what’s working—not someone backstage, not a damn piece of paper. If I do something and they react, I know it’s working. If I stick to the script and they don’t care? Screw that, I’m changing direction.” (quotes courtesy of RingsideNews.com)