"I instantly dropped that crap" - Drew McIntyre opens up about being overused by WWE

Drew McIntyre knows what works and what doesn't

Drew McIntyre hated the storytime promos just as much as the WWE Universe did.

SmackDown's Drew McIntyre recently sat down with Shakiel Mahjouri of CBS Sports to discuss a variety of subjects. When discussing the live crowd being burnt out on him when the company returned to the live crowds, he partially placed some blame on the terrible "Storytime with Drew" promos.

"I know at that time we had been trying the storytime with Drew that everyone loved so much, especially me," Drew McIntyre sarcastically said. "I knew it wasn't going to connect to the live audience. So as soon as I got to cut a promo at Money in the Bank if you go back and watch it, you'll hear the initial reaction when I appeared. There was a lot of cheers, but also some boos mixed in there as well..."

The Scottish star continued to talk about what he had to change when WWE returned to the road with fans back in attendance.

"I wasn't trying any outside-the-box things like storytime with Drew. I instantly dropped that crap the second the crowd came back. I knew it wasn't gonna work with a live audience."

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Drew McIntyre understands he was on top of WWE for a very long time

Drew McIntyre understands that being in the WWE main event for too long could possibly hurt a superstar's connection with fans. The Scottish Warrior cited his time at the top of the card and how the WWE Universe might've grown tired from it.

"Realistically, we had Drew McIntyre at the top of the card for a year and a half, which in today's day and age might as well be 20 years with the short attention spans that people have," Drew McIntyre said. "I was aware of that fully when the crowds were coming back, especially at the Money in the Bank pay-per-view."

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