Drew McIntyre Reveals When He Found Out He Was Winning The Royal Rumble

The annual Royal Rumble pay-per-view aired live on the WWE Network on Sunday night, and the show featured some big moments.

Sunday was a huge night for Drew McIntyre, as he won the 30 man Royal Rumble match for the first time in his career and earned the right to challenge for a title on the Grandest Stage of Them All at WrestleMania 36 in April.

Following his big victory Drew McIntyre talked to Bleacher Report about the Royal Rumble, and he noted that he didn’t know he was winning until late in the day.

“I didn’t know anything yesterday. 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.”

He also indicated that he will be challenging Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship at Mania this year.

“Damn right I am,” he said. “This is when you’ve got to turn up to a 100. I generally work around a 100, so this is probably where I turn up to 110. I know I’ve got a beast breathing down my neck. There’s nobody in the world like Brock at any sport. And I know he’s coming for me.

“Some people get upset like, ‘Oh, Brock Lesnar, he doesn’t show up to work and blah blah blah blah.’ I mean, to be fair, he signed a contract where he doesn’t have to. We can’t hold that against him. What I hold against him is the fact he’s got our title. We need that title on TV. We need it in the live events. That’s a very important part of RAW, and I want it back. And I think he’s seen me coming. I think Paul [Heyman, Brock’s advocate] has been keeping them away from me because he’s seen me coming. There’s nobody that really wants to get in the ring with him. But I match him for size, I match him for speed, and not only that, I match him for experience—and I’m not sitting at home all the time, chilling out.”

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