10 Things We Learned From Drew McIntyre On Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Sessions

Drew McIntyre knows he'll get "his moment" in front of fans again.

He can't wait for that, and understandably so. This is a guy who sampled the fervour of an impassioned crowd at January's Royal Rumble, then cruelly had a guaranteed WrestleMania buzz stolen away from him by the global pandemic come spring. Through it all, McIntyre unselfishly spoke of entertaining people during a tough time.

Steve Austin admired that. In fact, he admires Drew generally - that respect beamed off the TV screen when watching his latest 'Broken Skull Sessions' on WWE Network. One thing also became apparent: McIntyre and Austin have more in common than you might think.

It's a huge compliment for Drew to appear on Austin's show in the first place; 'Stone Cold' has exclusively interviewed legends like The Undertaker, Ric Flair, Bret Hart, Goldberg and others during his latest run on the Network. Putting McIntyre in that company is quite the feather in the Scotsman's cap.

Here's everything we learned from a chat that covered everything from youthful arrogance and "playing wrestler" to hidden parallels and supreme personal drive...

There were no shortage of funny stories from Drew.

One of the best came near the beginning of his WWE career. The Scot had just finished a second tryout with the company when John Laurinaitis took him for a walk away from the other hopefuls gathered around the ring and said he was thinking about signing him to a contract.

Rather cockily, Drew replied by saying, "I'm thinking about letting you". That got a pop out of Austin, but McIntyre cringes when thinking about it now. Despite being super-nervous on the inside, he was determined to hold things together on the outside.

His brashness worked - Laurinaitis didn't slap Drew down or tell him to mind his attitude. Instead, WWE liked that their prospective new hire had some confidence. Still, it was bold as brass to stand there and effectively play heel to a company higher-up.