5 Ups 8 Downs From WWE Raw (Oct 19)

7. Another Lamenting McIntyre Promo

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Memo to whoever is writing Drew McIntyre’s promos: Stop. Just stop. Put down your pen and walk away from it.

No one remembers hearing The Rock, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Triple H or even John Cena spending weeks lamenting an opponent’s attack on four WWE legends, or constantly reminding the audience of how rough of a go they had in their wrestling careers. But yet, that’s Drew’s entire shtick: tell fans about his tough times (surprised he didn’t talk about getting released from WWE a few years ago!), and then lament the beating Randy Orton laid on Ric Flair, Shawn Michaels, Big Show and Christian.

Because what we really want is a guy fighting for the honor of Big Show. Because he respects him and the others so much.

These promos just aren’t helping. They’re cinderblocks tied around McIntyre’s waist as he continues to get dragged underwater and pulled into a third PPV match with Orton after defeating him twice already.

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Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.