WWE SmackDown Star Drew McIntyre recently had a conversation with CBS Sports on wrestling WWE Hall of Famer Honky Tonk Man at a young age and how the WWE Hall of Famer was willing to take a fall for him. Drew McIntyre also talked about how the WWE Hall of Famer made him feel really comfortable and how he was super nice to him as well as how he was able to work alongside Marty Jannetty and D’Lo Brown.
Drew McIntyre said:
“I think it was 16 or 17 when I wrestled Honky Tonk Man. He was willing to take one fall. I remember him telling me, ‘Choose your one bump wisely.’ And then he didn’t go down on his own finishing move, The Shake, Rattle, and Roll. He wasn’t willing to bump on his own finish, but he gave me one bump earlier in the match, which I’m very happy about.” “Marty (Jannetty), I remember putting in a heck of a shift. D’Lo Brown is still floating around backstage, doing some producer work. I’m sure he’d be ready to get back in the ring.”
“I was absolutely crapping my pants. I was like a 16-year-old kid in my first match against The Honky Tonk Man. He made me feel comfortable in the time was spent around each other outside the ring. He was super nice to me.” “He knew I had a passion for the industry. He kept calling me Clint because he thought I reminded him of a young Clint Eastwood.”
Drew McIntyre then talked about how wrestling D'Lo Brown made him realize what he should be doing and if he was able to have a good match with the WWE Hall of Famer, then he an have a good match with any person or wrestler.
Drew McIntyre said:
“D’Lo, that was somebody who had watched when I was more like 13, 14, 15. He was on WWE. He was Intercontinental champion, European champion… so getting in the ring with him, like he’s a little bit older than me but closer in age and somebody where I was like, ‘If I can hang with this guy, I can hang with the WWE superstars when I get that opportunity.’”
“I felt like I did hang with him and there were a couple of his punches that hurt like hell. I was like, ‘Oh, so this is how hard I have to hit people? Okay. That’s what I’m going to do.’ I was very happy after that match because I felt like D’Lo was a guy who’s just been in WWE. If I had a good match with him, I could have a good match with anybody.”
