Drew McIntyre reflects on his Hell in a Cell match in 2020 and says he thought he broke his neck.
McIntyre will step back inside the Hell in a Cell at WWE Bad Blood. There, he will battle CM Punk in a heated grudge match. “The Scottish Warrior” previously faced Randy Orton at WWE Hell in a Cell 2020, where he fell off the side of the cell.
Speaking with Rick Ucchino for The Takedown on Sports Illustrated, McIntyre looked back on his match against Randy Orton.
“As I said this past Monday, I wasn’t lying. I never lie these days,” Drew McIntyre said. “That cell has broken things in me that never have been fixed.”
McIntyre also discussed Mick Foley’s classic Hell in a Cell match against The Undertaker, where he flew off the top of the cell and through a commentary table below.
“When I saw Foley get thrown off the top, I was like, ‘Wow. One day I’ll take the bump off the top of the cell.'” McIntyre said. “As I got a little older, I accepted the facts that I was terrified of heights. I thought, ‘I’m never ever gonna do anything that ridiculous.’ As I got more into wrestling and realized how much things actually hurt, specifically cages and weapons, I thought, ‘Man, I really want to avoid Hell in a Cell at all costs.’ So my childhood dream turned to my adult nightmare.”
Drew McIntyre On His Fall
McIntyre then elaborated on his own fell in a Hell in a Cell match and admitted that he thought he broke his neck.
“I thought I legitimately broke my neck and broke something in my back, I bit through my tongue,” Drew McIntyre said. “I was spitting up blood, which we actually incorporated into the match. It was a cool visual.”
“Legitimately the worst fall of my life,” McIntyre continued. “I’ve had these conversations with some of the other guys, like Seth Rollins. If we could both take back one thing in our career, it would be falling off [Hell in a Cell]. Never mind the stuff that happened inside the cell.”
McIntyre is set to appear on the September 30 episode of WWE RAW. WrestleZone will have coverage of the show as it airs on Monday.
