Shadowing Practice: CM PUNK AND DREW MCINTYRE GO FACE TO FACE! 🎤 🔥 👀 WWE RAW, January 9 2024 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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We are in Piper country!
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I'm a little disappointed you didn't wear the kilt, but I guess that would have been too easy.
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They might actually like you and cheer for you because Rowdy Rowdy Piper is a legend.
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Piper was known for talking.
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CM Punk was known for talking.
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Is Drew McIntyre known for talking?
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But since I've been back, Drew, it seems like that's all you've done.
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And it might seem a little weird coming from a guy who just talks probably too much.
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But I thought since I heard my name, I would come out.
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And if you had anything to say, you could say it to my face.
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I'll just stand right over here.
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all right
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the floor is mine i guess first of all i want to say congratulations
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We're going on just over a month now and you're still here.
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See, some of the guys and I have got a bet going in the back that you're gonna crash and burn,
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you're gonna self-destruct, and you're costing a lot of people a lot of money the longer you stick around.
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That's good.
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I guess my big bad words have offended you, they've upset you.
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Maybe you and Seth have more in common than you actually realize.
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I don't care what you said outside the company, that's irrelevant.
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You wanted some headlines, you're bitter, you want some attention because you weren't getting enough.
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I get it.
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What I care about is what you do to me personally.
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And I'm one of the few people on this roster still that traveled the world with you for years.
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I know the real CM Punk, I've seen what you're truly like and I've had so many things happen to me caused by you.
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I could go on for all night actually, we've only got a three hour show.
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So maybe I'll go with the first thing that comes to my head.
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Remember you were champion, and you used to refer to yourself as the leader.
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You would actually walk in the locker room and say, as the locker room leader, because the leader has to announce he's the bloody leader.
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Back then, I actually needed a leader.
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I needed somebody to help me out.
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I was in a real dark place.
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Right now, I'm not in a dark place.
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I've got some obstacles in my way.
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I'll kick them down.
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I'm Drew McIntyre.
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I got it these days.
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And I didn't have it back then.
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I was just a kid, I had personal issues going on, I'd lost the person who was closest to me in the world.
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My career was in a tailspin, and I could have done with a real leader to tell me it was gonna be okay, to help me navigate this place.
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But you saw me as a threat, and that was never gonna happen.
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I've spoke to Randy Orton about this before, and I understand that Randy couldn't help me because he had his own demons.
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You're straight edge, you don't have any demons, you are a demon.
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A self-serving, narcissistic succubus, and I didn't need anybody to help me become a leader.
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Once I got fired, I figured it out, I stepped up myself, and I became the man I am today.
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So after being gone for nine years, I'm your leader now, kid.
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Called myself a lot of things in life.
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I've called myself a lot of things in my WWE career.
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A leader was never one of them because I always led by example.
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Called myself a savior.
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And kid, if you want your hand held, you can pledge allegiance to the Straight Edge Society right now.
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We can shave your head.
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And you can live this clean life.
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Talk about demons?
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Listen, man, if I'm not a leader, who did you watch walk out of this company?
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It was me.
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And who did I watch walk back in and become bigger, faster, stronger?
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You went on, you won the Royal Rumble, and you main evented WrestleMania.
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You followed my lead on the way out, I got no problem saying that I'm following your way on the way back in.
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And just because I wanna do what you did, I'm back bigger, faster, stronger.
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And I'm gonna win the Royal Rumble and main event WrestleMania.
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And you're upset about it just like Seth.
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Yeah.
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And as far as being a demon, I'm not a demon.
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When pushed, I'm Satan himself.
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And if you were one of the people that saw that side of CM Punk, that says way more about you
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and where you are in your little dark places than it does about me because I'm a real,
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real nice guy until it's time not to be.
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And it looks like it's getting to be that time.
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I am not here to be a nice guy.
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I am not here to make friends.
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I'm here to win the Royal Rumble and Main Event WrestleMania.
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So we got ourselves a little problem there.
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As you said, I've won the Royal Rumble, I've made it then at WrestleMania something you've never done.
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But that wasn't for me, those title wins, no. If you remember right, the world shut down.
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This place needed somebody to step up.
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Now those title wins were for the entire world, whether for this roster, when some of our superstars stepped away.
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Because if you were still here, you'd probably step away too, because when the going gets tough, Punk gets going.
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This time, I'm entering the Royal Rumble.
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If it's not clear, I'll be in the Royal Rumble.
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And if you're in there, you wanna talk about being Satan, I will exorcise you.
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I will eliminate you from that Royal Rumble.
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I'll go back to the main event of WrestleMania and win the title with live and for this time, it's gonna be for me.
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It's getting a little spicy in here, Drew.
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So I'm gonna lead by example, and I'm gonna walk away before I knock your teeth down your throat.
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There's one person that can stop me from accomplishing my goals, and it's me.
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And I got out of my own way a long time ago.
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You can't stop me from winning the Royal Rumble.
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Seth can't stop me from winning the Royal Rumble.
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Cody can't stop me from winning the Royal Rumble.
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and drew leader to leader because I'm such a nice guy in the Royal Rumble.
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I'm going to throw you out last.

About This Lesson

This lesson uses a dynamic WWE Raw conversation between CM Punk and Drew McIntyre to practice shadow speech and improve speaking fluency. Learners will focus on mimicking natural tone, pacing, and emotional delivery—key skills for IELTS speaking practice and real-world communication. The dialogue’s mix of confrontation and personal storytelling makes it ideal for mastering conversational English with authentic context.

Key Vocabulary & Phrases

  • Crash and burn: To fail spectacularly (e.g., "They bet he’d crash and burn.")
  • Self-destruct: To harm one’s own success (e.g., "Fear of self-destructing held him back.")
  • Tailspin: A rapid decline (e.g., "His career was in a tailspin.")
  • Narcissistic: Excessively self-focused (e.g., "Her narcissistic behavior annoyed others.")
  • Lead by example: To guide through actions, not just words (e.g., "Good leaders lead by example.")

Practice Tips

The video’s fast, passionate delivery makes it perfect for honing the shadowing technique. Start by watching the clip once to grasp the context, then play short 5-10 second segments. Pause, repeat the lines aloud, and focus on matching the speakers’ intonation—notice how Punk’s sarcasm rises at the end of questions, and McIntyre’s anger deepens on key words like "demon." This trains your mouth to move like a native and improves listening comprehension.

For shadowspeak practice, emphasize the natural pauses and stress. McIntyre often pauses before impactful phrases ("I’m Drew McIntyre")—copying these pauses will make your speech sound more natural. Finally, record yourself and compare it to the video. This helps identify gaps in pacing and tone, critical for learn english with videos success. Consistent practice with this dialogue will boost your ability to handle high-energy conversations, a valuable skill for IELTS speaking and beyond.

What is the Shadowing Technique?

Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.