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Disappointing Update On Drew McIntyre’s WWE Future following loss to Damian Priest
Disappointing Update On Drew McIntyre’s WWE Future following loss to Damian Priest
Drew McIntyre’s WWE future is mired in uncertainty after his loss to Damian Priest at Saturday Night’s Main Event. The Scottish Warrior has fallen — and this time, he might be down for the count.
In what could be the final chapter for the foreseeable future of Drew McIntyre’s WWE saga, Saturday Night’s Main Event delivered a chilling ending. Locked inside a merciless Steel Cage with former World Heavyweight Champion Damian Priest, McIntyre fought like a man possessed. But it wasn’t enough.
The match’s brutal climax came when Priest hit a sickening Con-Chair-To, leaving McIntyre sprawled out cold on the canvas. Priest casually walked out of the cage as if he’d just taken out a rabid dog — not a former WWE Champion. This was his vengeance for the humiliating loss he suffered at the hands of the Scottish Terminator at WrestleMania 41.
But here’s where things get real.
Disappointing update on Drew McIntyre’s WWE future following his loss against Damian Priest:
According to PWInsider, this wasn’t just another loss. This was a hard stop. The report notes that McIntyre has been “working hurt for some time,” and insiders believe this brutal battle was his swan song — at least for now.
The report states that McIntyre has chosen to take some time off for personal reasons and it is not related to his rumored career in Hollywood. It was also stated that he will be taking an ‘extended’ period off time off and will be written off SmackDown.
The backstage whispers grew louder after WWE Backlash: St. Louis, where Drew McIntyre’s body took a punishing toll in his war with Jacob Fatu, Damian Priest and LA Knight. Triple H even made a rare post-show statement hinting at concern for Drew’s physical state. That concern, it seems, has now become reality.
There is no timetable for his return. No cryptic social media tease. No comeback vignette lurking in production. Just silence.
And that silence might be the loudest sound on Friday nights going forward.
McIntyre, one of the pillars of WWE’s pandemic era and a fan favorite since his 2020 redemption arc, now finds himself on the shelf — battered, bruised, and, for the first time in years, absent.
His feud against CM Punk in 2024 is what many believe to be one of the most iconic programs in the company in a long time. While Punk’s stock has continued to rise after the feud, McIntyre has been stuck in the mid-card limbo. Hopefully, his return, whenever it is, will give him a new lease of life and propel him to the main event picture where he belongs.
What happens next?
No one knows. Maybe this is the reset Drew McIntyre needs. Maybe it’s the beginning of the end. Or maybe, just maybe, the warrior rises again — stronger, angrier, and more dangerous than ever. For now, McIntyre seems to be leaving WWE with uncertainty surrounding if and when he will return.
But for now, WWE carries on without him.
