A major WWE RAW Superstar has been spotted in town for tonight's edition of SmackDown. This week's episode of the blue brand will air live from the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon.
Drew McIntyre went on hiatus following his Hell in a Cell loss to CM Punk at Bad Blood 2024. He made his return on the December 2 edition of RAW and attacked Jey Uso and Sami Zayn. The Scottish Warrior defeated Sami Zayn at Saturday Night's Main Event last month but came up short in his match against Jey Uso this past Monday night on WWE RAW's Netflix premiere.
Main Event Jey rolled up the former World Heavyweight Champion to escape with a pinfall victory. According to a new report from PW Insider, McIntyre has been spotted in Portland ahead of tonight's show.
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Drew McIntyre has made it his mission to take down the OG Bloodline since returning from his recent hiatus.
Former WWE writer claims Drew McIntyre was made to look like a "freaking idiot" on RAW
Wrestling veteran Vince Russo recently took the promotion to task for how they are booking Drew McIntyre on the main roster.
Speaking on the latest edition of Sportskeeda Wrestling's Legion of RAW, the former head writer of the Stamford-based promotion questioned the decision to have Jey Uso win the bout. He noted that he understood the storyline but felt it was time for McIntyre to start winning important matches.
"Jey Uso and Drew, man. At what point does Drew get something? I understand the angle, I understand the gimmick. He's gotta win one time. Like at what point does Drew get something? "I don't think it's to protect Drew because Michael Cole made sure he pointed out that Jey su**ered him in. You're not protecting him by saying he's a freaking idiot," Russo said. [From 1:04:33 onwards]
You can check out Russo's comments in the video below:
Roman Reigns defeated Solo Sikoa in the Tribal Combat Match this past Monday night on WWE RAW's Netflix premiere and The Rock presented him with the Ula Fala following the victory.
It will be fascinating to see if Drew McIntyre goes after Roman Reigns in the weeks ahead on WWE programming.