WWE Raw: 5 reasons Ricochet defeated Drew McIntyre to progress in the King of the Ring Tournament

#4 To allow McIntyre a chance to grow

McIntyre needs to grow back into a ruthless monster

When the Scottish Psychopath arrived on Raw last year during the Superstar Shakeup, he was seen as the meanest force on the red brand. McIntyre was built up as extremely strong and invincible, with a lot of that work coming from Dolph Ziggler.

McIntyre continued his dominant run for a long time and was thought to be invincible until he locked horns with Roman Reigns and started slipping. In the past few months, McIntyre has lost almost as many matches as he has won, and WWE needs to get back to the drawing board to immediately build back McIntyre’s dominance before he becomes just another enhancement talent.

Staying in the King of the Ring tournament could have restricted him, keeping in mind that he has recently lost matches to Reigns, Cedric Alexander, and Kevin Owens. He now needs to head in a separate direction with a new story, either with Sami Zayn as his mouthpiece, or a more aggressive and ruthless approach.

The King of the Ring title is not one that McIntyre needs at the moment. He should be in contention for a real championship soon.