Report: Drew McIntyre Pulled From WWE SmackDown Due To Health Issues

Drew McIntyre has been the subject of a lot of talk over the last week or so. With an alleged soon-to-be expiring contract, his WWE future may be up in the air if no deal is struck before the year is out. When reports emerged of him missing WWE SmackDown, questions were raised about whether it was in connection to his contract status.

According to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer, “Drew McIntyre is off tonight’s SmackDown due to a health scare”. The report goes on to say that there is no timetable for a return as of yet, and the details of this health scare aren’t yet known.

McIntyre recently posted a tweet with some hand-waving emojis, which may have been in response to the circulating speculation online, but it could have some form of greater meaning too. He competed at WrestleMania 39 in a losing effort for the Intercontinental Championship against Gunther and Sheamus. On the back of this defeat, he did not appear on either the Raw or SmackDown after WrestleMania, and his next steps from a storyline perspective are uncertain.