How AEW Should Debut Drew McIntyre
The former WWE Champion could be the next big name to make the jump, but what awaits his landing?
What's going on with Drew McIntyre and WWE?
By the time you read this, that question may already have been answered. 'The Scottish Warrior' has been AWOL since WrestleMania 39 and is contracted until early 2024, but it's been left ambiguous whether or not one of SmackDown's top babyfaces is simply licking the many wounds sustained in that triple threat Intercontinental Championship match, or considering his options outside of the company completely.
There's smoke to that particular fire - there have been multiple reports about the uncertain status of the former WWE Champion, which have furthered the narrative that he may be exploring his options. It's a big summer to do it too. His current employers will hit the O2 in London for a sold-out Money In The Bank pay-per-view, while AEW has shot beyond that with the mammoth All In from Wembley Stadium two months later. Three years ago and with WWE flag firmly in hand, McIntyre wouldn't have missed one or the other for all the money in the world. He wanted the market leader to run a proper Premium Live Event in Great Britain, and he wanted the opportunity to be a major part of something resembling the SummerSlam.
He got both in 2022, but his Clash At The Castle misadventure will be remembered more for awkwardly singing away his heartbreak with Tyson Fury that finishing his own story and dethroning Roman Reigns. The proto-rubber chicken moment, it was the latest high-profile near-miss from the man that is still owed more from his 2020 stint in empty buildings than he ever received when crowds came back.
He knows this too. It's why the rumours persist, the questions remain unanswered, and the post-WrestleMania absence extended.
All of this is infinitely more interesting with Drew out of the WWE spotlight, because it gives people time to consider exactly what he'd look like under an AEW one...
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