It sounds like the WWE’s Scottish Warrior, Drew McIntyre, had a good reason for his hiatus after his feud with CM Punk. During an appearance on 12 News, McIntyre was asked about his hiatus. He used the time off to focus on his family after putting them second to his career for years.

Drew McIntyre explains why he was absent from WWE programming following WWE Bad Blood. McIntyre lost to CM Punk in a Hell in a Cell match. He got busted open in the match, and his wound required 16 staples.

We started with CM Punk in a pre-recorded backstage interview putting "the favor" Paul Heyman chatter on the back burner and detailing why Seth Rollins is such an entitled brat. That might be a little bit of paraphrasing summarization on my part,

Zayn visited the NCAA Big XII Conference Championship game alongside his War Games teammate Jey Uso. While Zayn was clear that he " [ hoped] everyone had a good time " at the game, which saw Arizona State best Iowa State, McIntyre took a stiff shot and Zayn.

Also set for WWE Raw is Drew McIntyre, who returned last Monday and attacked Sami Zayn. Plus, Seth Rollins will be on the show. He got into an altercation with CM Punk and then beat Sami Zayn in the main event of last Monday's WWE Raw.

A new match has been added to WWE Saturday Night’s Main event on December 14. Following a pair of angles involving the duo on Monday’s Raw, Sami Zayn and Drew McIntyre will go one-on-one this

Drew McIntyre returned on the December 2 episode of WWE RAW, and he explained his actions the following week. McIntyre had been absent since WWE Bad Blood, but he appeared at the end of the December 2 episode of WWE RAW and attacked Sami Zayn.

Jey Uso has been sidelined after a brutal backstage attack by Drew McIntyre during WWE RAW on December 9, 2024. McIntyre admitted targeting both Jey and Sami Zayn, intensifying tensions in the Bloodline.