Drew McIntyre health issue began prior to WWE WrestleMania 39 match
Whatever health issue/injury that Drew McIntyre is dealing with started prior to last Sunday’s WWE WrestleMania 39 match.
The update comes courtesy of Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio who had first reported Friday that McIntyre was going to miss SmackDown due to a “health issue.”
Meltzer said McIntyre worked through the issue last Sunday in a loss to WWE Intercontinental Champion Gunther and Sheamus in a physical three-way title match. It’s still unclear how long he will be out for or when the issue first occurred.
Meltzer said McIntyre’s absence isn’t due to the contract talks between he and WWE despite that news coming out this past week. Meltzer said the two are “not close on money” but that the contract expiration date is a long ways away.
Regarding the speculation McIntyre could go to AEW and appear at August’s Wembley Stadium for All In, Meltzer didn’t think that would be contractually possible.
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