WWE SmackDown star suspended in storyline following attack
Drew McIntyre has apparently gone too far.
The end of Friday’s SmackDown had Cody Rhodes wrestling Aleister Black in the main event. Towards the end of the match, McIntyre resurfaced and laid out Cody with the claymore kick. It soon turned into a two-on-one assault until Damian Priest ran down to the ring to even the odds. Nick Aldis came out among the chaos and declared he had it with McIntyre, suspending him effective immediately.
SmackDown closed with McIntyre arguing with Aldis, repeatedly stating that his back was against the wall. After the show ended, WWE’s social media posted further footage of McIntyre arguing with Aldis backstage, ultimately being forced to leave the building.
McIntyre likely has sore feelings about last weekend’s edition of Saturday Night’s Main Event, where he faced Cody in a match where the WWE title could change hands via count out or disqualification. McIntyre introduced the WWE title into the match in an attempt to use it, but was unable to. The finish had Cody deciding to use the title to his benefit by planting McIntyre with a DDT on top of the title while the referee was laid out, then finished him off with crossroads for the win.
Prior to their match, McIntyre was set to face Jacob Fatu in a number one contendership match. When Fatu wound up being jumped backstage, Cody blamed McIntyre and offered to put up the WWE title right then and there. However, he lost via disqualification after he struck McIntyre with the title. Last Friday, McIntyre refused to sign their contract for Saturday Night’s Main Event until Cody agreed to the stipulations that benefitted him, with Cody agreeing.
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