{"id":150434,"date":"2022-12-06T09:24:05","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T15:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=150434"},"modified":"2022-12-06T09:24:05","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T15:24:05","slug":"drew-mcintyre-pulled-from-smackdown-title-match-due-to-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/12\/06\/drew-mcintyre-pulled-from-smackdown-title-match-due-to-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Drew McIntyre pulled from Smackdown title match due to injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1816164366\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Drew McIntyre has been pulled from the WWE World Tag Team Championship that was scheduled for Friday&#8217;s episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/12\/03\/12-1-wwe-smackdown-report-kellers-report-and-anlaysis-of-world-cup-tournament-final-with-ricochet-vs-escobar-sami-vs-sheamus-more-bray-wyatt-tegan-nox-returns\/\">Smackdown<\/a>. McIntyre was set to team with Sheamus to take on The Usos.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.f4wonline.com\/podcasts\/wrestling-observer-radio\/wrestling-observer-radio-windham-rampage-ratings-hall-of-fame-issue-raw-tons-more\">The Wrestling Observer<\/a> is reporting that McIntyre has suffered a legit injury that forced WWE to remove him from the match, but that specific details as to what the injury is are unknown at this time. With McIntyre out, Butch will now team with Sheamus to wrestle The Usos for the titles.<\/p>\n<h3>Drew McIntyre tried to work Smackdown with the injury<\/h3>\n<p>McIntyre posted on social media that he was scrapped from the match on Smackdown. He said he doesn&#8217;t like to miss shows, but that the company did not let him competed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Unfortunately, I am medically disqualified to compete this Friday on Smackdown,&#8221; McIntyre wrote. &#8220;I don&#8217;t like to miss any shows as everybody knows, but I promise I&#8217;ll be back.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Unfortunately I am medically disqualified to compete this Friday on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Smackdown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Smackdown<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t like to miss any shows as everybody knows but I promise I\u2019ll be back soon<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Drew (@DMcIntyreWWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DMcIntyreWWE\/status\/1599891462300135426?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>McIntyre most recently participated in the men&#8217;s War Games match at Survivor Series. He teamed with Sheamus, Kevin Owens, and The Brawling Brutes against The Bloodline. The Bloodline won the match after Jey Uso pinned Kevin Owens.<\/p>\n<p>Drew McIntyre is a former world champion in WWE. He dealt with back issues earlier in the year. McIntyre was not on Smackdown last week.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH-UP:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/12\/06\/championship-contender-matches-announced-for-next-weeks-wwe-raw\/\">Championship contender matches announced for next week\u2019s WWE Raw<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3634566638\"><div id=\"pwtor-3438071432\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Drew McIntyre has been pulled from the WWE World Tag Team Championship that was scheduled for Friday&#8217;s episode of Smackdown. McIntyre was set to team with Sheamus to take on The Usos. 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