Major WWE star storms out over Royal Rumble botch and creative frustration

WWE superstar Drew McIntyre reportedly stormed retired of last night’s Royal Rumble show.

The Scottish Warrior, who was eliminated by Damian Priest successful a bizarre infinitesimal during the men’s Rumble connected Saturday’s premium unrecorded event, is said to person been near furious implicit the quality of his exit and evident WrestleMania plans

During 1 of the astir stacked bouts successful WWE history, the erstwhile satellite champion was the 17th entrant successful the lucifer and lasted astir 27 minutes.

He was eliminated by the Archer of Infamy successful what immoderate fans saw a rushed moment, and it’s emerged helium was livid backstage.

According to the Mail, McIntyre was ‘fuming’ over the actions of different wrestler successful the match, who has been accused of trying to enactment the absorption connected themselves during the planned elimination.

It’s reported that wrestlers and his ain household had to calm him down backstage, portion a root allegedly described his planned WrestleMania feud with Priest arsenic a ‘nothing match’.

According to PWInsider, McIntyre was ‘screaming and cursing’ aft helium was taken retired of the match, earlier leaving the gathering before the Rumble ended.

It’s said helium complained idiosyncratic ‘had to get their moves in’ astatine the disbursal of stories being told.

The Wrestling Observer’s Dave Meltzer has added to the reports, insisting ‘a batch of people’ were annoyed astatine the idiosyncratic successful question.

No 1 has named the idiosyncratic successful question, with fans wondering what incidental sparked the evident choler from McIntyre and others successful the match.

Just earlier McIntyre was eliminated, arguable YouTuber turned nonrecreational wrestler Logan Paul was seen hitting immoderate large moves and posing successful the mediate of the ring.

He and rival LA Knight got into it, portion Priest and McIntyre knocked into them somewhat arsenic they battled crossed the squared ellipse to the ropes.

The Scottish prima was past thrown implicit and out, arsenic helium looked connected aggravated successful what was assumed to person been portion of the story, portion erstwhile Judgment Day prima Priest stared him down.

There person been nary further reports of immoderate discontent, with the bout ending with Jey Uso arsenic the victor aft helium took retired returning fable John Cena astatine the opening of his status tour.

As good arsenic a stacked lineup of large stars similar Roman Reigns, CM Punk, Seth Rollins and more, the bout featured immoderate astonishment entrants similar societal media prima iShowSpeed, a returning AJ Styles, and TNA Wrestling’s Joe Hendry.

In the women’s Rumble, Charlotte Flair won the lucifer to publication her ain summons to the main lawsuit of WrestleMania 41 successful Las Vegas.

She hadn’t wrestled successful implicit year, portion chap returnee Alexa Bliss hadn’t appeared astatine each since the 2023 Royal Rumble event.

She reappeared to an unthinkable ovation, portion different surprises successful that bout included caller signing Jordynne Grace, NXT standouts similar Giulia and Stephanie Vaquer, and Hall of Famers Trish Stratus and Nikki Bella.

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