Drew McIntyre Not Happy About WWE's 2024 Royal Rumble Poster

Publish date: 2024-05-14

Drew McIntyre's future in WWE has been a hot topic of conversation ever since WrestleMania. Perhaps even as far back as Clash at the Castle where it became clear the Scot wouldn't be the one WWE handpicked to bring Roman Reigns' run as Undisputed Champion to an end. McIntyre disappeared for a while after WrestleMania, and as the former WWE Champion's contract status remains unclear, his reaction to 2024's Royal Rumble poster has stirred the pot even further.

Missing From The Poster

Next year's Royal Rumble poster has Superstars assembled in a circle around the PLE's logo. Cody Rhodes, Rhea Ripley, Bianca Belair, and The Tribal Chief are just some of the wrestlers to have made the cut. There are 22 Superstars on the poster in total and yep, you guessed it, McIntyre isn't one of them. In case fans didn't pick up on that themselves, McIntyre replied to an account that shared an image of the poster - noteworthy that it wasn't WWE's post - writing, "Are you starting to understand my frustrations now?"

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That Punk is on the poster must have really got under McIntyre's skin. After losing the men's WarGames match in the main event of Survivor Series, McIntyre left the ring, went backstage, and reportedly stormed out of the arena after grabbing his stuff. Even though he has since explained his actions that night, and McIntyre is channeling some of his frustrations into his character, I don't doubt for a second that he's at least a little bit annoyed for real with his lot in WWE right now.

Bayley's Missing Too

Bayley has also shone a spotlight on her Royal Rumble poster omission but decided to have a little more fun with it. Noting that she also isn't on the poster, Bayley replied to the image with, "Sir I look like AJ Styles in this pic". It's amusing but also interesting that Styles made the cut ahead of Bayley and McIntyre. The Phenomenal One has been missing from TV for a while and it's been almost three months since he last wrestled.

2024 will probably be a big year for moves between wrestling companies. Not only because those recently released by WWE will be free to sign elsewhere by the end of December, but because there appear to be wrestlers in both WWE and AEW who are disgruntled with their current status and might want to try their luck elsewhere. I still think there's a strong possibility McIntyre will compete at All In 2024 — a huge moment for him in front of what will likely be another record-setting crowd in the UK.

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