A former WWE Champion made his return recently. He will challenge Randy Orton at Saturday Night’s Main Event.
Drew McIntyre has been on a great run over the past year since turning heel. He had a notable feud with CM Punk that lasted several months. During this time, the two were involved in several brutal matches. Following this, McIntyre had a feud with Damian Priest that culminated in a Steel Cage match at Saturday Night’s Main Event in May. Priest emerged victorious. After this loss, The Scottish Warrior has been absent from TV for the past month.
Tonight, following RAW, WWE taped this week’s edition of SmackDown, which returned to its two-hour format. The show kicked off with Cody Rhodes, who was interrupted by Randy Orton. Drew McIntyre’s music played, and he appeared to confront both men. Tensions escalated between The Viper and McIntyre, and following this segment, the latter was backstage with Nick Aldis, who officially announced that Orton and McIntyre would face each other at Saturday Night’s Main Event in Atlanta on July 12.
Backstage with McIntyre and Aldis. Drew gets a match with Randy Orton next Saturday in Atlanta at #WWESNME. Fatu comes face to face with Aldis. It’s announced that Fatu and Big Jim will have a tag match against 2 members of Solo’s stable tonight. #WWE #SmackDown
— John Clark (@johnrclark12) July 1, 2025
It will be interesting to see if Drew McIntyre will be able to defeat Randy Orton at Saturday Night’s Main Event.