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WHY DREW MCINTYRE HASN'T YET RETURNED TO WWE AND WON'T ANYTIME SOON

Don't expect former WWE Champion Drew McIntyre back anytime soon in a WWE ring.

While online reports suggested McIntyre was set for a return leading into SummerSlam, those rumors were completely inaccurate as there has been nothing on the table for McIntyre creatively, and for good reason.

Since returning from filming the Highlander reboot in Scotland, McIntyre has been circling several other Hollywood projects.

Today, McIntyre was announced for a new film, The Last Druid, starring Russell Crowe.  The historical action drama is shooting in Spain this summer.  The plot-  "An Emperor discovers a secluded Druid stronghold, forcing a peaceful Celtic elder to take up arms and protect his family and people from annihilation."  Crowe plays the Celtic elder.    There is no word yet on McIntyre's role.

McIntyre is represented by Paradigm and Rare Stndrd, the new company founded by former Paradigm agent Nick LoPiccolo.  He was previously seen in the Dave Bautista action comedy The Killer's Game starring Dave Bautista.  In the Highlander reboot, McIntyre will play the brother of lead actor Henry Cavill.

McIntyre has been one of WWE's most accomplished stars of the modern era, capturing multiple championships and establishing himself as a main-event fixture through feuds with top names across both Raw and Smackdown, including CM Punk and Cody Rhodes. After reinventing himself following his return to the company in 2017, he became a cornerstone performer during WWE's pandemic era and remained a prominent figure. He last appeared at WrestleMania 42, losing to Jacob Fatu.  

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