Drew McIntyre Skips WWE Royal Rumble After-Party Following Backstage Blowup

Drew McIntyre was so heated after his Royal Rumble elimination that he completely skipped WWE’s official after-party, according to Fightful Select. While most of the locker room celebrated the massive event, McIntyre was nowhere to be found—further proving just how frustrated he was with how things went down.

The Scottish Warrior’s anger reportedly stems from an “errant movement” by LA Knight that threw off the planned sequence for his elimination alongside Damian Priest. While WWE hasn’t officially named Knight as the cause, he’s the only one being linked to McIntyre’s issues.

Once McIntyre got backstage, sources say he was “yelling and cursing” about someone messing up the moment, and things got so heated that he stormed out of the arena before the match even ended. WWE has since reached out to him, and some within the company are trying to downplay the situation, saying his frustration was understandable and can be “tweaked and rectified.”

However, this isn’t just about the Royal Rumble botch—McIntyre is reportedly not happy about his WrestleMania 41 plans either. WWE currently has him penciled in for a feud with Damian Priest, but McIntyre believes he deserves a much bigger spot on the card after the year he had in 2024.

This isn’t the first time McIntyre has been vocal about his frustrations. When CM Punk returned to WWE, he was reportedly unhappy at first, though the two eventually worked together. With WrestleMania on the horizon, McIntyre’s frustration could either lead to a major shake-up in his creative direction—or an even bigger fallout.

Is WWE making a mistake by not giving McIntyre a bigger WrestleMania feud, or is he overreacting? Drop your thoughts in the comments!