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Drew McIntyre Will Return To Action At WWE Saturday Night's Main Event In Atlanta

The Scottish Warrior is back and once again he's ready to mix it up with Randy Orton.
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The Scottish Warrior is back.

Drew McIntyre made his first appearance in WWE since the May 24 edition of Saturday Night's Main Event when he interrupted Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton Friday night on SmackDown.

The American Nightmare and The Viper kicked of the show to discuss their clash at Night of Champions when everyone's favorite trash talking Scotsman decided to interject. McIntyre began to sow seeds of deceit by claiming that Cody has been manipulating his former mentor for months, and that's why Orton hesitated to land his punt kick during the King of the Ring Finals.

Drew then turned his attention to Rhodes and told him that he hopes Cody defeats John Cena for the WWE Championship at SummerSlam, because he wants to be the man to pry the ball away from WWE's Quarterback after he gets it back.

It was around this time that Orton had heard enough of what McIntyre had to say, and he didn't hesitate to drop him with an RKO.

After a commercial break, McIntyre found SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis backstage and said he wanted a piece of Orton. Aldis booked the match for Saturday, July 12 at WWE Saturday Night's Main Event in Atlanta.

Current Saturday Nights Main Event Card:

Gunther (c) vs. Goldberg for the World Heavyweight Championship

Seth Rollins vs. LA Knight

Randy Orton vs. Drew McIntyre

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Rick Ucchino
RICK UCCHINO

Rick Ucchino is the Assistant Editor & Content Coordinator for The Takedown on SI. He also works full-time for 700WLW Radio in Cincinnati, Ohio as a local news and sports anchor, in addition to his time covering the Cincinnati Bengals for Sirius XM. Rick has been on the professional wrestling beat since 2019, having provided coverage for a number of outlets, including Fightful, SB Nation’s Cageside Seats and the Bleav Podcast Network. With an educational background in theater, creative writing and journalism, Rick focuses primarily on the storytelling aspect of pro wrestling, but he’s no stranger to the squared circle himself. He had the privilege of training with former WWE & WCW cruiserweight Jimmy Wang Yang for nearly two years and retired early due to back issues with a perfect 1-0 record in singles competition. Rick is a married father of two incredibly adorable children, who are budding pro wrestling fans themselves. Much to the chagrin of their mother. You can reach Rick at rwucchino@gmail.com

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