Drew McIntyre took a small amount of time off earlier this year to recoup from cervical neck strain and severe contusions. At the Day 1 event, he wrestled Madcap Moss in a winning bout but was attacked by his adversary and Happy Corbin after the match with his neck being targeted. This got him off TV for the weeks leading up to the Royal Rumble, where the Scottish star made his return as a surprise entrant in the Royal Rumble match. Afterward, he would continue his feud with the duo, and he is now set to face Happy Corbin at WrestleMania.
While speaking on the Bump, McIntyre revealed that he very well could have missed WrestleMania due to his injury. However, rather than sit out the show of shows, he instead took what he called “the John Cena approach to rehab” and made an early return at 100%.
In the interview, he stated: “I feel great that I was able to come back so quickly. Initially, it was a little bit scary. Obviously, everyone saw what Happy and Madcap did to me. But speaking to the doctor, doing some tests afterward, there were some lingering issues going on, and I was informed, ‘Hey, never mind making the Rumble, you may not be making Mania the way you’re looking right now.’ It took a couple of weeks, a couple of doctors, some serious rehab, and some serious determination from Drew McIntyre, but thankfully, I was cleared and could come back at the Rumble. I’ve been a 100% ever since, on TV, live events, appearances. Absolutely nothing is ever going to stop me. There is a very good reason they used to call me the terminator.” (H/T WrestlingNews.com)
WrestleMania will take place on April 2-3, with Drew’s match against Corbin taking place on night 1.
