Butch Replacing Drew McIntyre On WWE SmackDown This Week

Manik Aftab on December 5, 2022

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Drew McIntyre revealed he wasn’t medically cleared to compete in a huge tag team title match on the upcoming edition of WWE SmackDown, leaving Sheamus without a partner. It appears that The Celtic Warrior has found a replacement.

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Drew McIntyre was originally booked to team up with Sheamus for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship match on the December 9, 2022 edition of the blue brand.

The Scottish Warrior tweeted before Raw tonight that he wasn’t medically cleared to compete on SmackDown. The former WWE Champion promised to return to action soon.

WWE announced that BUTCH of The Brawling Brutes will replace Drew McIntyre for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship match against The Usos this week on SmackDown.

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December 5, 2022 10:03 pm

Manik Aftab

Manik Aftab serves as a news writer at Ringside News. He has covered pro wrestling and sports entertainment for a variety of publications, including Sportskeeda Wrestling, The Sportster, and WrestleZone. Outside of his professional duties, Manik likes to indulge in fiction, thrillers, comics, manga, and anime.