Drew McIntyre was reported to have stormed out of the stadium after his botched elimination, while a WWE source confirmed to The Takedown that several people were upset with the spot gone wrong, without mentioning who.

Daily Mail's Lewis Browning also has an exclusive on the Drew McIntyre/Royal Rumble 2025 fallout, learning, as other outlets have, that the situation was genuine and not a work.

Drew McIntyre was reportedly unhappy with something that happened during the Royal Rumble match, so much so that he was said to have stormed out of the building. Mike Johnson of PWInsider reported that something “went wrong” with Drew McIntyre’s elimination from the Royal Rumble match.