Below are a couple of top WrestleMania 41 news stories of the day, featuring Drew McIntyre and Jade Cargill.
• It was previously reported that WWE is planning to do Drew McIntyre vs. Damian Priest at WrestleMania 41.
Seeds were planted for this match during the Men’s Royal Rumble, where Priest eliminated McIntyre.
According to Chris Featherstone, WWE is re-evaluating their plans after seeing the social media reaction to this feud:
“Sources within WWE have informed me that the online backlash of Drew McIntyre’s potential WrestleMania opponent has opened up internal discussions to re-evaluate current plans.”
In an update on this situation, Billi Bhatti is reporting that WWE is now discussing Drew McIntyre vs. LA Knight for WrestleMania 41, based on their Royal Rumble controversy.
McIntyre recently pinned Knight in a triple threat match, which also involved Jimmy Uso, to qualify for the Men’s Elimination Chamber match.
• Jade Cargill is staying active in training as she prepares for a return to WWE TV.
After being written off SmackDown in November due to a mystery attack, her absence was initially expected to last at least three months.
While it’s unclear if this angle was done because she got injured for real or if she just wanted some time off for outside projects, PWInsider reports she was at the WWE Performance Center this week, with creative plans for her return expected soon.
According to Billi Bhatti, Naomi is scheduled to be revealed as the woman who actually attacked Jade and this is going to lead to Naomi vs. Jade Cargill at WrestleMania 41.
