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McIntyre, Knight Reportedly Moving Past Royal Rumble Controversy

There reportedly aren't any hard feelings between Drew McIntyre and LA Knight despite a miscommunication between them at the Royal Rumble and a subsequent segment they were involved in together on SmackDown.

According to Fightful Select (h/t Steve Carrier of Ringside News), there is no real tension between McIntyre and Knight coming out of the Rumble and their match on SmackDown.

During the late stages of the men's Royal Rumble match, McIntyre was eliminated by Damian Priest, but it came across somewhat clunky since Knight and Logan Paul appeared to overlap into the spot when battling each other.

PWInsider.com (h/t Carrier) reported last week that McIntyre was "screaming and cursing" backstage after the spot went awry and said "someone had to get their moves in" rather than allowing his elimination the spotlight it required.

McIntyre reportedly "stormed out of the building" before the men's Rumble ended, leaving many to speculate on where things stood between McIntyre, Knight and WWE as a whole.

Per PWInsider Elite (h/t Randall Ortman of Cageside Seats) it was later confirmed that McIntyre was primarily unhappy with Knight because he felt Knight's "errant movement killed the drama and momentum" of his elimination, which was meant to be the start of a rivalry with Priest.

On SmackDown, prior to an Elimination Chamber qualifying Triple Threat match between Knight, McIntyre and Jimmy Uso, Knight seemed to humorously allude to McIntyre's tirade, saying it was okay to cry and noting that he had to "get his stuff in."

Although there were some moments in the subsequent match where McIntyre and Knight appeared to lay some punches in on each other, Fightful noted that there were no issues afterward despite the added physicality.

McIntyre won the match to qualify for the Chamber match, and he will now set his sights on trying to earn a world title match at WrestleMania 41.

Bo Dallas Injury Reportedly Behind Wyatt Sicks Absence

The Wyatt Sicks have been off WWE programming for several weeks, and it reportedly may be due to a key member currently dealing with an injury.

According to PWInsider.com's Mike Johnson, Bo Dallas (aka Uncle Howdy) was not in Indianapolis for Royal Rumble weekend despite the other Wyatt Sicks members being present to take part in photo ops with fans.

Johnson noted that Dallas was never scheduled to be in Indianapolis and he "isn't currently on the road for the company."

It was previously reported by Fightful's Sean Ross Sapp (h/t Subhojeet Mukherjee of Ringside News) that the Wyatt Sicks' on-screen absence may have been due to one member being injured.

The Wyatts last competed in a match on the Dec. 9 episode of Raw when Final Testament members Karrion Kross and AOP along with The Miz beat Dallas, Dexter Lumis, Joe Gacy and Erick Rowan in an eight-man tag team match.

Since then, it was announced that the Wyatt Sicks moved from Raw to SmackDown, and the Final Testament has disbanded due to the reported release of AOP and Paul Ellering.

The Wyatt Sicks debuted in June 2024 with Dallas playing the role of the leader Uncle Howdy. The group is a tribute to the late Bray Wyatt, who was Dallas' real-life brother.

While future plans for the Wyatt Sicks once Dallas is healthy are unclear, they could potentially include Alexa Bliss.

PWInsider.com (h/t Carrier) reported last month that original plans called for Bliss to return on an episode of Raw as part of an angle with the Wyatt Sicks, however, those plans were put on hold.

Bliss did return in the women's Royal Rumble match, though, and she is seemingly part of SmackDown now, as she beat Candice LeRae in an Elimination Chamber qualifying match on Friday's show.

Since Bliss worked closely with Wyatt in the past, it would make sense for her to either join or contest the Wyatt Sicks in the near future.

Reported Reason for Recent WWE Releases

WWE reportedly released several main roster Superstars on Friday and Saturday, and the company did so for a specific purpose.

According to Fightful Select (h/t Carrier), NXT sources believe the cuts were made in order to make room on the main roster for several Superstars who are poised to get called up from NXT in 2025.

Fightful's Sean Ross Sapp reported that WWE parted ways with Sonya Deville, Cedric Alexander, Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson, Blair Davenport, Giovanni Vinci, Isla Dawn, Paul Ellering and AOP's Akam and Rezar.

Alexander was the only wrestler from that list who had been in NXT rather than on the main roster, but he had a lengthy main roster run before getting moved to NXT.

The majority of those who were released were either used sparingly or not at all on WWE programming over the past few months.

Perhaps the only exceptions to that are Deville, who was often on Raw as the leader of Pure Fusion Collection, and AOP who were part of the Final Testament stable with Karrion Kross.

While the crop of released Superstars were all talented and likely could have benefited from better usage, it is also true that there is only enough television time for so many people, particularly if plans are in place for call-ups in the near future.

In recent years, WWE has typically held a draft shortly after WrestleMania, and multiple Superstars tend to make the move from NXT to Raw or SmackDown as part of the draft.

Big-time prospects such as Roxanne Perez and Trick Williams could be in line for a call-up coming out of WrestleMania, and if that is the case, the releases may have created more room and opportunities for them to shine.

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