Drew McIntyre voltou para o SmackDown, atacou Jacob Fatu e ganhou uma luta contra ele, deixando seu futuro WWE incerto. Drew McIntyre returned to SmackDown, attacked Jacob Fatu, and earned a match against him, leaving his WWE future uncertain.

Em 13 de março de 2026, Drew McIntyre fez um retorno surpresa ao WWE SmackDown depois de declarar que havia parado após a perda do Undisputed WWE Championship para Cody Rhodes. On March 13, 2026, Drew McIntyre made a surprise return to WWE SmackDown after declaring he had quit following his loss of the Undisputed WWE Championship to Cody Rhodes. Confrontando o gerente geral Nick Aldis e culpando Jacob Fatu pela derrota, McIntyre saiu, mas reapareceu durante uma partida, atacando Fatu com um chute Claymore. Confronting General Manager Nick Aldis and blaming Jacob Fatu for the defeat, McIntyre walked out but reappeared during a match, attacking Fatu with a Claymore Kick. Aldis anunciou imediatamente uma luta de singles entre McIntyre e Fatu para a semana seguinte, deixando o futuro de McIntyre na WWE incerto à medida que o acúmulo da WrestleMania 42 continua. Aldis immediately announced a singles match between McIntyre and Fatu for the following week, leaving McIntyre’s future in WWE uncertain as the WrestleMania 42 buildup continues.