Drew McIntyre made his return to WWE television on the December 2nd episode of WWE Raw, attacking Sami Zayn after his bout against Seth Rollins.
McIntyre had been off television since losing to CM Punk at WWE Bad Blood inside Hell in a Cell.
Speaking on KWCH 12 Morning News, McIntyre was asked about his absence.
"I was off the past two months. My last match was a Hell in a Cell match, a very brutal match. I got hit in the head at one point and needed sixteen staples to close a wound at the top of my head. I suffered a family loss as well so I went back to Scotland to deal with that and re-evaluate my priorities and realize that I have probably given a bit too much to my profession, to my colleagues, and not enough to my family. I kind of realized I've been giving a bit too much for the past 17 years and it's time to start taking a little more. My mentality is I'm going to take what's mine, I'm going to beat up the people who deserve to get beat up," he said.
McIntyre is not currently advertised to appear on Monday's WWE Raw.
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