WWE star Drew McIntyre talks putting himself under the microscope to get back into shape before return

WWE star Drew McIntyre talks to Fox News Digital about getting back into peak shape after being away for more than a month.

The last 12 months for WWE star Drew McIntyre have been brutal – and that may be an understatement.

McIntyre had a brutal blood feud with CM Punk and launched into another rivalry with Damian Priest that led to him getting glass in his eye before WrestleMania 41. He won that match, and the two settled the score in a steel cage at the last "Saturday Night’s Main Event" show in May.

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Drew McIntyre looks on during Wrestlemania 39 Night 2 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, on April 2, 2023. (Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports)

The match with Priest was the last anyone saw of McIntyre before he returned on "Friday Night SmackDown" last week. He took aim at Randy Orton and received an RKO when "The Legend Killer" felt he crossed the line. It will come to a head when McIntyre is back in action to face off against Orton at "Saturday Night’s Main Event" this weekend.

McIntyre said when he pops his shirt off at the premium live event, fans will "see all the work that’s gone into the physique and the movement that’s gone on in the gym."

"I honestly feel better than I felt in about, minimum, six or seven years. During this time off, I’ve had a chance to step back and look at everything from an outside perspective – the product itself and more specifically me because I’m only competing against myself as far as I’m concerned," he told Fox News Digital in a recent interview. 

"And I’ve realized, wow, OK, I’ve got some areas I really need to improve upon even though, from a fan’s perspective they might say, ‘Well, look at your 2024 going into 2025 on the