Bryan Alvarez of Wrestling Observer Live (h/t Ortman) followed up with a report in May, noting that there had been discussions about doing the draft during WWE's long weekend in Tampa, which included Saturday Night's Main Event, Raw and two NXT events.

A new report suggests that WWE is already making alternative plans if Drew McIntyre is forced to miss the upcoming episode of WWE SmackDown and WWE SummerSlam. According to a new report from WrestleVotes,

With real life issues leaving Drew McIntyre stuck in the UK, here is who could take his spot at SummerSlam if he can't make it back.