The return of Drew McIntyre

While it hasn't felt like a long time since we've last seen Drew McIntyre, it's still excellent to see him back and immediately in the thick of things. The last time we saw him was his steel cage match loss to Damian Priest at Saturday Night's Main Event back in May, and we're going to be seeing him back in action once again at next Saturday's NBC special. McIntyre came back tonight and did what he does best, talk s*** on the mic to some of the biggest players in WWE. This time, it was Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton in the opening segment of the show.

The other thing McIntyre does well, outside of in-ring action, of course, is bring up excellent points when he's talking crap. He mentioned that Rhodes targeted Orton's surgically repaired back immediately after "The Viper" tweaked it during their Night of Champions match, but Orton was hesitant when it came to the punt kick, which he ended up not hitting on his friend. McIntyre basically challenged Rhodes if he (when he) defeats Undisputed Champion John Cena at SummerSlam next month, and said he wouldn't hesitate to rip the title from him – unlike Orton. He then turned into a beautifully executed RKO and demanded a shot at Orton the second he saw General Manager Nick Aldis backstage.

For some reason, it feels like we've seen a lot of Orton versus McIntyre matches, but we really haven't. Their last bout came in March, and at that time, it had been a year since they faced off. Hopefully they can show off something new and exciting on Saturday, and I bet the story will be good considering the weekend it's happening. It also seems like we're working toward McIntyre versus Rhodes, when he wins the title, and I definitely don't hate that. McIntyre is great when it comes to title chases, but first, he has to get through Orton on a jam packed weekend full of wrestling.