Update on Drew McIntyre’s status for WWE WrestleMania 41 following eye injury on Smackdown

As seen during the March 28th 2025 edition of WWE Smackdown, Damian Priest put Drew McIntyre through a car windshield with his South of Heaven chokeslam. After the show, McIntyre wrote the following message on Twitter/X…

“That was real glass… It got in my eye.”

This week, McIntyre posted a photo of himself at an eye exam via Twitter/X. McIntyre, who has been wearing an eye patch, did an interview with It’s Called Soccer and provided an update on his WrestleMania 41 status…

“Part of the glass, where I landed on the windshield, bounced up and landed directly in my eyeball. I’m currently sporting the patch, hoping I can figure this thing out and get myself on WrestleMania. It’s a fight against time right now. It didn’t feel that bad. I’ve never landed on a windshield in my life. He probably should’ve thrown me on top of the car or the concrete to hurt more. I’ve never landed on a windshield, but the glass is designed to spider out. I was wearing a leather jacket, so thankfully, I didn’t get all cut up.

The fall wasn’t great, but not as bad as I thought it was going to be. Some debris came up in the air and landed straight in my eye, so I’m dealing with that right now. The eye thing wasn’t supposed to happen. I’m not supposed to be sitting here right now with an eyepatch on, yet I am.” (quote courtesy of WrestlingNews.co)