It looks like Drew McIntyre has not been cleared to return to the ring.

PWInsider reports that McIntyre is not currently backstage at the Chase Center for tonight’s RAW from San Francisco. Even if he is cleared, it’s possible that WWE keeps McIntyre off TV until the Draft in mid-October.

It was believed that McIntyre could be cleared to return for last week’s post-Clash of Champions TV tapings, but the return never happened.

As we’ve noted, McIntyre has been out of action after undergoing an operation to repair a lingering injury that came up after his recent promotional tour of Mexico. The idea was to get the surgery out of the way, so McIntyre will be ready for the fall TV push and the build to WrestleMania 36 season.

Drew has been ready to return, just waiting on the call from WWE and approval from their doctors.

Stay tuned for more on Drew’s WWE status.