DREW MCINTYRE

Andrew McLean Galloway IV is a 38-year-old professional wrestler from Ayr, Scotland. He is currently signed with WWE and performs on RAW under the ring name, Drew McIntyre.

Galloway began training for his wrestling career at the age of 15 at Frontier Wrestling Alliance’s Academy in England. He made his official debut in 2003 at British Championship Wrestling and for the next few years he continued to work the independent circuit until he signed with WWE in late 2007.

Galloway made his television debut on SmackDown in October 2007 in a match where he defeated Brett Major. He wrestled briefly on the main roster and was then sent to WWE’s developmental brand, Florida Championship Wrestling (now NXT) and won the FCW Championship the following year.

Galloway re-debuted at SmackDown in 2009 and was reintroduced by Vince McMahon as “a future world champion.” He bounced from SmackDown to RAW to NXT but was then released from his contract in June 2014.

After his release from WWE, Galloway worked for various independent promotions including Evolve, Insane Championship Wrestling, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.

Drew McIntyre Becomes WWE NXT Champion

In April 2017, Galloway re-signed with WWE and wrestled for the company’s NXT brand. He defeated Bobby Roode at NXT Takeover to win the NXT Championship. Galloway defended his title until November 2017 when he lost the title to Almas. After the match it was revealed that he had suffered a torn bicep.

During the WWE’s Superstar Shake-up in April 2019, McIntyre returned to RAW and has wrestled for that brand ever since. In January 2020, he won the Royal Rumble earning himself a championship title match at WrestleMania 36.

Drew McIntyre Wins WWE Championship

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Wrestlemania 36 became an audience-free, two night event and it was there that Drew McIntyre defeated Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship. The following night, he defended his title successfully against Big Show on Monday Night RAW. Drew McIntyre and Seth Rollins began feuding which led to a match at Money in the Bank which Drew McIntyre won.

Drew McIntyre started feuding in May with Bobby Lashley and defeated him at Backlash to retain his title. At The Horror Show at Extreme Rules, he also successfully retained the championship against Dolph Ziggler. In August, he defeated Randy Orton at SummerSlam but their feud continued and they battled at Clash of Champions in an Ambulance Match. With the help of Big Show, Ric Flair, Christian and Shawn Michaels, Drew McIntyre defeated Orton.

Drew McIntyre’s Second WWE Championship Reign

At the Hell In A Cell pay-per-view event in October 2020, McIntyre lost the WWE Championship to Randy Orton.

The following month, on Monday, November 16, 2020, Drew McIntyre defeated Randy Orton and regained the WWE Championship title. He lost the WWE Championship at Elimination Chamber when The Miz cashed in his Money in the Bank contract and pinned him. McIntyre’s second reign as WWE Champion lasted 96 days.

At WrestleMania 37, McIntyre challenged Bobby Lashley for the WWE Championship, but was unsuccessful after interference from MVP.  At WrestleMania Backlash, McIntyre challenged Lashley again in a triple threat match for the title also involving Braun Strowman but was unsuccessful once again.

On the May 31st episode of Monday Night RAW, McIntyre started trash talking Kofi Kingston about not beating Brock Lesnar, something that he had done at WrestleMania 36. But after his match McIntyre showed respect to Kingston by shaking hands with him after winning the match against him to earn a WWE Championship at Hell in a Cell against Bobby Lashley. The added stipulation of a Last Chance Hell in a Cell match, which meant that if McIntyre lost, he could no longer challenge for the championship, as long as Lashley remained champion. At the event, McIntyre failed once again to defeat Lashley for the title after interference from MVP.

On the June 28 episode of RAW, Drew McIntyre won a last chance qualifying match defeating Riddle and AJ Styles to enter the Money in the Bank match. At the event, McIntyre was unable to win the briefcase after being attacked by Jinder Mahal, Veer, and Shanky. During this feud, he introduced a sword called “Angela” (named after his late mother).

Drew McIntyre Drafted to SmackDown

On night one of the WWE Draft in October 2021, Drew McIntyre was drafted to Friday Night SmackDown.

At Crown Jewel, McIntyre faced Big E for the WWE Championship, but failed to win the title. On the October 22nd episode of SmackDown, he issued an open challenge. Sami Zayn came out and accepted McIntyre’s challenge. McIntyre beat Zayn. The following week, McIntyre issued another open challenge. Mustafa Ali came out and accepted this challenge. Again, McIntyre defeated Mustafa Ali.

At Survivor Series, McIntyre was the captain of Team SmackDown. But was eliminated via count out, and his team lost the match to Team RAW. On the December 3rd episode of SmackDown, McIntyre started feuding with Happy Corbin and Madcap Moss. The feud began because they made fun of how Drew wasn’t in a battle royal where the winner would become the #1 contender for the Universal Championship. On 17 December episode of SmackDown, it was announced that he would face Moss at Day 1. At Day 1, McIntyre defeated Moss.

Drew McIntyre’s 2022 Battles

At the 2022 Royal Rumble match, McIntyre participated but was last eliminated by the eventual winner Brock Lesnar. The following month at Elimination Chamber, McIntyre defeated Madcap Moss in a Falls Count Anywhere match. On the first night of WrestleMania 38, he defeated Corbin and became the first person to kick out of Corbin’s finisher, End of Days.

On the first night of WrestleMania 38, McIntyre defeated Corbin and became the first person to kick out of his finisher, the End of Days. At WrestleMania Backlash, McIntyre teamed with RK-Bro in a losing effort to Roman Reigns and The Usos. After weeks of absence due to a promotional tour of the United Kingdom, McIntyre made his return at the end of May. At Money in the Bank on July 2nd, McIntyre competed in the Money in the Bank ladder match, where the match was won by Theory.

On the July 8th episode of SmackDown, McIntyre was scheduled to face Sheamus to determine the number one contender for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at Clash at the Castle. The match did not occur as Sheamus was out of action due to illness. The match was later rescheduled for the July 29 episode as a “Good Old Fashioned Donnybrook” match, which McIntyre won. At SummerSlam the following night, Roman Reigns retained the undisputed title. As a result of his victory, this confirmed that Reigns would be the defending champion against McIntyre at Clash at the Castle.

Drew McIntyre at Clash at the Castle

At Clash at the Castle on September 3rd, McIntyre failed to win the titles from Roman Reigns after interference from Solo Sikoa. On the September 23rd episode of SmackDown, McIntyre challenged Kross to a strap match at Extreme Rules, which he accepted. At the event on October 8th, McIntyre lost to Kross after interference from Scarlett.

At Crown Jewel on November 5th, McIntyre defeated Kross in a steel cage match by escaping the cage to end their feud despite another interference from Scarlett. Three weeks later at Survivor Series WarGames on 26 November, McIntyre teamed with The Brawling Brutes (Sheamus, Ridge Holland and Butch) and Kevin Owens in a WarGames match against The Bloodline in a losing effort.

At the 2023 Royal Rumble in January, McIntyre entered at #9 but was eliminated by Gunther. On the second night of WrestleMania 39 on April 2, McIntyre challenged Gunther for the Intercontinental Championship in a triple threat match. The match also involved Sheamus. Both McIntyre and Sheamus failed to defeat Gunther.

At the WWE 2023 Draft on April 28th, Drew McIntyre was drafted to Monday Night RAW.

Drew McIntyre
Drew McIntyre

STATS

Birth name: Andrew McLean Galloway IV
Born: June 6, 1985, Ayr, Scotland, UK
Height: 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight: 265 lb (120 kg)
Spouse: Kaitlyn Frohnapfel
Ring Name(s): Drew McIntyre, Drew Galloway
Current Roster: WWE RAW
Finishing Move(s): Future Shock DDT

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Career Championships and Accomplishments

  • British Championship Wrestling
    • BCW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
    • Danish Pro Wrestling
      DPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • Evolve
    • Evolve Championship (1 time)
    • Open the Freedom Gate Championship (1 time)
    • Evolve Tag Team Championship (2 times)
    • Evolve Tag Team Championship Tournament (2016)
  • Florida Championship Wrestling
    • FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
    • FCW Florida Tag Team Championship (2 times)
    • Insane Championship Wrestling
    • ICW World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
  • Irish Whip Wrestling
    • IWW International Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • Outback Championship Wrestling
    • OCW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • Preston City Wrestling
    • There Can Be Only One Gauntlet (2016)
  • Scottish Wrestling Alliance
    • Scottish Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
    • Impact Grand Championship (1 time)
    • TNA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
    • Feast or Fired (2016 – World Heavyweight Championship contract)
    • Global Impact Tournament (2015)
    • TNA Joker’s Wild (2016)
  • Union of European Wrestling Alliances
    • European Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • What Culture Pro Wrestling/Defiant Wrestling
    • WCPW Championship (1 time)
  • World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)
    • WWE Championship (2 times)
    • WWE Intercontinental Championship (1 time)
    • NXT Championship (1 time)
    • WWE (Raw) Tag Team Championship (2 times)
    • Men’s Royal Rumble (2020)