Drew McIntyre | |
---|---|
![]() McIntyre in 2017 | |
Birth name | Andrew McLean Galloway IV |
Born | Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland | 6 June 1985
Spouse(s) | |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Drew Galloway Drew McIntyre[1] |
Billed height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)[1] |
Billed weight | 265 lb (120 kg)[1] |
Billed from | Ayr, Scotland[1] |
Trained by | Spinner McKenzie[2] Justin Richards Mark Sloan[2] James Tighe[2] |
Debut | 2001 |
Andrew McLean Galloway IV (Scottish Gaelic: Anndra MacGill-Eain Gall-Ghàidhealaibh IV; born 6 June 1985) is a Scottish professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Drew McIntyre.
Galloway began his career in 2001 in the United Kingdom. He signed a development contract with WWE in 2007, when he was sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling and Florida Championship Wrestling. Under the character "The Chosen One", he worked on SmackDown on 2009, winning the WWE Intercontinental Championship and the WWE Tag Team Championship. In 2014 he asked and was granted his release from his WWE contract citing creative frustrations.
Between 2014 and 2017, he worked once again as Drew Galloway (on the indies)on several promotions across the world, particularly Insane Championship Wrestling (ICW) in Scotland and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). In TNA, he was a one-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion and one-time Impact Grand Champion and Evolve, where he was one-time Evolve Champion, one-time Open the Freedom Gate Champion and two-time [[Evolve Tag Team Championship|Evolve Drew McIntyre to WWE, being assigned to NXT and winning the NXT Championship. Upon returning to WWE's main roster in 2018, he won the Raw Tag Team Championship (alongside Dolph Ziggler), the 2020 Men's Royal Rumble match, two WWE Championships (the first coming in the main event of WrestleMania 36 Night 2), and the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania XL Night 2. He is the first British and only Scottish world champion in WWE history and the 31st Triple Crown champion.[3]
© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search