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Between 2009 and 2014, McIntyre enjoyed his time in the WWE fighting at both the mid-card and at the upper level. He achieved quite a bit, which many new wrestlers in the company have failed to achieve and feuded with greats such as Edge, Christian, and Finlay.
McIntyre was a one-time Intercontinental Champion and one-time WWE Tag Team Champion with the WWE during his first tenure, and his Tag Team Championship win came with Cody Rhodes by his side.
After being released from WWE, McIntyre enjoyed a lot of success on the Independent circuit and with Evolve and TNA wrestling, where he achieved so much in very little time. He won both the promotion's top championships in no time.
This led to his resigning with the WWE in 2017 where he was reintroduced but as a part of the development brand NXT. It didn’t take him long to become the NXT Champion with the brand and became the first wrestler to win the championship who had appeared on the main roster before.
Later, he lost the championship to Almas and was sidelined due to an injury. The injury did wonders for him, as his return made him re-debut on the main roster as Dolph Ziggler’s partner on RAW. This gave him a huge push and made him come to the spotlight once again, putting him on a path of greatness.
Ziggler and McIntyre went on to win the Raw Tag Team Championship, making McIntyre a two-time tag champion, and he is now on his way to the top of Raw with potential Universal Championship shots in his sight.
Even though Mcintyre has become a crowd favourite wrestler and heel in no time, there is still quite a lot you may not know about him. Let’s take a look at 5 little-known facts about the Scottish Psychopath.
#5 Drew is well-educated
This may not come as a surprise to many as most WWE stars have managed to get across college and even university, but McIntyre is actually very well educated.
The wrestler was born Andrew McLean Galloway IV on June 6, 1985, in Scotland’s Ayr, Prestwick, South Ayrshire. He attended the Prestwick Academy from where he proceeded to the Glasgow Caledonian University where he obtained a bachelor’s degree in Criminology. Criminology is known to be a very tough subject in the UK.
While growing up, Drew played football as a defender and was good at it. He exhibited great skill and passion for the ball game, that many expected that he would become a professional soccer player.
“At school, I was your normal footballing guy, but behind closed doors, I was trying to find out the secrets of wrestling. I was a bit of a wrestling geek, really.” McIntyre has revealed.
“I always said I was going to work for the WWE or play for Glasgow Rangers. As I got older I was still playing football but I realized, when I was about 14, that I wanted to give wrestling a try.”
#4 Christian and Edge saw his potential very early
When Christian came for a WWE TV taping in August 2011, he was told that he would be wrestling Drew McIntyre. He was extremely upset though, not because he had to compete with McIntyre, but because the taping was for WWE Superstars rather than SmackDown.
The two men were involved in one of the best Superstars matches which went on for around 15 minutes. The two men’s mission was to show the creative team of the WWE that they were missing out on something special.
After the match, Christian went to Triple H and revealed to him that McIntyre was an extremely good wrestler and should be given more chances at the top.
Edge, on the other hand, battled McIntyre on a few occasions. Even though McIntyre since has admitted that he wasn’t as good then as he is now and would rush some moves or finishers especially against a star like Edge, The Rated-R Superstar had opposing views.
Recently the WWE Hall Of Famer spoke with Inside The Ropes where he revealed that Drew McIntyre should headline WrestleMania 35 in his opinion.
“Who do I think is the guy that should be plugged in that situation? Drew McIntyre. I always really liked Drew, we have always gotten along and he’s always come to me for advice. I know that he comes because he actually wants advice, he implements that advice or at least tries to.”
#3 He has teamed up with Johnny Gargano
Even though Johnny Gargano and Drew McIntyre may have never crossed paths in NXT or the WWE entirely, the two men do have some achievements together in the past.
After being released by the WWE, McIntyre went to Evolve Wrestling where he fought his first match post-WWE as Drew Galloway. He instantly became the Evolve Champion after his first match and went on to defend his championship well.
At Mercury Rising 2015, Galloway defeated Johnny Gargano for the Dragon Gate USA Open the Freedom Gate Championship in a Title vs Title match, where he also retained the Evolve Championship to become Double Champion.
Later on, the two men joined forces in January 2016, as Galloway and Johnny Gargano entered a three-day tournament to crown the inaugural Evolve Tag Team Champions. At Evolve 55, Galloway and Gargano defeated Chris Hero and Tommy End to win the championship in the final. They lost the title soon after to Drew Gulak and Tracy Williams on 2 April after which Galloway went on a rant and attacked Gargano.
Galloway soon aligned himself with Ethan Carter III (EC3) to launch attacks on Gargano and his partner.
Even though all three top NXT wrestlers were involved in partnerships and feuds with each other before joining NXT, surprisingly their paths never crossed during their time in NXT.
#2 He has married twice
Drew McIntyre is a very private character from the WWE. He has revealed far left about himself as compared to his fellow wrestlers.
McIntyre was romantically involved with professional wrestler Taryn Terrell, famously known as Tiffany during her stint with the WWE. The two got engaged in July 2009 and eventually got married in May 2010 in Las Vegas.
The pair soon split and eventually got divorced almost exactly a year later in May 2011. Terrell was suspended by WWE in summer 2010 following an alleged altercation involving McIntyre before she was released from her contract in November.
"With great sadness, I announce the end of my marriage. I wish Drew only happiness and continued success." Terrell posted on her old Twitter account.
Soon after McIntyre started dating Kaitlyn Frohnapfel and the pair got married in 2016. This marked his second marriage in five years.
Taryn Terrell too got married once again to Joseph Dryden in 2015. Joseph is a professional motorcyclist and stuntman.
#1 Drew McIntyre is ‘The Chosen One’
Recently we’ve heard from the WWE commentary team many times that Drew McIntyre is The Chosen One. But many of us may not know the story behind this line for him.
On September 25, 2009, SmackDown hosted Vince McMahon’s famous speech. Vince stated that he had personally signed McIntyre to the brand because McIntyre reminded Vince of himself. In the same statement, Vince predicted that you would be a “future World heavyweight champion”.
Vince saw something in McIntyre which most didn’t at the time. Even though McIntyre’s first run with the WWE wasn’t all that glorious and glamorous, his release from the company and eventual return led to him being polished to such a level that almost a decade later he is ready to take down any competition that comes his way.
Drew has revealed the following regarding Vince’s speech of 2009: “He was right. I always say that the man can see the future in many areas of wrestling. He created modern wrestling. He was 100 per cent right. The timing might have been a little bit off.”
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