7 WWE Superstars who have excelled in the era with no crowds

#6 WWE Superstar who has excelled in the era with no crowds - Drew McIntyre

Drew McIntyre

McIntyre had quite possibly the hardest job of any WWE Superstar during the pandemic. He won an emotional 2020 Royal Rumble and challenged The Beast, Brock Lesnar, for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 36. Between winning the Rumble and the Show of Shows, severe restrictions were put forth across the globe regarding social distancing, the use of masks and other social protocols in a pandemic world.

Some countries faced more of a threat than others and the United States was among the places hit extremely hard. Because of that, McIntyre won the title from Lesnar in an empty arena. The biggest moment of his career might have fallen short of expectations for some, but don't go telling that to McIntyre.

The former Scottish Psychopath took the ball so to speak and ran with it, defending the title in feuds against Lashley, Seth Rollins, Randy Orton and even Goldberg. He was given more free reign in his promos, and since he would be speaking directly into the camera most nights, he came across much more as a person fans could root for.

McIntyre nailed his promos and his title matches during all of 2020. He also had to deal with the Miz and the Money in the Bank briefcase during much of the second title reign. McIntyre became one of the top stars in the industry during one of the toughest times in human history and has excelled as the torch-bearer for WWE in that time.