Drew McIntyre
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.
| Drew McIntyre | |
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McIntyre in 2017 | |
| Birth name | Andrew McLean Galloway IV |
| Born | 6 June 1985 Prestwick, Scotland |
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| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Drew Galloway Drew McIntyre |
| Billed height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) |
| Billed weight | 265 lb (120 kg) |
| Billed from | Ayr, Scotland |
| Trained by | Spinner McKenzie Justin Richards Mark Sloan James Tighe |
| Debut | 2001 |
Galloway began his career in 2001 in 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. During the following years, he worked as a low card wrestler, being part of the stable 3MB. On 2014 he was released from his contract. Between 2014 and 2017, he worked under his real name on several promotions across the world. Notably he wrestled on Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where 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 Champion.
In 2017, he would return as 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, the 2020 Men's Royal Rumble match, and the WWE Championship in the main event of the second night of WrestleMania 36. He is the first and only British world champion in WWE and the 31st Triple Crown champion.