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51 Facts About Drew McIntyre

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Drew McIntyre signed a development contract with WWE in 2007, took on the ring name Drew McIntyre, and was sent to its developmental territories Ohio Valley Wrestling and Florida Championship Wrestling after appearances on both SmackDown and Raw.

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Drew McIntyre made his debut for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in 2015, becoming a one-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion and one-time Impact Grand Champion.

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Drew McIntyre performed in Evolve, where he was a one-time Evolve Champion and two-time Evolve Tag Team Champion.

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Drew McIntyre was a one-time Open the Freedom Gate Champion due to Evolve's partnership with Dragon Gate USA.

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Galloway returned to WWE in 2017, as Drew McIntyre, and was assigned to NXT, where he won the NXT Championship once.

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Drew McIntyre is the first British and only Scottish world champion in WWE history and the 31st Triple Crown champion.

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Drew McIntyre grew up in nearby Prestwick, where he studied at Prestwick Academy.

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Drew McIntyre considered being a professional football player when he was younger, playing for the youth club Prestwick Boys, normally in defensive positions.

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Drew McIntyre agreed and earned a master's degree in criminology from Glasgow Caledonian University.

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Drew McIntyre picked up his first win on the second night in a tag team match alongside Wolfgang, defeating Blade and Stu Pendous.

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Drew McIntyre then had a brief series of feuds as in March 2005, he defeated Jay Phoenix but their rematch in November, officiated by Mick Foley, ended in a no contest.

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Drew McIntyre held the title through 2007, with successful defenses against the likes of Martin Stone, Allan Grogan and Lionheart, before vacating the title when he relocated to the United States in September.

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At the beginning of 2008, Drew McIntyre was separated from Taylor and moved to the Raw brand, making his official debut on 6 January episode of Heat as a face, defeating Charlie Haas.

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In September 2007, Drew McIntyre went to Louisville, Kentucky for Ohio Valley Wrestling and later, he was sent to the new farm territory, Florida Championship Wrestling.

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Drew McIntyre returned to the main roster on 28 August 2009 episode of SmackDown, attacking R-Truth.

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Drew McIntyre retained the title against Morrison on 1 January 2010 episode of SmackDown and Kane on 21 February at Elimination Chamber, using underhanded tactics.

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Drew McIntyre returned two weeks later and was re-instated after being made to beg Long.

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Drew McIntyre was the final man remaining on his team before being eliminated by Big Show.

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Drew McIntyre entered the 40-man Royal Rumble match at the titular event on 30 January 2011, but was eliminated by Big Show.

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On 26 April, Drew McIntyre was drafted to the Raw brand as part of the 2011 supplemental draft.

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Drew McIntyre subsequently began an eight match losing streak going into the new year, after the last of which, Long fired Drew McIntyre within the storyline.

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Drew McIntyre continued to lose matches and was confined to Superstars and house shows, but was still able to make several appearances on Raw and SmackDown, albeit in squash matches.

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At Royal Rumble on 27 January 2013, Drew McIntyre was eliminated by Chris Jericho in the 30-man Royal Rumble match.

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Drew McIntyre was eliminated by eventual finalist "Speedball" Mike Bailey on Night 2, before teaming with Chuck Taylor, Aero Star, Drew Gulak and Trent in a winning ten-man tag effort the following night, against Timothy Thatcher, Andrew Everett, Drago, Mark Andrews and Tommaso Ciampa.

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Drew McIntyre returned to PWG on 2 January 2016, for "Lemmy", where he scored his first PWG singles victory over former PWG World Tag Team Champion Jack Evans.

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On 1 April 2017, Galloway, billed as Drew McIntyre, was shown on-screen sitting in the front row at NXT TakeOver: Orlando.

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The night before that event, Drew McIntyre defeated Adam Cole to retain the title, with Shawn Michaels as the special guest referee at a house show in San Antonio, Texas.

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Drew McIntyre lost the NXT Championship to Almas at WarGames, marking his first loss in NXT and ending his reign at 91 days.

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Drew McIntyre returned from injury on 16 April 2018 episode of Raw during the Superstar Shake-up, attacking Apollo Crews and Titus O'Neil and aligning with Dolph Ziggler as a tag team, turning heel and officially joining Raw in the process.

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At the Royal Rumble on 27 January 2019, Drew McIntyre entered the Royal Rumble match at number 16 but was eliminated by Ziggler.

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The next night on Raw, Drew McIntyre viciously assaulted Roman Reigns before his match with Corbin, leading to a falls count anywhere match with Dean Ambrose later that night, which Drew McIntyre won.

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At Royal Rumble on 26 January 2020, Drew McIntyre won the Royal Rumble match, earning himself a championship opportunity at WrestleMania 36, turning face in the process.

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Drew McIntyre made his first successful title defense against Big Show on the same night, which was televised the following night on Raw.

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In December, Drew McIntyre started feuding with Happy Corbin and Madcap Moss, defeating Moss at Day 1 on 1 January 2022.

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At Clash at the Castle, Drew McIntyre failed to win the titles from Reigns after interference from the debuting Solo Sikoa.

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At Royal Rumble on 28 January 2023, Drew McIntyre entered at number 9, but was eliminated by Gunther.

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Drew McIntyre refused to side with Cody Rhodes, Sami Zayn, and other faces on the roster accepting Jey Uso as a good standing member of the locker room after his actions as part of The Bloodline.

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At Royal Rumble on 27 January 2024, during the Royal Rumble match, Drew McIntyre legitimately injured CM Punk's tricep after a botched landing of his signature Future Shock DDT.

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The injury was turned into a storyline between the two, as Drew McIntyre continuously mocked Punk for causing his injury.

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Later that night, Drew McIntyre returned after a brief hiatus, attacking Zayn after his match with Rollins.

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At the Raw premiere on Netflix on 6 January 2025, Drew McIntyre lost to Uso.

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Drew McIntyre was the first man eliminated by Priest, after which he attacked Priest and caused his elimination.

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Drew McIntyre uses a running single leg dropkick called the Claymore as his finisher.

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The move was created accidentally during a match when Drew McIntyre was attempting a big boot, but since the leather pants he was wearing were too tight, he had to kick up with the other leg to avoid ripping them, knocking himself out in the process.

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Drew McIntyre began using a countdown upon the execution of the move during a house show, which stuck after fans participated in the countdown.

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Drew McIntyre uses a double underhook DDT called the Future Shock, and a headbutt called the Glasgow Kiss.

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Shortly after his main roster debut in WWE, Drew McIntyre was labeled "The Chosen One" by Vince McMahon, who believed he was a future world champion.

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Drew McIntyre's character took a more comedic turn upon joining the 3MB faction in 2012, as he continuously lost matches.

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Drew McIntyre's heel turn in the fall of 2023 has been praised for his interactions with several top stars within more layered storyline callbacks that have his character "speaking his truth" despite being the villain.

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Drew McIntyre made his acting debut in the action comedy The Killer's Game alongside former WWE superstar Dave Bautista.

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B= Drew McIntyre is the first Scottish world heavyweight champion in the WWE.