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Drew McIntyre

Scottish professional wrestler

Drew Galloway (born 6 June 1985, in Ayr, Scotland), also known by his ring name Drew McIntyre, is a Scottish professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand. He is a four-time world champion between WWE and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).

Drew McIntyre
McIntyre in March 2017
Born (1985-06-06) 6 June 1985 (age 39)
Ayr, Scotland, United Kingdom
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Drew Galloway
Drew McIntyre
Billed height6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Billed weight275 lb (125 kg)
Billed fromAyr, Scotland
Trained byJustin Richards
James Tighe
Mark Sloan
Colin McKay
Spinner McKenzie
Debut2001

During his first run in the WWE from 2007 to 2014, McIntyre won the WWE Intercontinental Championship one time and the WWE Tag Team Championship one time with Cody Rhodes. On 12 June 2014, McIntyre was released from his WWE contract.[1] He then began wrestling on the independent circuit, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (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 April 2017, he returned to WWE, where he wrestled on their developmental territory NXT and won the NXT Championship. He was drafted back to the main roster in 2018 and won the renamed Raw Tag Team Championship a second time with Dolph Ziggler. In 2020, he had his most successful year, when he won the Royal Rumble match [2] and the WWE Championship two times. He is the first and only British world champion in WWE and the 31st Triple Crown champion.[3] At WrestleMania XL night two on 7 April 2024 he won the World Heavyweight Championship, but lost it to Damian Priest minutes later.[4]

Personal life

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Galloway became engaged to American professional wrestler Taryn Terrell (also known as Tiffany) in July 2009,[5][6] while both working for WWE and they married in Las Vegas in May 2010.[7][8] They divorced in May 2011.[9] Galloway met doctor Kaitlyn Frohnapfel at a bar in 2013 and they married on 10 December 2016. The couple currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee, having previously lived in Tampa, Florida.[10]

Galloway's mother, Angela, died on 3 November 2012, at the age of 51.[11]

Galloway is a supporter of the Scottish football club, Rangers.[12]

On 2 June 2023, Galloway announced that he had become an American citizen.[13]

Championships and accomplishments

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McIntyre's first championship in WWE was the WWE Intercontinental Championship, which he held once.
 
McIntyre also had success in WWE's developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling, as he won the FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship once.

Footnotes

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  1. ↑ During his first reign the title was called "WWE Tag Team Championship". His second reign happened when the title was exclusive to Raw and was renamed "WWE Raw Tag Team Championship".

References

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  1. ↑ "Brodus Clay, Evan Bourne, Teddy Long, Curt Hawkins and other WWE Superstars released". WWE. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Drew McIntyre eliminates Brock Lesnar and goes on to win the 2020 Royal Rumble". talkSPORT. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "Drew McIntyre Superstar Stats". WWE.com. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Powell, Jason (7 April 2024). "WrestleMania XL results: Powell's live review of night two with Roman Reigns vs. Cody Rhodes for the WWE Universal Championship with Bloodline Rules, Seth Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre for the World Heavyweight Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  5. ↑ Ritchie, Gayle (28 March 2010). "Scots wrestling champ Drew McIntyre to marry ex-Playboy model". Daily Record. Reach plc. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
  6. ↑ Meltzer, Dave (9 January 2010). "Sat. update: Doc funeral, Southern star passes away; wrestling wedding & engagement; Lesnar; Foley". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved 10 January 2010. WWE performers Tiffany (Taryn Terrell) and Drew McIntyre (Drew Galloway) are now engaged.
  7. ↑ Larkin, Mike (26 September 2010). "Playboy bunny wife of Scots wrestling ace is cleared of assault charges". Daily Record. Reach plc. Archived from the original on 29 November 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
  8. ↑ Oliver, Greg (16 July 2010). "McIntyre guarantees Smackdown Money in the Bank match will be tops". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
  9. ↑ Caldwell, James (24 May 2011). "WWE News: Former WWE Diva Tiffany announces divorce from current star Drew McIntyre". Pro Wrestling Torch. TDH Communications Inc. Archived from the original on 17 August 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  10. ↑ Russell, Skylar; Thatch, William; Ross Sapp, Sean (29 July 2022). "Drew McIntyre: Sheamus Bugged Me And My Wife About Moving To Nashville For Years". Fightful. Archived from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  11. ↑ Caldwell, James (8 November 2012). "WWE News: Drew McIntyre announces death of his mother". Pro Wrestling Torch. TDH Communications Inc. Archived from the original on 13 December 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  12. ↑ "WWE star Drew McIntyre sports Rangers shirt ahead of Glasgow show". Daily Record. Reach plc. 11 November 2019. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  13. ↑ Johnson, Mike (2 June 2023). "TOP WWE STAR BECOMES NATURALIZED AMERICAN CITIZEN". PWInsider.
  14. ↑ "BCW Heavyweight Championship history". British Championship Wrestling. Archived from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  15. ↑ Brookhouse, Brent (1 January 2021). "2020 CBS Sports Wrestling Awards: Drew McIntyre stands out as Wrestler of the Year". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  16. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "DPW Heavyweight Championship". Cagematch.net. Archived from the original on 29 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  17. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Evolve Championship". Cagematch.net. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  18. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Evolve Tag Team Championship". Cagematch.net. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  19. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "EVOLVE Tag Team Title Tournament". Cagematch.net. Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  20. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Open the Freedom Gate Championship". Cagematch.net. Archived from the original on 12 November 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  21. ↑ Fighting_Spirit_Magazine#FSM_Reader_Awards
  22. ↑ Dunning, Kyle (21 June 2016). "The Best Of British, Vol. 3".
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 "Drew McIntyre: Profile, Career, Face/Heel Turns, Titles Won, Gimmick Evolution and Stats | Pro Wrestlers Database". The SmackDown Hotel.
  24. ↑ "FSM 50 2021: The 50 Best Wrestlers in the World". Voices of Wrestling. 4 January 2022.
  25. ↑ Kraetsch, Rich (18 January 2016). "Analyzing Fighting Spirit Magazine's 2015 Top 50". Voices of Wrestling.
  26. ↑ "ICW World Heavyweight Championship". Insane Championship Wrestling. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  27. ↑ "Drew Galloway - Considering the year Insane Championship Wrestling has had, capturing best on mic 2016 is an absolute honour | Facebook". www.facebook.com.
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  29. ↑ McIntyre, Drew; Edworthy, Sarah (2021). My Story: A Chosen Destiny. Gallery Books. pp. 57–58. ISBN 978-1-9821-8505-3. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
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  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 "NoDQ.com - 2020 NoDQ.com Year End Award results". nodq.com.
  32. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "OCW World Heavyweight Championship". Cagematch.net. Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  33. ↑ "2020 Achievement Awards". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Kappa Publishing Group: 14–15. 2021.
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  35. ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2021". The Internet Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  36. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Scottish Heavyweight Championship". Cagematch.net. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
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  38. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Impact Grand Championship". Cagematch.net. Archived from the original on 15 December 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  39. ↑ "Drew Galloway is the New Impact World Champion". Impact Wrestling. 16 March 2016. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  40. ↑ 40.0 40.1 McIntyre, Drew; Edworthy, Sarah (2021). My Story: A Chosen Destiny. Gallery Books. p. 265. ISBN 978-1-9821-8505-3. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
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