Drew McIntyre
{{Short description|Scottish professional wrestler (born 1985)}}
{{For|the Canadian ice hockey player|Drew MacIntyre}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox professional wrestler
|name = Drew McIntyre
|image = Drew McIntyre, WrestleMania XL (cropped).jpg
|caption = McIntyre in 2024
|birthname = Andrew McLean Galloway IV
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|6|6|df=y}}
|birth_place = Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
|height = 6 ft 5 in{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/superstars/drew-mcintyre|title=Drew McIntyre|access-date=November 8, 2024|publisher=WWE}}
|spouse = {{plainlist|
- {{marriage|Taryn Terrell|2010|2011|end=divorced}}
- {{marriage|Kaitlyn Frohnapfel|2016}}
}}
|names = Drew Galloway
Drew McIntyre
|trainer = Spinner McKenzie
Justin Richards
Mark Sloan
James Tighe
|debut = 2001
| alma_mater = Glasgow Caledonian University (MA)
}}
Andrew McLean Galloway IV (born 6 June, 1985) is a Scottish professional wrestler. As of April 2025, he is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Drew McIntyre.
Galloway began his career in 2001 in the United Kingdom with Scottish promotions British Championship Wrestling (BCW) and Insane Championship Wrestling (ICW), and also performed in Ireland with Irish Whip Wrestling (IWW), all under his real name stylized as Drew Galloway; he is the inaugural ICW World Heavyweight Champion. He signed a development contract with WWE in 2007, and took on the ring name Drew McIntyre, and was sent to its developmental territories Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) and Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) after appearances on both SmackDown and Raw. Using the moniker "The Chosen One", he returned to SmackDown in 2009 (two years since his first appearance on said brand), winning the WWE Intercontinental Championship, and the WWE Tag Team Championship alongside "Dashing" Cody Rhodes. He would then be relegated to lower-card status until he was released from his WWE contract in 2014.
Between 2014 and 2017, he worked once again under his real name on several independent promotions across the world, as well as returning to ICW, where he won the ICW World Heavyweight Championship for a second time, and was inducted into the ICW Hall of Fame in 2018. He made his debut for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) in 2015, becoming a one-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion and one-time Impact Grand Champion. He also performed in Evolve, where he was a one-time Evolve Champion and two-time Evolve Tag Team Champion. He was also a one-time Open the Freedom Gate Champion due to Evolve's partnership with Dragon Gate USA. Galloway also appeared in Pro Wrestling Guerilla (PWG) between 2015 and 2016.
Galloway returned to WWE in 2017, once again as Drew McIntyre, and was assigned to NXT, where he won the NXT Championship once. Upon returning to WWE's main roster in 2018, he won the Raw Tag Team Championship alongside Dolph Ziggler, the 2020 Men's Royal Rumble match, the 2024 Men's Money in the Bank ladder match, two WWE Championships (the first coming in the Night 2 main event of WrestleMania 36), and the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania XL. He is the first British and only Scottish world champion in WWE history and the 31st Triple Crown champion.
Early life
Andrew McLean Galloway IV was born in Ayr on 6 June 1985.{{Cite web |last=Ross |first=Rory |date=10 April 2021 |title=WWE superstar Drew McIntyre: the skinny Scot who wrestled his way to global stardom |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/0/wwe-superstar-drew-mcintyre-skinny-scot-wrestled-way-global/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116201221/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/0/wwe-superstar-drew-mcintyre-skinny-scot-wrestled-way-global/ |archive-date=16 January 2023 |access-date=30 March 2023 |website=The Telegraph}} He grew up in nearby Prestwick, where he studied at Prestwick Academy.{{cite web |last=Wilson |first=Stuart |date=9 January 2009 |title=Prestwick wrestler jets in to visit mum |url=http://www.ayrshirepost.net/ayrshire-news/local-news-ayrshire/prestwick/2009/01/09/prestwick-wrestler-jets-in-to-visit-mum-102545-22621751/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090118103734/http://www.ayrshirepost.net/ayrshire-news/local-news-ayrshire/prestwick/2009/01/09/prestwick-wrestler-jets-in-to-visit-mum-102545-22621751/ |archive-date=18 January 2009 |access-date=24 February 2010 |work=Ayrshire Post}} He considered being a professional football player when he was younger, playing for the youth club Prestwick Boys, normally in defensive positions. When he was 10 years old, Galloway read a magazine named X Factor, which focused on conspiracy theories and ghost stories; this prompted him to write a letter to the FBI under the Freedom of Information Act, to which the FBI responded by sending him a file with several documents.{{Cite web |last=Maglio |first=Tony |date=9 August 2019 |title=WWE's Drew McIntyre Tells Us All About the Time He (Successfully) Used a FOIA Request on the FBI |url=https://www.thewrap.com/drew-mcintyre-foia-fbi-wwe-raw/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107231637/https://www.thewrap.com/drew-mcintyre-foia-fbi-wwe-raw/ |archive-date=7 November 2020 |access-date=30 March 2023 |website=TheWrap}} A fan of professional wrestling as a child, he started training at the age of 15, and his parents agreed to support him as long as he gave the same amount of focus to his studies. He agreed and earned a master's degree in criminology from Glasgow Caledonian University.{{cite news |date=12 March 2008 |title="I'd Rather Wrestle Than Score For Rangers," Admits WWE's Scots Star |newspaper=Daily Record |publisher=Reach plc |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity/id-rather-wrestle-than-score-for-rangers-admits-971267 |access-date=15 December 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005120552/https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity/id-rather-wrestle-than-score-for-rangers-admits-971267 |archive-date=5 October 2012}}
Professional wrestling career
= Training and debut (2001–2006) =
Galloway began training as a wrestler at the Frontier Wrestling Alliance's Academy at the age of 15{{cite web |last=Kamchen |first=Richard |title=Drew McIntyre bio |url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/McIntyre_Drew.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531063917/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/McIntyre_Drew.html |archive-date=31 May 2020 |access-date=14 October 2009 |work=Slam! Sports |publisher=Canadian Online Explorer}} after his family moved to England and settled in Portsmouth.{{cite news |last=Matheson |first=Shelley |date=10 January 2009 |title=Scots WWE star Drew Galloway lands mum with huge food bill after visit home |newspaper=Daily Record |publisher=Reach plc |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2009/01/10/scots-wwe-star-drew-galloway-lands-mum-with-huge-food-bill-after-visit-home-86908-21029650/ |access-date=9 December 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426080451/https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/scots-wwe-star-drew-galloway-1004886 |archive-date=26 April 2018}} Although he was trained by the promotion's operator Mark Sloan along with Justin Richards and James Tighe, he also cites the promotion's established wrestlers helping out with training, including Doug Williams, Paul Burchill and Alex Shane.
In 2003, Galloway made his debut for the inaugural show of British Championship Wrestling (BCW), operating in the Greater Glasgow area. While there, he trained under Colin McKay and Spinner McKenzie,{{cite web |last=Schwan |first=Brett |date=2006 |title=Ten Questions With... Drew Galloway |url=http://www.wrestlingclothesline.com/DrewGalloway.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071223104723/http://www.wrestlingclothesline.com/DrewGalloway.htm |archive-date=23 December 2007 |access-date=16 October 2006 |publisher=Wrestling Clothesline}} then developing the character of "Thee" Drew Galloway, a cocky narcissist. His first match, which took place at February's No Blood, No Sympathy: Night 1, saw him lose to Stu Natt.{{cite web|url=http://www.bcwwrestling.co.uk/results/2003/02/20/no-blood-no-sympathy-night-1|title=Results: No Blood, No Sympathy (night 1)|publisher=British Championship Wrestling|access-date=9 December 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311070431/http://www.bcwwrestling.co.uk/results/2003/02/20/no-blood-no-sympathy-night-1|archive-date=11 March 2014}} He picked up his first win on the second night in a tag team match alongside Wolfgang, defeating Blade and Stu Pendous.{{cite web|url=http://www.bcwwrestling.co.uk/results/2003/02/22/no-blood-no-sympathy-night-2|title=Results: No Blood, No Sympathy (night 2)|publisher=British Championship Wrestling|access-date=9 December 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311070952/http://www.bcwwrestling.co.uk/results/2003/02/22/no-blood-no-sympathy-night-2|archive-date=11 March 2014}} By December, Galloway was managed by Charles Boddington, who aided him in his first significant success and managed him for the next four years.
Later that year, Galloway had a series of matches against American veterans. In June, he lost to The Honky Tonk Man{{cite web|url=http://www.bcwwrestling.co.uk/results/2004/06/25/no-blood-no-sympathy-ii-night-1|title=Results: No Blood, No Sympathy II (Night 1)|publisher=British Championship Wrestling|access-date=9 December 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714135323/http://www.bcwwrestling.co.uk/results/2004/06/25/no-blood-no-sympathy-ii-night-1|archive-date=14 July 2014}} and later that month lost to Marty Jannetty and Highlander, with Sabotage on his side.{{cite web|url=http://www.bcwwrestling.co.uk/results/2004/06/27/no-blood-no-sympathy-ii-night-3 |title=Results: No Blood, No Sympathy II (Night 3) |publisher=British Championship Wrestling |access-date=9 December 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714195507/http://www.bcwwrestling.co.uk/results/2004/06/27/no-blood-no-sympathy-ii-night-3 |archive-date=14 July 2014 }} In November, at the aptly titled Lo Down, Galloway main evented in a double countout match against D'Lo Brown.{{cite web|url=http://www.bcwwrestling.co.uk/results/2004/11/01/lo-down |title=Results: Lo Down |publisher=British Championship Wrestling |access-date=9 December 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130817225513/http://www.bcwwrestling.co.uk/results/2004/11/01/lo-down |archive-date=17 August 2013 }} He then had a brief series of feuds, as in March 2005, he defeated Jay Phoenix{{cite web|url=http://www.bcwwrestling.co.uk/results/2005/03/20/new-beginnings-2-night-2 |title=Results: New Beginnings (Night 2) |publisher=British Championship Wrestling |access-date=9 December 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130817225505/http://www.bcwwrestling.co.uk/results/2005/03/20/new-beginnings-2-night-2 |archive-date=17 August 2013 }} but their rematch in November, officiated by Mick Foley, ended in a no contest.{{cite web|url=http://www.bcwwrestling.co.uk/results/2005/11/13/no-blood-no-sympathy-iii |title=Results: No Blood, No Sympathy III |publisher=British Championship Wrestling |access-date=9 December 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714205347/http://www.bcwwrestling.co.uk/results/2005/11/13/no-blood-no-sympathy-iii |archive-date=14 July 2014 }} In May 2006, after their lengthy feud in Irish Whip Wrestling, Galloway lost then won in successive matches against long-term rival Sheamus O'Shaunessy.{{cite web|url=http://www.bcwwrestling.co.uk/results/2006/05/26/path-of-glory-night-1 |title=Results: Path of Glory (Night 1) |publisher=British Championship Wrestling |access-date=9 December 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521161054/http://www.bcwwrestling.co.uk/results/2006/05/26/path-of-glory-night-1 |archive-date=21 May 2014 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.bcwwrestling.co.uk/results/2006/05/27/path-of-glory-night-2 |title=Results: Path of Glory (Night 2) |publisher=British Championship Wrestling |access-date=9 December 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521153908/http://www.bcwwrestling.co.uk/results/2006/05/27/path-of-glory-night-2 |archive-date=21 May 2014 }}
= Independent circuit (2006–2007) =
File:IWW Champion Drew.jpg, August 2006]]
In November 2006, Galloway and Lionheart defeated BCW Heavyweight Champion Highlander and Wolfgang at Live in East Kilbride, after Galloway pinned Highlander.{{cite web|url=http://www.bcwwrestling.co.uk/results/2006/11/26/live-in-east-kilbride |title=Results: Live in East Kilbride |publisher=British Championship Wrestling |access-date=9 December 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714162001/http://www.bcwwrestling.co.uk/results/2006/11/26/live-in-east-kilbride |archive-date=14 July 2014 }} At December's No Blood, No Sympathy IV event, Galloway defeated Highlander in an "I Quit" match with Conscience as the special guest referee to win his second BCW Heavyweight Championship.{{cite web|url=http://www.bcwwrestling.co.uk/results/2006/12/08/no-blood-no-sympathy-iv-night-1 |title=Results: No Blood, No Sympathy IV (Night 1) |publisher=British Championship Wrestling |access-date=9 December 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130817225509/http://www.bcwwrestling.co.uk/results/2006/12/08/no-blood-no-sympathy-iv-night-1 |archive-date=17 August 2013 }} He 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.
After gaining momentum in Scotland, Galloway began wrestling dates across the Republic of Ireland with Irish Whip Wrestling (IWW).{{cite web |author= |date=23 October 2007 |title=IwW promoter on WWE Superstar Drew McIntyre |url=http://www.wrestlersramblings.com/index.php/who-is-drew-mcintyre/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204132613/http://www.wrestlersramblings.com/index.php/who-is-drew-mcintyre |archive-date=4 December 2008 |access-date=9 December 2009 |publisher=Wrestler Ramblings}} After losing to "SOS" Sheamus O'Shaunessy,{{cite web|url=http://www.irishwhipwrestling.com/images/results/result230705.html|title=The Moat Theatre, Naas, County Kildare 23/07/05|publisher=Irish Whip Wrestling|access-date=9 December 2009|archive-date=15 April 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080415111407/http://www.irishwhipwrestling.com/images/results/result230705.html}} on 27 August 2006, Galloway defeated O'Shaunessy to win the IWW International Heavyweight Championship.{{cite web|url=http://www.irishwhipwrestling.com/tithist.htm |title=Title History |publisher=Irish Whip Wrestling |access-date=10 December 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090608081149/http://irishwhipwrestling.com/tithist.htm |archive-date=8 June 2009 }}
=World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE (2007–2014)=
== Beginnings (2007–2009) ==
File:Drew McIntyre Hoisting up FCW Championship.jpg Florida Championship Wrestling in 2008 and won the FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship the following year.]]
Galloway signed with WWE in late 2007 and made his official debut on 12 October 2007 episode of SmackDown! under the modified ring name of Drew McIntyre. Accompanied by his on-screen mentor Dave Taylor, McIntyre defeated Brett Major with a roll-up, establishing himself as a villainous character.{{cite web |author=DiFino |first=Lennie |date=12 October 2007 |title=Scottish invasion |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/10122007/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071022025001/http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/10122007/ |archive-date=22 October 2007 |access-date=17 November 2007 |publisher=WWE}} At the beginning of 2008, 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.{{cite web |date= 16 January 2023|title=WWE Results 2008 |url=https://thehistoryofwwe.com/wwe-results-2008/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315102748/https://thehistoryofwwe.com/wwe-results-2008/ |archive-date=15 March 2023 |access-date=30 March 2023 |publisher=The History of WWE}}
In September 2007, McIntyre went to Louisville for Ohio Valley Wrestling and later, he was sent to the new farm territory, Florida Championship Wrestling.{{Cite web |title=OVW Results 2007 |url=https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/ovw/_2007/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828205318/https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/ovw/_2007/ |archive-date=28 August 2008 |access-date=28 October 2024 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}} In FCW, he won the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship with Stu Bennett,{{cite web|url=http://www.fcwwrestling.info/champions.html|title=Champions Roll Call|access-date=1 January 2011|publisher=Florida Championship Wrestling|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110102063022/http://www.fcwwrestling.info/champions.html|archive-date=2 January 2011}} and the FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship.{{cite web |title=FCW Heavyweight Title History |url=http://solie.org/titlehistories/htfcw.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809131640/http://solie.org/titlehistories/htfcw.html |archive-date=9 August 2022 |access-date=11 December 2009 |publisher=Solie's Vintage Wrestling}}
== Intercontinental Champion (2009–2010) ==
File:Drew McIntyre chinlocks Finlay, 2009.jpg in November 2009]]
McIntyre returned to the main roster on 28 August 2009 episode of SmackDown, attacking R-Truth.{{Cite web |last=Burdick |first=Michael |date=28 August 2009 |title=Extreme exodus |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/08282009/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090911061744/http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/08282009/ |archive-date=11 September 2009 |access-date=30 March 2023 |publisher=WWE}} One month later, he was pushed when WWE chairman Mr. McMahon promoted him as a "future world champion", going by the nickname "The Chosen One".{{cite web |last=Sidhu |first=Manraj |date=26 September 2009 |title=Smackdown: Punk escapes 'Taker's grasp |url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2009/09/26/11135656.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120723213252/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2009/09/26/11135656.html |archive-date=23 July 2012 |access-date=11 December 2009 |work=Slam! Sports |url-status=usurped |publisher=Canadian Online Explorer}} After defeating R-Truth on 4 October at Hell in a Cell{{cite web |last=Passeo |first=Mitch |date=4 October 2009 |title=McIntyre shows R-Truth what's up |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/hellinacell/history/hellinacell/matches/11906050/results/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100926175136/https://www.wwe.com/shows/hellinacell/history/hellinacell/matches/11906050/results/ |archive-date=26 September 2010 |access-date=4 October 2009 |publisher=WWE}} McIntyre participated at Survivor Series on The Miz's team for the traditional Survivor Series elimination match on 22 November, where he, The Miz and his former rival Sheamus were the surviving members on their winning team.{{cite web |last= |first= |date=22 November 2009 |title=Team Miz def. Team Morrison (Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Team Match) |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/2009/matches/12468646 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028220755/https://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/2009/matches/12468646 |archive-date=28 October 2011 |access-date=11 December 2009 |publisher=WWE}}
File:Drew McIntyre in December 2009.jpg in December 2009]]
Being the only SmackDown superstar to survive against Team Morrison, McIntyre defeated John Morrison for the Intercontinental Championship at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (TLC) on 13 December.{{cite web |last= |first= |date=13 December 2009 |title=Drew McIntyre def. John Morrison (New Intercontinental Champion) |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwetlc/history/2009/matches/mcintyre-morrison |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111202002850/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwetlc/history/2009/matches/mcintyre-morrison |archive-date=2 December 2011 |access-date=14 December 2009 |publisher=WWE}} He retained the title against Morrison on 1 January 2010 episode of SmackDown and against Kane on 21 February at Elimination Chamber, using underhanded tactics.{{cite web |last=Burdick |first=Michael |date=1 January 2010 |title=Time to Rumble |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/01012010/mainarticle |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726081107/http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/01012010/mainarticle |archive-date=26 July 2014 |access-date=27 February 2010 |publisher=WWE}}{{cite web |last1=Plummer |first1=Dale |last2=Tylwalk |first2=Nick |date=22 February 2010 |title=Batista, Jericho and Michaels capitalize on Elimination Chamber opportunities |url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2010/02/22/12978356.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018112021/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2010/02/22/12978356.html |archive-date=18 October 2015 |access-date=27 February 2010 |work=Slam! Sports |publisher=Canadian Online Explorer}} His televised undefeated record ended in a Money in the Bank qualifying match against Kane on 26 February episode of SmackDown,{{cite web |last=Burdick |first=Michael |date=26 February 2010 |title=Fear of the Spear |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/02262010/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100415003437/http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/02262010/ |archive-date=15 April 2010 |access-date=7 April 2023 |publisher=WWE}} but Mr. McMahon forced SmackDown's general manager Teddy Long to expunge the loss. This happened again with Matt Hardy{{cite web |last=Passero |first=Mitch |date=5 March 2010 |title=Ready, set, Spear! |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/03052010/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100318045113/http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/03052010/ |archive-date=18 March 2010 |access-date=7 April 2023 |publisher=WWE}} before McIntyre qualified for the ladder match by pinning an unsigned wrestler.{{cite web |last=Burdick |first=Michael |date=12 March 2010 |title=A "Highlight" assault |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/03122010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100325005613/https://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/03122010 |archive-date=25 March 2010 |access-date=7 April 2023 |publisher=WWE}} McIntyre failed to win the Money in the Bank match on 28 March at WrestleMania XXVI, his first WrestleMania appearance.{{cite web |date=28 March 2010 |title=Jack Swagger wins Money in the Bank Ladder Match |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/26/matches/13586684 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111104054458/http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/26/matches/13586684 |archive-date=4 November 2011 |access-date=7 April 2023 |publisher=WWE}} McIntyre continuously attacked Hardy until he was stripped of his title by Long on 7 May and suspended for the purposes of the storyline.{{cite web |last=Burdick |first=Michael |date=7 May 2010 |title=Out of control; Over the Limit |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/05072010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100519120554/https://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/05072010 |archive-date=19 May 2010 |access-date=7 April 2023 |publisher=WWE}} However, McMahon decreed he be reinstated as champion the following week, undermining Long's authority and developing tension between McIntyre and Long.{{Cite web |last=Passero |first=Mitch |date=14 May 2010 |title=With help from above |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/05142010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527033726/http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/05142010/ |archive-date=27 May 2010 |access-date=7 April 2023 |publisher=WWE}}
McIntyre lost the Intercontinental Championship to Kofi Kingston—who had won a tournament to determine the new champion—at Over the Limit on 23 May, ending his reign at 161 days.{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2010/05/23/14057381.html|title=Batista quits to end disappointing Over The Limit|date=23 May 2010|last=Bishop|first=Matt|access-date=24 May 2010|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=Canadian Online Explorer|archive-date=30 May 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120530090554/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2010/05/23/14057381.html|url-status=usurped}} However, he still used his relationship with McMahon to bully Long, publicly humiliating and forcing Long to lie down for him for their match.{{cite web |last= |first= |date=18 June 2010 |title=Drew McIntyre def. Theodore Long; Teddy saved his job |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/06182010/mainarticle |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150508153453/http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/06182010/mainarticle |archive-date=8 May 2015 |access-date=7 April 2023 |publisher=WWE}} At Fatal 4-Way on 20 June, McIntyre faced Kingston in a rematch for the title. During the match, Long took over as the referee and refused to make the three count when McIntyre had the match won. A vengeful Matt Hardy then attacked McIntyre, leading to Kingston winning the match and retaining the championship.{{cite web |last= |first= |date=20 June 2010 |title=Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston def. Drew McIntyre |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/fatal4way/2010/14717770 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140725161719/https://www.wwe.com/shows/fatal4way/2010/14717770 |archive-date=25 July 2014 |access-date=7 April 2023 |publisher=WWE}} On 21 June episode of Raw, The Nexus attacked McMahon, which removed him from television for a prolonged period and ended McIntyre's preferential treatment.{{cite web |date=21 June 2010 |title=Seven deadly sinners |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/06212010/mainarticle |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104020029/http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/06212010/mainarticle |archive-date=4 November 2012 |access-date=30 December 2011 |publisher=WWE}} After losing to Hardy on 25 June episode of SmackDown, Long informed McIntyre that his work visa had expired and that he would be deported back to Scotland immediately.{{cite web |last=Martin |first=Adam |date=26 June 2010 |title=Smackdown Recap – 6/25/10 |url=http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1277577676 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100630233324/http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1277577676 |archive-date=30 June 2010 |access-date=29 June 2010 |publisher=WrestleView.com}} This storyline had a basis in reality, since Galloway's visa had indeed expired and he was taken off television.{{cite web |last=Gerweck |first=Steve |date=29 June 2010 |title=Two WWE superstars having work visa issues |url=http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1277822506 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100705134056/http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1277822506 |archive-date=5 July 2010 |access-date=29 June 2010 |publisher=WrestleView.com}} He returned two weeks later and was re-instated after being made to beg Long.{{cite web |last=Parks |first=Greg |date=9 July 2010 |title=Parks' WWE SmackDown report 7/9: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of the show, including another Big Show vs. Swagger match |url=http://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwesmackdownreport/article_42422.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100813223413/http://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwesmackdownreport/article_42422.shtml |archive-date=13 August 2010 |access-date=16 July 2010 |work=Pro Wrestling Torch |publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}}
== Tag Team Champion and losing streak (2010–2012) ==
On 19 September, McIntyre and Cody Rhodes won the WWE Tag Team Championship in a five-team tag team turmoil match at Night of Champions, allowing them to appear on both brands.{{cite web |last=Tylwalk |first=Nick |date=20 September 2010 |title=Few gimmicks, more title changes at Night of Champions |url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2010/09/20/15407301.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019023438/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2010/09/20/15407301.html |archive-date=19 October 2015 |access-date=20 September 2010 |work=Slam! Sports |publisher=Canadian Online Explorer}} McIntyre and Rhodes successfully defended the titles twice against The Hart Dynasty.{{cite web |last=Parks |first=Greg |date=24 September 2010 |title=PARKS' WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT 9/24: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of the show, including Kane's challenge to the Undertaker |url=http://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwesmackdownreport/article_44025.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129080111/https://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwesmackdownreport/article_44025.shtml |archive-date=29 November 2010 |access-date=7 January 2012 |work=Pro Wrestling Torch |publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}}{{cite web |last=Caldwell |first=James |date=27 September 2010 |title=CALDWELL'S WWE RAW RESULTS 9/27: Complete "virtual time" coverage of Raw leading to Hell in a Cell PPV – Randy Orton vs. Chris Jericho |url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwerawreport/article_44088.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101222184817/http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwerawreport/article_44088.shtml |archive-date=22 December 2010 |access-date=7 January 2012 |work=Pro Wrestling Torch |publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}} At Bragging Rights on 24 October, McIntyre and Rhodes lost the titles to The Nexus (John Cena and David Otunga) and dissolved their team.{{cite web |last= |first= |date=24 October 2010 |title=John Cena & David Otunga def. Drew McIntyre & "Dashing" Cody Rhodes (New WWE Tag Team Champions) |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wwebraggingrights/2010/16094558 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130213211326/http://www.wwe.com/shows/wwebraggingrights/2010/16094558 |archive-date=13 February 2013 |access-date=12 April 2023 |publisher=WWE}} On 21 November, at Survivor Series, McIntyre participated in a 5-on-5 traditional Survivor Series tag team match as a member of Team Del Rio against Team Mysterio. He was the final man remaining on his team before being eliminated by Big Show.{{Cite web |date=21 November 2010 |title=Team Mysterio def. Team Del Rio (Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Team Match) |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/currentepisode/16306666 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111201151442/https://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/currentepisode/16306666 |archive-date=1 December 2011 |access-date=12 April 2023 |publisher=WWE}} McIntyre entered the 40-man Royal Rumble match at the titular event on 30 January 2011, but was eliminated by Big Show.{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Adam |date=30 January 2011 |title=Royal Rumble PPV Results – 1/30/11 |url=https://www.wrestleview.com/uncategorized/20692-royal-rumble-ppv-results-1-30-11/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201034420/https://www.wrestleview.com/uncategorized/20692-royal-rumble-ppv-results-1-30-11/ |archive-date=1 December 2017 |access-date=12 April 2023 |publisher=WrestleView.com}} At Elimination Chamber on 20 February, he participated in the SmackDown Elimination Chamber match for the World Heavyweight Championship, but was eliminated by Kane.{{Cite web |last=Caldwell |first=James |date=20 February 2011 |title=CALDWELL'S WWE ELIMINATION CHAMBER PPV RESULTS 2/20: Complete "virtual time" coverage of live PPV - Miz vs. Lawler, two Chamber matches |url=https://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_47887.shtml#.Y0tc0nbMKUk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110222215814/https://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_47887.shtml |archive-date=22 February 2011 |access-date=15 October 2022 |website=Pro Wrestling Torch |publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}}
On 26 April, McIntyre was drafted to the Raw brand as part of the 2011 supplemental draft.{{cite web |date=26 April 2011 |title=Complete 2011 WWE Draft results |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2011-wwe-draft-continued |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902063331/https://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2011-wwe-draft-continued |archive-date=2 September 2011 |access-date=26 April 2011 |publisher=WWE}} On 15 December episode of Superstars, McIntyre defeated Justin Gabriel, earning him a contract with SmackDown.{{cite web |last=Elusive |first=Mark |date=15 December 2011 |title=411's WWE Superstars Report 12.15.11 |url=http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/tv_reports/215087 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130817155111/http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/tv_reports/215087 |archive-date=17 August 2013 |access-date=19 January 2012 |publisher=411Mania}} He began wrestling on SmackDown on 30 December and resumed his tense relationship with general manager Theodore Long, who put pressure on McIntyre to win matches to justify his contract. McIntyre subsequently began an eight match losing streak going into the new year,{{cite web |date=3 March 2012 |title=3/2 WWE SmackDown Box Score: Snapshot of Friday's show – match times, title implications, Star Ratings, Win/Loss Records |url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwestatistics/article_58765.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007055728/http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwestatistics/article_58765.shtml |archive-date=7 October 2012 |access-date=5 March 2012 |work=Pro Wrestling Torch |publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}} after the last of which, Long fired McIntyre within the storyline.{{cite web |last=Burdick |first=Michael |date=2 March 2012 |title=Kane crushes Orton's quest for payback |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/2012-02-07/results |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120710082446/http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/2012-02-07/results |archive-date=10 July 2012 |access-date=3 March 2012 |publisher=WWE}} A week later, McIntyre was reinstated by guest general manager John Laurinaitis and finally ended his losing streak by defeating Hornswoggle.{{Cite web |last=Burdick |first=Michael |date=8 March 2012 |title=Drew McIntyre def. Hornswoggle |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/2012-03-09/results/page-6 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414220356/http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/2012-03-09/results/page-6 |archive-date=14 April 2012 |access-date=12 April 2023 |website= |publisher=WWE}} He was subsequently included on Laurinaitis' team in the 12-man tag team match at WrestleMania XXVIII on 1 April, helping to earn Laurinaitis control of both Raw and SmackDown.{{Cite web |last=Melok |first=Bobby |date=1 April 2012 |title=Team Johnny def. Team Teddy |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/28/team-teddy-team-johnny |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120601105631/http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/28/team-teddy-team-johnny |archive-date=1 June 2012 |access-date=12 April 2023 |website= |publisher=WWE}} He 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.
When WWE rebranded its developmental territory, FCW, into NXT,{{cite magazine |date=17 August 2012 |title=WWE News: FCW name being phased out |url=http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/118-daily-updates/27030-wwe-news-fcw-name-being-phased-out |magazine=Wrestling Observer Newsletter |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120817223142/http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/118-daily-updates/27030-wwe-news-fcw-name-being-phased-out |archive-date=17 August 2012 |access-date=14 August 2012}} McIntyre was inserted into the Gold Rush Tournament to crown the inaugural NXT Champion, where he lost to the eventual winner Seth Rollins in the quarterfinals on 1 August episode of NXT.{{cite web |last=James |first=Justin |date=8 August 2012 |title=JAMES'S WWE NXT RESULTS 8/1: NXT Title tournament begins with Rollins, Steamboat, McIntyre |url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwenxtreport/article_64115.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014045112/http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwenxtreport/article_64115.shtml |archive-date=14 October 2012 |access-date=9 August 2012 |work=Pro Wrestling Torch |publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}} McIntyre also participated in a number one contender fatal four-way elimination match on 7 November episode of NXT, but was eliminated by Bo Dallas.{{cite web |last=James |first=Justin |date=15 November 2012 |title=JAMES'S WWE NXT REPORT 11/7 – Week 20: Four-Way #1 contender match, Brodie Lee debuts, Vickie's bounty, Overall Reax |url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwenxtreport/article_66593.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121120000116/http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwenxtreport/article_66593.shtml |archive-date=20 November 2012 |access-date=12 January 2013 |website=Pro Wrestling Torch |publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}}
== 3MB (2012–2014) ==
File:Drew McIntyre April 2014.jpg
On 21 September episode of SmackDown, McIntyre and Jinder Mahal interfered in a match between Heath Slater and Brodus Clay by attacking Clay, aligning themselves with Slater. The trio became known as the Three Man Band, or 3MB for short.{{cite web |last=Tedesco |first=Mike |date=21 September 2012 |title=Smackdown Results – 9/21/12 |url=http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1348284153 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030092131/http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1348284153 |archive-date=30 October 2012 |access-date=8 December 2012 |publisher=WrestleView.com}}{{cite web |last=Stephens |first=David |date=15 October 2012 |title=Raw Results – 10/15/12 |url=http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1350357467 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121222193138/http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1350357467 |archive-date=22 December 2012 |access-date=9 December 2012 |publisher=WrestleView.com}} At TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs on 16 December, after being guests on Miz TV and harassing the Spanish announce team, 3MB challenged The Miz and Alberto Del Rio to find a partner for a six-man tag team match later that night. Miz announced their partner to be the Brooklyn Brawler and defeated 3MB.{{Cite web |last=Adkins |first=Greg |date=16 December 2012 |title=The Miz, Alberto Del Rio & The Brooklyn Brawler def. 3MB |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwetlc/2012/the-miz-alberto-del-rio-the-brooklyn-brawler-def-3mb |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020133217/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwetlc/2012/the-miz-alberto-del-rio-the-brooklyn-brawler-def-3mb |archive-date=20 October 2017 |access-date=12 April 2023 |publisher=WWE}} The next night on Raw, 3MB lost to The Miz and Del Rio again with Tommy Dreamer as their partner.{{cite web |last=Caldwell |first=James |date=17 December 2012 |title=CALDWELL'S WWE RAW RESULTS 12/17: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of live Raw – The strangest show of the year concludes with the debut of a new monster heel; Ric Flair returns |url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwerawreport/article_67322.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130130195553/http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwerawreport/article_67322.shtml |archive-date=30 January 2013 |access-date=17 December 2012 |work=Pro Wrestling Torch |publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}} On 31 December episode of Raw, McIntyre and Slater failed to win the WWE Tag Team Championship from Team Hell No (Daniel Bryan and Kane).{{cite web |last=Benigno |first=Anthony |date=31 December 2012 |title=WWE Tag Team Champions Team Hell No def. 3MB |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2012-12-31/wwe-raw-results-26080958/page-4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130108130643/http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2012-12-31/wwe-raw-results-26080958/page-4 |archive-date=8 January 2013 |access-date=12 April 2023 |publisher=WWE}} They also lost in the first round of the NXT Tag Team Championship tournament to Adrian Neville and Oliver Grey on 23 January episode of NXT.{{cite web |last=James |first=Justin |date=25 January 2013 |title=JAMES'S WWE NXT RESULTS 1/23: Tag Tournament begins, HBK appearance, Big E. in main event |url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwenxtreport/article_68099.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130201061739/http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwenxtreport/article_68099.shtml |archive-date=1 February 2013 |access-date=25 January 2013 |work=Pro Wrestling Torch |publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}}
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At Royal Rumble on 27 January 2013, McIntyre was eliminated by Chris Jericho in the 30-man Royal Rumble match.{{Cite web |last=Giannini |first=Alex |date=31 December 2012 |title=John Cena won the 30-Man Royal Rumble Match |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/2013/royal-rumble-match |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180223143945/https://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/2013/royal-rumble-match |archive-date=23 February 2018 |access-date=12 April 2023 |publisher=WWE}} On 12 April episode of SmackDown, in an attempt to make a name for themselves, 3MB tried to attack Triple H, but were attacked themselves by The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns).{{Cite web |last=Burdick |first=Michael |date=12 April 2013 |title=The Shield and 3MB barged in on Triple H's return to SmackDown |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/2013-04-12/smackdown-results-the-showoff-def-y2j-with-fandango-finale-the-shield-targeted-t-26107331/page-5 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029082948/http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/2013-04-12/smackdown-results-the-showoff-def-y2j-with-fandango-finale-the-shield-targeted-t-26107331/page-5 |archive-date=29 October 2013 |access-date=12 April 2023 |publisher=WWE}} On 15 April episode of Raw, 3MB called out The Shield, only for Brock Lesnar to come out instead and attack the group.{{Cite web |last=Benigno |first=Anthony |date=15 April 2013 |title=Brock Lesnar & Paul Heyman challenged Triple H to a Steel Cage Match |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2013-04-15/wwe-raw-results-26107867/page-2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517120257/http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2013-04-15/wwe-raw-results-26107867/page-2 |archive-date=17 May 2013 |access-date=12 April 2023 |publisher=WWE}} After making his last appearance on 6 April 2014 at WrestleMania XXX in the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal,{{Cite web |last=Grate |first=Jake |date=10 March 2014 |title=The Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/30/the-andre-the-giant-memorial-battle-royal-26193641 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140405223410/http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/30/the-andre-the-giant-memorial-battle-royal-26193641 |archive-date=5 April 2014 |access-date=12 April 2023 |publisher=WWE}} McIntyre was released from his WWE contract on 12 June.{{cite web |date=12 June 2014 |title=WWE releases Superstars |url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/wwe-releases-superstars |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141105225204/http://www.wwe.com/inside/wwe-releases-superstars |archive-date=5 November 2014 |access-date=12 June 2014 |publisher=WWE}}
= Return to ICW (2014–2017) =
Galloway, under his real name, made his first post-WWE appearance on 27 July 2014, returning to work for Mark Dallas at Insane Championship Wrestling (ICW) for the first time in seven years and beginning a feud with Jack Jester.{{cite web |date=28 July 2014 |title=Drew Galloway returns to ICW! |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6ZmBknQcFg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/k6ZmBknQcFg |archive-date=19 December 2021 |access-date=7 April 2023 |via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}} On 2 November at ICW's "Fear & Loathing VII" event at The Barrowlands, Galloway defeated Jester in the main event to become a two-time ICW Heavyweight Champion.{{Cite web |last=Kreikenbohm |first=Philip |title=ICW Fear & Loathing VII results |url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=114421 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404120742/https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=114421 |archive-date=4 April 2023 |access-date=7 April 2023 |website=Cagematch.net}} Galloway made his first international ICW title defense in Denmark on 20 December in a double championship triple threat match against Dansk Pro Wrestling Champion Michael Fynne and Chaos, where he both retained the ICW title and gained the DPW Heavyweight Championship.{{cite web |last=Kreikenbohm |first=Philip |title=DPW Hardcore X-Mas 8 |url=http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=119354 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404113442/http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=119354 |archive-date=4 April 2023 |access-date=9 December 2015 |work=Cagematch.net}} Galloway competed in his final match of 2014 in a surprise appearance at ICW's "Space Baws 5: Bill Murray Strikes Back" by answering the challenge of Lewis Girvan, who had been goading Galloway for a match. Galloway defeated Girvan to retain the ICW Heavyweight Championship. Following the match, he announced his intention to make the title a world championship by continuing to defend it internationally.
On 9 February, after retaining the title against Matt Hardy in a match for the Family Wrestling Entertainment promotion in New York, he subsequently renamed it the ICW World Heavyweight Championship.{{cite web |last=Reid |first=Scott |date=3 February 2015 |title=ICW World Heavyweight Championship to be Defended in New York! |url=http://www.insanewrestling.co.uk/news/stories/ICW_World_Heavyweight_Championship/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160117203248/http://www.insanewrestling.co.uk/news/stories/ICW_World_Heavyweight_Championship/ |archive-date=17 January 2016 |access-date=9 December 2015 |publisher=Insane Championship Wrestling}} On 28 March, Galloway made his first defense at BarraMania in Scotland as "World Champion", defeating Joe Coffey. On 5 April, Galloway successfully defended the ICW title against Doug Williams at a Revolution Pro Wrestling (RPW) show in England. On 11 April, Galloway defeated Grado to retain the world championship; after the match, both men were attacked by returning former champion Jack Jester.{{cite web |last=Kreikenbohm |first=Philip |title=ICW Insane Entertainment System Tour - The Princess Is in Another Castle |url=http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=123808 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404084233/http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=123808 |archive-date=4 April 2023 |access-date=9 December 2015 |work=Cagematch.net}} The following night, Galloway suffered his first loss in ICW since his return, where he and Grado lost to Jester and Sabu after Grado was pinned.{{cite web |last=Kreikenbohm |first=Philip |title=ICW Insane Entertainment System Tour - Boom Shakalaka (He's On Fire) |url=http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=123809 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713203526/http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=123809 |archive-date=13 July 2021 |access-date=9 December 2015 |work=Cagematch.net}} On 18 April, Galloway defeated Jester and Grado in a triple threat match to retain the championship, before having it stolen post-match by Sabu. The following night, at "Alex Kidd in London" at KOKO, Galloway regained possession of the belt and retained it in an Elimination Three Way Dance against Sabu and Jester. Galloway finished the "Insane Entertainment Tour" by defeating Mikey Whiplash in the main event of "Flawless Victory" on 2 May to retain the ICW World Heavyweight Championship. On 16 October, at a Maximum Wrestling show in Germany, Galloway successfully defended the ICW World Championship in a triple threat match against Apu Singh and Chaos, in which Chaos' UEWA European Heavyweight Championship was also on the line.{{cite web |last=Kreikenbohm |first=Philip |title=Maximum Wrestling |url=http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=131679 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220321063510/http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=131679 |archive-date=21 March 2022 |access-date=9 December 2015 |work=Cagematch.net}}{{Quote box
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At Shug's Hoose Party 2, Galloway turned heel along with Jester and ICW General Manager Red Lightning, aligning to form The Black Label. With Jester's help, he successfully defended the championship against Big Damo in the main event. Galloway successfully retained his world championship against Rhino, Joey D and Kris Travis throughout the rest of the summer. As part of the "Road to Fear & Loathing" tour, Galloway retained the ICW title against Rampage Brown, Doug Williams, Matt Daly and Coach Trip. On 15 November, Galloway lost the title to Grado at Fear & Loathing VIII.{{Cite web |last=Cottam |first=Tony |date=16 November 2015 |title=ICW Fear and Loathing VIII Results: Grado vs. Drew Galloway |url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/icw-fear-loathing-viii-results-grado-vs-drew-galloway-201821 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221101062633/https://www.f4wonline.com/news/icw-fear-loathing-viii-results-grado-vs-drew-galloway-201821 |archive-date=1 November 2022 |access-date=7 April 2023 |website=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}} Galloway returned to ICW in February 2016 for the UK & Ireland tour, scoring wins over Mark Coffey, Noam Dar and BT Gunn, but losing a match against Chris Renfrew for the ICW World Heavyweight Championship.
Galloway was out of action from August until November due to a back injury, but appeared on ICW shows in non-wrestling roles to further his feud with Mark Dallas. On 19 November, Galloway announced his departure from ICW due to the severity of his injuries, reconciling with Dallas before attacking him and revealing it to have been a rouse.{{Cite web |title=Drew Galloway fools Mark Dallas and the ICW crowd | date=19 December 2016 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0WvDHPX89c |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/j0WvDHPX89c |archive-date=19 December 2021 |access-date=7 April 2023 |via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}} On 1 February 2018, Galloway was inducted into the ICW Hall of Fame.{{cite web |date=1 February 2018 |title=Drew McIntyre to be inducted into ICW Hall of Fame |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/article/drew-mcintyre-to-be-inducted-into-icw-hall-of-fame-feb-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623182530/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/article/drew-mcintyre-to-be-inducted-into-icw-hall-of-fame-feb-12 |archive-date=23 June 2018 |access-date=13 July 2019 |publisher=WWE}}
On 14 June 2024, he made a one-night return to ICW at After Hours, a day before his match at Clash at the Castle: Scotland against World Heavyweight Champion Damian Priest.{{Cite web |last=Lambert |first=Jeremy |date=14 June 2024 |title=Drew McIntyre Makes A Surprise Appearance At ICW After Hours |url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/drew-mcintyre-makes-surprise-appearance-icw-after-hours |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615010409/https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/drew-mcintyre-makes-surprise-appearance-icw-after-hours |archive-date=15 June 2024 |access-date=28 October 2024 |website=Fightful}}
= Evolve (2014–2017) =
On 8 August 2014, Galloway debuted for Evolve, defeating Chris Hero for the Evolve Championship.{{cite web |last=Radican |first=Sean |date=8 August 2014 |title=Radican's iPPV report – Evolve 31 in Ybor City, Fla.: Galloway/McIntyre captures Evolve Title from Hero, plus Sydal/Bourne vs. Gargano |url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Arena_Reports_10/article_80082.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304034113/http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Arena_Reports_10/article_80082.shtml |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=9 August 2014 |website=Pro Wrestling Torch |publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}} At Evolve 33, he lost a Champion vs Champion match against the DGUSA Open The Freedom Gate champion, Ricochet.{{Cite web |last=Ford |first=Kevin |date=28 January 2016 |title=100 Percent Fordified: EVOLVE 33 – Gargano vs. Swann |url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/100-percent-fordified-evolve-33-gargano-vs-swann/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222201925/https://411mania.com/wrestling/100-percent-fordified-evolve-33-gargano-vs-swann/ |archive-date=22 February 2016 |access-date=7 April 2023 |website=411Mania}} Galloway continued to defend the Evolve Championship at independent events in the United States against the likes of Caleb Konley, Stevie Richards, Devin Thomas, Jimmy Rave, Victor Sterling and Rich Swann (on Evolve iPPV at Evolve 34),{{Cite web |last=Rose |first=Bryan |date=21 November 2015 |title=Evolve 34 Blu-ray review: Drew Galloway vs. Rich Swann, Uhaa Nation vs. Roddy Strong |url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/indies/evolve-34-blu-ray-review-drew-galloway-vs-rich-swann-evolve-title-202091 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207232715/https://www.f4wonline.com/news/indies/evolve-34-blu-ray-review-drew-galloway-vs-rich-swann-evolve-title-202091 |archive-date=7 December 2022 |access-date=7 April 2023 |website=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}} internationally in Scotland against Kid Fite, Johnny Moss, Big Damo and Andy Wild, and in England over reigning NWA World Tag Team Champion Davey Boy Smith Jr. On 9 January 2015, Galloway renamed his title the "Evolve World Championship".{{cite web |last=Trinfo |first=Richard |date=9 January 2015 |title=Evolve 36 report: Strong versus Galloway; Gargano faces a swerve; Ronin returns tomorrow night; and more |url=http://pwinsider.com/article/90693/evolve-36-report-strong-versus-galloway-gargano-faces-a-swerve-ronin-returns-tomorrow-night-and-more.html?p=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407012131/http://pwinsider.com/article/90693/evolve-36-report-strong-versus-galloway-gargano-faces-a-swerve-ronin-returns-tomorrow-night-and-more.html?p=1 |archive-date=7 April 2022 |access-date=10 January 2015 |website=PWInsider}} Galloway made his first successful defense as world champion the following night against Ricochet at Evolve 37.{{Cite web |last=Csonka |first=Larry |date=11 January 2015 |title=Csonka's Evolve 37 iPPV Review 1.10.15 |url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/csonkas-evolve-37-review-1-10-15/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106132639/https://411mania.com/wrestling/csonkas-evolve-37-review-1-10-15/ |archive-date=6 November 2018 |access-date=7 April 2023 |website=411Mania}}
At Mercury Rising 2015, Galloway defeated Johnny Gargano for the Dragon Gate USA Open the Freedom Gate Championship in a Title vs Title match, retaining the Evolve Championship to become a double champion.{{cite web |last=Carapola |first=Stuart |date=28 March 2015 |title=Complete WWNLive Mercury Rising supershow 2015 coverage: the Evolve and DGUSA titles are unified, Hero and Thatcher tear down the house, the women of Shine and Shimmer continue the WrestleMania weekend tradition, and much more |url=http://pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=92669&p=2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233937/http://pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=92669&p=2 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |access-date=28 March 2015 |website=PWInsider}} Galloway made a series of defenses of both titles between 4 and 6 April 2015 in Scotland, England and Northern Ireland, defeating Marty Scurll, Doug Williams and Joe Hendry, Tron and Luther Valentine in a fatal-four way match. At Evolve 43, Galloway made his first standalone defense of the DGUSA Open the Freedom Gate Championship, defeating Biff Busick.{{Cite web |last=Csonka |first=Larry |date=31 May 2015 |title=Csonka's Evolve 43 Review 5.30.15 |url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/csonkas-evolve-43-review-5-30-15/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407225852/https://411mania.com/wrestling/csonkas-evolve-43-review-5-30-15/ |archive-date=7 April 2023 |access-date=7 April 2023 |website=411Mania}} At Evolve 44, Galloway defeated Roderick Strong to retain the Evolve Championship.{{Cite web |last=Csonka |first=Larry |date=2 June 2015 |title=Csonka's Evolve 44 iPPV Review |url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/csonkas-evolve-44-ippv-review/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407230157/https://411mania.com/wrestling/csonkas-evolve-44-ippv-review/ |archive-date=7 April 2023 |access-date=7 April 2023 |website=411Mania}} On 10 July, Galloway lost both the Evolve World Championship and the Open the Freedom Gate Championship to Timothy Thatcher; he had been the longest reigning Evolve champion in history and set the record for most successful title defenses.{{cite web |last=Radican |first=Sean |date=10 July 2015 |title=Radican's Evolve 45 iPPV report 7/10: WWNLive blows up the card & delivers huge main event title match - Galloway vs. Thatcher, Strong vs. Sabre, Jr., Chris Hero, So Cal Val's faction, more |url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/radicanstake/article_86146.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151210163452/http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/radicanstake/article_86146.shtml |archive-date=10 December 2015 |access-date=11 July 2015 |work=Pro Wrestling Torch |publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}} At Evolve 46, after defeating Trent Barreta, he was attacked by The Premiere Athlete Brand, but afterwards, uncharacteristically attacked Andrea, threatened SoCal Val and assaulted a referee. Galloway was suspended from EVOLVE,{{cite web |last=Csonka |first=Larry |date=12 July 2015 |title=Csonka's Evolve 46 iPPV Review 7.11.15 |url=http://411mania.com/wrestling/evolve-46-ippv-results-7-11-15/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065943/http://411mania.com/wrestling/evolve-46-ippv-results-7-11-15/ |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=9 December 2015 |website=411Mania}} but returned at Evolve 51, defeating FIP World Heavyweight Champion Caleb Konley.{{Cite web |last=Radican |first=Sean |date=8 November 2015 |title=RADICAN'S EVOLVE 51 iPPV Report: Thatcher vs. Gargano, Galloway, more |url=https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2015/11/08/radicans-evolve-51-ippv-report-thatcher-vs-gargano-galloway-more/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323012532/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2015/11/08/radicans-evolve-51-ippv-report-thatcher-vs-gargano-galloway-more/ |archive-date=23 March 2016 |access-date=7 April 2023 |website=Pro Wrestling Torch |publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}} At Evolve 52, he failed to regain the Evolve Championship from Thatcher.{{Cite web |last=Csonka |first=Larry |date=7 November 2015 |title=Csonka's Evolve 52 iPPV Review 11.07.15 |url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/csonkas-evolve-52-ippv-review-11-07-15/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160223001853/https://411mania.com/wrestling/csonkas-evolve-52-ippv-review-11-07-15/ |archive-date=23 February 2016 |access-date=7 April 2023 |website=411Mania}}
Between 22 and 24 January 2016, Galloway and Gargano entered a three-day tournament to crown the inaugural Evolve Tag Team Champions, defeating Catch Point (Drew Gulak and T. J. Perkins), The Bravado Brothers, and Chris Hero and Tommy End in the finals to win the tournament and championship.{{Cite web |last=Radican |first=Sean |date=23 January 2016 |title=1/22 EVOLVE 53 iPPV Report – RADICAN Reviews Night 1, including early MOTY contender |url=https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/01/23/evolve-53-ippv-report-radican-reviews-night-1/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010182819/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/01/23/evolve-53-ippv-report-radican-reviews-night-1/ |archive-date=10 October 2016 |access-date=7 April 2023 |website=Pro Wrestling Torch |publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}}{{Cite web |last=Radican |first=Sean |date=27 January 2016 |title=1/23 EVOLVE 54 iPPV – RADICAN's Report on Chris Hero & End vs. RPG Vice, more |url=https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/01/27/9195/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330174642/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/01/27/9195/ |archive-date=30 March 2016 |access-date=7 April 2023 |website=Pro Wrestling Torch |publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}}{{cite web |last=Trionfo |first=Richard |date=24 January 2016 |title=Complete Evolve 55 iPPV report: first Evolve tag champions crowned, Style Battle concludes, who is the next challenger for Timothy inThatcher? |url=http://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=99252 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302082658/http://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=99252 |archive-date=2 March 2016 |access-date=24 January 2016 |website=PWInsider}} At Evolve 59, they lost the titles to Gulak and Tracy Williams; after the match, Galloway claimed that he spent his entire title reign as Evolve champion bringing legitimacy to Evolve, only for WWE and more specifically NXT to come and squash everything he did, while also claiming the company's working relationship with WWE was compromising independent wrestling. Galloway then turned on Gargano by attacking him and Ethan Page,{{cite web |last=Caldwell |first=James |date=2 April 2016 |title=4/2 Evolve 59 iPPV Results – Ricochet vs. Ospreay main event, big title change & angle, USA vs. Europe, Kota Ibushi, more leading into WWN Supershow |url=http://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/04/02/42-evolve-59-ippv-results/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416051529/http://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/04/02/42-evolve-59-ippv-results |archive-date=16 April 2016 |access-date=2 April 2016 |work=Pro Wrestling Torch |publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}} whom he defeated at Evolve 60.{{Cite web |last=Radican |first=Sean |date=7 May 2016 |title=5/6 EVOLVE 60 iPPV Results – RADICAN'S Report on Hero vs. Sabre main event, EVOLVE Tag Title match, Galloway-Gargano feud, more (w/Video Recap) |url=https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/05/07/56-evolve-60-ippv-results-radicans-report-hero-vs-sabre-main-event-evolve-tag-title-match-galloway-gargano-feud/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407223059/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/05/07/56-evolve-60-ippv-results-radicans-report-hero-vs-sabre-main-event-evolve-tag-title-match-galloway-gargano-feud/ |archive-date=7 April 2023 |access-date=7 April 2023 |website=Pro Wrestling Torch |publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}} Galloway aligned himself with other WWE stars, including Ethan Carter III,{{Cite web |last=Caldwell |first=James |date=9 May 2016 |title=ECIII "crashes" EVOLVE 61 event, joins Drew Galloway opposite WWNLive/NXT |url=https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/05/09/eciii-crashes-evolve-61-event-joins-drew-galloway-opposite-wwnlivenxt/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817021852/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/05/09/eciii-crashes-evolve-61-event-joins-drew-galloway-opposite-wwnlivenxt/ |archive-date=17 August 2016 |access-date=7 April 2023 |website=Pro Wrestling Torch |publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}} defeating Gargano and TJP in a street fight at Evolve 62 with help from Hero, who joined their group and claimed that Cody Rhodes would be joining.{{Cite web |last=Radican |first=Sean |date=11 June 2016 |title=RADICAN'S EVOLVE 62 iPPV Review – Galloway & ECIII vs. Gargano & TJP, EVOLVE Title match; Overall Thoughts |url=https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/06/11/radicans-evolve-62-ippv-review-galloway-eciii-vs-gargano-tjp-evolve-title-match-tag-title-match-overall-thoughts/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814205118/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/06/11/radicans-evolve-62-ippv-review-galloway-eciii-vs-gargano-tjp-evolve-title-match-tag-title-match-overall-thoughts/ |archive-date=14 August 2016 |access-date=7 April 2023 |website=Pro Wrestling Torch |publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}} At Evolve 63, Galloway defeated Page in an "Anything Goes" match.{{Cite web |date=11 June 2016 |title=6/11 EVOLVE 63 iPPV Results – ECIII's Open Challenge, EVOLVE Title match, Cruiserweight Flashpoint match, TNA Hvt. champ pre-PPV |url=https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/06/11/611-evolve-63-ippv-results-eciiis-open-challenge-evolve-title-match-cruiserweight-flashpoint-match-tna-hvt-champ-pre-ppv/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818233344/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/06/11/611-evolve-63-ippv-results-eciiis-open-challenge-evolve-title-match-cruiserweight-flashpoint-match-tna-hvt-champ-pre-ppv/ |archive-date=18 August 2016 |access-date=7 April 2023 |website=Pro Wrestling Torch |publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}} At Evolve 64, a match between Galloway and Gulak was rescheduled as an Evolve Tag Team Championship main event match between Catch Point and Galloway and the returning Chuck Taylor (now under the name "Dustin"), in which they won the titles, making Galloway the first ever two-time Evolve Tag Team Champion.{{cite web |last=Williams |first=Justin |date=16 July 2016 |title=Evolve 64 results: Timothy Thatcher vs. Marty Scurll, Matthew Riddle vs. Roderick Strong |url=http://www.f4wonline.com/news/evolve-64-results-timothy-thatcher-vs-marty-scurll-matthew-riddle-vs-roderick-strong-216616 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160726071926/http://www.f4wonline.com/news/evolve-64-results-timothy-thatcher-vs-marty-scurll-matthew-riddle-vs-roderick-strong-216616 |archive-date=26 July 2016 |access-date=16 July 2016 |work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}}
At Evolve 65, Galloway defeated Gargano.{{cite web |last=Radican |first=Sean |date=17 July 2016 |title=7/17 EVOLVE 65 iPPV Results – RADICAN'S In-Person Report on Galloway vs. Gargano main event, EVOLVE Title match, Sabre, Jr. vs. Nese, more |url=http://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/07/17/717-evolve-65-ippv-results-radicans-person-report-galloway-vs-gargano-main-event-evolve-title-match-sabre-jr-vs-nese/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160728025935/http://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/07/17/717-evolve-65-ippv-results-radicans-person-report-galloway-vs-gargano-main-event-evolve-title-match-sabre-jr-vs-nese/ |archive-date=28 July 2016 |access-date=17 December 2016 |work=Pro Wrestling Torch |publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}} Dustin and Galloway made their first Evolve Tag Team Championship defense at Evolve 67 on 20 August 2016, teaming with EC3 against Fred Yehi, TJP and Ethan Page (replacement for Tracy Williams) in a no disqualification six man tag-team match, which they lost after EC3 was pinned, also resulting in a title change. Galloway also built a feud with former partner Rhodes and veteran announcer Joey Styles, after they both refused his invitation to join his "crusade".{{cite web |last=Currier |first=Joseph |date=20 August 2016 |title=EVOLVE 67 results: Cody Rhodes vs. Chris Hero |url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/indies/evolve-67-results-cody-rhodes-vs-chris-hero-219106 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127123225/https://www.f4wonline.com/news/indies/evolve-67-results-cody-rhodes-vs-chris-hero-219106 |archive-date=27 January 2022 |access-date=7 April 2023 |work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}} On 13 November, while Galloway was out with an injury, their replacement, Hero, lost the Evolve Tag Team Championship. However, it was announced that, despite supposed champions Catch Point holding the physical belts, Evolve continued to recognize Galloway and Dustin as the Evolve Tag Team Champions.{{cite web |last=Currier |first=Joseph |date=13 November 2016 |title=Evolve 73 recap: Chris Hero vs. Matt Riddle III |url=http://www.f4wonline.com/indies/evolve-73-recap-chris-hero-vs-matt-riddle-iii-224591 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227093635/http://www.f4wonline.com/indies/evolve-73-recap-chris-hero-vs-matt-riddle-iii-224591 |archive-date=27 December 2016 |access-date=14 November 2016 |work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}}
= Return to the independent circuit (2014–2017) =
In April, Galloway won the Scottish Wrestling Alliance's Scottish Heavyweight Championship and held it until November.{{Cite web |title=Drew McIntyre profile |url=https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profile/drew-mcintyre/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404185720/https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profile/drew-mcintyre/ |archive-date=4 April 2023 |access-date=6 April 2023 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}} In May 2015, Galloway debuted for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), teaming with Angelico and El Mesias against Matt Hardy, Mr. Anderson and Johnny Mundo.{{Cite web |last=Boutwell |first=Josh |date=24 May 2015 |title=AAA Lucha Libre World Cup Results – 5/24/15 (Live results) |url=https://www.wrestleview.com/misc-news/54563-aaa-lucha-libre-world-cup-results-5-24-15-live-ippv-results/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403052408/https://www.wrestleview.com/misc-news/54563-aaa-lucha-libre-world-cup-results-5-24-15-live-ippv-results/ |archive-date=3 April 2016 |access-date=7 April 2023 |publisher=WrestleView.com}} He returned to Mexico in November to main-event a series of AAA affiliated shows, working three six-man tag matches against Rey Mysterio, Blue Demon and Dr. Wagner Jr.; his partners included Matt Cross, Carlito and Brodus Clay.
In August 2015, Galloway debuted for Preston City Wrestling (PCW), trading victories with Noam Dar. Galloway returned to PCW in February 2016, entering the "Road to Glory" tournament, defeating Martin Kirby, Mr. Anderson and Noam Dar, before losing to Rampage Brown in the finals. In March 2016, Galloway entered the Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw) "16 Carat Gold Tournament", but lost to Axel Dieter Jr. in the semi-finals.{{Cite web |title=WXW 16 Carat Tournament 2016 results |url=http://prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/germany/16carat.html#2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407071729/http://prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/germany/16carat.html |archive-date=7 April 2023 |access-date=7 April 2023 |publisher=Pro Wrestling History}} On 25 June, Galloway main-evented the first HD iPPV in European Wrestling history when he returned to PCW at their "Tribute to the Troops 3" show,{{cite web |last=Docking |first=Neil |date=22 June 2016 |title=Preston City Wrestling goes global with Europe's first HD internet pay-per-view |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/other-sports/wrestling/preston-city-wrestling-goes-global-8262470 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828032647/https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/other-sports/wrestling/preston-city-wrestling-goes-global-8262470 |archive-date=28 August 2016 |access-date=17 December 2016 |work=Daily Mirror |publisher=Reach plc}} receiving his championship opportunity in a triple threat match with Sha Samuels and Noam Dar, but lost after Samuels submitted Dar.
= Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2015-2017) =
== The Rising and singles run (2015–2016) ==
On 29 January 2015, Galloway made a surprise debut under his real name for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling during the tapings of Impact Wrestling as a face in Glasgow, Scotland, coming to the aid of TNA British Boot Camp season 2 competitor Grado and entering a feud with The Beat Down Clan.{{cite web |title=Breaking News: Drew Galloway Debuts in TNA in Glasgow! |url=http://www.impactwrestling.com/news/item/6336-Breaking-News-Drew-Galloway-Debuts-In-Glasgow |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150130043050/http://www.impactwrestling.com/news/item/6336-Breaking-News-Drew-Galloway-Debuts-In-Glasgow |archive-date=30 January 2015 |access-date=6 April 2023 |publisher=Impact Wrestling}} Galloway competed in his first official match for TNA on 6 March, answering the Beat Down Clan's challenge and defeating Kenny King.{{Cite web |last=Boutwell |first=Josh |date=7 March 2015 |title=TNA Impact Wrestling Results – 3/6/15 (Triple Threat Match) |url=https://www.wrestleview.com/tna-wrestling-results/tna-impact-results/53378-tna-impact-wrestling-results-3-6-15-triple-threat/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031103/https://www.wrestleview.com/tna-wrestling-results/tna-impact-results/53378-tna-impact-wrestling-results-3-6-15-triple-threat/ |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=6 April 2023 |publisher=WrestleView.com}} On 27 March episode of Impact Wrestling, he formed the stable "The Rising" with Eli Drake and Micah.{{Cite web |last=Boutwell |first=Josh |date=28 March 2015 |title=TNA Impact Wrestling Results – 3/27/15 (Six Sides of Steel) |url=https://www.wrestleview.com/tna-wrestling-results/tna-impact-results/53782-tna-impact-wrestling-results-3-27-15-six-sides-of-steel/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326141650/https://www.wrestleview.com/tna-wrestling-results/tna-impact-results/53782-tna-impact-wrestling-results-3-27-15-six-sides-of-steel/ |archive-date=26 March 2016 |access-date=6 April 2023 |publisher=WrestleView.com}} On 10 April episode of Impact Wrestling, The Rising defeated The BDC by disqualification when a masked man (Homicide) ran out and attacked Galloway.{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Adam |date=11 April 2015 |title=TNA Impact Wrestling Results – 4/10/15 (Triple Threat Match) |url=https://www.wrestleview.com/tna-wrestling-results/tna-impact-results/53984-tna-impact-wrestling-results-4-10-15-triple-threat-match/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330101836/https://www.wrestleview.com/tna-wrestling-results/tna-impact-results/53984-tna-impact-wrestling-results-4-10-15-triple-threat-match/ |archive-date=30 March 2016 |access-date=6 April 2023 |publisher=WrestleView.com}} At Hardcore Justice on 1 May, Galloway defeated Low Ki in a Steel Pipe on a Pole match.{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Adam |date=2 May 2015 |title=TNA Impact Wrestling Results - 5/1/15 (Hardcore Justice) |url=https://www.wrestleview.com/tna-wrestling-results/tna-impact-results/54267-tna-impact-wrestling-results-5-1-15-hardcore-justice/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326144244/https://www.wrestleview.com/tna-wrestling-results/tna-impact-results/54267-tna-impact-wrestling-results-5-1-15-hardcore-justice/ |archive-date=26 March 2016 |access-date=16 October 2022 |website= |publisher=WrestleView.com}} At Slammiversary on 28 June, Galloway competed in the King of the Mountain match for the vacant TNA King of the Mountain Championship in a losing effort.{{Cite web |last=Caldwell |first=James |date=28 June 2015 |title=CALDWELL'S TNA SLAMMIVERSARY PPV RESULTS 6/28: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of live PPV from Orlando - King of the Mountain match, Storm vs. Magnus, more |url=https://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnappvs/article_85905.shtml#.Y0ttEHbMKUl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324202021/https://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnappvs/article_85905.shtml |archive-date=24 March 2016 |access-date=16 October 2022 |website=Pro Wrestling Torch |publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}} On 1 July episode of Impact Wrestling, The Beat Down Clan defeated The Rising in a 4-on-3 handicap match, forcing The Rising to dissolve.{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Adam |date=2 July 2015 |title=TNA Impact Wrestling Results – 7/1/15 (New TNA Champion) |url=https://www.wrestleview.com/tna-wrestling-results/tna-impact-results/55096-tna-impact-wrestling-results-7-1-15-new-tna-champion/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331201537/https://www.wrestleview.com/tna-wrestling-results/tna-impact-results/55096-tna-impact-wrestling-results-7-1-15-new-tna-champion/ |archive-date=31 March 2016 |access-date=6 April 2023 |publisher=WrestleView.com}}
File:Drew Galloway 2015-2.jpg in October 2015]]
On 15 July episode of Impact Wrestling, Galloway won a 20-man battle royal to face Ethan Carter III for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship later that night, but lost after his former The Rising teammate Eli Drake attacked him.{{Cite web |last=Boutwell |first=Josh |date=16 July 2015 |title=TNA Impact Wrestling Results – 7/15/15 (Bully Ray returns!) |url=https://www.wrestleview.com/tna-wrestling-results/tna-impact-results/55311-tna-impact-wrestling-results-7-15-15-bully-ray-returns/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330071137/https://www.wrestleview.com/tna-wrestling-results/tna-impact-results/55311-tna-impact-wrestling-results-7-15-15-bully-ray-returns/ |archive-date=30 March 2016 |access-date=6 April 2023 |publisher=WrestleView.com}} Galloway lost to Drake at No Surrender on 5 August but won a No Disqualification rematch at Turning Point on 19 August.{{Cite web |last=Peeples |first=Jeremy |date=6 August 2015 |title=TNA Impact August 5 TV results & recap: EC3 vs. Matt Hardy battle in a TLC match |url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/impact-wrestling/tna-impact-august-5-tv-results-recap-ec3-vs-matt-hardy-battle-tlc-match-155861 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015211800/https://www.f4wonline.com/news/impact-wrestling/tna-impact-august-5-tv-results-recap-ec3-vs-matt-hardy-battle-tlc-match-155861 |archive-date=15 October 2022 |access-date=15 October 2022 |website=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}}{{Cite web |last=Peeples |first=Jeremy |date=20 August 2015 |title=TNA Impact TV results & recap (August 19): EC3 vs. PJ Black World title match |url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/impact-wrestling/tna-impact-tv-results-recap-august-19-ec3-vs-pj-black-world-title-match-158571 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126135103/https://www.f4wonline.com/news/impact-wrestling/tna-impact-tv-results-recap-august-19-ec3-vs-pj-black-world-title-match-158571 |archive-date=26 November 2022 |access-date=15 October 2022 |website=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}} On 16 September episode of Impact Wrestling, Team TNA (Galloway, Bobby Lashley, Davey Richards, Eddie Edwards and Bram) defeated Team GFW (Jeff Jarrett, Eric Young, Chris Mordetzky, Brian Myers and Sonjay Dutt) in a Lethal Lockdown match to oust GFW from TNA when Galloway pinned Myers after a Future Shock DDT onto a trash can.{{Cite web |last=McMahon |first=Mike |date=16 September 2015 |title=MCMAHON'S TNA IMPACT REPORT 9/16: Team TNA vs. Team GFW for control of TNA, new Knockouts champion, more; Overall Reax |url=https://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnaimpact/article_87534.shtml#.Y0tud3bMKUl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221016042853/https://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnaimpact/article_87534.shtml |archive-date=16 October 2022 |access-date=15 October 2022 |website=Pro Wrestling Torch |publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}} On 23 September episode of Impact Wrestling, after winning a five-way elimination match against Bram, Lashley, Richards and Edwards; Galloway became the number one contender for Ethan Carter III's TNA World Heavyweight Championship.{{cite web |author=McMahon |first=Mike |date=23 September 2015 |title=MCMAHON'S TNA IMPACT REPORT 9/23: ECIII defends TNA Title, #1 contender match, Hardy "quits" servanthood, two more title matches, more; Overall Reax |url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnaimpact/article_87664.shtml#.VgPdJN_tmko |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124051752/http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnaimpact/article_87664.shtml |archive-date=24 January 2022 |access-date=24 September 2015 |website=Pro Wrestling Torch |publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}} At Bound for Glory on 4 October, Galloway competed in a three-way match for the world title, which was won by Matt Hardy.{{Cite web |last=Boutwell |first=Josh |date=5 October 2015 |title=TNA Bound for Glory PPV Results – 10/4/15 (New Champion) |url=https://www.wrestleview.com/tna-wrestling-results/tna-bound-for-glory/56438-tna-bound-for-glory-ppv-results-10-4-15-live-from-charlotte/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160717015420/https://www.wrestleview.com/tna-wrestling-results/tna-bound-for-glory/56438-tna-bound-for-glory-ppv-results-10-4-15-live-from-charlotte/ |archive-date=17 July 2016 |access-date=6 April 2023 |publisher=WrestleView.com}} During October and November, Galloway participated in the TNA World Title Series for the vacant title, which he qualified to the round of 16 by defeating Bram, Rockstar Spud and Grado. However, he failed to advance past the round of 8 after he was defeated by Lashley, thus being eliminated from the TNA World Title Series.{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Adam |date=3 December 2015 |title=TNA Impact Wrestling Results – 12/2/15 (Climb to Round of 8) |url=https://www.wrestleview.com/tna-wrestling-results/tna-impact-results/57042-tna-impact-wrestling-results-12-2-15-climb-to-round-of-8/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330022146/https://www.wrestleview.com/tna-wrestling-results/tna-impact-results/57042-tna-impact-wrestling-results-12-2-15-climb-to-round-of-8/ |archive-date=30 March 2016 |access-date=6 April 2023 |publisher=WrestleView.com}}
Galloway entered a short-lived storyline with Kurt Angle; on 8 January 2016 at TNA One Night Only: Live, Galloway and Angle competed in a 3-Way TNA World Tag Team Championship match, which The Wolves won.{{Cite web |last=Csonka |first=Larry |date=8 January 2016 |title=Csonka's TNA One Night Only: Live Review 1.08.16 |url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/csonkas-tna-one-night-only-live-review-1-08-16/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820061524/https://411mania.com/wrestling/csonkas-tna-one-night-only-live-review-1-08-16/ |archive-date=20 August 2016 |access-date=28 October 2024 |website=411Mania}} On 12 January episode of Impact Wrestling, Galloway lost to Angle.{{Cite web |last=Boutwell |first=Josh |date=13 January 2016 |title=TNA Impact Wrestling Results – 1/12/16 (Angle vs. Galloway) |url=https://www.wrestleview.com/tna-wrestling-results/tna-impact-results/57419-tna-impact-wrestling-results-1-12-16-angle-vs-galloway/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160318233417/https://www.wrestleview.com/tna-wrestling-results/tna-impact-results/57419-tna-impact-wrestling-results-1-12-16-angle-vs-galloway/ |archive-date=18 March 2016 |access-date=6 April 2023 |publisher=WrestleView.com}} Galloway earned a future TNA World Heavyweight Championship match by grabbing the briefcase that contained said title shot in the 2016 Feast or Fired match.{{Cite web |last=Boutwell |first=Josh |date=27 January 2016 |title=TNA Impact Wrestling Results – 1/26/16 (Hardy Boyz Implode) |url=https://www.wrestleview.com/tna-wrestling-results/tna-impact-results/57578-tna-impact-wrestling-results-1-26-16-hardy-boyz-implode/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160229083138/https://www.wrestleview.com/tna-wrestling-results/tna-impact-results/57578-tna-impact-wrestling-results-1-26-16-hardy-boyz-implode/ |archive-date=29 February 2016 |access-date=6 April 2023 |publisher=WrestleView.com}} They faced off in a rematch in Manchester, England on 9 February episode of Impact Wrestling, which Galloway won. After the match, he bowed before Angle, showing respect due to it being part of Angle's farewell tour.{{Cite web |last=Boutwell |first=Josh |date=10 February 2016 |title=TNA Impact Wrestling Results – 2/9/16 (Angle vs. Galloway II) |url=https://www.wrestleview.com/tna-wrestling-results/tna-impact-results/57723-tna-impact-wrestling-results-2-9-16-angle-drew-ii/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314175100/https://www.wrestleview.com/tna-wrestling-results/tna-impact-results/57723-tna-impact-wrestling-results-2-9-16-angle-drew-ii/ |archive-date=14 March 2016 |access-date=6 April 2023 |publisher=WrestleView.com}}
== TNA World Heavyweight Champion and departure (2016–2017) ==
On 15 March episode of Impact Wrestling, Galloway cashed in his Feast or Fired briefcase on Matt Hardy to capture the TNA World Heavyweight Championship for the first time in his career, thus becoming the first-ever Scottish-born TNA World Heavyweight Champion. He made his first successful title defense on 29 March episode of Impact Wrestling against Jeff Hardy.{{Cite web |last=Boutwell |first=Josh |date=29 March 2016 |title=TNA Impact Wrestling Results – 3/29/16 (Drew Galloway retains the TNA World Heavyweight Championship) |url=https://www.wrestleview.com/tna-wrestling-results/tna-impact-results/58249-tna-impact-wrestling-results-3-29-16-jeff-hardy-vs-galloway/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820182938/https://www.wrestleview.com/tna-wrestling-results/tna-impact-results/58249-tna-impact-wrestling-results-3-29-16-jeff-hardy-vs-galloway/ |archive-date=20 August 2016 |access-date=6 April 2023 |publisher=WrestleView.com}} On 5 April episode of Impact Wrestling, Galloway defeated Matt Hardy in a rematch to retain the title.{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Adam |date=6 April 2016 |title=TNA Impact Wrestling Results – 4/5/16 (Quick results, Drew Galloway retains TNA Championship, Six Sides of Steel) |url=https://www.wrestleview.com/tna-wrestling-results/tna-impact-results/60216-tna-impact-wrestling-results-4516-quick-results-drew-galloway-retains-tna-championship-six-sides-steel-match/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818121314/https://www.wrestleview.com/tna-wrestling-results/tna-impact-results/60216-tna-impact-wrestling-results-4516-quick-results-drew-galloway-retains-tna-championship-six-sides-steel-match/ |archive-date=18 August 2016 |access-date=6 April 2023 |publisher=WrestleView.com}}
At Sacrifice on 26 April, Galloway overcame rib injuries inflicted from having been repeatedly speared by Lashley to retain his title over Bound for Gold winner Tyrus.{{Cite web |last=Powell |first=Jason |date=27 April 2016 |title=4/26 Powell's TNA Impact Wrestling TV Review: Sacrifice theme with Drew Galloway vs. Tyrus for the TNA Title, Beer Money vs. Decay for the TNA Tag Titles |url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2016/04/26/426-powells-tna-impact-wrestling-tv-review-sacrifice-theme-with-drew-galloway-vs-tyrus-for-the-tna-title-beer-money-vs-decay-for-the-tna-tag-titles/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428115248/https://prowrestling.net/site/2016/04/26/426-powells-tna-impact-wrestling-tv-review-sacrifice-theme-with-drew-galloway-vs-tyrus-for-the-tna-title-beer-money-vs-decay-for-the-tna-tag-titles/ |archive-date=28 April 2016 |access-date=16 October 2022 |website=Pro Wrestling Dot Net}} On 17 May episode of Impact Wrestling, Galloway won a lumberjack match against Lashley, who was at the time the number one contender, by disqualification after he was dragged from the ring and assaulted by the heel lumberjacks, thus retaining his championship.{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Adam |date=18 May 2016 |title=TNA Impact Wrestling Results – 5/17/16 (Drew Galloway vs. Lashley for the TNA Championship in a Lumberjack match) |url=https://www.wrestleview.com/tna-wrestling-results/tna-impact-results/62142-tna-impact-wrestling-results-51716-drew-galloway-vs-lashley-tna-championship-lumberjack-match-headlines/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160727055531/https://www.wrestleview.com/tna-wrestling-results/tna-impact-results/62142-tna-impact-wrestling-results-51716-drew-galloway-vs-lashley-tna-championship-lumberjack-match-headlines/ |archive-date=27 July 2016 |access-date=6 April 2023 |publisher=WrestleView.com}} Galloway lost the title to Lashley at Slammiversary on 12 June, ending his reign at 89 days.{{Cite web |last=Caldwell |first=James |date=12 June 2016 |title=6/12 TNA Slammiversary PPV Results – CALDWELL'S Complete Report |url=https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/06/12/tnaslammfinalresults/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022180813/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/06/12/tnaslammfinalresults/ |archive-date=22 October 2016 |access-date=15 October 2022 |website=Pro Wrestling Torch |publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}} Galloway was twice unsuccessful in regaining his championship from Lashley due to the involvement of Ethan Carter III, leading to an unsanctioned fight at Destination X on 12 July which ended in a no contest.{{Cite web |last=Boutwell |first=Josh |date=13 July 2016 |title=TNA Impact Wrestling Results – 7/12/16 (Moose debuts, Lashley vs. Eddie Edwards in Title vs. Title) |url=https://www.wrestleview.com/tna-wrestling-results/tna-impact-results/64336-tna-impact-wrestling-results-71216-moose-debuts-lashley-vs-eddie-edwards-title-vs-title/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319144744/https://www.wrestleview.com/tna-wrestling-results/tna-impact-results/64336-tna-impact-wrestling-results-71216-moose-debuts-lashley-vs-eddie-edwards-title-vs-title/ |archive-date=19 March 2017 |access-date=6 April 2023 |publisher=WrestleView.com}}
Galloway was one of the eight men to enter the Bound for Glory Playoff tournament to challenge for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship at Bound for Glory. On 22 July episode of Impact Wrestling, Galloway defeated Bram in the first round of the tournament but was eliminated from the semi-finals by Mike Bennett following interference from Moose and a third inadvertent collision with EC3.{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Adam |date=22 July 2016 |title=TNA Impact Wrestling Results – 7/21/16 (Lashley vs. Eddie Edwards in Title vs. Title Six Sides of Steel) |url=https://www.wrestleview.com/tna-wrestling-results/tna-impact-results/64712-tna-impact-wrestling-results-72116-lashley-vs-eddie-edwards-title-vs-title-six-sides-steel-match/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170409021405/https://www.wrestleview.com/tna-wrestling-results/tna-impact-results/64712-tna-impact-wrestling-results-72116-lashley-vs-eddie-edwards-title-vs-title-six-sides-steel-match/ |archive-date=9 April 2017 |access-date=6 April 2023 |publisher=WrestleView.com}} On 25 August episode of Impact Wrestling, after losing to EC3 for a world title shot against Lashley at Bound for Glory, Galloway attacked special guest referee Aron Rex, turning heel in the process.{{Cite web |last=Bocook |first=Gerald |date=26 August 2016 |title=TNA Impact Wrestling Results – 8/25/16 (EC3 vs. Drew Galloway, new TNA Knockouts Champion) |url=https://www.wrestleview.com/tna-wrestling-results/tna-impact-results/66333-tna-impact-wrestling-results-82516-ec3-vs-drew-galloway-headlines-new-tna-knockouts-champion/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319145237/https://www.wrestleview.com/tna-wrestling-results/tna-impact-results/66333-tna-impact-wrestling-results-82516-ec3-vs-drew-galloway-headlines-new-tna-knockouts-champion/ |archive-date=19 March 2017 |access-date=6 April 2023 |publisher=WrestleView.com}} Galloway then joined the qualifying tournament for the inaugural Impact Grand Championship. After defeating Braxton Sutter in the quarterfinals and Eddie Edwards (via split decision) in the semi-finals, he was scheduled to face Rex in the finals at Bound for Glory to crown the first Grand Champion, but due to an injury he was replaced by Edwards.{{Cite web |date=30 September 2016 |title=Drew Galloway Unable To Compete on Sunday At Bound For Glory |url=http://impactwrestling.com/drew-galloway-unable-to-compete-on-sunday-at-bound-for-glory/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008030316/http://impactwrestling.com/drew-galloway-unable-to-compete-on-sunday-at-bound-for-glory/ |archive-date=8 October 2017 |access-date=6 April 2023 |publisher=Impact Wrestling}}
On 8 December episode of Impact Wrestling, Galloway made his return by interrupting the Impact Grand Champion Moose and criticising the company.{{Cite web |last=Bocook |first=Gerald |date=9 December 2016 |title=TNA Impact Wrestling Results – 12/8/16 (Eddie Edwards vs. EC3 for the TNA Championship main events) |url=https://www.wrestleview.com/tna-wrestling-results/tna-impact-results/70570-tna-impact-wrestling-results-12816-eddie-edwards-vs-ec3-tna-title-main-events/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712005911/https://www.wrestleview.com/tna-wrestling-results/tna-impact-results/70570-tna-impact-wrestling-results-12816-eddie-edwards-vs-ec3-tna-title-main-events/ |archive-date=12 July 2017 |access-date=6 April 2023 |publisher=WrestleView.com}} On 19 January 2017 episode of Impact Wrestling, Galloway defeated Moose to win the Impact Grand Championship.{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Adam |date=20 January 2017 |title=Impact Wrestling Results – 1/19/17 (Drew Galloway captures Impact Grand Title, Race for the Case match) |url=https://www.wrestleview.com/tna-wrestling-results/tna-impact-results/72083-impact-wrestling-results-11917-drew-galloway-captures-impact-grand-title-race-for-the-case-match/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712012143/https://www.wrestleview.com/tna-wrestling-results/tna-impact-results/72083-impact-wrestling-results-11917-drew-galloway-captures-impact-grand-title-race-for-the-case-match/ |archive-date=12 July 2017 |access-date=6 April 2023 |publisher=WrestleView.com}} Galloway retained the title against Moose in a rematch at Genesis on 27 January and Mahabali Shera on 9 February episode of Impact Wrestling.{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Adam |date=27 January 2017 |title=Impact Wrestling Results – 1/26/17 (Eddie Edwards vs. Bobby Lashley in a 30 Minute Iron Man match headlines) |url=https://www.wrestleview.com/tna-wrestling-results/tna-impact-results/72327-impact-wrestling-results-12617-eddie-edwards-vs-bobby-lashley-in-a-30-minute-iron-man-match-headlines/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170409112228/https://www.wrestleview.com/tna-wrestling-results/tna-impact-results/72327-impact-wrestling-results-12617-eddie-edwards-vs-bobby-lashley-in-a-30-minute-iron-man-match-headlines/ |archive-date=9 April 2017 |access-date=6 April 2023 |publisher=WrestleView.com}}{{Cite web |last=Namako |first=Jason |date=10 February 2017 |title=Impact Wrestling Results – 2/9/17 (Lashley vs. Edwards, Richards turn) |url=https://www.wrestleview.com/tna-wrestling-results/tna-impact-results/73031-impact-wrestling-results-2917-lashley-edwards-tna-title-richards-turns-edwards/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711211951/https://www.wrestleview.com/tna-wrestling-results/tna-impact-results/73031-impact-wrestling-results-2917-lashley-edwards-tna-title-richards-turns-edwards/ |archive-date=11 July 2017 |access-date=6 April 2023 |publisher=WrestleView.com}} On 26 February, Galloway confirmed that he had parted ways with TNA.{{Cite web |last=Meltzer |first=Dave |author-link=Dave Meltzer |date=27 February 2017 |title=Drew Galloway bids farewell to TNA, Matt and Jeff Hardy's status still in limbo |url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/impact-wrestling/drew-galloway-bids-farewell-tna-matt-and-jeff-hardys-status-still-limbo-230816 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407050726/https://www.f4wonline.com/news/impact-wrestling/drew-galloway-bids-farewell-tna-matt-and-jeff-hardys-status-still-limbo-230816 |archive-date=7 April 2023 |access-date=6 April 2023 |website=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}} He lost the championship back to Moose via split decision in a second rematch on 2 March episode of Impact Wrestling.{{Cite web |last=Bocook |first=Gerald |date=3 March 2017 |title=Impact Wrestling Results – 3/2/17 (Lashley vs. Barnett for World Title) |url=https://www.wrestleview.com/tna-wrestling-results/tna-impact-results/73799-impact-wrestling-results-3217-lashley-vs-barnett-world-title/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712001000/https://www.wrestleview.com/tna-wrestling-results/tna-impact-results/73799-impact-wrestling-results-3217-lashley-vs-barnett-world-title/ |archive-date=12 July 2017 |access-date=6 April 2023 |publisher=WrestleView.com}}
= Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (2015–2016) =
Galloway debuted for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla in August 2015, competing in the Battle of Los Angeles tournament. He 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.{{Cite web |date=30 August 2015 |title=SHOW RESULTS - 8/29 PWG Battle of Los Angeles Night 2: Guerrilla Warfare main event, First Round matches with Drew Galloway, Chris Hero, more |url=https://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Arena_Reports_10/article_87232.shtml#.ZC-gk3bMKbg |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915192344/https://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Arena_Reports_10/article_87232.shtml |archive-date=15 September 2018 |access-date=6 April 2023 |website=Pro Wrestling Torch |publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}}{{Cite web |last=Caldwell |first=James |date=30 August 2015 |title=SHOW RESULTS - 8/30 PWG Battle of Los Angeles Night 3: This year's BOLA Winner determined, plus mega tag matches, more details |url=https://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Arena_Reports_10/article_86924.shtml#.ZC-glnbMKbg |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630192214/https://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Arena_Reports_10/article_86924.shtml |archive-date=30 June 2017 |access-date=6 April 2023 |website=Pro Wrestling Torch |publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}} He 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.{{Cite web |title=Pro Wrestling Guerrilla results |url=https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/pwg/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220802075540/https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/pwg/ |archive-date=2 August 2022 |access-date=6 April 2023 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}} Galloway was granted a title shot at "Bowie" on 12 February, challenging former rival Roderick Strong for the PWG World Championship, but lost. Galloway returned to PWG in March to face Trent and Trevor Lee at "All Star Weekend 12", but lost both contests. At "Prince" on 20 May, he issued an open challenge and defeated Michael Elgin.{{Cite web |date=21 May 2016 |title=5/20 PWG "Prince" Results - TNA Hvt. & X Division champions in action, Elgin wrestles twice, Strong vs. Callihan main event, Hero, Scurll, Cole - |url=https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/05/20/520-pwg-prince-results-tna-hvt-x-division-champions-action-elgin-wrestles-twice-strong-vs-callihan-main-event-hero-scurll-cole/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216214407/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/05/20/520-pwg-prince-results-tna-hvt-x-division-champions-action-elgin-wrestles-twice-strong-vs-callihan-main-event-hero-scurll-cole/ |archive-date=16 February 2017 |access-date=6 April 2023 |website=Pro Wrestling Torch |publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}}{{cite book |last1=McIntyre |first1=Drew |last2=Edworthy |first2=Sarah |title=My Story: A Chosen Destiny |date=2021 |publisher=Gallery Books |isbn=978-1-9821-8505-3 |pages=176–178, 266 |url=https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/A-Chosen-Destiny/Drew-McIntyre/9781982174880 |access-date=25 September 2023}}
= Return to WWE =
== NXT Champion (2017–2018) ==
On 1 April 2017, Galloway, once again billed as Drew McIntyre, was shown on-screen sitting in the front row at NXT TakeOver: Orlando.{{cite web |last=Powell |first=Jason |date=1 April 2017 |title=4/1 Powell's NXT Takeover: Orlando Live Review – Bobby Roode vs.Shinsuke Nakamura for the NXT Title, Authors of Pain vs. DIY vs. The Revival for the NXT Tag Titles, Asuka vs. Ember Moon for the NXT Women's Title |url=http://prowrestling.net/site/2017/04/01/41-powells-nxt-takeover-orlando-live-review-bobby-roode-vs-shinsuke-nakamura-nxt-title-authors-pain-vs-diy-vs-revival-nxt-tag-titles-asuka-vs-ember-moon/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170817212427/http://prowrestling.net/site/2017/04/01/41-powells-nxt-takeover-orlando-live-review-bobby-roode-vs-shinsuke-nakamura-nxt-title-authors-pain-vs-diy-vs-revival-nxt-tag-titles-asuka-vs-ember-moon/ |archive-date=17 August 2017 |access-date=1 April 2017 |work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net}} It was later confirmed in an exclusive interview with ESPN that he had re-signed with WWE, and would perform in its developmental territory NXT.{{Cite web |last=Fiorvanti |first=Tim |date=2 April 2017 |title=Drew McIntyre confirms NXT signing |url=https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/19056390/wwe-drew-mcintyre-confirms-nxt-signing |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404140030/https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/19056390/wwe-drew-mcintyre-confirms-nxt-signing |archive-date=4 April 2017 |access-date=31 March 2023 |website=ESPN}} On 12 April episode of NXT, McIntyre made his NXT re-debut as a fan favorite, with new entrance music and displaying mannerisms he had developed on the independent circuit, defeating Oney Lorcan.{{Cite web |last=Currier |first=Joseph |date=5 April 2017 |title=Drew McIntyre makes NXT debut at post-TakeOver: Orlando tapings |url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/drew-mcintyre-makes-nxt-debut-post-takeover-orlando-tapings-233201 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331220916/https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/drew-mcintyre-makes-nxt-debut-post-takeover-orlando-tapings-233201 |archive-date=31 March 2023 |access-date=31 March 2023 |website=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}} On 19 July episode of NXT, McIntyre defeated Killian Dain to become the number one contender for the NXT Championship,{{Cite web |date=19 July 2017 |title=McIntyre tops Beast of Belfast, cinches NXT Title showdown with Roode |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/2017-07-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815231735/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/2017-07-19 |archive-date=15 August 2017 |access-date=31 March 2023 |website= |publisher=WWE}} which he won by defeating Bobby Roode at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III on 19 August. After the match, McIntyre was attacked by Bobby Fish, Kyle O'Reilly, and the debuting Adam Cole.{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Scott |date=19 August 2017 |title=Drew McIntyre def. Bobby Roode to become the new NXT Champion |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/nxt-takeover-brooklyn-iii-2017-08-19/article/bobby-roode-vs-drew-mcintyre |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170820120051/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/nxt-takeover-brooklyn-iii-2017-08-19/article/bobby-roode-vs-drew-mcintyre |archive-date=20 August 2017 |access-date=31 March 2023 |website= |publisher=WWE}}
On 4 October episode of NXT, McIntyre successfully defended the title against Roderick Strong.{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Scott |date=4 October 2017 |title=NXT Champion Drew McIntyre def. Roderick Strong |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/2017-10-04/article/nxt-champion-drew-mcintyre-def-roderick-strong |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220113325/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/2017-10-04/article/nxt-champion-drew-mcintyre-def-roderick-strong |archive-date=20 February 2018 |access-date=31 March 2023 |website= |publisher=WWE}} The following month, McIntyre began a feud with Andrade "Cien" Almas, leading to general manager William Regal scheduling a championship match at NXT TakeOver: WarGames on 18 November.{{Cite web |last=Clapp |first=John |date=31 October 2017 |title=Drew McIntyre and Andrade "Cien" Almas make their TakeOver: Houston NXT Title Match official |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/2017-11-01/article/drew-mcintyre-andrade-cien-almas-make-nxt-title-match-official |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107025438/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/2017-11-01/article/drew-mcintyre-andrade-cien-almas-make-nxt-title-match-official |archive-date=7 November 2017 |access-date=31 March 2023 |website= |publisher=WWE}} The night before that event, McIntyre defeated Adam Cole to retain the title, with Shawn Michaels as the special guest referee at a house show in San Antonio, Texas.{{Cite web |date=19 October 2017 |title=NXT Champion Drew McIntyre faces Adam Cole for the title in San Antonio on Nov. 17, with Shawn Michaels as special guest referee |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/article/drew-mcintyre-vs-adam-cole-shawn-michaels-referee-nxt-live-san-antonio |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224101254/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/article/drew-mcintyre-vs-adam-cole-shawn-michaels-referee-nxt-live-san-antonio |archive-date=24 December 2017 |access-date=31 March 2023 |website= |publisher=WWE}} The title defense eventually aired on the WWE Network on 3 January 2018.{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Scott |date=3 January 2018 |title=Special Guest Referee Shawn Michaels' Sweet Chin Music helped decide McIntyre vs. Cole |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/2018-01-03/article/nxt-champion-drew-mcintyre-def-adam-cole |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180415121445/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/2018-01-03/article/nxt-champion-drew-mcintyre-def-adam-cole |archive-date=15 April 2018 |access-date=31 March 2023 |website= |publisher=WWE}} McIntyre lost the NXT Championship to Almas at WarGames, marking his first loss in NXT and ending his reign at 91 days.{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Scott |date=18 November 2017 |title=Andrade "Cien" Almas def. Drew McIntyre to become new NXT Champion |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/nxt-takeover-wargames-2017-11-18/article/nxt-champion-drew-mcintyre-vs-andrade-cien |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201074152/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/nxt-takeover-wargames-2017-11-18/article/nxt-champion-drew-mcintyre-vs-andrade-cien |archive-date=1 December 2017 |access-date=31 March 2023 |publisher=WWE}} It was then revealed that McIntyre suffered a torn bicep towards the end of the match.{{Cite web |date=18 November 2017 |title=Drew McIntyre provides injury update |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/nxt-takeover-wargames-2017-11-18/article/drew-mcintyre-injury |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171121190946/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/nxt-takeover-wargames-2017-11-18/article/drew-mcintyre-injury |archive-date=21 November 2017 |access-date=31 March 2023 |website= |publisher=WWE}}
== Return to the main roster (2018–2019) ==
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.{{Cite web |last=Tedesco |first=Mike |date=16 April 2018 |title=WWE RAW Results – 4/16/18 (Night One of the WWE Superstar Shake-Up tonight in Hartford) |url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-raw-results/102206-april-16-2018-wwe-superstar-shake-up-night-one/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421032430/https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-raw-results/102206-april-16-2018-wwe-superstar-shake-up-night-one/ |archive-date=21 April 2018 |access-date=31 March 2023 |publisher=WrestleView.com}} McIntyre assisted Ziggler during his feud with Intercontinental Champion Seth Rollins{{cite web |last1=Benigno |first1=Anthony |date=18 June 2018 |title=Dolph Ziggler def. Seth Rollins to become the new Intercontinental Champion |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2018-06-18/article/dolph-ziggler-def-seth-rollins-win-intercontinental-championship |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619090451/https://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2018-06-18/article/dolph-ziggler-def-seth-rollins-win-intercontinental-championship |archive-date=19 June 2018 |access-date=18 June 2018 |website= |publisher=WWE}}{{cite web |last1=Benigno |first1=Anthony |date=25 June 2018 |title=Seth Rollins def. Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler via Disqualification |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2018-06-25/article/seth-rollins-def-intercontinental-champion-dolph-ziggler |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180626111706/https://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2018-06-25/article/seth-rollins-def-intercontinental-champion-dolph-ziggler |archive-date=26 June 2018 |access-date=25 June 2018 |website= |publisher=WWE}}{{cite web |last1=Benigno |first1=Anthony |date=9 July 2018 |title=Drew McIntyre def. Seth Rollins |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2018-07-09/article/drew-mcintyre-def-seth-rollins |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710133015/https://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2018-07-09/article/drew-mcintyre-def-seth-rollins |archive-date=10 July 2018 |access-date=9 July 2018 |website= |publisher=WWE}} and they won the Raw Tag Team Championship from The B-Team (Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel) on 3 September episode of Raw, beginning their first reign together and McIntyre's second reign individually.{{Cite web |last=Tedesco |first=Mike |date=3 September 2018 |title=WWE RAW Results – 9/3/18 (HBK returns, The Bella Twins in action, RAW Tag Team Titles) |url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-raw-results/113510-september-3-columbus-hbk-returns-bella-twins/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180908171117/https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-raw-results/113510-september-3-columbus-hbk-returns-bella-twins/ |archive-date=8 September 2018 |access-date=31 March 2023 |publisher=WrestleView.com}} McIntyre and Ziggler retained the titles against Rollins and Dean Ambrose at Hell in a Cell on 16 September.{{cite web |last1=Benigno |first1=Anthony |date=16 September 2018 |title=Raw Tag Team Champions Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntrye def. Dean Ambrose & Seth Rollins |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/hellinacell/2018/dolph-ziggler-drew-mcIntrye-seth-rollins-dean-ambrose-results |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917143516/https://www.wwe.com/shows/hellinacell/2018/dolph-ziggler-drew-mcIntrye-seth-rollins-dean-ambrose-results |archive-date=17 September 2018 |access-date=24 September 2018 |publisher=WWE}} At Super Show-Down on 6 October, McIntyre, Ziggler, and Braun Strowman lost to The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins).{{cite web |last1=Pappolla |first1=Ryan |date=6 October 2018 |title=The Shield def. Braun Strowman, Drew McIntyre & Dolph Ziggler |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwe-super-show-down/2018-10-06/the-shield-braun-strowman-dolph-ziggler-drew-mcIntyre-results |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128210712/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwe-super-show-down/2018-10-06/the-shield-braun-strowman-dolph-ziggler-drew-mcIntyre-results |archive-date=28 November 2018 |access-date=6 October 2018 |publisher=WWE}} On 22 October episode of Raw, McIntyre and Ziggler lost the titles to Rollins and Ambrose after Strowman attacked McIntyre.{{cite web |last1=Tedesco |first1=Mike |date=22 October 2018 |title=WWE RAW Results – 10/22/18 (RAW Tag Titles, DX to appear, Contract signing for Evolution) |url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-raw-results/116902-october-22-providence-raw-tag-titles-dx-evolution/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923173040/https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-raw-results/116902-october-22-providence-raw-tag-titles-dx-evolution/ |archive-date=23 September 2020 |access-date=31 March 2023 |publisher=WrestleView.com}} On 18 November, at Survivor Series, McIntyre competed as part of Team Raw in the Survivor Series match, where he, Bobby Lashley and Strowman were the survivors for Team Raw.{{cite web |last1=Benigno |first1=Anthony |date=18 November 2018 |title=Braun Strowman, Drew McIntyre and Bobby Lashley survive as Team Raw def. Team SmackDown (Men's Survivor Series Match) |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/2018/mens-5-on-5-traditional-survivor-series-elimination-match-results |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119132610/https://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/2018/mens-5-on-5-traditional-survivor-series-elimination-match-results |archive-date=19 November 2018 |access-date=18 November 2018 |publisher=WWE}}
On 3 December episode of Raw, McIntyre and Ziggler's alliance ended after McIntyre claimed that Ziggler was "a means to an end to get him into a prominent position". This led to an impromptu match between the two, which Ziggler won after interference from Finn Bálor, thus giving McIntyre his first pinfall loss since his return to the main roster.{{Cite web |last=Benigno |first=Anthony |date=3 December 2018 |title=Ziggler and Bálor spoil "Drew McIntyre Appreciation Night" |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2018-12-03/article/dolph-ziggler-def-drew-mcintyre-drew-mcintyre-appreciation-night |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625025542/https://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2018-12-03/article/dolph-ziggler-def-drew-mcintyre-drew-mcintyre-appreciation-night |archive-date=25 June 2021 |access-date=2 January 2021 |website= |publisher=WWE}} At TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs on 16 December, McIntyre lost to Bálor after interference from Ziggler.{{cite web |last1=Beningo |first1=Anthony |date=16 December 2018 |title=Finn Bálor def. Drew McIntyre |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwetlc/2018/finn-balor-drew-mcIntyre-results |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423181545/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwetlc/2018/finn-balor-drew-mcIntyre-results |archive-date=23 April 2019 |access-date=16 December 2018 |publisher=WWE}} On 31 December episode of Raw, McIntyre defeated Ziggler in a steel cage match, ending their feud.{{cite web |last=Keller |first=Wade |date=31 December 2018 |title=12/31 WWE Raw Results: Keller's report on New Year's Eve edition including Lashley, Seth, Rousey, Crews, Drew, Dolph, Sasha all in action |url=https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/12/31/12-31-wwe-raw-results-kellers-report-on-new-years-eve-edition-including-lashley-seth-rousey-crews-drew-dolph-sasha-all-in-action/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421140401/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/12/31/12-31-wwe-raw-results-kellers-report-on-new-years-eve-edition-including-lashley-seth-rousey-crews-drew-dolph-sasha-all-in-action/ |archive-date=21 April 2019 |access-date=25 February 2019 |work=Pro Wrestling Torch |publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}} At the Royal Rumble on 27 January 2019, McIntyre entered the Royal Rumble match at number 16 but was eliminated by Ziggler.{{cite web |last=Benigno |first=Anthony |date=27 January 2019 |title=Seth Rollins won the 30-Man Royal Rumble Match |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/2019/2019-mens-royal-rumble-match-results |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421175520/https://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/2019/2019-mens-royal-rumble-match-results |archive-date=21 April 2019 |access-date=27 January 2019 |publisher=WWE}}
File:Drew McIntyre - 2019-08-18 - 01.jpgAt Fastlane on 10 March, McIntyre, Baron Corbin and Lashley lost to The Shield.{{Cite web |last=Benigno |first=Anthony |date=10 March 2019 |title=The Shield def. Drew McIntyre, Bobby Lashley & Baron Corbin |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwefastlane/2019/the-shield-vs-baron-corbin-drew-mcintyre-bobby-lashley-results |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327092631/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwefastlane/2019/the-shield-vs-baron-corbin-drew-mcintyre-bobby-lashley-results |archive-date=27 March 2019 |access-date=31 March 2023 |publisher=WWE}} The next night on Raw, McIntyre viciously assaulted Roman Reigns before his match with Corbin, leading to a falls count anywhere match with Dean Ambrose later that night, which McIntyre won.{{cite web |last=Powell |first=Jason |date=11 March 2019 |title=3/11 Powell's WWE Raw TV Review: The Shield's farewell, Batista and Triple H, Finn Balor vs. Bobby Lashley for the Intercontinental Championship, all roads lead to WrestleMania coming out of WWE Fastlane |url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2019/03/11/3-11-powells-wwe-raw-tv-review-the-shields-farewell-batista-and-triple-h-finn-balor-vs-bobby-lashley-for-the-intercontinental-championship-all-roads-lead-to-wrestlemania-coming-out-of-wwe-fas/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327091750/https://prowrestling.net/site/2019/03/11/3-11-powells-wwe-raw-tv-review-the-shields-farewell-batista-and-triple-h-finn-balor-vs-bobby-lashley-for-the-intercontinental-championship-all-roads-lead-to-wrestlemania-coming-out-of-wwe-fas/ |archive-date=27 March 2019 |access-date=12 March 2019 |work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net}} On 18 March episode of Raw, McIntyre challenged Reigns to a match at WrestleMania 35, which Reigns accepted the following week.{{cite web |last=Keller |first=Wade |date=18 March 2019 |title=3/18 WWE Raw Results: Keller's report on latest WrestleMania 35 developments with Brock Lesnar, Batista, Angle, Ronda Rousey |url=https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2019/03/18/3-18-wwe-raw-results-kellers-report-on-latest-wrestlemania-35-developments-with-brock-lesnar-batista-angle-ronda-rousey/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401134146/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2019/03/18/3-18-wwe-raw-results-kellers-report-on-latest-wrestlemania-35-developments-with-brock-lesnar-batista-angle-ronda-rousey/ |archive-date=1 April 2019 |access-date=31 March 2023 |work=Pro Wrestling Torch |publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}}{{cite web |last=Campbell |first=Brian |date=26 March 2019 |title=WWE Raw results, recap, grades: Becky Lynch upstages WrestleMania 35 opponents, Drew McIntyre shines again |url=https://www.cbssports.com/wwe/news/wwe-raw-results-recap-grades-becky-lynch-upstages-wrestlemania-35-opponents-drew-mcintyre-shines-again/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330151349/https://www.cbssports.com/wwe/news/wwe-raw-results-recap-grades-becky-lynch-upstages-wrestlemania-35-opponents-drew-mcintyre-shines-again/ |archive-date=30 March 2019 |access-date=31 March 2023 |work=CBSSports.com}}{{cite web |last1=Burdick |first1=Michael |date=25 March 2019 |title=Roman Reigns vs. Drew McIntyre |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/wrestlemania-35/roman-reigns-drew-mcintyre |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090656/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/wrestlemania-35/roman-reigns-drew-mcintyre |archive-date=27 March 2019 |access-date=25 March 2019 |publisher=WWE}} At WrestleMania on 7 April, McIntyre lost to Reigns.{{Cite web |last=Wortman |first=James |date=7 April 2019 |title=Roman Reigns def. Drew McIntyre |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/wrestlemania-35/roman-reigns-def-drew-mcintyre |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190409044643/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/wrestlemania-35/roman-reigns-def-drew-mcintyre |archive-date=9 April 2019 |access-date=31 March 2023 |publisher=WWE}} On 21 April, at The Shield's Final Chapter, McIntyre, Corbin, and Lashley again lost to The Shield.{{Cite web |last=Burdick |first=Michael |date=21 April 2019 |title=Reigns, Rollins & Ambrose triumph in The Shield's Final Chapter WWE Network event |url=https://www.wwe.com/article/the-shield-final-chapter-results |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622042047/https://www.wwe.com/article/the-shield-final-chapter-results |archive-date=22 June 2021 |access-date=15 April 2023 |publisher=WWE}} On 6 May episode of Raw, McIntyre interrupted Reigns and demanded a WrestleMania rematch, which Reigns accepted and won by disqualification. After this, McIntyre became the enforcer of Shane McMahon.{{cite web |last1=Powell |first1=Jason |date=6 May 2019 |title=5/6 WWE Raw Results: Powell's review of Roman Reigns returning to Raw, the build to Money in the Bank continues |url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2019/05/06/5-6-wwe-raw-results-powells-review-of-roman-reigns-returning-to-raw-the-build-to-money-in-the-bank-continues/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507030101/https://prowrestling.net/site/2019/05/06/5-6-wwe-raw-results-powells-review-of-roman-reigns-returning-to-raw-the-build-to-money-in-the-bank-continues/ |archive-date=7 May 2019 |access-date=6 May 2019 |work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net}} At Stomping Grounds on 23 June, McIntyre again lost to Reigns despite interference from McMahon.{{Cite web |last=Bristout |first=Ralph |date=23 June 2019 |title=Roman Reigns def. Drew McIntyre |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwe-stomping-grounds/2019/roman-reigns-vs-drew-mcintyre-results |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190624050532/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwe-stomping-grounds/2019/roman-reigns-vs-drew-mcintyre-results |archive-date=24 June 2019 |access-date=31 March 2023 |publisher=WWE}} On 14 July, McIntyre and McMahon lost to Reigns and The Undertaker in a No Holds Barred tag team match at Extreme Rules, ending their feud.{{cite web |last=Benigno |first=Anthony |date=14 July 2019 |title=The Undertaker & Roman Reigns def. Shane McMahon & Drew McIntyre (No Holds Barred Match) |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/extremerules/extreme-rules-2019/undertaker-roman-reigns-vs-shane-mcmahon-drew-mcintyre-results |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200415202531/https://www.wwe.com/shows/extremerules/extreme-rules-2019/undertaker-roman-reigns-vs-shane-mcmahon-drew-mcintyre-results |archive-date=15 April 2020 |access-date=14 July 2019 |publisher=WWE}} Following the event, McIntyre ended his association with McMahon.
In August, McIntyre competed in the King of the Ring tournament, but was eliminated in the first round by Ricochet.{{cite web |last1=Benigno |first1=Anthony |date=24 August 2019 |title=Ricochet def. Drew McIntyre (King of the Ring First-Round Match) |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2019-08-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191225014645/https://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2019-08-26 |archive-date=25 December 2019 |access-date=31 March 2023 |publisher=WWE}} On 21 October episode of Raw, he was revealed as a member of Ric Flair's team at Crown Jewel on 31 October,{{cite web |last= |first= |date=21 October 2019 |title=Ric Flair named Drew McIntyre as the final member of Team Flair |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2019-10-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212043958/https://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2019-10-21 |archive-date=12 December 2019 |access-date=31 March 2023 |publisher=WWE}} but they lost to Team Hogan.{{Cite web |last=Melok |first=Bobby |date=31 October 2019 |title=Team Hogan def. Team Flair |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwe-crown-jewel/2019/team-hogan-vs-team-flair-results |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200311071740/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwe-crown-jewel/2019/team-hogan-vs-team-flair-results |archive-date=11 March 2020 |access-date=31 March 2023 |publisher=WWE}} At Survivor Series on 24 November, McIntyre made up part of Team Raw in a losing effort to Team SmackDown in a 5-on-5-on-5 Survivor Series match, also involving Team NXT.{{cite web |last1=Laboon |first1=Jeff |date=24 November 2019 |title=Team SmackDown def. Team Raw & Team NXT (Men's Survivor Series Elimination Triple Threat Match) |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/survivor-series/2019/mens-survivor-series-elimination-triple-threat-match-results |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127175527/https://www.wwe.com/shows/survivor-series/2019/mens-survivor-series-elimination-triple-threat-match-results |archive-date=27 November 2019 |access-date=24 November 2019 |publisher=WWE}}
== WWE Champion (2020–2021) ==
At Royal Rumble on 26 January 2020, McIntyre won the Royal Rumble match, earning himself a championship opportunity at WrestleMania 36, turning face in the process. In the match, McIntyre eliminated six participants, including WWE Champion Brock Lesnar, who he challenged for the title the next night on Raw.{{cite web |last=Garretson |first=Jordan |date=26 January 2020 |title=Drew McIntyre won the 30-man Royal Rumble Match |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/2020/2020-mens-royal-rumble-match-results |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127071700/https://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/2020/2020-mens-royal-rumble-match-results |archive-date=27 January 2020 |access-date=26 January 2020 |publisher=WWE}}{{Cite web |last=Chik |first=Jon |date=27 January 2020 |title=WWE Champion Brock Lesnar vs. Drew McIntyre |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/wrestlemania-36/brock-lesnar-vs-drew-mcintyre |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128085939/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/wrestlemania-36/brock-lesnar-vs-drew-mcintyre |archive-date=28 January 2020 |access-date=31 March 2023 |publisher=WWE}} On Night 2 of WrestleMania on 5 April, McIntyre defeated Lesnar in the main event to capture the WWE Championship.{{Cite web |last=Benigno |first=Anthony |date=5 April 2020 |title=Drew McIntyre def. Brock Lesnar to become the new WWE Champion |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/wrestlemania-36/brock-lesnar-vs-drew-mcintyre-results |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812121717/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/wrestlemania-36/brock-lesnar-vs-drew-mcintyre-results |archive-date=12 August 2020 |access-date=31 March 2023 |publisher=WWE}} He made his first successful title defense against Big Show on the same night, which was televised the following night on Raw.{{Cite web |last=Benigno |first=Anthony |date=6 April 2020 |title=Big Show hunts down new WWE Champion Drew McIntyre |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2020-04-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200415210042/https://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2020-04-06 |archive-date=15 April 2020 |access-date=31 March 2023 |publisher=WWE}}
McIntyre successfully defended the WWE Championship against Seth Rollins at Money in the Bank on 10 May,{{cite web |last=Garretson |first=Jordan |date=10 May 2020 |title=WWE Champion Drew McIntyre def. Seth Rollins |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/moneyinthebank/2020/wwe-champion-drew-mcintyre-def-seth-rollins |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531055908/https://www.wwe.com/shows/moneyinthebank/2020/wwe-champion-drew-mcintyre-def-seth-rollins |archive-date=31 May 2020 |access-date=10 May 2020 |publisher=WWE}} Bobby Lashley at Backlash on 14 June,{{cite web |last=Garretson |first=Jordan |date=14 June 2020 |title=WWE Champion Drew McIntyre def. Bobby Lashley |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/backlash/wwe-backlash-2020/wwe-champion-drew-mcintyre-def-bobby-lashley |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618060910/https://www.wwe.com/shows/backlash/wwe-backlash-2020/wwe-champion-drew-mcintyre-def-bobby-lashley |archive-date=18 June 2020 |access-date=14 June 2020 |publisher=WWE}} and Ziggler at The Horror Show at Extreme Rules on 19 July.{{cite web |last=Garretson |first=Jordan |date=19 July 2020 |title=WWE Champion Drew McIntyre def. Dolph Ziggler |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/extremerules/extreme-rules-2020/wwe-champion-drew-mcintyre-def-dolph-ziggler |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021023839/https://www.wwe.com/shows/extremerules/extreme-rules-2020/wwe-champion-drew-mcintyre-def-dolph-ziggler |archive-date=21 October 2020 |access-date=19 July 2020 |publisher=WWE}} He then transitioned into a feud with Randy Orton for the title,{{Cite web |last=Powell |first=Jason |date=27 July 2020 |title=7/27 WWE Raw Results: Powell's live review of Asuka vs Sasha Banks for the Raw Women's Championship, WWE Champion Drew McIntyre vs. Dolph Ziggler in a non-title match, Viking Raiders vs. Andrade and Angel Garza vs. Ricochet and Cedric Alexander for a shot at the Raw Tag Titles at SummerSlam |url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2020/07/27/7-27-wwe-raw-results-powells-live-review-of-asuka-vs-sasha-banks-for-the-raw-womens-championship-wwe-champion-drew-mcintyre-vs-dolph-ziggler-in-a-non-title-match-viking-raiders-vs-andrade-and/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029212302/https://prowrestling.net/site/2020/07/27/7-27-wwe-raw-results-powells-live-review-of-asuka-vs-sasha-banks-for-the-raw-womens-championship-wwe-champion-drew-mcintyre-vs-dolph-ziggler-in-a-non-title-match-viking-raiders-vs-andrade-and/ |archive-date=29 October 2020 |access-date=28 October 2024 |website=Pro Wrestling Dot Net}}{{Cite web |last=Powell |first=Jason |date=3 August 2020 |title=8/3 WWE Raw Results: Powell's live review of Shane McMahon returns, Apollo Crews vs. MVP for the U.S. Championship, Drew McIntyre and Randy Orton meet face to face, the arrival of a new faction, the SummerSlam build continues |url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2020/08/03/8-3-wwe-raw-results-powells-live-review-of-shane-mcmahon-returns-apollo-crews-vs-mvp-for-the-u-s-championship-drew-mcintyre-and-randy-orton-meet-face-to-face-the-arrival-of-a-new-faction-the/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200830153232/https://prowrestling.net/site/2020/08/03/8-3-wwe-raw-results-powells-live-review-of-shane-mcmahon-returns-apollo-crews-vs-mvp-for-the-u-s-championship-drew-mcintyre-and-randy-orton-meet-face-to-face-the-arrival-of-a-new-faction-the/ |archive-date=30 August 2020 |access-date=28 October 2024 |website=Pro Wrestling Dot Net}}{{Cite web |last=Powell |first=Jason |date=10 August 2020 |title=8/10 WWE Raw Results: Powell's live review of Randy Orton vs. Kevin Owens, Asuka faces Smackdown Women's Champion Bayley in a non-title match to earn a shot at the Raw Women's Championship at SummerSlam, Raw Underground, Retribution faction |url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2020/08/10/8-10-wwe-raw-results-powells-live-review-of-randy-orton-vs-kevin-owens-asuka-faces-smackdown-womens-champion-bayley-in-a-non-title-match-to-earn-a-shot-at-the-raw-womens-championship-at-summe/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818010717/https://prowrestling.net/site/2020/08/10/8-10-wwe-raw-results-powells-live-review-of-randy-orton-vs-kevin-owens-asuka-faces-smackdown-womens-champion-bayley-in-a-non-title-match-to-earn-a-shot-at-the-raw-womens-championship-at-summe/ |archive-date=18 August 2020 |access-date=28 October 2024 |website=Pro Wrestling Dot Net}} culminating in successful defenses at SummerSlam on 23 August{{Cite web |last=Garretson |first=Jordan |date=23 August 2020 |title=WWE Champion Drew McIntyre def. Randy Orton |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/summerslam-2020/wwe-champion-drew-mcintyre-def-randy-orton |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205153819/https://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/summerslam-2020/wwe-champion-drew-mcintyre-def-randy-orton |archive-date=5 December 2020 |access-date=31 March 2023 |publisher=WWE}} and in an Ambulance match at Clash of Champions on 27 September.{{cite web |last=Garretson |first=Jordan |date=27 September 2020 |title=WWE Champion Drew McIntyre def. Randy Orton (Ambulance Match) |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wweclashofchampions/09-27-2020/wwe-champion-drew-mcintyre-def-randy-orton-ambulance-match |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030124305/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wweclashofchampions/09-27-2020/wwe-champion-drew-mcintyre-def-randy-orton-ambulance-match |archive-date=30 October 2020 |access-date=27 September 2020 |publisher=WWE}} At Hell in a Cell on 25 October, McIntyre lost the title to Orton in a Hell in a Cell match, ending his first reign at 203 days (202 days as recognised by WWE).{{Cite web |last=Garretson |first=Jordan |date=25 October 2020 |title=Randy Orton def. Drew McIntyre to become the new WWE Champion (Hell in a Cell Match) |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/hellinacell/10-25-2020/randy-orton-def-drew-mcintyre-to-become-the-new-wwe-champion-hell-in-a |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101083954/https://www.wwe.com/shows/hellinacell/10-25-2020/randy-orton-def-drew-mcintyre-to-become-the-new-wwe-champion-hell-in-a |archive-date=1 November 2020 |access-date=31 March 2023 |website= |publisher=WWE}} On 16 November episode of Raw, McIntyre regained the WWE Championship from Orton in a no disqualification match, ending their feud.{{cite web |date=16 November 2020 |title=Drew McIntyre slays Randy Orton to reclaim WWE Title ahead of Survivor Series |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2020-11-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118213916/https://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2020-11-16 |archive-date=18 November 2020 |access-date=22 November 2020 |publisher=WWE}} As a result, he took Orton's place to face Universal Champion Roman Reigns at Survivor Series on 22 November in an interbrand champion vs. champion match,{{Cite web |last=Barnett |first=Jake |date=20 November 2020 |title=11/20 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Barnett's review of the Roman Reigns and Drew McIntyre contract signing for WWE Survivor Series, Seth Rollins vs. Murphy, Daniel Bryan vs. Jey Uso, the final push for Survivor Series |url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2020/11/20/11-20-wwe-friday-night-smackdown-results-barnetts-review-of-the-roman-reigns-and-drew-mcintyre-contract-signing-for-wwe-survivor-series-seth-rollins-vs-murphy-daniel-bryan-vs-jey-uso-the-final/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129083616/https://prowrestling.net/site/2020/11/20/11-20-wwe-friday-night-smackdown-results-barnetts-review-of-the-roman-reigns-and-drew-mcintyre-contract-signing-for-wwe-survivor-series-seth-rollins-vs-murphy-daniel-bryan-vs-jey-uso-the-final/ |archive-date=29 November 2020 |access-date=28 October 2024 |website=Pro Wrestling Dot Net}}{{Cite web |last=Burdick |first=Michael |date=16 November 2020 |title=WWE Champion Drew McIntyre to battle Universal Champion Roman Reigns |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/survivor-series/11-22-2020/roman-reigns-drew-mcintyre |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202071930/https://www.wwe.com/shows/survivor-series/11-22-2020/roman-reigns-drew-mcintyre |archive-date=2 December 2020 |access-date=28 October 2024 |publisher=WWE}} which McIntyre lost via technical submission after interference from Jey Uso.{{cite web |last=Garretson |first=Jordan |date=22 November 2020 |title=Universal Champion Roman Reigns def. WWE Champion Drew McIntyre |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/survivor-series/11-22-2020/drew-mcintyre-vs-roman-reigns-results |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130225154/https://www.wwe.com/shows/survivor-series/11-22-2020/drew-mcintyre-vs-roman-reigns-results |archive-date=30 November 2020 |access-date=22 November 2020 |publisher=WWE}} On 20 December, McIntyre successfully defended the title against A.J. Styles and The Miz, who cashed in his Money in the Bank contract, in a triple threat tables, ladders, and chairs match at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs.{{cite web |last=Garretson |first=Jordan |date=20 December 2020 |title=WWE Champion Drew McIntyre def. AJ Styles and The Miz (Tables, Ladders & Chairs Triple Threat Match) |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwetlc/12-20-2020/drew-mcintyre-vs-aj-styles |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024160254/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwetlc/12-20-2020/drew-mcintyre-vs-aj-styles |archive-date=24 October 2021 |access-date=20 December 2020 |publisher=WWE}}
After retaining the title against Keith Lee on 4 January 2021 episode of Raw,{{Cite web |last=Zak |first=Brad |date=1 January 2021 |title=Goldberg lays down Royal Rumble challenge for Drew McIntyre |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/01-04-2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107035803/https://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/01-04-2021 |archive-date=7 January 2021 |access-date=31 March 2023 |publisher=WWE}} a rematch between McIntyre and Orton on 11 January was cancelled after McIntyre tested positive for COVID-19.{{cite web |date=11 January 2021 |title=Drew McIntyre has tested positive for COVID-19 |url=https://www.wwe.com/article/drew-mcintyre-has-tested-positive-for-covid-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114093224/https://www.wwe.com/article/drew-mcintyre-has-tested-positive-for-covid-19 |archive-date=14 January 2021 |access-date=11 January 2021 |website= |publisher=WWE}} He retained the title against Goldberg at Royal Rumble on 31 January.{{Cite web |last=Clapp |first=John |date=31 January 2021 |title=WWE Champion Drew McIntyre def. Goldberg |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/01-31-2021/drew-mcintyre-vs-goldberg-results |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622105732/https://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/01-31-2021/drew-mcintyre-vs-goldberg-results |archive-date=22 June 2021 |access-date=31 March 2023 |publisher=WWE}} At Elimination Chamber on 21 February, McIntyre successfully defended the title in an Elimination Chamber match against Orton, Sheamus, Jeff Hardy, Styles and Kofi Kingston.{{Cite web |last=Garretson |first=Jordan |date=21 February 2021 |title=WWE Champion Drew McIntyre won the WWE Title Elimination Chamber Match |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/eliminationchamber/2021/wwe-title-elimination-chamber-match-results |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618015727/https://www.wwe.com/shows/eliminationchamber/2021/wwe-title-elimination-chamber-match-results |archive-date=18 June 2021 |access-date=31 March 2023 |publisher=WWE}} After the match, he was attacked by Bobby Lashley and The Miz, who cashed in his Money In The Bank briefcase (that he got reinstated due to a loophole in the contract), performing the Skull-Crushing Finale to pin McIntyre and win the WWE Championship, ending his second reign at 97 days (96 days as recognised by WWE).{{Cite web |last=Garretson |first=Jordan |date=21 February 2021 |title=The Miz cashed in his Money in the Bank contract and def. Drew McIntyre to become WWE Champion |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/eliminationchamber/2021/miz-cashes-in |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416162711/https://www.wwe.com/shows/eliminationchamber/2021/miz-cashes-in |archive-date=16 April 2021 |access-date=31 March 2023 |publisher=WWE}} At Fastlane on 21 March, McIntyre defeated Sheamus in a No Holds Barred match.{{Cite web |last=Garretson |first=Jordan |date=21 March 2021 |title=Drew McIntyre def. Sheamus (No Holds Barred Match) |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwefastlane/2021/drew-mcintyre-vs-sheamus-results |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322070039/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwefastlane/2021/drew-mcintyre-vs-sheamus-results |archive-date=22 March 2021 |access-date=15 April 2023 |publisher=WWE}} McIntyre then failed to regain the WWE Championship from Lashley at Night 1 of WrestleMania 37 on 10 April,{{cite web |last1=Garretson |first1=Jordan |date=10 April 2021 |title=WWE Champion Bobby Lashley def. Drew McIntyre |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/wrestlemania-37/wwe-champion-bobby-lashley-vs-drew-mcintyre |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411014715/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/wrestlemania-37/wwe-champion-bobby-lashley-vs-drew-mcintyre |archive-date=11 April 2021 |access-date=31 March 2023 |publisher=WWE}} WrestleMania Backlash on 16 May in a triple threat match also involving Braun Strowman,{{cite web |last=Garretson |first=Jordan |date=16 May 2021 |title=WWE Champion Bobby Lashley def. Braun Strowman and Drew McIntyre in a Triple Threat Match |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/backlash/2021/bobby-lashley-vs-drew-mcintyre-vs-braun-strowman-results |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517021938/https://www.wwe.com/shows/backlash/2021/bobby-lashley-vs-drew-mcintyre-vs-braun-strowman-results |archive-date=17 May 2021 |access-date=17 May 2021 |publisher=WWE}} and at Hell in a Cell on 20 June inside the namesake structure.{{Cite web |last=Garretson |first=Jordan |date=20 June 2021 |title=WWE Champion Bobby Lashley def. Drew McIntyre (Hell in a Cell Match) |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/hellinacell/2021/bobby-lashley-and-drew-mcintyre-results |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922141240/https://www.wwe.com/shows/hellinacell/2021/bobby-lashley-and-drew-mcintyre-results |archive-date=22 September 2021 |access-date=31 March 2023 |publisher=WWE}}
On 18 July at Money in the Bank, McIntyre competed in the namesake ladder match, but failed to win the briefcase after being attacked by Jinder Mahal, Veer, and Shanky.{{Cite web |last=Clapp |first=John |date=18 July 2021 |title=Big E won the Money in the Bank Ladder Match |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/moneyinthebank/07-18-2021/mens-money-in-the-bank-ladder-match-results |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110033914/https://www.wwe.com/shows/moneyinthebank/07-18-2021/mens-money-in-the-bank-ladder-match-results |archive-date=10 November 2021 |access-date=31 March 2023 |publisher=WWE}} At SummerSlam on 21 August, McIntyre defeated Mahal with Veer and Shanky banned from ringside.{{Cite web |last=Laboon |first=Jeff |date=21 August 2021 |title=Drew McIntyre def. Jinder Mahal |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/2021/drew-mcintyre-vs-jinder-mahal-results |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822030340/https://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/2021/drew-mcintyre-vs-jinder-mahal-results |archive-date=22 August 2021 |access-date=31 March 2023 |publisher=WWE}} As part of the 2021 Draft, McIntyre was drafted to the SmackDown brand.{{cite web |last=Powell |first=Jason |date=1 October 2021 |title=10/1 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Powell's review of the first night of the WWE Draft, Belair vs. Sasha Banks, Edge returns, fallout from Extreme Rules |url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2021/10/01/10-1-wwe-friday-night-smackdown-results-powells-review-of-the-first-night-of-the-wwe-draft-smackdown-womens-champion-bianca-belair-vs-sasha-bank-edge-returns-fallout-from-extreme-rules/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211002001221/https://prowrestling.net/site/2021/10/01/10-1-wwe-friday-night-smackdown-results-powells-review-of-the-first-night-of-the-wwe-draft-smackdown-womens-champion-bianca-belair-vs-sasha-bank-edge-returns-fallout-from-extreme-rules/ |archive-date=2 October 2021 |access-date=2 October 2021 |work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net}} At Crown Jewel on 21 October, McIntyre faced Big E for the WWE Championship, but lost.{{Cite web |last=Bryant |first=Nathan |date=21 October 2021 |title=WWE Champion Big E retains title with victory over Drew McIntyre |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwe-crown-jewel/2021/big-e-vs-drew-mcintyre-results |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024095923/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwe-crown-jewel/2021/big-e-vs-drew-mcintyre-results |archive-date=24 October 2021 |access-date=31 March 2023 |publisher=WWE}} On 21 November, at Survivor Series, McIntyre was the captain of Team SmackDown, but he was eliminated via countout and his team lost the match to Team Raw, with Seth Rollins being the sole survivor.{{Cite web |last=Bryant |first=Nathan |date=21 November 2021 |title=Team Raw def. Team SmackDown in the 5-on-5 Men's Survivor Series Elimination Match |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/survivor-series/survivor-series-2021/mens-5-on-5-traditional-survivor-series-elimination-match |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122032000/https://www.wwe.com/shows/survivor-series/survivor-series-2021/mens-5-on-5-traditional-survivor-series-elimination-match |archive-date=22 November 2021 |access-date=31 March 2023 |publisher=WWE}}
== Championship pursuits and feud with CM Punk (2021–2024) ==
In December, McIntyre started feuding with Happy Corbin and Madcap Moss, defeating Moss at Day 1 on 1 January 2022.{{Cite web |last=Powell |first=Jason |date=4 December 2021 |title=12/3 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Powell's review of Roman Reigns vs. Sami Zayn for the WWE Universal Championship, Brock Lesnar's return, Sheamus vs. Cesaro, King Woods vs. Jey Uso, Sasha Banks vs. Shayna Baszler |url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2021/12/03/12-3-wwe-friday-night-smackdown-results-powells-review-of-roman-reigns-vs-sami-zayn-for-the-wwe-universal-championship-brock-lesnars-return-sheamus-vs-cesaro-king-woods-vs-jey-uso-sasha-ba/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629163025/https://prowrestling.net/site/2021/12/03/12-3-wwe-friday-night-smackdown-results-powells-review-of-roman-reigns-vs-sami-zayn-for-the-wwe-universal-championship-brock-lesnars-return-sheamus-vs-cesaro-king-woods-vs-jey-uso-sasha-ba/ |archive-date=29 June 2022 |access-date=16 October 2022 |website=Pro Wrestling Dot Net}}{{Cite web |last=Bryant |first=Nathan |date=1 January 2022 |title=Drew McIntyre def. Madcap Moss |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/day-1/day-one-2022/drew-mcintyre-vs-madcap-moss-results |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220102042134/https://www.wwe.com/shows/day-1/day-one-2022/drew-mcintyre-vs-madcap-moss-results |archive-date=2 January 2022 |access-date=31 March 2023 |publisher=WWE}} McIntyre participated in the Royal Rumble match at the namesake event on 29 January, but was the last competitor eliminated by eventual winner Brock Lesnar.{{Cite web |last=Bryant |first=Nathan |date=29 January 2022 |title=Brock Lesnar wins the 30-Man Royal Rumble Match |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/2022/30-man-royal-rumble-match-results |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130053006/https://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/2022/30-man-royal-rumble-match-results |archive-date=30 January 2022 |access-date=31 March 2023 |publisher=WWE}} At Elimination Chamber on 19 February, McIntyre defeated Moss again in a Falls Count Anywhere match. During the match, he performed an inverted Alabama Slam, which resulted in Moss landing directly on top of his head, but he was able to continue the match.{{Cite web |last=Bryant |first=Nathan |date=19 February 2022 |title=Drew McIntyre def. Madcap Moss in a Falls Count Anywhere Match |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/eliminationchamber/2022/drew-mcintyre-vs-madcap-moss-results |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220219200106/https://www.wwe.com/shows/eliminationchamber/2022/drew-mcintyre-vs-madcap-moss-results |archive-date=19 February 2022 |access-date=31 March 2023 |publisher=WWE}} At Night 1 of WrestleMania 38 on 2 April, McIntyre defeated Corbin and became the first person to kick out of his finisher, the End of Days, ending their feud.{{Cite web |last=Bryant |first=Nathan |date=2 April 2022 |title=Drew McIntyre def. Happy Corbin |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/wrestlemania-38/drew-mcintyre-vs-happy-corbin-results |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220403021031/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/wrestlemania-38/drew-mcintyre-vs-happy-corbin-results |archive-date=3 April 2022 |access-date=31 March 2023 |publisher=WWE}}
On 29 July episode of SmackDown, McIntyre defeated Sheamus in a "Good Old Fashioned Donnybrook" match to become the number one contender for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at Clash at the Castle on 3 September.{{cite web |last=Mahjouri |first=Shakiel |date=29 July 2022 |title=WWE SmackDown results, recap, grades: Drew McIntyre outlasts Sheamus in grueling, gripping match |url=https://www.cbssports.com/wwe/news/wwe-smackdown-results-recap-grades-drew-mcintyre-outlasts-sheamus-in-grueling-gripping-match/live/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221124175604/https://www.cbssports.com/wwe/news/wwe-smackdown-results-recap-grades-drew-mcintyre-outlasts-sheamus-in-grueling-gripping-match/live/ |archive-date=24 November 2022 |access-date=31 March 2023 |work=CBSSports.com |url-status=live}} In the weeks leading up to the event, McIntyre was attacked by the returning Karrion Kross and his wife Scarlett.{{Cite web |last=Rose |first=Bryan |date=5 August 2022 |title=Karrion Kross, Scarlett return to WWE on SmackDown |url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/karrion-kross-scarlett-return-to-wwe-tv-on-smackdown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818201736/https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/karrion-kross-scarlett-return-to-wwe-tv-on-smackdown |archive-date=18 August 2022 |access-date=16 October 2022 |website=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}} At Clash at the Castle, McIntyre failed to win the titles from Reigns after interference from the debuting Solo Sikoa.{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Gregory |date=3 September 2022 |title=Roman Reigns def. Drew McIntyre to retain Undisputed WWE Universal Championship |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/clash-at-the-castle/2022/roman-reigns-vs-drew-mcintyre-results |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221101191842/https://www.wwe.com/shows/clash-at-the-castle/2022/roman-reigns-vs-drew-mcintyre-results |archive-date=1 November 2022 |access-date=3 September 2022 |publisher=WWE}} On 8 October, McIntyre lost to Kross in a strap match at Extreme Rules after interference from Scarlett.{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Gregory |date=8 October 2022 |title=Karrion Kross def. Drew McIntyre in a Strap Match |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/extremerules/2022/drew-mcintyre-vs-karrion-kross-results |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111072627/https://www.wwe.com/shows/extremerules/2022/drew-mcintyre-vs-karrion-kross-results |archive-date=11 January 2023 |access-date=30 March 2023 |publisher=WWE}} At Crown Jewel on 5 November, McIntyre defeated Kross in a steel cage match by escaping the cage despite another interference from Scarlett, ending their feud.{{Cite web |date=5 November 2022 |title=Drew McIntyre def. Karrion Kross in a Steel Cage Match |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwe-crown-jewel/2022/drew-mcintyre-vs-karrion-kross-results |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111073421/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwe-crown-jewel/2022/drew-mcintyre-vs-karrion-kross-results |archive-date=11 January 2023 |access-date=5 November 2022 |publisher=WWE}} Three weeks later at Survivor Series: WarGames on 26 November, McIntyre, along with The Brawling Brutes (Sheamus, Ridge Holland and Butch) and Kevin Owens lost to The Bloodline in a WarGames match.{{Cite web |date=26 November 2022 |title=Roman Reigns, The Usos, Solo Sikoa and Sami Zayn def. Drew McIntyre, Kevin Owens, Sheamus, Ridge Holland and Butch |url=https://www.wwe.com/survivor-series-2022/mens-wargames-match-results |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127100449/https://www.wwe.com/survivor-series-2022/mens-wargames-match-results |archive-date=27 November 2022 |access-date=30 March 2023 |publisher=WWE}} At Royal Rumble on 28 January 2023, McIntyre entered at number 9, but was eliminated by Gunther.{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Gregory |date=28 January 2023 |title=Cody Rhodes won the 2023 Men's Royal Rumble Match to earn a World Title opportunity at WrestleMania |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/2023/mens-royal-rumble-match-results |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131045914/https://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/2023/mens-royal-rumble-match-results |archive-date=31 January 2023 |access-date=30 March 2023 |publisher=WWE}} He would then challenge Gunther for the Intercontinental Championship on Night 2 of WrestleMania 39 on 2 April in a critically acclaimed triple threat match also involving Sheamus, which he lost. Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter rated the match five stars, marking McIntyre's first match to receive such a rating.{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Gregory |date=2 April 2023 |title=Intercontinental Champion Gunther def. Drew McIntyre & Sheamus |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/gunther-vs-drew-mcintyre-vs-sheamus-resultshttps://web.archive.org/web/20230403141405/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/gunther-vs-drew-mcintyre-vs-sheamus-results |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407080249/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/gunther-vs-drew-mcintyre-vs-sheamus-resultshttps://web.archive.org/web/20230403141405/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/gunther-vs-drew-mcintyre-vs-sheamus-results |archive-date=7 April 2023 |access-date=6 April 2023 |publisher=WWE}}
As part of the 2023 Draft, McIntyre was drafted to the Raw brand.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=28 April 2023 |title=Full 2023 WWE Draft Results |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/article/latest-wwe-draft-results-2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430031156/https://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/article/latest-wwe-draft-results-2023 |archive-date=30 April 2023 |access-date=29 April 2023 |website= |publisher=WWE}} He returned at Money in the Bank on 1 July after a three month hiatus, attacking Gunther following the latter's title defense over Matt Riddle.{{cite web|last=Powell|first=Jason|title=WWE Money in the Bank results: Powell's review of Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa vs. The Usos, two MITB ladder matches, Seth Rollins vs. Finn Balor for the World Heavyweight Championship, Cody Rhodes vs. Dominik Mysterio|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2023/07/01/wwe-money-in-the-bank-results-powells-review-of-roman-reigns-and-solo-sikoa-vs-the-usos-two-mitb-ladder-matches-seth-rollins-vs-finn-balor-for-the-world-heavyweight-championship-cody-rhodes-vs/|date=1 July 2023|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|access-date=1 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701230903/https://prowrestling.net/site/2023/07/01/wwe-money-in-the-bank-results-powells-review-of-roman-reigns-and-solo-sikoa-vs-the-usos-two-mitb-hi|archive-date=1 July 2023|url-status=live}} At SummerSlam on 5 August, McIntyre failed to win the Intercontinental Championship from Gunther.{{cite web |last=Powell |first=Jason |date=5 August 2023 |title=WWE SummerSlam results: Powell's review of Roman Reigns vs. Jey Uso in Tribal Combat for the Undisputed WWE Universal Title, Asuka vs. Bianca Belair vs. Charlotte Flair for the WWE Women's Title, Seth Rollins vs. Finn Balor for the World Heavyweight Title, Brock Lesnar vs. Cody Rhodes |url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2023/08/05/wwe-summerslam-results-powells-review-of-roman-reigns-vs-jey-uso-in-tribal-combat-for-the-undisputed-wwe-universal-title-asuka-vs-bianca-belair-vs-charlotte-flair-for-the-wwe-womens-ti/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806084938/https://prowrestling.net/site/2023/08/05/wwe-summerslam-results-powells-review-of-roman-reigns-vs-jey-uso-in-tribal-combat-for-the-undisputed-wwe-universal-title-asuka-vs-bianca-belair-vs-charlotte-flair-for-the-wwe-womens-ti/ |archive-date=6 August 2023 |access-date=5 August 2023 |work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net}} In September, McIntyre slowly transitioned into a tweener, showing a more aggressive attitude towards fighting for himself instead of others. He also 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.{{Cite web |last=Powell |first=Jason |date=4 September 2023 |title=WWE Raw results (9/4): Powell's live review of Gunther vs. Chad Gable for the Intercontinental Title, Jey Uso's arrival, Drew McIntyre and Matt Riddle vs. The Viking Raiders in a tornado tag match |url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2023/09/04/wwe-raw-results-9-4-powells-live-review-of-gunther-vs-chad-gable-for-the-intercontinental-title-jey-usos-arrival-drew-mcintyre-and-matt-riddle-vs-the-viking-raiders-in-a-tornado-tag-match/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241008163607/https://prowrestling.net/site/2023/09/04/wwe-raw-results-9-4-powells-live-review-of-gunther-vs-chad-gable-for-the-intercontinental-title-jey-usos-arrival-drew-mcintyre-and-matt-riddle-vs-the-viking-raiders-in-a-tornado-tag-match/ |archive-date=8 October 2024 |access-date=28 October 2024 |website=Pro Wrestling Dot Net}}{{Cite web |last=Powell |first=Jason |date=18 September 2023 |title=WWE Raw results (9/18): Powell's live review of Drew McIntyre vs. Jey Uso, Cody Rhodes vs. Dominik Mysterio, Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Ricochet |url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2023/09/18/wwe-raw-results-9-18-powells-live-review-of-drew-mcintyre-vs-jey-uso-cody-rhodes-vs-dominik-mysterio-shinsuke-nakamura-vs-ricochet/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530120815/https://prowrestling.net/site/2023/09/18/wwe-raw-results-9-18-powells-live-review-of-drew-mcintyre-vs-jey-uso-cody-rhodes-vs-dominik-mysterio-shinsuke-nakamura-vs-ricochet/ |archive-date=30 May 2024 |access-date=28 October 2024 |website=Pro Wrestling Dot Net}}{{Cite web |last=Powell |first=Jason |date=25 September 2023 |title=WWE Raw results (9/25): Powell's live review of Damian Priest and Finn Balor vs. Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn for the Undisputed WWE Tag Titles, Dominik Mysterio vs. Dragon Lee for the NXT NA Title |url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2023/09/25/wwe-raw-results-9-25-powells-live-review-of-damian-priest-and-finn-balor-vs-kevin-owens-and-sami-zayn-for-the-undisputed-wwe-tag-titles-dominik-mysterio-vs-dragon-lee-for-the-nxt-na-title/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240621002043/https://prowrestling.net/site/2023/09/25/wwe-raw-results-9-25-powells-live-review-of-damian-priest-and-finn-balor-vs-kevin-owens-and-sami-zayn-for-the-undisputed-wwe-tag-titles-dominik-mysterio-vs-dragon-lee-for-the-nxt-na-title/ |archive-date=21 June 2024 |access-date=28 October 2024 |website=Pro Wrestling Dot Net}} At Crown Jewel on 4 November, McIntyre faced Seth "Freakin" Rollins for the World Heavyweight Championship in a losing effort.{{Cite web |date=4 November 2023 |title=Crown Jewel: Roman Reigns retains, Logan Paul new U.S. champ |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/wwe/story/_/id/38814935/wwe-crown-jewel-live-results-analysis-2023-roman-reigns-la-knight |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231106065144/https://www.espn.co.uk/wwe/story/_/id/38814935/wwe-crown-jewel-live-results-analysis-2023-roman-reigns-la-knight |archive-date=6 November 2023 |access-date=5 November 2023 |website=ESPN}} On 13 November episode of Raw, McIntyre turned heel by helping The Judgment Day (Finn Bálor and Damian Priest) retain the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship against Rhodes and Uso.{{cite web |last=Pomares |first=Mauricio |date=13 November 2023 |title=WWE Raw Results (11/13): Pomarez's report on Seth & Sami vs. Dominik & McDonagh, Ciampa vs. Kaiser, Otis vs. Nakamura, Priest & Balor vs. Cody & Seth |url=https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2023/11/13/wwe-raw-results-11-13-pomarezs-report-on-seth-sami-vs-dominik-mcdonagh-ciampa-vs-kaiser-otis-vs-nakamura-priest-balor-vs-cody-seth/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211195802/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2023/11/13/wwe-raw-results-11-13-pomarezs-report-on-seth-sami-vs-dominik-mcdonagh-ciampa-vs-kaiser-otis-vs-nakamura-priest-balor-vs-cody-seth/ |archive-date=December 11, 2023 |access-date=13 November 2023 |work=Pro Wrestling Torch |publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}} At Survivor Series: WarGames on 25 November, McIntyre and The Judgment Day lost to Rhodes, Rollins, Uso, Zayn and the returning Randy Orton in a WarGames match.{{cite web |last=Powell |first=Jason |date=November 25, 2023 |title=WWE Survivor Series WarGames results: Powell's review of Randy Orton, Seth Rollins, Cody Rhodes, Jey Uso, and Sami Zayn vs. Drew McIntyre and The Judgment Day in a WarGames match, Women's WarGames match |url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2023/11/25/wwe-survivor-series-wargames-results-powells-review-of-randy-orton-seth-rollins-cody-rhodes-jey-uso-and-sami-zayn-vs-drew-mcintyre-and-the-judgment-day-in-a-wargames-match-womens-wargames-m/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126231812/https://prowrestling.net/site/2023/11/25/wwe-survivor-series-wargames-results-powells-review-of-randy-orton-seth-rollins-cody-rhodes-jey-uso-and-sami-zayn-vs-drew-mcintyre-and-the-judgment-day-in-a-wargames-match-womens-wargames-m/ |archive-date=November 26, 2023 |access-date=November 25, 2023 |work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net}} McIntyre again failed to win the title from Rollins on 1 January at Day 1.{{Cite web |last=Powell |first=Jason |date=1 January 2024 |title=WWE Raw results (1/1): Powell's live review of Day 1 with Seth Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre for the World Heavyweight Championship, Rhea Ripley vs. Ivy Nile for the Women's World Championship, Becky Lynch vs. Nia Jax |url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2024/01/01/wwe-raw-results-1-1-powells-live-review-of-day-1-with-seth-rollins-vs-drew-mcintyre-for-the-world-heavyweight-championship-rhea-ripley-vs-ivy-nile-for-the-womens-world-championship-becky-ly/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240102010745/https://prowrestling.net/site/2024/01/01/wwe-raw-results-1-1-powells-live-review-of-day-1-with-seth-rollins-vs-drew-mcintyre-for-the-world-heavyweight-championship-rhea-ripley-vs-ivy-nile-for-the-womens-world-championship-becky-ly/ |archive-date=2 January 2024 |access-date=1 January 2024 |website=Pro Wrestling Dot Net}}
File:Drew McIntyre, WrestleMania XL (2).jpg in April 2024]]
At Royal Rumble on 27 January 2024, during the Royal Rumble match, McIntyre legitimately injured CM Punk's tricep after a botched landing of his signature Future Shock DDT.{{Cite web |last=Powell |first=Jason |date=27 January 2024 |title=WWE Royal Rumble results: Powell's live review of the Royal Rumble matches, Roman Reigns vs. Randy Orton vs. LA Knight vs. AJ Styles for the WWE Universal Championship |url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2024/01/27/wwe-royal-rumble-results-powells-live-review-of-the-royal-rumble-matches-roman-reigns-vs-randy-orton-vs-la-knight-vs-aj-styles-for-the-wwe-universal-championship/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240127233116/https://prowrestling.net/site/2024/01/27/wwe-royal-rumble-results-powells-live-review-of-the-royal-rumble-matches-roman-reigns-vs-randy-orton-vs-la-knight-vs-aj-styles-for-the-wwe-universal-championship/ |archive-date=27 January 2024 |access-date=27 January 2024 |website=Pro Wrestling Dot Net}} The injury was turned into a storyline between the two, as McIntyre continuously mocked Punk for causing his injury.{{Cite web |last1=Brennan |first1=Corey |last2=Lambert |first2=Jeremy |date=23 March 2024 |title=Drew McIntyre: CM Punk Is Made Of Glass, Real Glass, And I'll Break Him |url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/drew-mcintyre-cm-punk-made-glass-real-glass-and-i-ll-break-him |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240623153121/https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/drew-mcintyre-cm-punk-made-glass-real-glass-and-i-ll-break-him |archive-date=23 June 2024 |access-date=28 October 2024 |website=Fightful}} At Elimination Chamber: Perth on 24 February, McIntyre won the Elimination Chamber match by last eliminating Orton, earning another rematch against Rollins at WrestleMania XL.{{cite web |date=24 February 2024 |title=McIntyre and Lynch punch their ticket to WrestleMania inside the Elimination Chamber |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/eliminationchamber/2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240317165433/https://www.wwe.com/shows/eliminationchamber/2024 |archive-date=17 March 2024 |access-date=24 February 2024 |publisher=WWE}}{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Gregory |date=24 February 2024 |title=World Heavyweight Champion Seth "Freakin" Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/saturday/seth-freakin-rollins-vs-drew-mcintyre-world-heavyweight-championship |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240416073538/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/saturday/seth-freakin-rollins-vs-drew-mcintyre-world-heavyweight-championship |archive-date=16 April 2024 |access-date=28 October 2024 |publisher=WWE}} On Night 2 of WrestleMania XL on 7 April, McIntyre defeated Rollins to win the World Heavyweight Championship. After the match, Punk attacked McIntyre, allowing Damian Priest to cash in his Money in the Bank contract on McIntyre, ending his reign after only five minutes and forty-six seconds.{{cite web |last=Powell |first=Jason |date=7 April 2024 |title=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 |url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2024/04/07/wrestlemania-xl-results-powells-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-heav/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408025008/https://prowrestling.net/site/2024/04/07/wrestlemania-xl-results-powells-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-heav/ |archive-date=8 April 2024 |access-date=7 April 2024 |work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net}} He failed to regain the title from Priest at Clash at the Castle: Scotland on 15 June and Money in the Bank on 6 July after interference from Punk.{{efn|At Money in the Bank, McIntyre won the Money in the Bank Ladder match and cashed-in the title shot that same night.}}{{Cite web |last=Powell |first=Jason |date=15 June 2024 |title=WWE Clash at the Castle results: Powell's live review of Damian Priest vs. Drew McIntyre for the World Heavyweight Championship, Cody Rhodes vs. AJ Styles in an I Quit match for the WWE Championship |url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2024/06/15/wwe-clash-at-the-castle-results-powells-live-review-of-damian-priest-vs-drew-mcintyre-for-the-world-heavyweight-championship-cody-rhodes-vs-aj-styles-in-an-i-quit-match-for-the-wwe-championship/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615214308/https://prowrestling.net/site/2024/06/15/wwe-clash-at-the-castle-results-powells-live-review-of-damian-priest-vs-drew-mcintyre-for-the-world-heavyweight-championship-cody-rhodes-vs-aj-styles-in-an-i-quit-match-for-the-wwe-championship/ |archive-date=15 June 2024 |access-date=28 October 2024 |website=Pro Wrestling Dot Net}}{{cite web |last=Powell |first=Jason |date=6 July 2024 |title=WWE Money in the Bank results: Powell's review of Damian Priest vs. Seth Rollins for the World Heavyweight Championship, two MITB ladder matches, Sami Zayn vs. Bron Breakker for the Intercontinental Title |url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2024/07/06/wwe-money-in-the-bank-results-powells-review-of-damian-priest-vs-seth-rollins-for-the-world-heavyweight-championship-two-mitb-ladder-matches-sami-zayn-vs-bron-breakker-for-the-intercontinental/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240707003842/https://prowrestling.net/site/2024/07/06/wwe-money-in-the-bank-results-powells-review-of-damian-priest-vs-seth-rollins-for-the-world-heavyweight-championship-two-mitb-ladder-matches-sami-zayn-vs-bron-breakker-for-the-intercontinental/ |archive-date=7 July 2024 |access-date=6 July 2024 |work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net}} McIntyre and Punk then had a trilogy of matches, the first at SummerSlam on 3 August with Rollins as the special guest referee where McIntyre defeated Punk,{{cite web |last=Powell |first=Jason |date=3 August 2024 |title=WWE SummerSlam results: Powell's review of Cody Rhodes vs. Solo Sikoa in a Bloodline Rules match for the WWE Championship, Damian Priest vs. Gunther for the World Heavyweight Championship |url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2024/08/03/wwe-summerslam-results-powells-review-of-cody-rhodes-vs-solo-sikoa-in-a-bloodline-rules-match-for-the-wwe-championship-damian-priest-vs-gunther-for-the-world-heavyweight-championship/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007112015/https://prowrestling.net/site/2024/08/03/wwe-summerslam-results-powells-review-of-cody-rhodes-vs-solo-sikoa-in-a-bloodline-rules-match-for-the-wwe-championship-damian-priest-vs-gunther-for-the-world-heavyweight-championship/ |archive-date=7 October 2024 |access-date=3 August 2024 |work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net}} the second at Bash in Berlin on 31 August where McIntyre lost in a strap match,{{cite web |last=McGuire |first=Colin |date=31 August 2024 |title=WWE Bash in Berlin results: McGuire's review of Gunther vs. Randy Orton for the World Heavyweight Title, Cody Rhodes vs. Kevin Owens for the WWE Championship, CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre in a strap match |url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2024/08/31/wwe-bash-in-berlin-results-mcguires-review-of-gunther-vs-randy-orton-for-the-world-heavyweight-title-cody-rhodes-vs-kevin-owens-for-the-wwe-championship-cm-punk-vs-drew-mcintyre-in-a-strap-mat/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240831165511/https://prowrestling.net/site/2024/08/31/wwe-bash-in-berlin-results-mcguires-review-of-gunther-vs-randy-orton-for-the-world-heavyweight-title-cody-rhodes-vs-kevin-owens-for-the-wwe-championship-cm-punk-vs-drew-mcintyre-in-a-strap-mat/ |archive-date=31 August 2024 |access-date=31 August 2024 |work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net}} and the third and final match at Bad Blood on 5 October, where McIntyre lost to Punk in a universally acclaimed Hell in a Cell match, ending their near ten-month trilogy feud.{{cite web |last=Powell |first=Jason |date=5 October 2024 |title=WWE Bad Blood results: Powell's review of Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes vs. Solo Sikoa and Jacob Fatu, CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre in a Hell in a Cell match |url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2024/10/05/wwe-bad-blood-results-powells-review-of-roman-reigns-and-cody-rhodes-vs-solo-sikoa-and-jacob-fatu-cm-punk-vs-drew-mcintyre-in-a-hell-in-a-cell-match/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241005212450/https://prowrestling.net/site/2024/10/05/wwe-bad-blood-results-powells-review-of-roman-reigns-and-cody-rhodes-vs-solo-sikoa-and-jacob-fatu-cm-punk-vs-drew-mcintyre-in-a-hell-in-a-cell-match/ |archive-date=5 October 2024 |access-date=5 October 2024 |work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net}} The latter match also marked McIntyre's second match to be rated five stars by Dave Meltzer.{{cite web |last=Meltzer |first=Dave |author-link=Dave Meltzer |date=11 October 2024 |title=October 14, 2024, Observer Newsletter: WWE Bad Blood review, The Rock returns, AEW looking for ratings rebound |url=https://www.f4wonline.com/wrestling-observer-newsletter/october-14-2024-observer-newsletter-wwe-bad-blood-review-the-rock-returns-aew-looking-for-ratings-rebound/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241120163021/https://www.f4wonline.com/wrestling-observer-newsletter/october-14-2024-observer-newsletter-wwe-bad-blood-review-the-rock-returns-aew-looking-for-ratings-rebound/ |archive-date=20 November 2024 |access-date=14 October 2024 |work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}}
== Various feuds (2024–present) ==
File:Drew McIntyre RR25 (cropped).jpg
On 2 December episode of Raw, Jey Uso was attacked by a mystery assailant backstage. Later that night, McIntyre returned after a brief hiatus, attacking Zayn after his match with Rollins.{{Cite web |last=Powell |first=Jason |date=2 December 2024 |title=WWE Raw results (12/2): Powell's live review of New Day's ten-year celebration, CM Punk's opening segment, Dakota Kai vs. Katana Chance vs. Shayna Baszler in a Women's Intercontinental Title tournament match |url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2024/12/02/wwe-raw-results-12-2-powells-live-review-of-new-days-ten-year-celebration-cm-punks-opening-segment-dakota-kai-vs-katana-chance-vs-shayna-baszler-in-a-womens-intercontinental-title-tourn/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250120094132/https://prowrestling.net/site/2024/12/02/wwe-raw-results-12-2-powells-live-review-of-new-days-ten-year-celebration-cm-punks-opening-segment-dakota-kai-vs-katana-chance-vs-shayna-baszler-in-a-womens-intercontinental-title-tourn/ |archive-date=20 January 2025 |access-date=8 February 2025 |website=Pro Wrestling Dot Net}} The following week, McIntyre revealed himself as Uso's attacker before attacking Zayn,{{Cite web |last=Powell |first=Jason |date=9 December 2024 |title=WWE Raw results (12/9): Powell's live review of Raquel Rodriguez vs. Rhea Ripley, Lyra Valkyria vs. Zelina Vega vs. Ivy Nile in a Women's Intercontinental Title tournament match |url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2024/12/09/wwe-raw-results-12-9-powells-live-review-of-raquel-rodriguez-vs-rhea-ripley-lyra-valkyria-vs-zelina-vega-vs-ivy-nile-in-a-womens-intercontinental-title-tournament-match/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241211222724/https://prowrestling.net/site/2024/12/09/wwe-raw-results-12-9-powells-live-review-of-raquel-rodriguez-vs-rhea-ripley-lyra-valkyria-vs-zelina-vega-vs-ivy-nile-in-a-womens-intercontinental-title-tournament-match/ |archive-date=11 December 2024 |access-date=8 February 2025 |website=Pro Wrestling Dot Net}} who McIntyre defeated on 14 December at Saturday Night's Main Event.{{cite web |last=Beaston |first=Erik |date=December 14, 2024 |title=WWE Saturday Night's Main Event Results: Winners, Live Grades, Reaction, Highlights |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10147081-wwe-saturday-nights-main-event-results-winners-live-grades-reaction-highlights |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250108093614/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10147081-wwe-saturday-nights-main-event-results-winners-live-grades-reaction-highlights |archive-date=January 8, 2025 |access-date=February 8, 2025 |website=Bleacher Report}} At the Raw premiere on Netflix on 6 January 2025, McIntyre lost to Uso.{{Cite web |last=Powell |first=Jason |date=6 January 2025 |title=WWE Raw results (1/6): Powell's live review of the Netflix premiere with CM Punk vs. Seth Rollins, Solo Sikoa vs. Roman Reigns in a Tribal Combat match, The Rock, John Cena, Logan Paul |url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2025/01/06/wwe-raw-results-1-6-powells-live-review-of-the-netflix-premiere-with-cm-punk-vs-seth-rollins-solo-sikoa-vs-roman-reigns-in-a-tribal-combat-match-the-rock-john-cena-logan-paul/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250114161211/https://prowrestling.net/site/2025/01/06/wwe-raw-results-1-6-powells-live-review-of-the-netflix-premiere-with-cm-punk-vs-seth-rollins-solo-sikoa-vs-roman-reigns-in-a-tribal-combat-match-the-rock-john-cena-logan-paul/ |archive-date=14 January 2025 |access-date=7 January 2025 |website=Pro Wrestling Dot Net}}
At Royal Rumble on 1 February, McIntyre entered at number 17, but was eliminated by Damian Priest.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=1 February 2025 |title=2025 Royal Rumble match stats |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/article/2025-royal-rumble-match-stats |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250204144827/https://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/article/2025-royal-rumble-match-stats |archive-date=4 February 2025 |access-date=8 February 2025 |website= |publisher=WWE}} On 7 February, it was announced that McIntyre was transferred to the SmackDown brand, and later that night, he defeated Jimmy Uso and LA Knight to qualify for the Elimination Chamber match on 1 March at Elimination Chamber: Toronto.{{Cite web |last=Currier |first=Joseph |date=7 February 2025 |title=Drew McIntyre joins WWE SmackDown roster |url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/drew-mcintyre-joins-wwe-smackdown-roster/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250207233843/https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/drew-mcintyre-joins-wwe-smackdown-roster/ |archive-date=7 February 2025 |access-date=8 February 2025 |website=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}}{{Cite web |last=Powell |first=Jason |date=7 February 2025 |title=WWE Smackdown results (2/7): Powell's live review of Royal Rumble winners Jey Uso and Charlotte Flair's appearances, Elimination Chamber qualifying matches |url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2025/02/07/wwe-smackdown-results-2-7-powells-live-review-of-royal-rumble-winners-jey-uso-and-charlotte-flairs-appearances-elimination-chamber-qualifying-matches/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250208230140/https://prowrestling.net/site/2025/02/07/wwe-smackdown-results-2-7-powells-live-review-of-royal-rumble-winners-jey-uso-and-charlotte-flairs-appearances-elimination-chamber-qualifying-matches/ |archive-date=8 February 2025 |access-date=8 February 2025 |website=Pro Wrestling Dot Net}} McIntyre was the first man eliminated by Priest, after which he attacked Priest and caused his elimination.{{Cite web |last=Powell |first=Jason |date=1 March 2025 |title=WWE Elimination Chamber results: Powell's live review of Cody Rhodes responding to The Rock's offer, two Elimination Chamber matches, Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn in an unsanctioned match |url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2025/03/01/wwe-elimination-chamber-results-powells-live-review-of-cody-rhodes-responding-to-the-rocks-offer-two-elimination-chamber-matches-kevin-owens-vs-sami-zayn-in-an-unsanctioned-match/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250302152229/https://prowrestling.net/site/2025/03/01/wwe-elimination-chamber-results-powells-live-review-of-cody-rhodes-responding-to-the-rocks-offer-two-elimination-chamber-matches-kevin-owens-vs-sami-zayn-in-an-unsanctioned-match/ |archive-date=2 March 2025 |access-date=23 March 2025 |website=Pro Wrestling Dot Net}} A Sin City Street Fight was set between the two at Night 2 of WrestleMania 41 on 20 April, which McIntyre won.{{Cite web |date=10 April 2025 |title=Damian Priest vs. Drew McIntyre - Sin City Street Fight |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/41/damian-priest-vs-drew-mcintyre |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250416232016/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/41/damian-priest-vs-drew-mcintyre |archive-date=16 April 2025 |access-date=16 April 2025 |publisher=WWE}}{{Cite web |last=Powell |first=Jason |date=20 April 2025 |title=WrestleMania 41 results: Powell's live review of night two with Cody Rhodes vs. John Cena for the WWE Championship, Iyo Sky vs. Bianca Belair vs. Rhea Ripley for the Women's World Championship |url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2025/04/20/wrestlemania-41-results-powells-live-review-of-night-two-with-cody-rhodes-vs-john-cena-for-the-wwe-championship-iyo-sky-vs-bianca-belair-vs-rhea-ripley-for-the-womens-world-championship/ |access-date=21 April 2025 |website=Pro Wrestling Dot Net |language=en-US}}
Professional wrestling style and persona
McIntyre uses a running single leg dropkick called the Claymore as his finisher. The move was created accidentally during a match when 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.{{Cite web |last=Lambert |first=Jeremy |date=21 January 2020 |title=Drew McIntyre Recalls Knocking Himself Out Due To Tight Pants The First Time He Threw The Claymore |url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/drew-mcintyre-recalls-knocking-himself-out-first-time-he-threw-claymore-kick |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213071815/https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/drew-mcintyre-recalls-knocking-himself-out-first-time-he-threw-claymore-kick |archive-date=13 February 2020 |access-date=15 April 2023 |work=Fightful}} After the match, a road agent told him to figure out how to use the move again without killing himself.{{Cite web |last=Leighty |first=Robert |date=21 December 2020 |title=411's WWE Steve Austin's Broken Skull Sessions Report: Drew McIntyre on His First WWE Run Failing, Winning The WWE Title with No Fans, More |url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/411s-broken-skull-sessions-report-drew-mcintyre-wwe-run-failing-winning-title-no-fans/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222150737/https://411mania.com/wrestling/411s-broken-skull-sessions-report-drew-mcintyre-wwe-run-failing-winning-title-no-fans/ |archive-date=22 December 2020 |accessdate=15 April 2023 |publisher=411Mania}} He began using a countdown upon the execution of the move during a house show, which stuck after fans participated in the countdown.{{Cite web |last=Lambert |first=Jeremy |date=18 January 2020 |title=Drew McIntyre Believes He's Finally Allowed To Be Himself On WWE Raw |url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/drew-mcintyre-believes-he-s-finally-allowed-be-himself-wwe-raw |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512050042/https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/drew-mcintyre-believes-he-s-finally-allowed-be-himself-wwe-raw |archive-date=12 May 2021 |access-date=15 April 2023 |website=Fightful}} McIntyre also uses a double underhook DDT called the Future Shock (originally called the Scot Drop), and a headbutt called the Glasgow Kiss.{{Cite web |last=Fulton |first=Rick |date=20 December 2021 |title=Drew McIntyre discusses stunning WWE return and reveals he stills gets homesick |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/drew-mcintyre-discusses-stunning-wwe-25746841 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221082224/https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/drew-mcintyre-discusses-stunning-wwe-25746841 |archive-date=21 December 2021 |access-date=15 April 2023 |website=Daily Record |publisher=Reach plc}}
In his early years on the independent circuit, he developed a narcissistic character and used "The One and Only" as his theme song. Shortly after his main roster debut in WWE, McIntyre was labeled "The Chosen One" by Vince McMahon, who believed he was a future world champion. His character took a more comedic turn upon joining the 3MB faction in 2012, as he continuously lost matches.{{Cite web |last=Oster |first=Aaron |date=27 January 2020 |title=At WWE Royal Rumble, Drew McIntyre finally becomes 'Chosen One' |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/bs-sp-wwe-royal-rumble-20200127-xogt7oyhlvdurguroo3b5pkoru-story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128141909/https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/bs-sp-wwe-royal-rumble-20200127-xogt7oyhlvdurguroo3b5pkoru-story.html |archive-date=28 January 2020 |access-date=15 April 2023 |website=The Baltimore Sun |publisher=Tribune Publishing}}
During his feud with CM Punk in 2024 McIntyre received a boost on social media for his "hater" mannerisms, using online platforms such as X to enhance his feuds and embracing the role of a "keyboard warrior" through online trolling and increased promo rate.{{Cite web |last=Lambert |first=Jeremy |date=19 February 2024 |title=Drew McIntyre: You're More Invested If You Feel There Is A Legitimate Issue |url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/drew-mcintyre-you-re-more-invested-if-you-feel-there-legitimate-issue |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241111024040/https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/drew-mcintyre-you-re-more-invested-if-you-feel-there-legitimate-issue |archive-date=11 November 2024 |access-date=10 November 2024 |website=Fightful}} His 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.{{Cite web |last=Cloete |first=Faden |date=27 March 2024 |title=Drew McIntyre Discusses Injecting Truth & Being Himself In WWE |url=https://www.wrestlinginc.com/1549595/drew-mcintyre-discusses-injecting-truth-wwe/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240331104730/https://www.wrestlinginc.com/1549595/drew-mcintyre-discusses-injecting-truth-wwe/ |archive-date=31 March 2024 |access-date=11 April 2024 |website=Wrestling Inc}}
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= Video games =
= Books =
McIntyre's autobiography, A Chosen Destiny: My Story, was released on 4 May 2021.{{Cite web |last=Currier |first=Joseph |date=2 February 2021 |title=WWE Champion Drew McIntyre releasing 'A Chosen Destiny' memoir |url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/wwe-champion-drew-mcintyre-releasing-chosen-destiny-memoir-332046 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928161106/https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/wwe-champion-drew-mcintyre-releasing-chosen-destiny-memoir-332046 |archive-date=28 September 2022 |access-date=30 March 2023 |website=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}}{{Cite web |last=Hemmings |first=Jamie |date=9 May 2021 |title=Drew McIntyre on becoming an author and embracing his authentic self |url=https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2021/05/09/drew-mcintyre-on-becoming-an-author-and-embracing-his-authentic-self/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210620031630/https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2021/05/09/drew-mcintyre-on-becoming-an-author-and-embracing-his-authentic-self/ |archive-date=20 June 2021 |access-date=30 March 2023 |website=Slam! Wrestling |quote=McIntyre just released his autobiography, A Chosen Destiny: My Story on May 4, 2021. The book, written with Sarah Edworthy, is out now from Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster.}}
= Acting =
McIntyre made his acting debut in the action comedy The Killer's Game alongside former WWE superstar Dave Bautista.{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Mike |date=13 September 2024 |title=Exclusive: Drew McIntyre talks 'The Killer' Game', his experiences on set, starting out his journey in Hollywood, CM Punk and more |url=https://pwinsider.com/article/187920/exclusive-drew-mcintyre-talks-the-killer-game-his-experiences-on-set-starting-out-his-journey-in-hollywood-cm-punk-and-more.html?p=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240930133454/https://pwinsider.com/article/187920/exclusive-drew-mcintyre-talks-the-killer-game-his-experiences-on-set-starting-out-his-journey-in-hollywood-cm-punk-and-more.html?p=1 |archive-date=30 September 2024 |access-date=10 November 2024 |publisher=PWInsider}}
Personal life
Galloway became engaged to American professional wrestler Taryn Terrell in July 2009,{{cite web |last=Ritchie |first=Gayle |date=28 March 2010 |title=Scots wrestling champ Drew McIntyre to marry ex-Playboy model |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/2010/03/28/scots-wrestling-champ-drew-mcintyre-to-marry-ex-playboy-model-86908-22144212/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609183558/http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/2010/03/28/scots-wrestling-champ-drew-mcintyre-to-marry-ex-playboy-model-86908-22144212/ |archive-date=9 June 2011 |access-date=16 May 2010 |work=Daily Record |publisher=Reach plc}}{{cite web |last=Meltzer |first=Dave |author-link=Dave Meltzer |date=9 January 2010 |title=Sat. update: Doc funeral, Southern star passes away; wrestling wedding & engagement; Lesnar; Foley |url=http://www.f4wonline.com/content/view/11898/ |access-date=10 January 2010 |publisher=Wrestling Observer Newsletter |quote=WWE performers Tiffany (Taryn Terrell) and Drew McIntyre (Drew Galloway) are now engaged.}} while both working for WWE and they married in Las Vegas in May 2010.{{cite web |last=Larkin |first=Mike |date=26 September 2010 |title=Playboy bunny wife of Scots wrestling ace is cleared of assault charges |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2010/09/26/playboy-bunny-wife-of-scots-wrestling-ace-is-cleared-of-assault-charges-86908-22589297/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129052513/http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2010/09/26/playboy-bunny-wife-of-scots-wrestling-ace-is-cleared-of-assault-charges-86908-22589297/ |archive-date=29 November 2010 |access-date=27 September 2010 |work=Daily Record |publisher=Reach plc}}{{cite web |last=Oliver |first=Greg |author-link=Greg Oliver |date=16 July 2010 |title=McIntyre guarantees Smackdown Money in the Bank match will be tops |url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2010/07/16/14734756.html |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629183143/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2010/07/16/14734756.html |archive-date=29 June 2012 |access-date=18 July 2010 |work=Slam! Sports |publisher=Canadian Online Explorer}} They divorced in May 2011.{{cite web |last=Caldwell |first=James |date=24 May 2011 |title=WWE News: Former WWE Diva Tiffany announces divorce from current star Drew McIntyre |url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_50323.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130817103419/http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_50323.shtml |archive-date=17 August 2013 |access-date=24 May 2011 |work=Pro Wrestling Torch |publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}} Galloway met doctor Kaitlyn Frohnapfel at a bar in 2013 and they married on 10 December 2016. They currently reside in Nashville, Tennessee, having previously lived in Tampa, Florida.{{cite web |last1=Russell |first1=Skylar |last2=Thatch |first2=William |last3=Ross Sapp |first3=Sean |date=29 July 2022 |title=Drew McIntyre: Sheamus Bugged Me And My Wife About Moving To Nashville For Years |url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/exclusives/drew-mcintyre-sheamus-bugged-me-and-my-wife-about-moving-nashville-years |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220729220131/https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/exclusives/drew-mcintyre-sheamus-bugged-me-and-my-wife-about-moving-nashville-years |archive-date=29 July 2022 |access-date=4 January 2023 |work=Fightful}}
Galloway's mother, Angela, died on 3 November 2012, at the age of 51 after suffering from cerebellar ataxia.{{cite web |last=Caldwell |first=James |date=8 November 2012 |title=WWE News: Drew McIntyre announces death of his mother |url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_66524.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121213013721/http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_66524.shtml |archive-date=13 December 2012 |access-date=15 April 2014 |work=Pro Wrestling Torch |publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}}
Galloway is a supporter of Scottish football club Rangers F.C.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=11 November 2019 |title=WWE star Drew McIntyre sports Rangers shirt ahead of Glasgow show |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/rangers-daft-wwe-star-drew-20862661 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130200238/https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/rangers-daft-wwe-star-drew-20862661 |archive-date=30 January 2023 |access-date=3 January 2020 |website=Daily Record |publisher=Reach plc}}
On 2 June 2023, Galloway announced that he had become an American citizen.{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Mike |date=2 June 2023 |title=TOP WWE STAR BECOMES NATURALIZED AMERICAN CITIZEN |url=https://www.pwinsider.com/article/171844/top-wwe-star-becomes-naturalized-american-citizen.html?p=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606124458/https://www.pwinsider.com/article/171844/top-wwe-star-becomes-naturalized-american-citizen.html?p=1 |archive-date=6 June 2023 |access-date=28 October 2024 |publisher=PWInsider}}
Championships and accomplishments
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- British Championship Wrestling
- BCW Heavyweight Championship (2 times){{cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=BCW Heavyweight Championship history |url=https://www.bcw-wrestling.com/title-history/bcw-heavyweight-championship |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501015237/https://www.bcw-wrestling.com/title-history/bcw-heavyweight-championship |archive-date=1 May 2019 |access-date=30 March 2023 |publisher=British Championship Wrestling}}
- CBS Sports
- Wrestler of the Year (2020){{Cite web |last=Brookhouse |first=Brent |date=1 January 2021 |title=2020 CBS Sports Wrestling Awards: Drew McIntyre stands out as Wrestler of the Year |url=https://www.cbssports.com/wwe/news/2020-cbs-sports-wrestling-awards-drew-mcintyre-stands-out-as-wrestler-of-the-year/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220321081454/https://www.cbssports.com/wwe/news/2020-cbs-sports-wrestling-awards-drew-mcintyre-stands-out-as-wrestler-of-the-year/ |archive-date=21 March 2022 |access-date=2 January 2021 |website=CBSSports.com}}
- Dansk Pro Wrestling
- DPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time){{cite web |last=Kreikenbohm |first=Philip |date= |title=DPW Heavyweight Championship |url=http://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=651 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221029205758/http://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=651 |archive-date=29 October 2022 |access-date=20 October 2020 |website=Cagematch.net}}
- ESPN
- Best Promo Artist (2024)
- Feud of the Year (2024) vs CM Punk
- Evolve
- Evolve Championship (1 time){{cite web |last=Kreikenbohm |first=Philip |date= |title=Evolve Championship |url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=1968 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315031215/https://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=1968 |archive-date=15 March 2023 |access-date=20 October 2020 |website=Cagematch.net}}
- Evolve Tag Team Championship (2 times, inaugural) – with Johnny Gargano (1) and Dustin (1){{cite web |last=Kreikenbohm |first=Philip |date= |title=Evolve Tag Team Championship |url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=2793 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428160232/https://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=2793 |archive-date=28 April 2022 |access-date=20 October 2020 |website=Cagematch.net}}
- Evolve Tag Team Championship Tournament (2016) – with Johnny Gargano{{cite web |last=Kreikenbohm |first=Philip |date= |title=EVOLVE Tag Team Title Tournament |url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=26&nr=3715 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220605094557/https://www.cagematch.net/?id=26&nr=3715 |archive-date=5 June 2022 |access-date=20 October 2020 |website=Cagematch.net}}
- Open the Freedom Gate Championship (1 time){{cite web |last=Kreikenbohm |first=Philip |date= |title=Open the Freedom Gate Championship |url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=1234 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112155106/https://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=1234 |archive-date=12 November 2022 |access-date=20 October 2020 |website=Cagematch.net}}
- Fighting Spirit Magazine
- FSM Readers Award (1 time)
- British Wrestler of the Year (2014){{Cite web |last=Dunning |first=Kyle |date=21 June 2016 |title=The Best Of British, Vol. 3 |url=https://www.ewrestlingnews.com/lists/the-best-of-british-vol-3 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630145505/https://www.ewrestlingnews.com/lists/the-best-of-british-vol-3 |archive-date=30 June 2016 |access-date=10 November 2024}}
- Ranked No. 37 of the top 50 singles wrestlers in the FSM 50 in 2015{{Cite web |date=4 January 2022 |title=FSM 50 2021: The 50 Best Wrestlers in the World |url=https://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2022/01/04/fsm-50-2021-the-50-best-wrestlers-in-the-world/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214231646/https://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2022/01/04/fsm-50-2021-the-50-best-wrestlers-in-the-world/ |archive-date=14 February 2022 |access-date=10 November 2024 |website=Voices of Wrestling}}{{Cite web |last=Kraetsch |first=Rich |date=18 January 2016 |title=Analyzing Fighting Spirit Magazine's 2015 Top 50 |url=https://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2016/01/18/analyzing-fighting-spirit-magazine-2015-top-50/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202021859/https://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2016/01/18/analyzing-fighting-spirit-magazine-2015-top-50/ |archive-date=2 February 2017 |access-date=10 November 2024 |website=Voices of Wrestling}}
- Florida Championship Wrestling
- FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- FCW Florida Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Stu Sanders
- Insane Championship Wrestling
- ICW World Heavyweight Championship (2 times){{cite web|url=http://insanewrestling.co.uk/heavyweight_title.php|title=ICW World Heavyweight Championship|publisher=Insane Championship Wrestling|access-date=17 December 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123174713/http://insanewrestling.co.uk/heavyweight_title.php|archive-date=23 November 2016}}
- ICW Hall of Fame (2018)
- ICW Award (4 times)
- Moment of the Year (2014) – Surprise return at "Shug's Hoose Party"
- Promo of the Year (2014) – "Shug's Hoose Party"
- Feud of the Year (2016) – The Black Label Vs. Insane Championship Wrestling
- Best on the Mic (2016){{Cite web |last=Galloway |first=Drew |date=29 January 2017 |title=Considering the year Insane Championship Wrestling has had, capturing best on mic 2016 is an absolute honour |url=https://www.facebook.com/drewgalloway1314/photos/a.868030116542368/1449348625077178/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009111649/https://www.facebook.com/drewgalloway1314/photos/a.868030116542368/1449348625077178/ |archive-date=9 October 2023 |access-date=10 November 2024 |website=Facebook}}
- Inside The Ropes Magazine
- Ranked No. 1 of the top 50 wrestlers in the world in the ITR 50 in 2020.{{cite news |last1=McVey |first1=Innes |date=1 January 2021 |title=WWE News: Drew McIntyre Tops First-Ever ITR 50 |work=Inside The Ropes |url=https://itrwrestling.com/news/drew-mcintyre-tops-first-ever-itr-50/ |access-date=25 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927131347/https://itrwrestling.com/news/drew-mcintyre-tops-first-ever-itr-50/ |archive-date=27 September 2021}}
- Irish Whip Wrestling
- IWW International Heavyweight Championship (1 time){{cite book |last1=McIntyre |first1=Drew |last2=Edworthy |first2=Sarah |title=My Story: A Chosen Destiny |date=2021 |publisher=Gallery Books |isbn=978-1-9821-8505-3 |pages=57–58 |url=https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/A-Chosen-Destiny/Drew-McIntyre/9781982174880 |access-date=25 September 2023}}
- NoDQ.com
- NoDQ End of Year Award (3 times)
- Male Superstar of the Year (2020){{Cite web |last=Rift |first=Aaron |date=31 December 2020 |title=2020 NoDQ.com Year End Award results |url=https://nodq.com/features/611429917.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201231143127/https://nodq.com/features/611429917.shtml |archive-date=31 December 2020 |access-date=10 November 2024 |website=NoDQ.com}}
- Babyface of the Year (2020)
- Finisher of the Year (2020)
- Outback Championship Wrestling
- OCW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time){{cite web |last=Kreikenbohm |first=Philip |date= |title=OCW World Heavyweight Championship |url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=2467 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220605093726/https://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=2467 |archive-date=5 June 2022 |access-date=20 October 2020 |website=Cagematch.net}}
- Preston City Wrestling
- There Can Be Only One Gauntlet (2016)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Most Improved Wrestler of the Year (2020){{cite journal|year=2021|journal=Pro Wrestling Illustrated|title=2020 Achievement Awards|publisher=Kappa Publishing Group|pages=14–15}}
- Feud of the Year (2024) – {{small|vs. CM Punk}}
- Ranked No. 4 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2020 and 2021{{cite web |title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2020 |url=http://www.profightdb.com/pwi-500/2020.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330080813/http://www.profightdb.com/pwi-500/2020.html |archive-date=30 March 2023 |access-date=28 August 2020 |work=The Internet Wrestling Database}}{{Cite web |title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2021 |url=http://www.profightdb.com/pwi-500/2021.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330080718/http://www.profightdb.com/pwi-500/2021.html |archive-date=30 March 2023 |access-date=30 March 2023 |website=The Internet Wrestling Database}}
- Scottish Wrestling Alliance
- Scottish Heavyweight Championship (1 time){{cite web |last=Kreikenbohm |first=Philip |date= |title=Scottish Heavyweight Championship |url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=321 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205230409/https://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=321 |archive-date=5 February 2023 |access-date=20 October 2020 |website=Cagematch.net}}
- Sports Illustrated
- Ranked No. 3 of the top 10 wrestlers in 2020{{cite magazine |last=Barrasso |first=Justin |date=7 January 2021 |title=The Top 10 Wrestlers of 2020 |url=https://www.si.com/wrestling/2021/01/07/best-wrestlers-in-the-world-2020-wwe-aew-njpw |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221231202949/https://www.si.com/wrestling/2021/01/07/best-wrestlers-in-the-world-2020-wwe-aew-njpw |archive-date=31 December 2022 |access-date=8 January 2021 |magazine=Sports Illustrated}}
- Match of the Year (2024) – with CM Punk{{Cite magazine |last1=Ucchino |first1=Rick |last2=Barnard |first2=Adam |last3=Figueroa |first3=Dariel |last4=Pullar III |first4=Sid |last5=Heydorn |first5=Zack |date=20 December 2024 |title=The Takedown On SI's 2024 Pro Wrestling Awards: Best Wrestler, Storyline, Match, Rivalry & More |url=https://www.si.com/fannation/wrestling/the-takedown-on-si-2024-pro-wrestling-awards |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241222162102/https://www.si.com/fannation/wrestling/the-takedown-on-si-2024-pro-wrestling-awards |archive-date=22 December 2024 |access-date=23 March 2025 |magazine=Sports Illustrated}}
- Best on the Mic (2024)
- Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
- Impact Grand Championship (1 time){{cite web |last=Kreikenbohm |first=Philip |date= |title=Impact Grand Championship |url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=3129 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215012718/https://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=3129 |archive-date=15 December 2022 |access-date=20 October 2020 |website=Cagematch.net}}
- TNA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time){{Cite web |date=16 March 2016 |title=Drew Galloway is the New Impact World Champion |url=http://impactwrestling.com/drew-galloway-is-the-new-impact-world-champion/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610123235/http://impactwrestling.com/drew-galloway-is-the-new-impact-world-champion/ |archive-date=10 June 2016 |access-date=13 May 2018 |publisher=Impact Wrestling}}{{cite book |last1=McIntyre |first1=Drew |last2=Edworthy |first2=Sarah |title=My Story: A Chosen Destiny |date=2021 |publisher=Gallery Books |isbn=978-1-9821-8505-3 |pages=265 |url=https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/A-Chosen-Destiny/Drew-McIntyre/9781982174880 |access-date=25 September 2023}}
- Feast or Fired (2016 – World Heavyweight Championship contract){{cite web |last=Kreikenbohm |first=Philip |date= |title=Feast or Fired for the World Heavyweight Championship contract |url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=145955 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125213427/https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=145955 |archive-date=25 January 2022 |access-date=31 March 2023 |website=Cagematch.net}}
- Global Impact Tournament (2015) – with Team International {{small|(Magnus, The Great Muta, Tigre Uno, Bram, Rockstar Spud, Khoya, Sonjay Dutt and Angelina Love)}}{{cite web |last=Kreikenbohm |first=Philip |date= |title=Global Impact - USA Vs. The World |url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=26&nr=6309 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220605093748/https://www.cagematch.net/?id=26&nr=6309 |archive-date=5 June 2022 |access-date=31 March 2023 |website=Cagematch.net}}
- TNA Joker's Wild (2016){{cite web |last=Kreikenbohm |first=Philip |date= |title=TNA Joker's Wild (2016) |url=https://www.cagematch.net//?id=26&nr=3769 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220605093742/https://www.cagematch.net//?id=26&nr=3769 |archive-date=5 June 2022 |access-date=31 March 2023 |website=Cagematch.net}}
- Union of European Wrestling Alliances
- European Heavyweight Championship (1 time){{cite web |last=Kreikenbohm |first=Philip |title=European Heavyweight Championship |url=http://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=1300 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315035401/http://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=1300 |archive-date=15 March 2023 |access-date=9 December 2015 |website=Cagematch.net}}
- What Culture Pro Wrestling
- WCPW World Championship (1 time){{cite web|url=https://wc.pw/title/wcpw-title|title=WCPW Title|access-date=3 October 2017|work=What Culture Pro Wrestling|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009111739/https://wc.pw/title/wcpw-title|archive-date=9 October 2017}}
- Defiant Wrestling Award for Match of the Year (2017) – Vs. Will Ospreay at "Exit Wounds"
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Best on Interviews (2024){{cite web |last1=Meltzer |first1=Dave |author-link=Dave Meltzer |date=February 14, 2025 |title=February 17, 2025 Observer Newsletter: The 2024 Awards issue |url=https://www.f4wonline.com/wrestling-observer-newsletter/february-17-2025-observer-newsletter-the-2024-awards-issue/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250217000833/https://www.f4wonline.com/wrestling-observer-newsletter/february-17-2025-observer-newsletter-the-2024-awards-issue/ |archive-date=February 17, 2025 |access-date=February 14, 2025 |work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}}
- Feud of the Year (2024) {{small|vs. CM Punk}}
- WWE
- WWE Championship (2 times){{cite web |title=WWE Championship |url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/wwe-championship |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915223737/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/wwe-championship |archive-date=15 September 2020 |access-date=26 March 2020 |publisher=WWE}}
- World Heavyweight Championship (1 time){{Cite web |title=World Heavyweight Championship |url=https://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/world-heavyweight-championship |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408161805/https://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/world-heavyweight-championship |archive-date=8 April 2024 |access-date=10 November 2024 |publisher=WWE}}
- NXT Championship (1 time){{cite web |title=NXT Championship |url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/nxt-championship |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826192150/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/nxt-championship |archive-date=26 August 2017 |access-date=19 August 2017 |publisher=WWE}}
- WWE Intercontinental Championship (1 time){{cite web |title=Intercontinental Championship - Drew McIntyre |url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/12940388 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110002041/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/12940388 |archive-date=10 November 2013 |access-date=31 March 2023 |publisher=WWE}}
- WWE (Raw) Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Cody Rhodes (1){{cite web |title=WWE World Tag Team Championships - Drew McIntyre & "Dashing" Cody Rhodes |url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/wwetag/200912131111 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019093514/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/wwetag/200912131111 |archive-date=19 October 2013 |access-date=30 March 2023 |publisher=WWE}} and Dolph Ziggler (1){{Cite web |title=Raw Tag Team Championship |url=https://www.wwe.com/titlehistory/raw-tag-team-championship |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314170753/https://www.wwe.com/titlehistory/raw-tag-team-championship |archive-date=14 March 2023 |access-date=31 March 2023 |publisher=WWE}}
- 31st Triple Crown Champion
- Men's Royal Rumble (2020)
- Men’s Elimination Chamber (2021, 2024)
- Men's Money in the Bank (2024)
- Bumpy Award (2 times)
- Superstar of the Half-Year (2020){{Cite web |date=8 July 2020 |title=WWE's The Bumpy Awards People's Choice winners |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwe-the-bump/article/bumpies-2020-people-s-choice-voting |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201205912/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwe-the-bump/article/bumpies-2020-people-s-choice-voting |archive-date=1 December 2020 |access-date=2 January 2021 |website= |publisher=WWE}}
- Lifetime Achievement Award (2021){{Cite web |last=Barile |first=Steve |date=4 August 2021 |title=The Bumpy Awards People's Choice full list of winners |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwe-the-bump/article/the-bumpy-awards-peoples-choice-full-list-of-winners |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804182823/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwe-the-bump/article/the-bumpy-awards-peoples-choice-full-list-of-winners |archive-date=4 August 2021 |access-date=31 March 2023 |publisher=WWE}}
- Slammy Award (6 times){{Cite web |date=23 February 2008 |title=What is a Slammy? |url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/whatsaslammy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301165110/https://www.wwe.com/inside/news/whatsaslammy |archive-date=1 March 2023 |access-date=31 March 2023 |publisher=WWE}}
- Superstar of the Year (2020){{Cite web |date=23 December 2020 |title=2020 SLAMMY Award Winners |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwe-slammy-awards/article/2020-slammy-award-winners |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210829013621/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwe-slammy-awards/article/2020-slammy-award-winners |archive-date=29 August 2021 |access-date=31 March 2023 |publisher=WWE}}
- Male Superstar of the Year (2020)
- Social Star of the Year (2024){{Cite web |last=Carey |first=Ian |date=7 April 2024 |title=Full list of 2024 WWE Slammy Award winners |url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/full-list-of-2024-wwe-slammy-award-winners/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240407213047/https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/full-list-of-2024-wwe-slammy-award-winners/ |archive-date=7 April 2024 |access-date=10 November 2024 |website=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}}
- Social Star of the Year (2025)
- Rivalry of the Year (2025) – {{small|vs. CM Punk}}
- Match of the Year (2025) – {{small|Hell in a Cell match vs. CM Punk at Bad Blood}}
- Slim Jim Savage Moment of the Summer (2024, for stealing CM Punk's friendship bracelet and sending him to a local medical facility)
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