[255] At The Horror Show at Extreme Rules on 19 July, he retained the championship against Dolph Ziggler in an extreme rules match, though the stipulation was only applied for Ziggler. Drew McIntyre Injury Return: When Can Fans Expect to See Him Back? [169] At Slammiversary on 28 June, Galloway competed at the King of the Mountain match for the vacant TNA King of the Mountain Championship in a losing effort. Drew McIntyre to become new NXT Champion", "WWE RAW Results 4/16/18 (Night One of the WWE Superstar Shake-Up tonight in Hartford)", "Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre def. SUBMIT YOUR QUESTIONS TO THE PWINSIDER Q&A BY CLICKING HERE.. Did Sting and Ultimate Warrior still get along after their partnership split? [85] 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. Drew McIntyre is one of WWE's most popular stars. [263] McIntyre retained the title against Keith Lee on an episode of Raw[264] and against Goldberg at the Royal Rumble on 31 January. [110], 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. [9] His first match, which took place at February's No Blood, No Sympathy: Night 1, saw him lose against Stu Natt. [120] Galloway returned to ICW in February 2016 for the UK & Ireland tour, scoring wins over Mark Coffey, Noam Dar and BT Gunn, but suffering a loss in a match against Chris Renfrew for the ICW World Heavyweight Championship. [124], On 8 August 2014, Galloway debuted for Evolve, defeating Chris Hero for the Evolve Championship. 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[151] On 23 January 2015, Galloway competed in a one-night tournament for the International Wrestling Federation (IWF) World Championship, defeating Tommaso Ciampa to advance to the finals, where he faced Brian Cage, Chris Hero and Uhaa Nation in an elimination four way for the vacant title in a losing effort. [149], Following his WWE release, Galloway returned to the Independent circuit. Later that year, Galloway had a series of matches against American veterans. [175] On 23 September episode of Impact Wrestling, after winning a five-way elimination match against Bram, Bobby Lashley, Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards; Galloway became the number one contender for Ethan Carter III's TNA World Heavyweight Championship. [111] 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. [262] McIntyre and Orton were scheduled to face off again on 11 January 2021, but the match was cancelled after McIntyre tested positive for COVID-19; he recovered soon after. [51] The Empire lost the championship on 17 July to Joe Hennig and Gabe Tuft. Complete House Of Hardcore VII Coverage", "SHOW RESULTS - 1/23 IWF in Mesa, Ariz.: Galloway, Hero, Uhaa & Cage compete for first IWF Title, plus Young Bucks, Joey Ryan", "AAA Lucha Libre World Cup Results 5/24/15 (Live results)", "RADICAN'S WXW "16 Carat Gold 2016" Night 1 Report Drew Galloway, Sabre, Callihan, insane Ospreay match, I Quit match", "Preston City Wrestling goes global with Europe's first HD internet pay-per-view", "Card For Tonight's House of Glory Event", "AAW Don't Stop Believing Results 1.20.17: Eddie Kingston, Jack Evans, Abyss, and More in Action", "WCPW Pro Wrestling World Cup - Mexican Qualifying Round", "Jack's Pro Wrestling Adventures: AAW Homecoming 2017", "Breaking News: Drew Galloway Debuts in TNA in Glasgow! At NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn 3, McIntyre defeated Bobby Roode in a glorious moment to become NXT Champion, with him being greeted with a thunderous ovation. [22] The rivalry between Galloway and Manson was settled in November at IWW's final show from the SFX Theatre. [280], As part of the 2021 Draft, McIntyre was drafted to the SmackDown brand. [292] The match was later rescheduled for 29 July episode as a "Good Old Fashioned Donnybrook" match,[293] which McIntyre won. January 22nd, 2022. [98] The trio became known as the Three Man Band, or 3MB for short. I can't speak 100% on this, but I do recall that back in 2004, Warrior did a signing in NYC and not only did he not want to appear at the same time as Sting (or others booked), he didn't even want to stay at the same hotel as the other talent, so I am . At Evolve 53, they defeated Catch Point (Drew Gulak and T. J. Perkins),[138] The Bravado Brothers at Evolve 54,[139] and in the finals at Evolve 55, they defeated Chris Hero and Tommy End to win the tournament and championship. [189], On 25 August episode of Impact Wrestling, after losing to Ethan Carter III for a world title shot against Lashley at Bound for Glory, Galloway attacked special guest referee Aron Rex, turning heel in the process. [134] 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. He won the 2020 Royal Rumble and went on to defeat Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 36 to win the WWE. [114] 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. Drew McIntyre On How Triple H Convinced Him To Return To WWE In Just 10 Per the previously referenced Fightful report, McIntyre has a "hands on" approach to his WWE creative, looking for it to "creatively make sense" for his character. Drew McIntyre Pushes For WWE To Separate The World Titles Again [96] 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. He has also wrestled extensively on the independent circuit, where he is the inaugural and two-time ICW World Heavyweight Champion, one-time Evolve Champion, one-time Open the Freedom Gate Champion, two-time Evolve Tag Team Champion, and one-time WCPW Champion. Drew McIntyre's WWE return date has potentially been revealed [113] 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. [163] That same week, Galloway returned to IPW:UK for the first time since 2005, defeating Rampage Brown at "Supershow 7". [300] At the Royal Rumble on 28 January 2023, McIntyre entered at #9 but was eliminated by Gunther. [188] 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. [61] At Survivor Series on 22 November, McIntyre had a place on The Miz's team for the traditional Survivor Series elimination match. [259], On 16 November episode of Raw, McIntyre regained the WWE Championship after defeating Randy Orton in a no disqualification match, taking Orton's place to face Universal Champion Roman Reigns at Survivor Series on 22 November in an interbrand champion vs. champion match,[260] which McIntyre lost via technical submission following interference from Jey Uso. [214] McIntyre and Ziggler defeated Titus Worldwide the following week. Drew McIntyre's WWE Return Is Topic Of Conversation With Creative Team [7] 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.[2]. [267] On 8 March episode of Raw, McIntyre fought Sheamus in a No Disqualification match, which ended in a no-contest. [176] At Bound for Glory on 4 October, Galloway competed in a three-way match for the world title, which was won by Matt Hardy. 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He's been out of action with a health issue/injury. [70] McIntyre failed to win the Money in the Bank match on 28 March at WrestleMania XXVI, his first WrestleMania appearance. [172] At No Surrender on 5 August, Galloway lost to Drake. [86] McIntyre participated in the 40-man Royal Rumble match on 30 January 2011, but was eliminated by Big Show. McIntyre hasn't appeared on WWE programming since WrestleMania 39. [283] On 3 December episode of SmackDown, McIntyre started a feud with Happy Corbin and Madcap Moss after they made fun of how McIntyre was not in a battle royal with the winner becoming the number one contender for the Universal Championship. On 12 January 2016 episode of Impact Wrestling, Galloway lost to Angle. Report: Latest On Drew McIntyre's Future With WWE - WhatCulture [51] Once The Nightmares won the championship, The Empire received two consecutive chances to win the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship on 6 May. After making his surprise return to WWE on the final SmackDown of 2022, Drew McIntyre has big plans for 2023. [241], Shortly after Extreme Rules, McIntyre ended his association with McMahon and continued his singles run. [325] [13] In November, at the aptly titled Lo Down, Galloway main evented in a double countout match against D'Lo Brown. McIntyre returningand especially . In 2003, Galloway made his debut for the inaugural show of British Championship Wrestling (BCW), operating in the Greater Glasgow area. [57] On 25 September, WWE chairman Mr. McMahon introduced McIntyre as a "future world champion" that he had personally signed, after which Truth made a return attack against McIntyre. Galloway was eliminated first by Andy Boy Simmonz with a small package pin. On 26 April, McIntyre was drafted to the Raw brand as part of the 2011 supplemental draft. He wanted that huge moment, but he was also afraid that Edge's huge surprise return would cause fans to . McIntyre regularly defended the title until 11 June, when Tyler Reks (the former Gabe Tuft) won the title in his second attempt. WWE AEW NJPW TV Reports Under the Ring Advertisement Drew McIntyre expected back in WWE once 'creative issue' worked out May 19, 2023 11:26 am ET As WWE settles in with its new Raw and. The Scottish Warrior led WWE through the pandemic era, but the last few years has seen a decline in . [227] On 31 December episode of Raw, McIntyre defeated Ziggler in a steel cage match, ending their feud. [144] At Evolve 63, Galloway defeated Page in an "Anything Goes" match. [158] On 20 January 2017, Galloway defeated two-time AAW Heavyweight Champion Silas Young in Young's AAW farewell match at "Don't Stop Believing". 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[114] In March 2016, Galloway entered the Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw) "16 Carat Gold Tournament", defeating Silas Young in the first round[154] and Angelico in the quarter-finals, but lost to Axel Dieter Jr. in the semi-finals. Galloway defeated Girvan to retain the ICW Heavyweight Championship. [162] Galloway returned to AAW for their "Homecoming" event on 17 March 2017, defeating Zema Ion before announcing his intention to challenge for the AAW Heavyweight Championship. Published Jan 15, 2022 Drew McIntyre has been sidelined the last two weeks with a neck injury. [114] On 11 April, Galloway defeated Grado to retain the World Championship; after the match both men were attacked by returning former champion Jack Jester. 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