History of Drew McIntyre in Timeline
Drew McIntyre, born Andrew McLean Galloway IV, is a Scottish professional wrestler currently signed to WWE's SmackDown brand (as of April 2025). He is known for his time in WWE, where he has been a multiple-time world champion, showcasing his in-ring skills and character work. His career highlights include winning the WWE Championship and the Royal Rumble, establishing him as a top star in professional wrestling.
June 1985: Andrew McLean Galloway IV Born in Ayr
On June 1985, Andrew McLean Galloway IV was born in Ayr.
1985: Andrew McLean Galloway IV Born
In 1985, Andrew McLean Galloway IV, who is also known as Drew McIntyre, was born.
2001: Career Start in the United Kingdom
In 2001, Galloway began his professional wrestling career in the United Kingdom, working with Scottish promotions like British Championship Wrestling (BCW) and Insane Championship Wrestling (ICW), and also performed in Ireland with Irish Whip Wrestling (IWW) under his real name, Drew Galloway. He is the inaugural ICW World Heavyweight Champion.
March 2005: Feud with Jay Phoenix
In March 2005, Drew Galloway defeated Jay Phoenix, but their rematch in November, officiated by Mick Foley, ended in a no contest.
May 2006: Matches Against Sheamus O'Shaunessy
In May 2006, Drew Galloway lost then won in successive matches against long-term rival Sheamus O'Shaunessy after their lengthy feud in Irish Whip Wrestling.
August 2006: IWW International Heavyweight Championship Win
On 27 August 2006, Drew Galloway defeated "SOS" Sheamus O'Shaunessy to win the IWW International Heavyweight Championship.
November 2006: BCW Heavyweight Championship Win
In November 2006, Drew Galloway and Lionheart defeated BCW Heavyweight Champion Highlander and Wolfgang. At December's No Blood, No Sympathy IV event, Galloway defeated Highlander in an "I Quit" match to win his second BCW Heavyweight Championship.
September 2007: Ohio Valley Wrestling and Florida Championship Wrestling
In September 2007, Drew McIntyre went to Louisville for Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) and was later sent to Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW). He won the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship with Stu Bennett and the FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship in FCW.
October 2007: SmackDown! Debut
On 12 October 2007, Drew McIntyre made his official WWE debut on SmackDown!, defeating Brett Major and establishing himself as a villainous character.
2007: BCW Heavyweight Championship Reign
In 2007, Drew Galloway held the BCW Heavyweight Championship through successful defenses against Martin Stone, Allan Grogan, and Lionheart before vacating it when he relocated to the United States in September.
2008: Move to Raw Brand
At the beginning of 2008, Drew McIntyre was separated from Dave Taylor and moved to the Raw brand, making his official debut on 6 January episode of Heat as a face, defeating Charlie Haas.
July 2009: Engagement to Taryn Terrell
In July 2009, Drew Galloway became engaged to American professional wrestler Taryn Terrell while both were working for WWE.
August 2009: Return to SmackDown
On 28 August 2009, Drew McIntyre returned to the main roster on SmackDown, attacking R-Truth.
2009: Return to SmackDown as "The Chosen One"
In 2009, two years after his first appearance, Drew McIntyre returned to SmackDown, using the moniker "The Chosen One". He won the WWE Intercontinental Championship and the WWE Tag Team Championship alongside "Dashing" Cody Rhodes.
January 2010: Intercontinental Championship Reign
On 1 January 2010, Drew McIntyre retained the Intercontinental Championship against John Morrison on SmackDown, and against Kane on 21 February at Elimination Chamber, using underhanded tactics.
May 2010: Marriage to Taryn Terrell
In May 2010, Drew Galloway married Taryn Terrell in Las Vegas.
January 2011: Royal Rumble Participation
On 30 January 2011, at the Royal Rumble, Drew McIntyre entered the 40-man Royal Rumble match but was eliminated by Big Show.
May 2011: Divorce from Taryn Terrell
In May 2011, Drew Galloway and Taryn Terrell divorced.
2011: Drafted to Raw Brand
On 26 April 2011, Drew McIntyre was drafted to the Raw brand as part of the 2011 supplemental draft. On 15 December episode of Superstars, McIntyre defeated Justin Gabriel, earning him a contract with SmackDown.
November 2012: Death of Mother, Angela Galloway
On November 3, 2012, Drew Galloway's mother, Angela, died at the age of 51 after suffering from cerebellar ataxia.
2012: Joins 3MB Faction
In 2012, Drew McIntyre's character took a comedic turn when he joined the 3MB faction in WWE, resulting in a series of match losses.
January 2013: Royal Rumble Elimination
At Royal Rumble on 27 January 2013, Drew McIntyre was eliminated by Chris Jericho in the 30-man Royal Rumble match.
2013: Meeting Kaitlyn Frohnapfel
In 2013, Drew Galloway met doctor Kaitlyn Frohnapfel at a bar.
April 2014: Final WWE Appearance and Release
On 6 April 2014, Drew McIntyre made his last appearance at WrestleMania XXX in the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal and was released from his WWE contract on 12 June.
July 2014: Return to ICW
On 27 July 2014, Drew Galloway made his first post-WWE appearance, returning to Insane Championship Wrestling (ICW) and beginning a feud with Jack Jester.
August 2014: Evolve Championship Win
On August 8, 2014, Drew Galloway debuted for Evolve and defeated Chris Hero to win the Evolve Championship.
2014: Return to Independent Promotions
Between 2014 and 2017, Drew Galloway worked once again under his real name on several independent promotions across the world.
2014: Release from WWE Contract
In 2014, Drew McIntyre was released from his WWE contract after being relegated to lower-card status.
January 2015: TNA Debut and Feud with The Beat Down Clan
On January 29, 2015, Galloway made a surprise debut under his real name for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling during the tapings of Impact Wrestling in Glasgow, Scotland, aiding Grado and feuding with The Beat Down Clan.
January 2015: Renames Title and Successful Defense
On January 9, 2015, Galloway renamed his title the "Evolve World Championship". The following night, on January 10, Galloway made his first successful defense as world champion against Ricochet at Evolve 37.
April 2015: Double Championship Victory
At Mercury Rising in April 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. He then made a series of title defenses in Scotland, England, and Northern Ireland between April 4 and April 6, 2015.
May 2015: AAA Debut
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.
August 2015: PCW Debut and Victory Trading
In August 2015, Galloway debuted for Preston City Wrestling (PCW), trading victories with Noam Dar.
August 2015: PWG Battle of Los Angeles Tournament
In August 2015, Galloway debuted for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, competing in the Battle of Los Angeles tournament and was eliminated by "Speedball" Mike Bailey.
2015: Debut for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA)
In 2015, Drew Galloway made his debut for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), 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.
January 2016: Evolve Tag Team Championship Win and Betrayal
Between January 22 and 24, 2016, Galloway and Johnny Gargano won a tournament to become the inaugural Evolve Tag Team Champions. After losing the titles at Evolve 59, Galloway turned on Gargano and Ethan Page, claiming WWE was compromising independent wrestling.
January 2016: First PWG Singles Victory
On January 2, 2016, Galloway scored his first PWG singles victory over Jack Evans at "Lemmy".
January 2016: TNA World Tag Team Championship Match
On January 8, 2016, Galloway and Kurt Angle competed in a 3-Way TNA World Tag Team Championship match, which The Wolves won. On January 12 episode of Impact Wrestling, Galloway lost to Angle.
February 2016: ICW UK & Ireland Tour
In February 2016, Galloway returned to ICW 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.
February 2016: PCW Road to Glory Tournament
In February 2016, Galloway returned to PCW, entering the "Road to Glory" tournament, defeating Martin Kirby, Mr. Anderson and Noam Dar, before losing to Rampage Brown in the finals.
March 2016: wXw 16 Carat Gold Tournament
In March 2016, Galloway entered the Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw) "16 Carat Gold Tournament", but lost to Axel Dieter Jr. in the semi-finals.
August 2016: Evolve Tag Team Championship Defense and Feud Building
On August 20, 2016, at Evolve 67, Dustin and Galloway made their first Evolve Tag Team Championship defense, teaming with EC3 in a six-man tag-team match which they lost, also resulting in a title change. Galloway also built a feud with former partner Cody Rhodes and veteran announcer Joey Styles in August 2016.
December 2016: Marriage to Kaitlyn Frohnapfel
On December 10, 2016, Drew Galloway married Kaitlyn Frohnapfel.
2016: Appearance in Pro Wrestling Guerilla (PWG)
Between 2015 and 2016, Drew Galloway appeared in Pro Wrestling Guerilla (PWG).
January 2017: Impact Grand Championship Win
On January 19, 2017, Galloway defeated Moose to win the Impact Grand Championship on Impact Wrestling.
April 2017: NXT Re-debut and WWE Re-signing
On April 1, 2017, Galloway, again billed as Drew McIntyre, was shown on-screen at NXT TakeOver: Orlando. It was confirmed that he had re-signed with WWE. On April 12 episode of NXT, McIntyre made his NXT re-debut as a fan favorite, defeating Oney Lorcan.
2017: End of Independent Promotion Period
Between 2014 and 2017, Drew Galloway worked once again under his real name on several independent promotions across the world.
2017: Return to WWE and NXT Championship Win
In 2017, Drew Galloway returned to WWE as Drew McIntyre and was assigned to NXT, where he won the NXT Championship once.
January 2018: Aired Title Defence
On January 3, 2018, Drew McIntyre's title defense against Adam Cole, which took place the night before NXT TakeOver: WarGames (November 18, 2017) and had Shawn Michaels as the special guest referee, aired on the WWE Network.
February 2018: ICW Hall of Fame Induction
In February 2018, Galloway was inducted into the ICW Hall of Fame.
April 2018: Raw Debut and Alignment with Dolph Ziggler
On April 16, 2018, Drew McIntyre returned from injury and debuted on Raw during the Superstar Shake-up, attacking Apollo Crews and Titus O'Neil and aligning with Dolph Ziggler as a tag team, turning heel.
2018: Inducted into the ICW Hall of Fame
In 2018, Drew Galloway was inducted into the ICW Hall of Fame.
2018: Main Roster Return and Raw Tag Team Championship
Upon returning to WWE's main roster in 2018, Drew McIntyre won the Raw Tag Team Championship alongside Dolph Ziggler.
January 2019: Royal Rumble Appearance and Elimination
At the Royal Rumble on January 27, 2019, Drew McIntyre entered the Royal Rumble match at number 16 but was eliminated by Dolph Ziggler.
January 2020: Drew McIntyre wins the Royal Rumble
In January 2020, at the Royal Rumble, Drew McIntyre won the Royal Rumble match, earning a championship opportunity at WrestleMania 36 and turning face. McIntyre eliminated six participants, including WWE Champion Brock Lesnar.
2020: Royal Rumble Win
In 2020, Drew McIntyre won the Men's Royal Rumble match.
January 2021: McIntyre tests positive for COVID-19, retains title against Goldberg
In January 2021, after retaining the title against Keith Lee on Raw, a rematch between McIntyre and Orton was cancelled after McIntyre tested positive for COVID-19. On January 31st, McIntyre retained the title against Goldberg at Royal Rumble.
May 2021: Release of Autobiography
On May 4, 2021, Drew McIntyre's autobiography, "A Chosen Destiny: My Story", was released.
2021: McIntyre Competes for the WWE Championship
Throughout 2021, Drew McIntyre competed in several high-profile matches. On July 18th at Money in the Bank, he participated in the namesake ladder match but failed to win. On August 21st at SummerSlam, McIntyre defeated Jinder Mahal. He was drafted to SmackDown and on October 21st at Crown Jewel, McIntyre faced Big E for the WWE Championship, but lost. At Survivor Series on November 21st, McIntyre captained Team SmackDown, but was eliminated, and his team lost to Team Raw.
January 2022: McIntyre Defeats Madcap Moss at Day 1, Enters Royal Rumble
In January 2022, McIntyre started feuding with Happy Corbin and Madcap Moss, defeating Moss at Day 1 on January 1st. On January 29th, McIntyre participated in the Royal Rumble match but was the last competitor eliminated by Brock Lesnar.
January 2023: McIntyre Enters Royal Rumble
On January 28, 2023, at Royal Rumble, Drew McIntyre entered at number 9, but was eliminated by Gunther.
June 2023: Becomes an American Citizen
On June 2, 2023, Drew Galloway announced that he had become an American citizen.
2023: Praised Heel Turn in the Fall of 2023
In the fall of 2023, Drew McIntyre's heel turn was praised for his interactions with several top stars, incorporating layered storyline callbacks that allowed his character to "speak his truth" despite being the villain.
2023: McIntyre's Draft and Heel Turn
Throughout 2023, McIntyre was drafted to the Raw brand. He returned at Money in the Bank on July 1st, attacking Gunther. At SummerSlam on August 5th, McIntyre failed to win the Intercontinental Championship from Gunther. In September, McIntyre transitioned into a tweener. On November 13th, McIntyre turned heel by helping The Judgment Day retain their titles. At Survivor Series: WarGames on November 25th, McIntyre and The Judgment Day lost to Cody Rhodes' team. On January 1st, 2024, he failed to win the title from Rollins at Day 1.
January 2024: McIntyre Injures CM Punk at Royal Rumble
On January 27, 2024, at the Royal Rumble, Drew McIntyre legitimately injured CM Punk's tricep during the Royal Rumble match. This was later incorporated into a storyline.
June 2024: One-Night ICW Return
On June 14, 2024, Drew McIntyre made a one-night return to ICW at After Hours, the day before his match against World Heavyweight Champion Damian Priest at Clash at the Castle: Scotland.
2024: Increased Social Media Presence and 'Hater' Persona
In 2024, during his feud with CM Punk, McIntyre experienced a boost on social media for his "hater" mannerisms. He actively used online platforms like X to enhance his feuds and embraced the role of a "keyboard warrior" through online trolling and increased promo rate.
January 2025: McIntyre Loses to Jey Uso at Raw Premiere
On January 6, 2025, at the Raw premiere on Netflix, Drew McIntyre lost to Jey Uso.
April 2025: Drew McIntyre on SmackDown Brand
In April 2025, Andrew McLean Galloway IV, known as Drew McIntyre, was signed to WWE and performing on the SmackDown brand.
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