Andrew McLean Galloway IV (born 6 June 1985) is a Scottish professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Drew McIntyre. He is a one-time Intercontinental Champion and two-time WWE Tag Team Champion. Outside of WWE he has performed as Drew Galloway most notably with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he was a one-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion and one-time Impact Grand Champion. He has also wrestled extensively on the independent scene. He is a two-time ICW World Heavyweight Champion with Insane Championship Wrestling (ICW) and a one-time EVOLVE Champion, one-time Open the Freedom Gate Champion, and two-time EVOLVE Tag Team Champion with Evolve.
Galloway returned to WWE in April 2017 and joined the developmental brand NXT, first appearing at NXT TakeOver: Orlando. He won the NXT Championship at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III, becoming the first man to win the title in his TakeOver in-ring debut as well as the first WWE Superstar to hold it after having previously been on the main roster.
In wrestling[]
- Finishing moves
- Claymore (Running single leg front dropkick)
- Ego Trip (Scoop lift spun out into a facebuster)
- Future Shock (Snap double underhook DDT)
- G-Spot (Snap piledriver)
- Iron Maiden (Chickenwing over-the-shoulder crossface)
- Scot Drop (Reverse STO)
- Thee Move (Cradle kneeling reverse piledriver)
- Signature moves
- Big boot
- Celtic Cross (Over-the-shoulder back-to-belly piledriver) – adopted from Fit Finlay
- Fireman's carry gutbuster
- Inverted double leg slam
- Lifting sitout spinebuster
- Multiple clothesline variations
- Diving
- Running
- Short-arm
- Multiple suplex variations
- Bridging Northern Lights
- Overhead belly-to-belly
- Snap
- Toss
- Neckbreaker onto the knee
- Release powerbomb, sometimes into the ring post
- Shoulder block
- Tilt-a-whirl backbreaker
- Managers
- Charles Boddington
- Dave Taylor
- Wrestlers managed
- Nicknames
- As Drew McIntyre
- "The Sinister Scotsman"
- '"The Chosen One"
- "The Great American Nightmare"
- "The Celtic Colossus"
- As Drew Galloway
- "The Captain"
- "The Insane/New Phenom"
- "The Scottish Dragon"
- "Thee"
- "The Voice of the People"
- "Mr. FITE TV"
- As Drew McIntyre
- Entrance themes
- World Wrestling Entertainment
- "Regality" by Jim Johnston
- "Gaelic Highland" by Jim Johnston
- "It's Too Late" by Jim Johnston & David Rasner
- "Seeing Red" by Jim Johnston
- "Broken Dreams" by Shaman's Harvest
- "More Than One Man" by Jim Johnston (used as a member of 3MB)
- "Gallantry" by CFO$
- "Gallantry" (Defining Moment Remix) by CFO$
- Independent circuit
- "Wish It Away" by Psyko Dalek
- "Saviour" by David Grimason
- Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
- "Wish It Away" (w/ Intro cut) by Psyko Dalek
- "The Ghost in Us" by Dale Oliver & Serg Salinas (used as a member of The Rising)
- World Wrestling Entertainment
Championships and accomplishments[]
- British Championship Wrestling
- BCW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- CBS Sports
- Wrestler of the Year (2020)
- Danish Pro Wrestling
- DPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- EVOLVE Wrestling
- EVOLVE Championship (1 time)
- EVOLVE Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Johnny Gargano (1), DUSTIN (1)
- Open the Freedom Gate Championship (1 time)
- EVOLVE Tag Team Championship Tournament (2016) – with Johnny Gargano
- Fighting Spirit Magazine
- British Wrestler of the Year (2014)
- 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)
- ICW Award
- Moment of the Year (2014) – Surprise Return at "Shug's Hoose Party"
- Best on the Mic (2016)
- Feud of the Year (2016) – The Black Label vs. Insane Championship Wrestling
- ICW Hall of Fame
- Class of 2018
- Inside The Ropes Magazine
- Ranked #1 of the top 50 wrestlers in the world in the ITR 50 in 2020
- Irish Whip Wrestling
- IWW International Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Outback Championship Wrestling
- OCW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Preston City Wrestling
- There Can Be Only One Gauntlet (2016)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked #11 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2016
- Ranked #4 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2020
- Ranked #4 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2021
- Most Improved Wrestler of the Year (2020)
- Scottish Wrestling Alliance
- Scottish Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Sports Illustrated
- Ranked #3 of the top 10 wrestlers in 2020
- Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
- TNA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Impact Grand Championship (1 time)
- Feast or Fired (2016 – World Heavyweight Championship Contract)
- Global Impact Tournament (2015) – with Team International (Angelina Love, Bram, Khoya, The Great Muta, Magnus, Rockstar Spud, Sonjay Dutt and Tigre Uno)
- Joker's Wild (2016)
- Union of European Wrestling Alliances
- European Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- What Culture Pro Wrestling / Defiant Wrestling
- WCPW Championship (1 time)
- Defiant Wrestling Award
- Match of the Year (2017) – vs Will Ospreay (6 March)
- World Wrestling Entertainment / NXT
- WWE Championship (2 times)
- World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- WWE Intercontinental Championship (1 time)
- WWE (Raw) Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Cody Rhodes (1) and Dolph Ziggler (1)
- NXT Championship (1 time)
- Thirty-first Triple Crown Champion
- Men's Royal Rumble (2020)
- Raw's Gold Medal of Excellence (2018)
- Bumpy Awards
- Superstar of the Half-Year (2020)
- Lifetime Achievement Award (2021)
- Slammy Awards
- Superstar of the Year (2020)
- Male Superstar of the Year (2020)
- Social Star of the Year (2024)