Drew Galloway Andrew McLean " Drew " Galloway IV ( 6 June 1985 ) is a Scottish professional wrestler signed to WWE , where he performs in their developmental territory NXT under the ring name Drew McIntyre . He is also known for his time in Impact Wrestling formerly known as Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA ) , where he is a one - time TNA World Heavyweight Champion and a one - time Impact Grand Champion under his real name . He has also worked extensively with many independent wrestling promotions , including Insane Championship Wrestling , Evolve , Pro Wrestling Guerrilla , and WhatCulture Pro Wrestling ( WCPW ) , for whom he is the current and longest - reigning WCPW World Champion in his first reign . While with , WWE , he held their Intercontinental and WWE Tag Team Championship once each , as well as winning the FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship and FCW Florida Tag Team Championship on two occasions for their ( pre - NXT ) developmental brand Florida Championship Wrestling ( FCW ) . Outside of WWE , he has held numerous other titles both on the independent circuit and internationally . He is a multi - time world champion , having held the TNA World Heavyweight Championship once and the ICW World Heavyweight Championship twice . Galloway also held the Evolve Championship , DGUSA Open the Freedom Gate Championship and the Evolve Tag Team Championship with Johnny Gargano . Under Galloway , both the ICW and Evolve Championships were renamed world championships due to numerous international defenses as champion . Professional wrestling career . Galloway began training for professional wrestling at the age of 15 at the Frontier Wrestling Alliance ' s Academy when his family moved to the south of England to Portsmouth . In the FWA Academy he was trained by the promotion ' s operator Mark Sloan along with Justin Richards and James Tighe . Galloway also cites the promotion ' s established stars helping out with training , including Doug Williams , Paul Burchill and Alex Shane . British Championship Wrestling ( 2003 – 2007 ) . In 2003 , Galloway made his debut for the inaugural show of British Championship Wrestling ( BCW ) , operating in the Greater Glasgow area . While there he honed his wrestling skill further , training under Colin McKay and later Spinner McKenzie and developing the character of " Thee " Drew Galloway , a cocky narcissist . His first match , at February ' s " No Blood , No Sympathy : Night 1 " , saw him lose against Stu Natt . He picked up his first win on the second night in a tag team match alongside Wolfgang , defeating Blade and Stu Pendous . By December , Galloway was being managed by Charles Boddington who aided him in his first significant success and would go on to manage him for the next four years . On 5 December , Boddington announced that BCW Heavyweight Champion Spinner McKenzie had been fired and thus would be stripped of the title ; Boddington then instantly gave the belt to Galloway . Stevie Knight took exception to this and challenged him to a match that very night at " Bad Tidings : Night 1 " , winning the championship . Galloway earned a non - title win over Knight the following February in 2004 , at " Night of The Fan " but Knight exacted revenge by knocking Galloway out of the King of BCW tournament . Later that year , Galloway had a series of matches against American veterans . In June , he was defeated by The Honky Tonk Man and later that month lost in a tag team match to Marty Jannetty and Highlander , with Sabotage on his side . In November , at the aptly titled " Lo Down " , Galloway main evented in a double count - out match against D ' Lo Brown . He then had a brief series of feuds ; in March 2005 he defeated Jay Phoenix but their rematch in November , officiated by Mick Foley , ended in a no contest . 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 . In November 2006 , in the main event of " Live in East Kilbride " , Galloway teamed with Lionheart and pinned BCW Heavyweight Champion Highlander who was tagging with Wolfgang . This earned put him in contention for the title at December ' s No Blood , No Sympathy IV . The match was booked as an " I Quit " match with Conscience as the special guest referee with Galloway gaining his second BCW Heavyweight Championship . He would go on to hold the title through most of 2007 , vacating it after he relocated to the United States in September . Irish Whip Wrestling ( 2005 – 2006 ) . After gaining momentum in Scotland , Galloway began wrestling dates across the Republic of Ireland with Irish Whip Wrestling ( IwW ) continuing to use " Thee " Drew Galloway as his gimmick . With Charles Boddington still in his corner , he competed in three contests during his first appearance on 23 July 2005 for " Whiplash TV " . After losing to " SOS " Sheamus O ' Shaunessy he found a similar fate against Mad Man Manson , sparking a feud between the two . Despite these two losses , his status abroad meant he was already booked in a Ten - Man Gauntlet match to determine the top contender for the main title . Galloway was whitewashed the entire evening , losing to Vic Viper . The following day at " Gym Wars " Manson was absent so Galloway tried to avenge his loss with O ' Shaunessy but it ended in a double count - out . Over the next few months Galloway recruited various wrestlers , even his manager Boddington , in a series of tag team and even handicap tag team matches against Manson and his teams . He picked up his first victory in October against Sean South in a warm - up for that event ' s main event six - man tag team match . The rivalry between Galloway and Manson was finally settled in November at IwW ' s final show from the SFX Theatre . Their brutal and bloody Street Fight saw Galloway gain respect from for his tenacity and endurance but his losing streak continued . With his rivalry against Manson settled in their Street Fight and despite having only won one match with the company , Galloway was given a shot at the IwW International Heavyweight Championship owing to his show stealing performances with Manson . On 28 January 2006 he received his first title match against Sheamus O ' Shaunessy , evolving their rivalry from previous battles . The rivalry quickly took on a patriotic flavour , with Galloway ' s blue colours of Scotland clashing O ' Shaunessy ' s green colours of Ireland , mirroring the Old Firm football derby between Glasgow Rangers and Glasgow Celtic , respectively . This football allusion became particularly prominent when the two met again at Verona Football Club once again for the title , though the match changed into a Lumberjack match , the result and champion remained the same . Galloway remained focussed , proving his dominance and determination for the championship by defeating JC Williams and Brian Roche in a handicap match on 17 March . This match earned him a two out of three falls match against the champion the following day in which O ' Shaunessy won two falls to one ; the next day produced the same result . Again Galloway proved himself a fierce competitor , twice making Vic Viper acquiesce in " I Quit " match es in April . With their rivalry intensifying , Galloway ' s next challenge to O ' Shaunessy was given the stipulation of a Last Man Standing match . Once again , the Irish native retained the title , as he would also do in June with the same stipulation . Finally , on 28 August 2006 Galloway managed to beat the reigning Irishman and won the IwW International Heavyweight Championship in a singles match . He successfully defended the belt that evening against Go Shiozaki . In November , Galloway took the championship to London , England to defend it at Real Quality Wrestling ' s " Rebirth " in November against Jody Fleisch , though the match would be broadcast on the 20 December episode of RQW TV . However , Galloway was not able to commit to fully defending the title , due to other bookings in his homeland and his academic studies , he was thus forced to relinquish the championship in January 2007 . Touring Great Britain ( 2005 – 2007 ) . While BCW became his home promotion and he made regular appearances for IwW , Galloway made several appearances around the independent circuit . In 2004 , he appeared for the fledgling ( IPW : UK ) at their aptly titled " Show 2 " . Despite losing to Aviv Maayan in his first showing , by the time he returned in May 2005 his reputation made him notorious enough to compete in their main event Five Way Elimination match to determine the best of British heavyweights . Galloway was eliminated first by Andy Boy Simmonz with a small package pin . In between studying , Gallow competed in several tours of All Star Wrestling against competitors including TJ Wilson , PN Neuz , Chad Collyer and Brody Steele during 2006 . On 15 October 2006 Galloway competed in Insane Championship Wrestling ' s ( ICW ) debut show " Fear & Loathing " , defeating Darkside and Allan Grogan in a Three Way 30 Minute Iron Man match to become the first ICW Champion . He lost the ICW Championship on 22 July to Darkside in a Five - Man Elimination match also involving Jack Jester , Wolfgang and Liam Thomson . Despite it being his only appearance for NWA : Scottish Wrestling Alliance ( NWA : SWA ) , Galloway represented Team SWA against Team Sinner in the titular match for the March 2006 " Clan Wars " event , being eliminated first by Highlander who was using the ropes . At the end of the month he appeared at the inaugural event for Premier British Wrestling ( PBW ) earning a shot to become the first PBW Heavyweight Champion by defeating Allan Grogan but losing to Wolfgang in the main event . In October he was entered into a contendership match to win another chance at the title , but was beaten by Dave Moralez . Galloway ' s reception continued to precede him , being placed in contention for RQW ' s " Not Just For Christmas " tournament to crown the inaugural RQW Heavyweight Champion . Representing IwW , having made his IwW Title defence against Fleisch earlier in the year , Galloway faced SAS Wrestling ' s El Ligero going through to the semi - final only to lose to One Pro Wrestling ' s Pac by count out . Galloway continued to appear in April , taking his rivalry with ' SOS ' Sheamus O ' Shaunessy to London with a double count - out which led to a rematch in June where Galloway picked up the victory in a Street Fight . Later on that evening , having made a statement with his win over O ' Shaunessy , Galloway attacked the RQW Heavyweight Champion Martin Stone during his title defence against Takeshi Rikio . This attack led to what would be Galloway ' s final match in the UK at August ' s " Summer Brawl " . Despite attacking Stone earlier in the evening , Galloway could not pick up the victory and failed to win the title . Galloway ' s very last appearance was serving as a referee for PBW on 15 September in a match that saw Darkside defeat Lionheart to become the championship contender . World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE . In late 2006 , World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) went on tour in Europe and before their filming of " SmackDown " in Manchester , Galloway had a try out match against O ' Shaunessy . The following year in April the two received another try out matches in London . Later in 2007 , on 12 October , Galloway made his televised WWE debut during " SmackDown " using the name Drew McIntyre . He appeared as a fan friendly character , imploring the crowd to cheer for him due to seeking dual citizenship with America while accompanied by fellow Briton Dave Taylor . He defeated Brett Major in his first week and the following episode defeated his tag team partner Brian Major with the help of Taylor . McIntyre was moved to the Raw brand in the new year , but after a win against Charlie Haas on 4 January he disappeared from television . The Empire ( 2007 – 2008 ) . After moving to Kentucky , Galloway made his debut in Ohio Valley Wrestling ( OVW ) on 26 September with a win over fellow FWA Academy alumnus Paul Burchill . He soon changed his name to Drew McIntyre and teamed with Burchill to take on The Major Brothers ( Brian and Brett ) in a losing effort . In October , McIntyre found a new partner in Stu Sanders forming a tag team called The Brit Pack . Still they failed to defeat The Major Brothers , both in a tag team match and a Four Corners tag team match elimination match . The Brit Pack picked up their first victory on the 31 October TV tapings over Dirty Money and Scott Cardinal . The win propelled McIntyre to gain an OVW Television Championship match against Colt Cabana . In 2008 , Mcintyre gained momentum with a winning streak that built towards a non - title match against OVW Heavyweight Champion Evan Bourne which McIntyre won by disqualification , after interference . His final match in OVW was on 29 February with a win over Scott Cardinal . After moving to Florida Championship Wrestling ( FCW ) , Galloway reformed The Brit Pack with Stu Sanders , now going under the name of The Empire . In April they took on The Puerto Rican Nightmares ( Eric Pérez and Eddie Colón ) who won the match and a shot at the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship . Once The Nightmares won the titles , The Empire received two consecutive chances to win the belts and became Tag Team Champions on 6 May . Their first title defence was against McIntyre ' s old rival Sheamus O ' Shaunessy but his partner ' Sterling ' Jack Gabriel ' accidentally hit them and The Empire capitalised to retain their titles . The Empire would be less fortunate on 17 July when they lost the championship to Joe Hennig and Gabe Tuft . On 16 August , The Empire imploded when McIntyre faced Sanders in a singles match which ended in a double count - out and their rematch at the end of September ended in a time limit draw . Florida Heavyweight Champion ( 2008 – 2009 ) . On 7 October , McIntyre was entered into a contest for the FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship and defeated Tuft to make it into the final but lost to Eric Escobar ( the former Eric Peréz ) . McIntyre closed out the year with an unsuccessful attempt to gain the Heavyweight Championship in a Four Way match but Escobar won the title from O ' Shaunessy . Going into 2009 , McIntyre entered into a rivalry with Joe Hennig but their first match in February ended in a double count - out . McIntyre interfered in Hennig ' s match the following week , costing him the match . On 26 February Hennig defeated McIntyre and went on that night to win the Florida Heavyweight Championship from Escobar . Their feud ended abruptly when Hennig vacated the title after an injury causing McIntyre to be elevated into title contendership , beating Escobar for the vacant championship on 19 March . McIntyre would regularly defend the title until 11 June when Tyler Reks ( the former Gabe Tuft ) won the belt in his second attempt . Later that month McIntyre failed to win a 14 Man Battle Royal for a chance to regain his gold . On 25 June McIntyre was set to team with O ' Shaunessy against the returning Hennig and DJ Gabriel ( the aforementioned Jack Gabriel ) but when neither team would work together a Four Way was booked with O ' Shaunessy being victorious . McIntyre and O ' Shaunessy both failed to win back the Florida Heavyweight Championship in mid - July from Reks , with McIntyre receiving a singles opportunity the next day with the same result . The Chosen One ( 2009 – 2011 ) . On 28 August 2009 , McIntyre returned to the SmackDown brand , disregarding his previous time on WWE television , and established himself as a villain by attacking R - Truth as he entered the ring , using his new double underhook DDT finishing move , the Scot Drop which would quickly change its name to the Future Shock . McIntyre would continue to attack Truth over the following weeks , claiming to be on the show to wrestle not to party like Truth . On 18 September , while Charlie Haas was waiting to face R - Truth McIntyre came to the ring explaining Truth had been injured backstage , and then attacked Haas . On 25 September , WWE Chairman Mr . McMahon , in character , introduced McIntyre as a " future World Champion " that he had personally signed after which Truth made a return attack against McIntyre . The following week McIntyre continued to crash parties by making a speech at the " Decade of SmackDown " celebration until Truth put him through a table and the anniversary cake . This all led to McIntyre ' s first proper match since his return at the Hell in a Cell pay - per - view ( PPV ) . At the event , McIntyre defeated Truth in under five minutes again using his DDT finisher . McIntyre faced Truth once more in a singles match and won by countout to represent SmackDown at WWE Bragging Rights but the episode before the PPV the entire team , captains aside , was replaced leaving McIntyre omitted from the event . McIntyre briefly feuded with Finlay in the same manner as Truth with matches not starting properly until McIntyre won their final meeting in under two minutes . At Survivor Series , McIntyre had a place on The Miz ' s team for the traditional Survivor Series Elimination match . McIntyre , The Miz and his former rival Sheamus ( previously Sheamus O ' Shaunessy ) were the surviving members on their winning team ; McIntyre eliminated Evan Bourne and Matt Hardy . Being the only SmackDown superstar to survive against Team Morrison , McIntyre faced and defeated Morrison a few weeks later , putting him in line for Morrison ' s Intercontinental Championship at . Days before the event , Morrison mocked McIntyre ' s Scottish heritage by dressing as a " Braveheart " - inspired William Wallace , but at TLC , McIntyre managed to pin Morrison after a thumb to the eye to win the Intercontinental Title , his first championship in WWE . He retained the title against Morrison and later against Kane using underhanded tactics . His televised undefeated record came ended in a Money in the Bank qualifying match against Kane on the 26 February episode of " SmackDown " , but Mr McMahon forced General Manager Teddy Long to expunge the loss . The same thing happened again with Matt Hardy before McIntyre finally qualified for the Ladder match by pinning an unsigned wrestler . His winning record was decisively ended by The Undertaker on 19 March and he also failed to win the Money in the Bank match at WrestleMania XXVI , his first WrestleMania appearance . In weeks after this , McIntyre continuously attacked Matt Hardy until he was stripped of his title on 7 May by Long and suspended for the purposes of the storyline ; McMahon decreed he be reinstated as champion the following week . As a result , McIntyre faced Kofi Kingston , ( who had won a tournament to determine the new Intercontinental Champion after McIntyre had been stripped of it ) at Over the Limit , and lost the Championship . After losing to Matt Hardy on the 25 June edition of " SmackDown " , Theodore Long informed McIntyre that his work visa had expired and that he would be deported back to Scotland immediately . This storyline had a basis in reality , since Galloway ' s visa had indeed expired and as a result he was taken off television . He returned two weeks later and was re – instated after apologizing to Long and qualified for the eponymous match at the Money in the Bank pay – per – view by defeating Kofi Kingston . After he failed to win , he continued his rivalry with Hardy and his friend Christian . At the same time " Dashing " Cody Rhodes also took umbrage with Hardy and Christian leading to an alliance being formed . On 19 September at Night of Champions , McIntyre and Rhodes captured the WWE Tag Team Championship in a five - team Tag Team Turmoil match as the last entrants by defeating Evan Bourne and Mark Henry . This allowed them to appear on both brands . At the Bragging Rights pay - per - view on 24 October , McIntyre and Rhodes lost the championship to The Nexus ( John Cena and David Otunga ) . On the following episode of " SmackDown " , Rhodes and McIntyre argued following a loss , dissolving their team . Brand switches and 3MB ( 2011 – 2014 ) . On April 26 , Drew McIntyre was drafted to the Raw brand as part of the 2011 Supplemental Draft . After several months of making very few TV appearances and mainly competing on WWE Superstars , Teddy Long re - signed Drew to Smackdown . After months of losing to the likes of Brodus Clay , Santino Marella and Justin Gabriel , Teddy Long fired Drew from " Smackdown " . A week later , McIntyre was reinstated by guest general manager John Laurinaitis , where he finally ended his losing streak by defeating Hornswoggle . He was subsequently included on Laurinaitis ' team in the 12 - man Tag Team match at WrestleMania XXVIII , helping to earn Laurinaitis control of both the Raw and SmackDown brands . During the match , Drew McIntyre injured his shoulder . He returned on 10 May edition of " Superstars " defeating Ezekiel Jackson . Since returning his fortunes had relatively stayed the same . He continued to lose most matches and was confined to Superstars and house shows , however he was able to make several appearances on Raw and Smackdown , but most of them were squash matches against the likes of Brodus Clay . When WWE rebranded its developmental territory , FCW , into NXT Wrestling , McIntyre was inserted into the Gold Rush Tournament to crown the inaugural NXT Champion , where lost to Seth Rollins in the quarter - finals on the August 1 episode of " NXT " . McIntyre also participated in a number one contender fatal four - way elimination match on the November 7 episode of " NXT " , but was eliminated by Bo Dallas . On the September 21 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 , later shortened to 3MB . Due to suffering a wrist injury , McIntyre would manage Slater and Mahal in tag matches . McIntyre returned to the ring from injury on the December 7 episode of " SmackDown " when 3MB defeated the team of The Usos and Brodus Clay . At , after being guests on MizTV 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 for later that night . Miz would announce their partner to be the Brooklyn Brawler , and would go on to defeat 3MB . The next night on Raw , 3MB were defeated by The Miz and Del Rio again , this time with Tommy Dreamer as their partner . On the December 31 episode of " Raw " , McIntyre and Slater challenged Team Hell No ( Daniel Bryan and Kane ) for the WWE Tag Team Championship in a losing effort . McIntyre and Slater also competed in the first round of the NXT Tag Team Championship tournament to crown the inaugural champions , but were defeated by Adrian Neville and Oliver Grey on the January 23 episode of " NXT " . On the April 12 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 ) . On the April 15 episode of " Raw " , 3MB called out The Shield , only for Brock Lesnar to come out instead and attack the group . On the April 29 episode of " Raw " , 3MB attacked The Shield , but The Shield would quickly turn the tables on them . This resulted in Team Hell No chasing away The Shield , before attacking 3MB themselves . Beginning in the fall of 2013 , 3MB would use various new ring names against their opponents , although their misfortunes and mounting losses remained the same . He was released from the WWE on June 12 , 2014 . Independent circuit ( 2014 – present ) . On 8 August , Galloway debuted for Evolve , defeating Chris Hero for the Evolve Championship . The next day , Galloway defeated Anthony Nese to retain the title . His first loss in Evolve came at " Evolve 33 " , in a Champion vs Champion match against the DGUSA Open the Freedom Gate champion Ricochet . Galloway continued to defend the Evolve championship stateside against the likes of Caleb Konley , Stevie Richards , Devin Thomas , Jimmy Rave and Victor Sterling at Independent events across the US and Rich Swann on Evolve iPPV at Evolve 34 - while also defending the championship internationally in Scotland against Kid Fite , Johnny Moss , Big Damo and Andy Wild , as well as in England , where he retained by pinfall over reigning NWA World Tag Team Champion Davey Boy Smith Jr . At House of Hardcore VII , Galloway made his debut with the promotion , where he was defeated by Austin Aries . Following multiple international championship defenses , Galloway ' s Evolve Championship was renamed Evolve World Championship on 9 January 2015 . Galloway made his first successful defense as World Champion the following night at Evolve 37 , defeating Ricochet by pinfall . On January 23 , 2015 , Galloway competed in a one night tournament for the International Wrestling Federation ( IWF ) World Championship He defeated Tommaso Ciampa to advance to finals where he faced Brian Cage , Chris Hero and Uhaa Nation in an elimination four way for the vacant title . Galloway would eliminate Hero by pinfall but fail to win the title as he was the last man eliminated following a distraction from Stu Stone , allowing Cage to get the win . Insane Championship Wrestling ( 2014 - present ) . Galloway made his first post - WWE appearance on 27 July in Insane Championship Wrestling . On 2 November at ICW ' s " Fear & Loathing VII " event at The Barrowlands , Galloway defeated Jack Jester in the main event to become a two time ICW Heavyweight Champion . Galloway made his first defense on 7 December , defeating Kid Fite in the main event of ICW ' s " Brush Your Goose " in Glasgow . Galloway made his first international ICW title defense in Denmark on 20 December 2014 in a double championship triple threat match against Danish Pro Wrestling Champion Michael Fynne and Chaos , where he retained the ICW title and gained the DPW Heavyweight Championship . 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 intentions to make the ICW Heavyweight title a World Championship by continuing to defend it internationally . On January 25 , 2015 at the " Square Go " event , Galloway defeated rival Chris Renfrew to retain the ICW championship . Total Nonstop Action Wrestling . The Rising and various feuds ( 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 . The following night , Galloway competed in his first official match for TNA , answering the Beat Down Clan ' s challenge , he defeated Kenny King . On 31 January , Galloway defeated MVP by disqualification , after the Beat Down Clan interfered in the match . On 27 March " Impact Wrestling " episode , he formed the stable " The Rising " with Eli Drake and Micah . On 10 April episode of " Impact Wrestling " , The Rising defeated The BDC by disqualification when a masked man ( Homicide ) ran out and attacked Galloway . On 24 April episode of " Impact Wrestling " , after a match between Micah and Kenny King ended , Galloway and the members of The Rising came to help only to be beaten down . Afterwards Galloway challenged Low Ki to a Steel Pipe on a Pole match at Hardcore Justice , which Galloway won . At Slammiversary , Galloway competed at the King of the Mountain match for the vacant TNA King of the Mountain Championship in a losing effort . 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 . On 15 July episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Galloway won a 20 - man battle royal to earn the right to face Ethan Carter III for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship later that night , but he lost the match after his former The Rising teammate , Eli Drake attacked him . At No Surrender , Galloway was defeated by Drake . A rematch he scheduled at Turning Point in a No Disqualification match , which Galloway won . On 16 September episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Team TNA ( Galloway , 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 . On 23 September episode of " Impact Wrestling " , after winning a five - way elimination match against Bram , Lashley , Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards ; Galloway became the number one contender for Ethan Carter III ' s TNA World Heavyweight Championship . At Bound for Glory , Galloway competed in a three - way match for the world title , which was won by Matt Hardy . 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 the round of 8 where was defeated in the main event by Lashley , thus being eliminated from the TNA World Title Series . Galloway then entered a short - lived storyline with Kurt Angle , at , Galloway and Angle competed in a 3 - Way TNA World Tag Team Championship match which was won by The Wolves . On 12 January 2016 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Galloway faced Angle in a losing effort . Galloway would then go on to earn a future TNA World Heavyweight Championship match by grabbing the briefcase that contained said title shot in the 2016 Feast or Fired match . Angle and Galloway faced off in a rematch in Manchester , England on 9 February episode of " Impact Wrestling " , where Galloway was victorious , defeating Angle by submission . After the match he bowed before Angle , showing respect due to it being part of Angle ' s farewell tour . On the March 1st episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Galloway was defeated by Mike Bennett . On the March 15 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Galloway and Gail Kim were defeated by Mike Bennett and Maria . Championship reigns and departure ( 2016 – 2017 ) . On 15 March episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Galloway cashed in his Feast or Fired briefcase and defeated 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 . This also would make him the first man to successfully cash - in a Feast or Fired briefcase for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship . Galloway announced his plan to be " " the first traveling World Champion since Ric Flair " " and touted upcoming independent defenses across Europe and the United States . He made his first defense of the title on 29 March episode of " Impact Wrestling " , defeating Jeff Hardy to retain the title . On 5 April episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Galloway defeated Matt Hardy in a rematch for TNA World Heavyweight Championship . At Sacrifice , Galloway would overcome rib injuries inflicted from having been repeatedly speared by Lashley to retain his title over the Bound for Gold winner Tyrus . On 17 May episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Galloway won a lumberjack match against Lashley , who was at the time the # 1 contender , by disqualification after he was dragged from the ring and assaulted by the heel lumberjacks , thusly retaining his championship . Galloway would lose the title to Lashley at Slammiversary , ending his reign at 89 days . Galloway was twice unsuccessful in regaining his championship from Lashley due to the involvement of Ethan Carter III . Galloway and Carter came to blows in an unsanctioned fight at Destination X on 12 July which ended in a no contest . 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 . On 25 August episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Galloway faced Ethan Carter III in a losing effort for a world title shot against Lashley at Bound for Glory . After the match , he attacked the special guest referee Aron Rex , turning heel in the process . Galloway and Rex would later feud with each other , with both men 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 semifinals , 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 . On the 8 December episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Galloway made his return by interrupting the Impact Grand Champion Moose and criticizing the company . On 19 January 2017 , Galloway made his in - ring return to TNA , defeating Moose to win the Impact Grand Championship . Galloway would retain the title three times , defeating Moose in a rematch at Genesis , Mahabali Shera on the 9 February episode of " Impact Wrestling " , and Rob Ryzin before losing the championship back to Moose via split decision in a second rematch on the March 2 episode of " Impact Wrestling " . On 26 February 2017 Galloway confirmed that he had parted ways with Impact Wrestling . 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 . Galloway returned to PWG on 2 Jan 2016 for " Lemmy " , where he scored his first PWG singles victory over former PWG World Tag Team Champion Jack Evans . Galloway was granted a title shot at " Bowie " on 12 February 2016 , challenging former rival Roderick Strong for the PWG World Championship , but was unsuccessful . Following the match , Galloway was attacked by both Strong and Adam Cole until Zack Sabre Jr . made the save . Galloway would return to PWG in March to face Trent and Trevor Lee at " All Star Weekend 12 " , despite controlling most of the offense in these matches , Galloway lost both contests . Galloway returned to winning ways in PWG at " Prince " on 20 May 2016 , issuing an open challenge and defeating Michael Elgin . Return to WWE ( 2017 – present ) . On April 1 , 2017 , Galloway , under his Drew McIntyre name , was shown on - screen sitting in the front row at . It was later confirmed in an exclusive interview with ESPN that he had re - signed with WWE and will perform in its developmental territory NXT . Personal life . Having grown up in Prestwick , Ayrshire , Galloway studied at Prestwick Academy and completed a criminology degree at Glasgow Caledonian University . He is a supporter of Scottish football team Rangers and considered being a professional football player when he was younger . He played for many seasons at Prestwick Boys club , normally in defence before concentrating his sporting activities on wrestling . In July 2009 , Galloway proposed to Taryn Terrell , and reports of their intention to wed surfaced in January 2010 in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter . The couple married in Las Vegas in May 2010 . On 24 May 2011 , Terrell announced that she and Galloway were divorcing . On 3 November 2012 , Galloway ' s mother , Angela , died at the age of 51 . On 17 February 2016 , Galloway got engaged in Las Vegas . On 9 December , he married his long - term partner Kaitlyn Frohnapfel in St . Petersburg , Fl .