Drew McIntyre Biography: Age, Weight, Personal Life, Achievements, & Net Worth

Drew McIntyre Biography: Andrew McLean Galloway IV, popularly known by his ring name Drew McIntyre, is a Scottish professional wrestler, currently working with World Wrestling Entertainment on the Raw brand. Galloway has been a sports lover since his childhood hence he considered being a professional football player.. He played for the youth club Prestwick Boys, normally in defensive positions.

 At the age of 15,  he joined  Frontier Wrestling Alliance’s Academy when his family moved to the south of England to Portsmouth. He was trained by the operator Mark Sloan along with Justin Richards and James Tighe. Galloway made his debut for the  British Championship Wrestling (BCW) in 2003 with the ring name Drew Galloway. He has also performed at several Independent wrestling platforms from 2006 to 2007.

Galloway stepped in to World Wrestling Entertainment in 2009 where he  He is a one-time Intercontinental Champion and two-time WWE (Raw) Tag Team Champion. He also held  NXT Championship at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III. During his time with Impact Wrestling,  he was a one-time Impact World Champion and one-time Impact Grand Champion, 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.

EARLY LIFE

Andrew McLean Galloway IV was born on 6 June 1985 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland. Galloway persuaded his academics from Prestwick Academy and later began to play football for the youth club Prestwick Boys, normally in defensive positions. He developed his interest in wrestling at a very young age of 15. He earned a master’s degree in criminology from Glasgow Caledonian University.

PERSONAL LIFE

 Andrew McLean Galloway IV resides in Tampa, Florida, U.S. His father’s name is   Andrew Galloway Sr. while his mother was Angela Anne Galloway, who died on 3 November 2012 at the age of 51. Galloway married to American professional wrestler Taryn Terrell in 2010, however they got divorced in 2011. Drew McIntyre is married to fitness trainer Kaitlyn Frohnapfel. The two married in 2016 but do not have any kids yet.

PROFESSIONAL LIFE

Andrew McLean Galloway IV  started his professional wrestling career in 2001 with Frontier Wrestling Alliance’s Academy at 15.  He made his debut in the year 2003 for the inaugural show of British Championship Wrestling (BWC) with the ring name Drew Galloway. He has also performed at several Independent wrestling platforms from 2006 to 2007 that includes Irish Whip Wrestling, All Star Wrestling, NWA: Scottish Wrestling Alliance, Real Quality Wrestling, One Pro Wrestling, Insane Championhsip wrestling and many more.

Galloway joined hands with World Wrestling Entertainment in 2007 with a ring name Drew McIntyre. He feuded with several WWE superstars at that time including Finlay, R-Truth, John Morrison, Matt Hardy and many more. McIntyre also made a collaboration with Jinder Mahal and Heath Slater to form a group named as 3MB. In 2014, WWE announced that McIntyre was released from his WWE contract.

McIntyre made his return to ICW in 2014 where he became two-time ICW World Heavyweight Champion. He stayed in ICW till 2017. In that time, he was also a part of Evolve where he defeated Chris Hero for the Evolve Championship.

Mc Intyre is a one-time Intercontinental Champion and two-time WWE (Raw) Tag Team Champion. He also held  NXT Championship at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III. During his time with Impact Wrestling, he he was a one-time Impact World Champion and one-time Impact Grand Champion. He is also 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.

HONORS

Ranked No. 11 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2016

British Wrestler of the Year (2014)

ICW Award for Best on the Mic (2016)
ICW Award for Feud of the Year (2016) – The Black Label vs Insane Championship Wrestling
ICW Award for Moment of the Year (2014) – Surprise return at “Shug’s Hoose Party

Defiant Wrestling Award for Match of the Year (2017) – vs Will Ospreay

Insane Championship Wrestling- Hall of Fame (2018)

  RAW Gold Medal of Excellence – Awarded by Acting General Manager Baron Corbin in 2018

ACHIEVEMENTS

McIntyre is a one-time  DPW Heavyweight Champion

McIntyre is a one-time  Evolve Champion

McIntyre is a two-time  Evolve Tag Team Champion with  Johnny Gargano (1) and Dustin (1)

McIntyre won   Evolve Tag Team Championship Tournament in 2016 with Gargano

McIntyre is a one-time  Open the Freedom Gate Champion

McIntyre is a one-time  FCW Florida Heavyweight Champion

McIntyre is a two-time  FCW Florida Tag Team Champion with Stu Sanders

McIntyre is a two-time  ICW World Heavyweight Champion

McIntyre is a one-time  IWW International Heavyweight Champion

McIntyre is a one-time  OCW World Heavyweight Champion

McIntyre is a one-time  Scottish Heavyweight Champion

McIntyre is a one-time  Impact Grand Champion

McIntyre is a one-time  TNA World Heavyweight Champion

McIntyre won Feast or Fired (2016 – World Heavyweight Championship contract)

McIntyre won  Global Impact Tournament (2015) – with Team International

McIntyre won  TNA Joker’s Wild (2016)

McIntyre is a one-time  European Heavyweight Champion

McIntyre is a one-time  WCPW Champion

McIntyre is a one-time NXT Champion
McIntyre is a one-time WWE Intercontinental Champion
McIntyre is a two-time WWE (Raw) Tag Team Champion with Cody Rhodes (1) and Dolph Ziggler (1)

PHYSICAL MEASUREMENTS

HEIGHT: 196 cm
WEIGHT: 120 kg = 265 lbs
EYE COLOR: Black
HAIR COLOR: Black

PERSONAL INFORMATION
Full Name: Andrew McLean Galloway IV
Age: 34 years
Date of Birth: 6 June 1985
Hometown: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Zodiac: Gemini
Religion: Scottish/ Christian

EDUCATION:

School:  Glasgow Caledonian University

FAVOURITE CELEBRITIES

Favorite wrestler: Shawn  Michaels & The Undertaker
Favorite actor: Leonanrdo Di Caprio
Favorite actress: Angelina Jolie
Hobbies: Wrestling, gymming, playing and watching football
Favorite Food: Oats, Steak
Dream Holiday Destination: Unknown
Favorite Color: Black

NET WORTH

$5.5 Million estimated

CONTROVERSY

In 2010, McIntyre’s first wife and wrestler Taryn was arrested following an alleged fist fight with her then-husband and got suspended indefinitely by WWE. She had a domestic violence with him.

SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES

Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/DrewMcIntyre/
Twitter:    https://twitter.com/DMcIntyreWWE
Instagram: @dmcintyrewwe

 

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