Wrestler Profile

Drew McIntyre

Drew McIntyre's career is a redemption story two decades long. Anointed as the Chosen One in his first WWE run, he flamed out, was released, and rebuilt himself on the independents and in Evolve until WWE could not ignore him. His 2020 Royal Rumble win and WrestleMania 36 victory over Brock Lesnar crowned the Scottish Warrior as WWE Champion.

The pandemic denied him a crowd for his title reigns, a wound that became story fuel: McIntyre's later pursuit of a championship moment in front of fans, including an emotional near-miss at WrestleMania 40 and a spiteful cash-in by CM Punk's rival-turned-nemesis, evolved him into a bitter, brutally honest heel with some of the best social media game in wrestling.

His feud with Punk, including a Hell in a Cell collision at Bad Blood 2024, ranks among WWE's most personal recent rivalries. On WrestleRanks, the Scottish Psychopath is a reliable top-ten presence whenever he is featured.

Promotions

Drew McIntyre is associated with WWE (2023–2026), TNA and NXT.

Championship history

PWI rankings history

Drew McIntyre has been ranked in the PWI 500 15 times, first at No. 219 in 2008 and most recently at No. 46 in 2025. The highest placement is No. 4, reached in 2020 and 2021.

Placements by year: 2008 (No. 219), 2009 (No. 125), 2010 (No. 30), 2011 (No. 52), 2012 (No. 191), 2013 (No. 159), 2014 (No. 196), 2015 (No. 37), 2018 (No. 72), 2020 (No. 4), 2021 (No. 4), 2022 (No. 20), 2023 (No. 26), 2024 (No. 13), 2025 (No. 46).

Compiled from the annual rankings published by Pro Wrestling Illustrated. See the 2025 edition.

Teams and factions

Past faction affiliations include 3MB (Three Man Band).

Drew McIntyre in the WrestleRanks rankings

Drew McIntyre is tracked as a hard-hitting competitor on WrestleRanks. WrestleRanks standings are decided one week at a time, from fan voting and editor input. Read more about how our rankings work, or see the live, interactive profile with weekly rank history and voting on the Drew McIntyre ranking page.

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