Wrestling does things to you. As a fan of pro wrestling, the
chances are you’ve went through every emotion that’s feasibly possible whilst
watching this beautiful sport. Whether it be sheer euphoria or sickening
sadness, you’ll always feel something when it comes to wrestling. However,
these emotions wouldn’t be real and the stories wouldn’t affect us as much as
they did if it wasn’t for those who train every day of the year and put their
own safety on the line in order to entertain us and tell us those stories.
Every week, I plan to write about one individual who has caught the attention
of the wrestling world in that particular week, and how they have made the
impact that they have.
I thought it apt to kick off this series of articles by
recognizing someone who has made an impact close to home in the past week. By
now, those who have a vested interest in the Scottish wrestling scene will have
heard of the return of Drew Galloway
at ICW on Sunday. The Ayrshire man, formerly known as Drew Mcintyre in the WWE,
makes his comeback at a time when Scottish wrestling is flying, with Insane
Championship Wrestling leading the charge to show the world what talent we
possess in this country.
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Drew Galloway was released from WWE earlier this year,
despite the fact that most fans knew what calibre of talent he was, and how
misused he has been for the past few years, we were gutted about him being
released, believing that his big push was always coming up. However, we knew
that WWE’s loss was our gain, and we expected him to make an appearance back
home at some point. What we didn’t expect was how soon this would happen, and
just how much of an impact his return what have. In front of a sell out 1200 capacity
at the 02 ABC in Glasgow, the lights went dim, and when they came back on, Drew
was standing in the ring, coming to the aid of long-time friend and ICW
champion Jack Jester, to fight off the New Age Kliq. No comedy gimmick, no air
instruments, just the Chosen One. After clearing out the NAK, he turned on
Jester, and cut one of the best promos you’re likely to hear this year.
Galloway wants to be back in Scottish wrestling, and he wants to be the ICW
champion, so that he can further ICW as a promotion to the stage where it gets
on TV and beyond that. He wants the world to realize that when it looks him in
the eye, and when it looks at ICW, it’s seeing the best in the world. I thought
that only being present in that moment is what made it so special, but watching
it back, I still get the same goosebumps as I did watching and hearing it
first-hand. Already, the likes of Zack Ryder and Mick Foley have shared the
video of Drew’s ICW return, opening the company to even more exposure. There is
now a follow up to BBC’s “Insane Fight Club” in the works, with Sunday’s show
being used to film footage for the program. Drew Galloway is back to take
Scottish wrestling to the next level, and for that reason, he is my first
wrestler of the week.
Cheers for reading!