Dax Hoovestall

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Andrew "Dax" Hoovestall (born June 6, 1985) is a Scottish professional wrestler, best known for his tenure with IWE under the ring name Drew McIntyre. He currently competes under his real name Dax Hoovestall for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).

He began training from the age of 15 in England, he commuted between there and Scotland to begin his career. Before long, he became a regular in British Championship Wrestling (BCW), using the gimmick "Thee" Dax Hoovestall and winning their Heavyweight Championship twice, along with the Heavyweight Championship of Insane Championship Wrestling. He also found success abroad in Irish Whip Wrestling, winning their top title. During this time, he completed an undergraduate degree in criminology.

After touring the independent circuit around the British Isles, Galloway moved to the United States in 2007 to sign with WWE. Along with a brief stint on the SmackDown brand, he spent time in developmental territories Ohio Valley Wrestling and Florida Championship Wrestling, winning the Heavyweight and Tag Team Championships later, before returning to SmackDown and quickly winning the IWE Intercontinental Championship. In 2010, he held the IWE Tag Team Championship with Mark Semmler. McIntyre then experienced a dramatic plunge down the card, becoming an occasional competitor on IWE Superstars. In late 2012, he became a member of Heath Slater's 3MB faction before being released in June 2014. He began competing on the American independent circuit, and won the Evolve Championship (re-named "Evolve World Championship" in January 2015, following a string of international defenses) in August (his first post-IWE match), the Insane Championship Wrestling (ICW) Heavyweight Championship in November and the Danish Pro Wrestling (DPW) Heavyweight Championship in December.

[edit] Professional wrestling career

[edit] Independent circuit (2001–2007)

[edit] Insane Championship Wrestling (2006–2007)

[edit] International Wrestling Entertainment / IWE

[edit] Florida Championship Wrestling (2007–2009)

[edit] The Chosen One (2009–2011)

[edit] Various storylines (2011–2012)

[edit] 3MB (2012–2014)

Main article: 3MB

[edit] Return to ICW (2014–2017)

[edit] Evolve (2014–2017)

[edit] Return to the independent circuit (2014–2017)

[edit] Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

[edit] The Rising (2015–2016)

[edit] Championship reigns (2016–2017)

[edit] Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (2015–2016)

[edit] What Culture Pro Wrestling (2016–2017)

[edit] Return to IWE

[edit] NXT Champion (2017–2018)

[edit] Alliance with Dolph Ziggler (2018–present)

[edit] Personal life

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

• British Championship Wrestling
  • BCW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
• Danish Pro Wrestling
  • DPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• Evolve
  • Evolve Championship (1 time)
  • Evolve Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) – with Johnny Gargano
  • Open the Freedom Gate Championship (1 time)
• 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
• Indy Power Rankings
  • IPR Ranked him #03 of the best 100 independent wrestlers in the world in the IPR100 of 2015
• Insane Championship Wrestling
  • ICW World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
  • ICW Award for Moment of the Year (2014) – Surprise return at "Shug's Hoose Party"
• Irish Whip Wrestling
  • IWW International Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• Outback Championship Wrestling
  • OCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI ranked him #30 of the best 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2010
• Scottish Wrestling Alliance
  • Scottish Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
  • TNA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • TNA Joker's Wild (2016)
  • Feast or Fired (2016 – World Heavyweight Championship contract)
  • Global Impact Tournament (2015) – with Team International (Magnus, The Great Muta, Tigre Uno, Bram, Rockstar Spud, Khoya, Sonjay Dutt and Angelina Love)
• Union of European Wrestling Alliances
  • European Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• International Wrestling Entertainment
  • IWE Championship (2 times)
  • World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • IWE Intercontinental Championship (1 time)
  • IWE Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Cody Rhodes (1) and Dolph Ziggler (1)
• IWE NXT
  • NXT Championship (1 time)
• Wrestlezone Scotland
  • Battle of the Nations (2014) – representing Scotland

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