Dax Hoovestall
From Iwe
| Dax Hoovestall | ||
| Birth name | Andrew Hoovestall | |
| Billed weight | 6 June 1985 (age 29) Ayr, Scotland | |
| Professional wrestling career | ||
| Ring name(s) | Drew McIntyre Dax Hoovestall | |
| Billed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | |
| Billed weight | 254 lb (115 kg; 18 st) | |
| Born | June 6, 1985 (age 26) Ayr, Scotland | |
| Billed from | Ayr, Scotland | |
| Trained by | Justin Richards James Tighe Mark Sloan Colin McKay Spinner McKenzie | |
| Debut | 2003 | |
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.
Professional wrestling career
Independent circuit (2001–2007)
Insane Championship Wrestling (2006–2007)
International Wrestling Entertainment / IWE
Florida Championship Wrestling (2007–2009)
The Chosen One (2009–2011)
Various storylines (2011–2012)
3MB (2012–2014)
- Main article: 3MB
Return to ICW (2014–2017)
Evolve (2014–2017)
Return to the independent circuit (2014–2017)
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
The Rising (2015–2016)
Championship reigns (2016–2017)
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (2015–2016)
What Culture Pro Wrestling (2016–2017)
Return to IWE
NXT Champion (2017–2018)
Alliance with Dolph Ziggler (2018–present)
Personal life
In wrestling
Championships and accomplishments
- British Championship Wrestling
- BCW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- Danish Pro Wrestling
- DPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Evolve
- Fighting Spirit Magazine
- British Wrestler of the Year (2014)
- Florida Championship Wrestling
- 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
- 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
- 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 Intercontinental Championship (1 time)
- IWE Tag Team Championship (2 time, current) – with Cody Rhodes (1) and Dolph Ziggler (1, current)
- IWE NXT
- Wrestlezone Scotland
- Battle of the Nations (2014) – representing Scotland
