He’s the British-born world champion you may never have heard of. An athlete whose achievements are broadcast to over 800 million homes in a sport with over one-billion social media followers worldwide. He is Drew McIntyre, a professional wrestler from Ayr, Scotland, who earlier this year became the first ever British champion in World Wrestling Entertainment’s (WWE) long history.
At 6ft 5” and over 250lb (113kg), McIntyre, dubbed the ‘Scottish Terminator’, began 2020 by winning WWE’s Royal Rumble – a 30-man tear-up from which a sole winner emerges. McIntyre then beat US wrestling legend and former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar to secure the WWE title.