5 ups and 5 downs Drew McIntyre faced in his WWE career

The Scottish Psychopath Drew McIntyre is all set to take on Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 36 in Tampa, Florida, now that he has won the 33rd edition of the Royal Rumble match. McIntyre has had quite an interesting career, full of highs and lows, but all of it has come down to the present scenario.

His WrestleMania match against Lesnar could quite possibly be the moment he turns into a legit megastar and usher into a new era of main event dominance.

McIntyre made his SmackDown re-debut in August 2009 as "The Chosen One", and it seemed like he would go on to become a top star in the years to come.

Things went awry soon though, and McIntyre turned into an afterthought. In this slideshow, we'll take a look at 5 biggest ups and 5 biggest downs of McIntyre's WWE career.

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Up #5: The Chosen One

What better way to make a debut than to be introduced to the WWE Universe by Mr. McMahon himself, and get dubbed as "a future World Champion"?

McIntyre was introduced by McMahon to the SmackDown fans in August 2009 as "The Chosen One", and it helped him immediately establish himself as a legit heel.

Down #5: The storyline with Kelly Kelly

In early 2011, McIntyre got into a short-lived storyline with popular Diva Kelly Kelly. At that point in time, McIntyre was doing nothing of worth on the main roster, but pairing him up with Kelly Kelly wasn't a good idea in the least.

Despite him being a villain, McIntyre tried to woo the WWE Diva, with the latter refusing his advances because of McIntyre's anger issues. The feud culminated in a Mixed Tag Team match on an episode of SmackDown, with Edge and Kelly Kelly defeating McIntyre and Vickie Guerrero.

Up #4: WWE exit

Soon after WrestleMania 30, The 3MB got into a feud with Los Matadores, resulting in an incredibly entertaining match between El Torito and Hornswoggle at WWE Extreme Rules 2014, dubbed as a "WeeLC match". McIntyre left the WWE following this feud, with the promotion releasing him on June 12, 2014.

Looking back now, McIntyre's WWE exit was the best thing that could have happened to him, and it helped him reinvent himself in other promotions and come back better than ever.

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Down #4: Alliance with Baron Corbin and Bobby Lashley

In late 2018, Constable Corbin got into a feud with Braun Strowman, after costing him the Universal title at WWE Crown Jewel. Soon, Drew McIntyre and Bobby Lashley joined Corbin and took Strowman down on several occasions.

The trio later feuded with The Shield and lost to The Hounds of Justice at Fastlane 2019. McIntyre sneak-attacking Strowman and the villainous trio ganging up on him simply didn't suit The Scottish Psychopath's tough, intimidating character.

Up #3: The NXT stint

One of the best decisions WWE took in regards to McIntyre's career was letting him shine in NXT before putting him back on the main roster again.

During his stint down in developmental, McIntyre turned into a fan-favorite, and went on to defeat Bobby Roode to win the NXT Championship. He lost the title to Andrade, but had been established enough to be promoted to the main roster at that point.

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Down #3: A loss at Brooklyn Brawler's hands

McIntyre's 3MB run is something he wouldn't want to be mentioned ever again, with the trio suffering a bunch of embarrassing losses during their main roster stint. The biggest loss of them all would have to be against Brooklyn Brawler, who wasn't exactly known for winning big matches.

Brawler teamed up with The Miz and Alberto Del Rio at TLC 2012, and submitted Jinder Mahal to pick up the win for his team. This was just one of a long string of occasions where 3MB was used as enhancement talent against returning stars.

Up #2: Alliance with Dolph Ziggler

After a pretty successful stint in WWE NXT, McIntyre was moved up to the main roster. The April 16, 2018 edition of Monday Night RAW saw McIntyre making his RAW return and aligning with Dolph Ziggler, thus turning heel.

McIntyre teamed up with Ziggler to defeat Titus Worldwide on next week's show. The alliance lasted for a few months, and did its job of cementing McIntyre as a powerhouse and no-nonsense heel.

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Down #2: Alliance with Shane McMahon

Soon after his loss to Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 35, McIntyre took on the role of Shane McMahon's henchman. The Scottish Psychopath went on to aid McMahon in his feud against Roman Reigns. McMahon was furious at Reigns attacking his dad Vince McMahon upon moving to SmackDown Live.

McIntyre, who should have positioned somewhere in the main event by this time, was instead put into a spot that didn't do much for him. He had already played the same role a year ago, while being with Dolph Ziggler. The duo lost a tag team match to The Undertaker and Reigns at Extreme Rules 2019.

Up #1: Royal Rumble 2020

McIntyre entered in at #16 in the Royal Rumble match, and confronted Brock Lesnar to a loud pop. A sneak attack by Ricochet led to McIntyre throwing Lesnar out of the ring to a thunderous response from the live crowd.

He went on to win the whole thing after eliminating Roman Reigns, thus bagging a guaranteed shot at the top title at WrestleMania 36. The only thing that would trump McIntyre's Rumble win would be him winning the WWE title at WrestleMania 36, by putting down The Beast.

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Down #1: The formation of 3MB

Although McIntyre had already lost a ton of steam by this point, him aligning with Heath Slater and Jinder Mahal was the final nail in the coffin. 3MB went on to become mainstays in WWE's lower card, and things never took a turn for the good again.

McIntyre finally exited WWE in 2014, and would come back in a completely new avatar three years later.

Edited by Nishant Jayaram