5 Superstars WWE Should Keep If They Buy TNA Wrestling
By Tim Sherry
Credit: TNA Impact Wrestling on YouTube
1. Drew Galloway
When Drew Galloway entered the WWE in 2009 as Drew McIntyre, there was a massive amount of hype around him. 24 years-old at the time, the young Scot seemed to have it all. He was big, good looking, could talk, and was solid inside the ring. Heck, his first gimmick was Vince McMahon’s “The Chosen One” and he was seen as a sure-fire future world champion.
But for some crazy reason, call it his lack of connection with the fans, call it bad booking, call it whatever you’d like, Galloway’s once bright future fizzled out as fast as it started. After 3 years in the company and an Intercontinental title reign under his belt, Galloway was saddled in the overly unsuccessful 3 Man Band clique with Heath Slater and Jinder Mahal. That was the beginning of the end and in June of 2014, he was released from the company.
Instead of giving up after his failed WWE venture, Galloway went on a tear on the independent circuit. Over the course of 9 months, he would win world championships in the Scottish Wrestling Alliance, Insane Championship Wrestling, Dragon Gate, and Evolve while compiling a 26-9-3 (cagematch.net) record, defeating the likes of Roderick Strong, Ricochet, Tommaso Ciampa, Matt Hardy, and Rich Swann. He parlayed this success into a contract with TNA in January of 2015 and in March of 2016 won the TNA World Championship.
Galloway will now head into this Sunday’s Bound For Glory, potentially TNA’s last pay per view, to take on Aron Rex (formerly WWE’s Damien Sandow and a guy who very narrowly missed this list) for the inaugural Grand Championship. A win for either guy could tell a lot about their future.
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The WWE could have a chance to right the ship with the now 31-year-old Galloway and make good on the potential they saw in him 7 years ago. Now would be a perfect time to get back on his hype train and ride the hot streak he is currently on.