10 Huge Wrestling Moments That Played Out To Silence

5. Drew's Crowning Moment

Having begun his professional wrestling training back in 2001, it was the culmination of a 19-year journey when Drew McIntyre toppled Paul Heyman's Beast at WrestleMania 36 to win the biggest prize in the business.

Unfortunately for Drew, his crowning moment played out to crickets.

Of course, it's not like the fans were against McIntyre becoming WWE Champion. It's simply that there were zero fans present, as WWE put on its two-day WrestleMania in an empty arena due to the global chaos we're still very much in the midst of.

Regardless of the lack of people in attendance to see it, Drew McIntyre winning the big one was undoubtedly a truly huge moment, and it could well be that the Scot is now to be a permanent fixture of the WWE main event scene for years to come. Yet whenever people look back on this monumental achievement, it will forever be tinged in feelings of sorrow for McIntyre that his 'top of the mountain' career highlight played out in complete and utter silence.

Authored by Andrew Pollard

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Posted On: 27th Apr 2020