10 Superstars Most Responsible For WWE's New Boom Period

10. Drew McIntyre

After failing to live up to the hype of being Vince McMahon's 'Chosen One' in the early 2010s, Drew McIntyre has been a revelation since his return near the end of that decade.

A whistle stop tour in NXT soon saw him on the main roster as Dolph Ziggler's villainous muscle, and slowly but surely he began to connect with the crowd. An out of nowhere babyface turn saw the Scot become a red hot favourite for the Rumble in 2020 and just before the wrestling world had to close its doors, he became the hottest act in the company.

McIntyre gets nowhere near enough credit for steering the ship through the pandemic period, and he was a calming and brave presence on TV as the WWE Champion. He lost the belt before the fans flooded back and despite being such a rock for the company, they booked him in bad feuds with poor outcomes, to the point which he was booed by the crowd.

But the former two-time WWE Champion is a bulletproof main eventer, and you need only see the reaction he received when he returned at Money In The Bank, to tease another five star classic with GUNTHER, and his subsequent appearances since. A fired up, invested 'Scottish Warrior' is an asset to the company and if the rumoured heel turn happens, they will have another must see villain in their ranks.