10 Biggest Stars Of Wrestling's Empty Arena Era (So Far)

7. Drew McIntyre

Across the pantheon of WWE, there is no wrestling character as greatly affected by the empty arena format than Drew McIntyre.

In a career that took its first steps 19 years ago back in 2001, Drew finally managed to ascend to the top of the mountain. A WrestleMania main event? For the WWE Championship? Against Brock Lesnar? With a convincing, five-minute win? This is the stuff that every professional wrestler dreams of.

Only for Drew, this dream was dampened just a little by the fact that his crowning moment played out in front of an in-attendance audience consisting of cameramen and production staff.

Still, McIntyre has taken to the top spot on the Raw brand as well as could ever be hoped for in these unique circumstances. Shouldering the responsibility of leading the red brand hasn't fazed the Scottish Psychopath, and instead the 34-year-old Drew seems to be thriving under the responsibility of being WWE Champion.

In an in-ring capacity, McIntyre has been portrayed as a strong, dominant force since winning the gold from Brock Lesnar, and his babyface act is being allowed plenty of screen time to shine through as the new poster boy of WWE's Monday night flagship brand.

Andrew Pollard

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