10 Ups & 12 Downs For WWE In 2020 (So Far)

3. Drew McIntyre As WWE Champion

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It's impossible to get an objective gauge of how Drew McIntyre is doing as WWE Champion without crowd reactions. Noise will always be the truest test of a performer's overness and without them, the evidence isn't as compelling.

Something tells us Drew won't be struggling for support when the fans come back, however.

WWE has done as grand a job in building McIntyre up as the performer has himself. The company loosened its reins on his character, allowing him to showcase a broader personality across his work, and Royal Rumble 2020 was a perfect star-making night. That victory was the springboard that finally shot McIntyre towards WWE Championship contention and in felling Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 36, Drew became a made man.

McIntyre has since done a tremendous job with the promotion's top prize, coming off as every bit the important, big-time World Champion he is. His standards are incredibly high and there's a genuine aura around him as a credible babyface that people actually want to invest in. The best part? Everything about it is organic.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for eight years and is currently WhatCulture's Wrestling Channel Manager. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.