10 Wrestlers WWE Gave Up On Too Soon
3. Drew Galloway
It was clear that WWE had big plans for Drew Galloway upon his debuted. Branded Vince McMahon’s personal “Chosen One” and a future WWE Champion, Drew embarked on a successful opening run that saw a credible Intercontinental Championship reign come his way. It looked like WWE were set to deliver on the self-built Drew Galloway hype, but like so many before him, Galloway faded badly after losing the belt.
He re-emerged as part of the 3MB jobber stable with Jinder Mahal and Heath Slater in 2012, and found himself stuck with the comedy rockstar gimmick for the remainder of his tenure. While Slater himself was a natural in the role, Galloway had far too much potential to spend his peak years screwing around as a WWE enhancement talent, and he was released from the company in 2014.
Galloway was far from the finished article when he debuted, and fans were vocal in their criticism of his early push. As Drew became more and more seasoned, however, his in-ring abilities improved exponentially, and he’d developed into a great wrestler by the time he left the company.
Since then, Galloway has become one of the hottest tickets on the American and British independent circuits, and can be found tearing it up for companies like TNA, Evolve, and Scotland's ICW on a weekly basis.
Lord knows what happened for Vince to go from seeing Galloway as “The Chosen One” to a comedy jobber, but had the company shown a little more faith, Drew would be a major player in today’s WWE.