Impact Wrestling star Drew Galloway recently spoke with Kevin Eck for Press Box Online, talking about his post-WWE success in TNA and around the world, how he reacted to his release from WWE, and more. You can read a few excerpts below:
Drew Galloway comments on his reaction to his WWE release:
“I was surprised, but I literally sat down within the first hour and came up with a mission statement. The mission statement was to show the world the real Drew Galloway, what I can do in the ring and on the microphone.”
Galloway talks about reinventing himself:
“I’m playing to the dads in the audience. The kids are already invested and they believe in it, and hopefully the moms are invested, too. I’m trying to reach the dads who don’t necessarily want to be there and are going, ‘Oh, here we go; it’s fake wrestling. I have to sit through four hours of this.’“I want them to go, ‘I’m not sure about that wrestling, but when Drew Galloway was out there, he was kicking everybody’s ass. I didn’t see him stomping his feet or slapping his leg, but I did see welts appearing when he hit the guy.'”
Drew reveals how he ended up going to TNA Wrestling:
“I had no intention of getting back on TV. I just wanted to be out of the spotlight and make my name on the underground,” Galloway said. “But [TNA executive vice president of creative and talent relations] John Gaburick called me and said some really complimentary things. I was very adamant about not being back on television, but his exact words were, ‘Drew, I’m not taking no for an answer.'”
Galloway talks about not letting success go to his head:
“I probably had a chip on my shoulder at first, but that’s not a factor for me at all at this point. I’m just trying to make a difference in the companies I work for, and I’ve seen the difference, from attendance going up to the fans’ response.
“All I ever wanted was to be a wrestler, and I think I’m the only guy who travels back and forth this much between the U.S. and the U.K. and is part of several different TV companies, so I’m very fortunate and I’m really only in competition with myself.”
