Why McIntyre wasn't on RAW

[Andrew]

Drew McIntyre posted the following on his Twitter explaining why he wasn’t at Raw tonight.

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For those who know me, they are aware I’m not the most emotional person in the world but this is something that as private as it is I want to share with the world because I am so lucky and proud. My mother is currently very ill and if you have the time please send a prayer her way, she has battled through ataxia since her early 20s being told she would never have children to raising my brother and I to the men we are today. She has overcame so many obstacles thrown her way over her life not selling the pain for one moment putting everyone else first including battling through chemo and radiotherapy.

Sitting with her now I can still see fight in her eyes, she is Angela Galloway, my mother and my hero. I wrote this to her when she got sick, again please keep her in your thoughts and prayers.

My Hero

Me hero isn’t a singer, nor on tv.

My hero dosent play sports or rally to make the world a better place.

My hero is a warrior, as strong as Atlas and as brave as a soldier in the trenches.

My hero has looked at adversity their entire life and overcame with no doubt in their mind,

NEVER taking heed of others opinions, powering through when others would have simply given up.
My hero inspires me when I think I can’t handle what life throws at me.

My hero is my mum and no matter where I travel or who I meet there isn’t a person on earth like her

Didn't know McIntyre's mother was very, very ill.
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[Deezy]

Pretty sad situation for him.

Non wrestling so I don't feel right adding any opinion on the matter.

 

[Kiffy Lube]

Huge McIntyre fan here. I think having to deal with this stuff was the reason he's had such a hard time opening up to the WWE crowd. I always thought in the right position he had potential. I hope WWE gives him another shot at being a straight up badass like he was SmackDown! a couple years back.

 

[Andrew]

This just in from Drew's twitter;

Angela Anne Galloway passed away on Sat 3rd of November 2012 with her family by her side, no words were needed everything spoken through eye contact.

We opened our lives and hearts to world to share Mum and the kind of person and inspiration she was as we are so proud of all she had fought and accomplished and if she could inspire just one person it was worth it... the response was simply overwhelming for our family.

The night before she passed hundreds and thousands of people were thinking and praying for her and that was unbelievable to know that so many people knew Angela Galloway.

I wish we could thank everyone individually as everyones words have touched us all. From my WWE family, my brothers and sisters and even those we don't know, but we were all connected through the thoughts and prayers for her which were simply unreal.

We say goodbye tomorrow and its going to one big celebration with Mums request of no black, we re getting colourful.

She watched and inspired me to live my dream. At Wrestlemania in Atlanta my father Andrew Snr, brother John and Mum all came over for the family trip of a lifetime. I had them stay at the W hotel and made sure my brother and I took Mum and Dad to the W nightclub (if you know the W it tends to be where the over the top American socialites spend their time), the image will always stay with me. We then travelled across 5 states stopping for Raw and Smackdown tv tapings (they also met my boss Vince McMahon backstage at Smackdown who was so warm to them, with my Dad struggling to find words to say being a little bit taken aback, she didn't say anything and just smiled at him as he was allowing me to live my dream) We then travelled over 1000 miles in a seven seater National lampoon style having adventures along the way and at our final stop in New Orleans on the final night we took a horse and carriage around the amazing city.

Tomorrow befitting of our Queen she takes her final journey in the exact same manner. There will be no moments silence either as we are celebrating a woman who put more energy and achieved more than anyone could in 5 lifetimes, when we say goodbye it will be a round of applause because she had did it, she had overcame and she had succeeded in life.

Thank you everyone
The Galloway family.

Angela Anne Galloway

1961-2012

She is the heart of our family

A true testament of the human spirit

An inspiration to everyone she ever came in contact with

She was a wife, a friend, a sister, a daughter, an aunt and she was our mother

Through memories and her legacy Angela Galloway will never be forgotten

Absolutely sad to hear, but glad Drew was there through this hard time instead of being in USA.
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[Embrace Thou Maryse]

Terrible news, but its good that Drew was there with her instead of working.

 

[Black Sanchez]

That's horrible news. Thankfully Drew was able to spend time with his mom in her final moments.

 

[Troy]

Terrible news. But as others have said at least he was able to be there for her final moments. I like the fact that she wanted her funeral to be a celebration, wish more people thought along those lines, it should be a celebration of her life.

 

[Rated R Superstar]

I can't imagine it being easy to lose your mother. I'm dreading that day myself. But I'm glad that Drew is doing exactly what his mother is asking and celebrating her life, not grieving her death.