Drew McDonald
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Drew McDonald at an Insane Championship Wrestling show (1 July 2012)
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| Birth name | Charles Shaw |
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16 June 1955 Perth, Scotland, UK |
| Died | 9 February 2015 (aged 59) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Drew McDonald Mad McDonald Ben Doon McDonald Comrade McDonald The Spoiler The Ultimate Chippendale |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Billed weight | 22 st (310 lb; 140 kg) |
| Billed from | Glasgow, Scotland, UK |
| Trained by | Ian Law |
| Debut | 1980 |
Drew McDonald (born Charles Shaw, name changed via deed poll; 16 June 1955 – 9 February 2015) was a Scottish professional wrestler. He was best known for wrestling in the United Kingdom since the 1980s.
McDonald, born Charles Shaw, first got into wrestling when friend of his who ran a school in Perth for wayward children was promoting a wrestling show to make funds for the school. Ian Law who held a splinter claim to the British Middleweight Championship at the time (the main lineage being held by Brian "Goldbelt" Maxine) was helping his friend run the show. One of the wrestlers had been seriously injured two weeks out from the show and a friend asked McDonald if he would stand in for the injured man. McDonald had a two-week crash course before first pro match against Wild Angus, The match lasted 5 rounds with Angus beating McDonald by the final bell.
McDonald stayed in Scotland wrestling for another year after that first match, in April 1984 he went down to England to work for Joint Promotions, the biggest promoters at that time (in the United Kingdom). The next five years saw McDonald wrestle against the likes of Ray Steele and Gill Singh and become a frequent face on ITV's televised wrestling coverage. Outside of the ring, McDonald would also develop friendships with the likes of Danny Boy Collins, Fit Finlay and referee Jeff Kaye. McDonald at one point would join the army at the Guards Depot at Pirbright where he joined with the Scots Guards. During his time there he met Dave Taylor, later of WCW fame, who had enlisted in the same regiment as McDonald, as a bandsman on the same day.
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