WWE News: Reasoning Behind Drew McIntyre's Current Losing Streak Revealed

When a WWE superstar goes on a lengthy losing streak, it’s usually a sign that something bigger is going on behind the scenes, or in other words, that the superstar’s got himself a ton of backstage heat. 

There is the rare occurrence, however, when a superstar finds himself de-pushed for a different reason. He isn’t in the doghouse, but rather, he keeps on tasting defeat because he’s headed for a gimmick change. 

As it turns out, that’s what’s going on with the WWE’s latest loser, Drew McIntyre. 

From PWInsider.com (via SEScoops.com): 

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Drew McIntyre’s current losing streak on SmackDown is expected to culminate with a character makeover. PWInsider.com reports that the Scottish wrestler will become an “arrogant playboy.” 

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This is good news for fans of McIntyre. Kinda, sorta. 

I’m a big supporter of the guy, and since his awesome “Chosen One” gimmick didn’t really get him anywhere, I’m certainly in favor of seeing him tweak his character because he doesn’t exactly have one. He’s just Drew McIntyre, Smackdown superstar. 

But I’m not sure how over he’ll get as an “arrogant playboy” or exactly what that even entails. About 90 percent of heels these days seem to thrive on being arrogant, so turning McIntyre into a cocky ladies man isn’t exactly going to separate him from the rest of the pack. 

If I were on the creative team, I wouldn’t use this losing streak to turn McIntyre into a different type of heel. He’s been a bad guy for his entire WWE career, so why not have this streak result in him turning baby face? 

McIntyre is already MVP 2.0 (remember his losing streak that turned him into a baby face in 2008?), and though MVP was better and pushed more as a heel, that losing streak did turn him into a very likeable baby face. 

The same could happen for McIntyre. 

The WWE is already heel-heavy at the moment, and I don’t see McIntyre leaping over a number of other mid-card heels on the WWE pecking order anytime soon. 

So, instead of turning McIntyre into an “arrogant playboy,” I’m of the belief that the WWE should make him a baby face and then see where it goes. After all, everyone loves seeing a loser turn his fortunes around.

Drake Oz is a WWE Featured Columnist for Bleacher Report. You can follow him on Twitter and ask him any wrestling-related questions on Formspring.