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Every NFL quarterback’s pro wrestling counterpart WrestleMania weekend has come and gone, and frankly, I don’t know how you weren’t leaping out of your seat to watch a former punter who already appears on every sports related TV show overshadow the WWE championship match between Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton – a pair of men who’s history dates back two decades. WWE, everybody! Just when you think they can’t mess up the easiest of layups, they turn around and launch a full-court shot into the other net. I fully expected Jason Kelce and/or Bert Kreischer to get involved in the match somehow as Terry Funk turned over in his grave. Bad booking aside, let’s have fun and combine the worlds of professional wrestling and the NFL – because they aren’t very different at the end of the day. Sure, the squared circle and the gridiron lack similarities, but what helps make the NFL our pastime? The drama. What do we love more than anything at this time of year? The storylines off the field. Who wants to be on a new team? Who is angry at their team owner? What players are beefing with one another? It’s the same as pro wrestling. Even in season, drama drives the NFL. We spent all of 2025 wondering if A.J. Brown would get traded and monitoring his social media to see what he said next. At the end of the season, Todd Bowles cut a scathing promo on his own team. Sam Darnold completed the ultimate underdog storyline of cast-off to world champion – everything is professional wrestling. So, with that in mind, ahead of the biggest weekend on the wrestling calendar (unless All In 2026 tops it, which it very well could), today we’re comparing quarterbacks to wrestlers. Ring the bell. Patrick Mahomes: Kenny Omega When Mahomes became the Kansas City Chiefs’ starter in 2018, he immediately revolutionized the position with 50 touchdown passes in an MVP season. much like Omega took the pro wrestling scene by storm in the mid 2010s in New Japan Pro Wrestling, and eventually helped start All Elite Wrestling. Five Super Bowl appearances and three championships later, he is unquestionably one of the five best quarterbacks the game has ever seen. And coming off the back of yet another superb pay-per-view main event match against MJF at AEW Dynasty, Omega continues to cement his own legacy as one of the best to ever step foot in a squared circle. Justin Herbert: Sami Zayn You couldn’t find anyone who would say a bad word about Sami Zayn for the first decade that he was in WWE. His NXT run was tremendous, and his inclusion in the Bloodline saga earned universal praise. That said, over the last 18 months, Zayn’s “underdog” character has grown incredibly stale and some of us (points at self) have never been huge Sami Zayn guys. Herbert came out of the gates with unmatched speed, throwing 69 touchdowns in his first two seasons and topping 5,000 yards in Year Two. That said, he is 0-3 in the postseason and has yet to perform well in a playoff game, causing many to wonder if all the praise is really warranted. Kirk Cousins: Dolph Ziggler The real life Nic Nemeth was far more outspoken and flashy than Cousins during his WWE run, but this focuses more on career arc. Ziggler was never seen as a WrestleMania main venter, but he was an incredibly steady hand in the mid-card that could win the United States or Intercontinental Championship on any given night. Bo Nix: Charlie Haas Haas was one half of the world’s greatest tag team with Shelton Benjamin, who formed an alliance with Kurt Angle. Of the three, he’s the one who is least remembered. If the Broncos are Team Angle, the defense is Kurt Angle, Courtland Sutton and Jaylen Waddle are Benjamin, and Nix is Haas. Aaron Rodgers: CM Punk Cranky guy in his 40’s who has had multiple teased returns over the years? Now, Punk is straightedge and Rodgers notably does whatever hallucinogen lets him talk to banana trees, but go back and watch Punk’s press conference after All Out in 2022. “I’m hurt, I’m old, I’m f—king tired, and I work with f—king children.” He and Rodgers are two pissed off peas in a pod – which may be why I enjoy both of them so much. Lamar Jackson: Rob Van Dam It’s fitting that RVD’s theme music starts out with a voice shouting, “One of a kind.” His combination of high-flying moves and martial arts is still a combination that has been unmatched and is impossible to replicate. We haven’t seen another RVD, and we likely won’t see another Lamar Jackson in terms of his ability to run the ball while also tossing 40 touchdowns in a season. Joe Burrow: Cody Rhodes Fashionable faces of the franchise. Neither afraid to speak their minds and be honest when they clearly don’t think things are working (go watch any podcast Rhodes has done in the last week where he clearly hates the McAfee stuff). Both were also big underdogs. Burrow left Ohio State and bet on himself at LSU, which is what Rhodes did when he left WWE in 2016 and went on an incredible run on the Indies, which lead to him being one of the founding fathers of AEW. Now, both are at the very top of their respective professions. Shedeur Sanders: Curtis Axel His dad was Mr. Perfect, and he… well, he wasn’t good. Need I say more? I’m sure there will be plenty of “against all odds” compilations this year, though. Josh Allen: Mick Foley Much like Mrs. Foley’s baby boy, Josh Allen takes a lickin’ and keeps on tickin’. Both guys are incredibly easy to root for and will die trying to win. It took Foley a long time to win his first world championship, and the crowd was in a state of pure euphoria when he defeated The Rock in January, 1999. When Allen finally does win a Super Bowl for the city of Buffalo, it will be instantly emotional and a massive weight off the back of one of the game’s top stars, as well as the city he represents. Drake Maye: Randy Orton Think Evolution era Randy Orton, who was the youngest wrestler to ever win the World Heavyweight Championship at age 24. It was evident right away that Orton was talented and going to be great for a long time, which is how he has carved out a 24-year career that sees him challenging to win his 15th world title this weekend. Maye is only entering his third season, and was an MVP finalist and took his team to the Super Bowl in just his second season – the best is yet to come. It is also perfect that Orton lost in the main event of Night One like Maye lost in the Super Bowl. Geno Smith: Bobby Lashley Lashley was once thought to be the next big thing in WWE. He won the WWECW Championship early on in his first run with the company, but never turned into that main event star. An MMA run accompanied by a terrific run in TNA, though, brought him back to WWE where he won multiple world championships. Smith resurrected his career in Seattle, but now is hoping to do so again with the Jets. If he has anything close to a run like Lashley is back to having with The Hurt Syndicate, that would be a big win for him and New York. *Obligatory “WE HURT PEOPLE” chant here. Malik Willis: Kofi Kingston (Pre-New Day) Kofi Kingston was a good mid-card wrestler in the early portion of his career. He won the Intercontinental Championship, Tag Team Championships, and United States Championship to solidify himself as a mainstay on Raw and Smackdown, but was never a world championship threat. Right now, that’s where Malik Willis is hovering, and the Dolphins haven’t exactly set him up for success after trading Jaylen Waddle to the Broncos. Trevor Lawrence: Lex Luger Luger was WWF’s hopeful next Hulk Hogan, which was a label that was insurmountable, much like the lofty expectations placed on Lawrence before he played an NFL snap. That doesn’t mean he hasn’t been good, though. He led the Jaguars to a playoff win in 2021 after surviving the Urban Meyer debacle. And in 2025 in his first season under Liam Coen, Lawrence put up over 4,000 passing yards and 29 touchdowns, leading the Jaguars to 13 wins and a playoff berth. Should he continue to stack seasons like that, Jacksonville can become one of the marquee teams in the AFC. Cam Ward: Trick Williams There is clearly something there with Cam Ward. Some of the throws he made in 2025 despite having the worst offense in football around him was astounding. With Trick Williams, there is star potential. He is good in the ring, has a great look, and an even better entrance that gets the crowd exited to see him. He defeated Sami Zayn for the United States championship to a massive pop. He has a bright future in WWE, as does Ward with the Titans. C.J. Stroud: Sammy Guevara Guevara started his AEW career with a bang, appearing in the first match in AEW Dynamite history against Cody Rhodes and was part of the top heel group in the company alongside Chris Jericho. However, despite multiple TNT title wins, fans soured on the high-flyer hard during his heel run alongside real-life wife Tay Melo. He has largely been relegated to Ring of Honor over the last two years. For Stroud, he needs to recapture that magic he found as a rookie if the Texans want to make it past the divisional round, and if he wants to be considered the long-term answer in Houston. Daniel Jones: Baron Corbin The real-life Tom Pestock seems like a lovely guy – the WWE character Baron Corbin was a steaming bowl of feces. Yet, WWE constantly shoved him down the throats of fans. That may sound mean to Daniel Jones, but he’s somehow been a starter in the NFL every year since 2019 while posting a record of 32-49-1. He had a good first half of 2025, but that’s not enough to say he’s now all of a sudden a good quarterback. And yet, the Colts still gave him the GDP of the city of Indianapolis. Matthew Stafford: Jon Moxley Moxley fka Dean Ambrose left WWE in 2019 after being part of one of the most important groups in wrestling history, The Shield. After suffering through bad creative, he bet on himself and joined AEW as one of its first major signings, and he has never looked back, becoming the ace of All Elite Wrestling in a run that has featured multiple world title reigns, an IWGP world championship reign, and several other notable accolades. Stafford was a good quarterback with the Detroit Lions, but was never going to reach the heights he did had he stayed in Detroit. A Super Bowl ring and MVP later, his time in Los Angeles will be remembered far more than his time with Detroit. Sam Darnold: Drew McIntyre Out of time, so say goodbyeWhat is yours, now is mineAnd I dream broken dreamsI make them come true Why WWE took away that awesome theme song, no one will ever know. McIntyre was tabbed as a prodigy when he debuted in WWE in the late 2000s. He never made it to the main event scene, and was relegated to a comedy act in 3MB alongside Jinder Mahal and Heath Slater. He left WWE and went on a career resurging independent run that saw him return to WWE much bulkier and looking like the main event star he was once promised to be, which has resulted in multiple world title reigns. Sam Darnold was once written off after failed stints with the New York Jets and Carolina Panthers, and just completed his own resurrection with a Super Bowl win. Brock Purdy: Diamond Dallas Page DDP was once a manager in WCW. Yet slowly but surely, he became a star in the ring, which culminated in him becoming one of the stars top performers. He won the WCW championship three times and was a fan-favorite up until WCW folding in 2001. We all know Purdy’s story by this point, going from the final pick of the draft to starting in the Super Bowl. Jacoby Brissett: 1999 Jeff Jarrett In 1999, Jeff Jarrett demanded 0,000 from the WWE to lose the Intercontinental Championship before leaving for WCW. Jeff Jarrett largely over-valued himself, much like Jacoby Brissett is right now by wanting more money from the Arizona Cardinals. Jordan Love: Batista Batista was grown under the tutelage of Triple H in Evolution before breaking out as a star of his own. Love was drafted while Aaron Rodgers was still at the peak of his powers. However, since taking over as the starter, he has proven to be one of the game’s top quarterbacks, putting Green Bay in the postseason in each of his first three seasons at the helm. He even beat his mentor in 2025 the same way Batista defeated Triple H for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMani 21. Caleb Williams: Penta Penta is so exciting to watch. His in-ring speed, and mix of lucha style and technical prowess makes him as unique a wrestler as there is. His flamboyant entrance with a sassy strut has also gotten him even more over with the crowd. Williams has become one of the most clutch performers in front of our eyes, painted nails, matcha, and all. He is as fun on the field as Penta is in the ring. Jared Goff: Claudio Castagnolli The former Cesaro in WWE needed a change of scenery, and he has been terrific since joining AEW. With runs as a trios champions, CMLL World Champion, and Ring of Honor world champion, the Swiss Superman has been one of the mainstays of AEW TV. Kyler Murray: Johnny Gargano Gargano was one of the biggest stars in the Black and Gold era of NXT, but has yet to find a real spot for himself since being called up to the main roster. Murray was terrific at Oklahoma, but never reached the expectations placed upon him in Arizona. Perhaps a new home in Minnesota can lead to sustained success. Dak Prescott: Seth Rollins There are times where Dak Prescott looks like a top five quarterback in football, but injuries have become a concern with him, as they have with Rollins as their respective careers progress. All eyes are always on both, as well, as Rollins has been one of the faces of WWE for over a decade, and Prescott leads America’s team. Jayden Daniels: Je’Von Evans Je’Von Evans may not be the biggest wrestler on earth (he’s billed at 195 pounds), but my goodness, he things he does when his number is called are breathtaking. Bouncing around the ring like a human rubber band, he has quickly become one of the sport’s top high-flyers at age 21. The concerns about Jayden Daniels’ frame died down in 2024 when he led the Commanders to the NFC championship Game as a rookie. And while injuries caught up to him in 2025, he has cut down on playing the position like he’s in the newest Jackass movie, and is one of the NFL’s top dual threats. Jalen Hurts: The Miz Accomplished, but boring and always leaves you wanting more. Credit to The Mix, he came from the very bottom and has put together a career in WWE that has spanned more than 20 years. But, no one is putting a Miz match in their top 10. Hurts has become very polarizing because while he helped the Eagles win a Super Bowl, his struggles in 2025 have many wondering and debating where his place is in the quarterback hierarchy. Jaxson Dart: Nick Wayne Wayne has been heralded as the future of pro wrestling. At just 20 years old, he is the current Ring of Honor World Television Champion and was part of one of AEW’s top stories, coming up under Christian Cage before betraying him in July of 2025. His presence and swagger is similar to that of Dart, who himself came into the NFL under Russell Wilson on the New York Giants depth chart. Baker Mayfield: LA Knight Baker Mayfield is one of the best trash talkers in the NFL, and his wrestling counterpart is one of the best on the mic in all of wrestling. Bryce Young: Cedric Alexander Many believed that Cedric Alexander could have broken out into a nice mid-card star in WWE. Unfortunately, that never happened on a consistent basis. Some say it’s a size issue, which is the biggest limiting factor for Young. Tyler Shough: Ricky Saints Saints is a bit older than most in NXT, much like Shough was older for a college player. However, the talent is very evident and the future is bright for both Shough and Saints. Tua Tagovailoa: Jey Uso Yeah, Jey Uso is a big no from me. He’s bad in the ring, awful on the mic, and whomever green lit “Yeet” should be charged with crimes against humanity. Tagovailoa isn’t good either, but Dolphins fans still spent years trying to convince themselves he was. #NFL #quarterbacks #pro #wrestling #counterpart

Every NFL quarterback’s pro wrestling counterpart

WrestleMania weekend has come and gone, and frankly, I don’t know how you weren’t leaping out of your seat to watch a former punter who already appears on every sports related TV show overshadow the WWE championship match between Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton – a pair of men who’s history dates back two decades. WWE, everybody! Just when you think they can’t mess up the easiest of layups, they turn around and launch a full-court shot into the other net. I fully expected Jason Kelce and/or Bert Kreischer to get involved in the match somehow as Terry Funk turned over in his grave.

Bad booking aside, let’s have fun and combine the worlds of professional wrestling and the NFL – because they aren’t very different at the end of the day. Sure, the squared circle and the gridiron lack similarities, but what helps make the NFL our pastime? The drama.

What do we love more than anything at this time of year? The storylines off the field. Who wants to be on a new team? Who is angry at their team owner? What players are beefing with one another? It’s the same as pro wrestling. Even in season, drama drives the NFL. We spent all of 2025 wondering if A.J. Brown would get traded and monitoring his social media to see what he said next. At the end of the season, Todd Bowles cut a scathing promo on his own team. Sam Darnold completed the ultimate underdog storyline of cast-off to world champion – everything is professional wrestling.

So, with that in mind, ahead of the biggest weekend on the wrestling calendar (unless All In 2026 tops it, which it very well could), today we’re comparing quarterbacks to wrestlers. Ring the bell.

Patrick Mahomes: Kenny Omega

Every NFL quarterback’s pro wrestling counterpart WrestleMania weekend has come and gone, and frankly, I don’t know how you weren’t leaping out of your seat to watch a former punter who already appears on every sports related TV show overshadow the WWE championship match between Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton – a pair of men who’s history dates back two decades. WWE, everybody! Just when you think they can’t mess up the easiest of layups, they turn around and launch a full-court shot into the other net. I fully expected Jason Kelce and/or Bert Kreischer to get involved in the match somehow as Terry Funk turned over in his grave. Bad booking aside, let’s have fun and combine the worlds of professional wrestling and the NFL – because they aren’t very different at the end of the day. Sure, the squared circle and the gridiron lack similarities, but what helps make the NFL our pastime? The drama. What do we love more than anything at this time of year? The storylines off the field. Who wants to be on a new team? Who is angry at their team owner? What players are beefing with one another? It’s the same as pro wrestling. Even in season, drama drives the NFL. We spent all of 2025 wondering if A.J. Brown would get traded and monitoring his social media to see what he said next. At the end of the season, Todd Bowles cut a scathing promo on his own team. Sam Darnold completed the ultimate underdog storyline of cast-off to world champion – everything is professional wrestling. So, with that in mind, ahead of the biggest weekend on the wrestling calendar (unless All In 2026 tops it, which it very well could), today we’re comparing quarterbacks to wrestlers. Ring the bell. Patrick Mahomes: Kenny Omega When Mahomes became the Kansas City Chiefs’ starter in 2018, he immediately revolutionized the position with 50 touchdown passes in an MVP season. much like Omega took the pro wrestling scene by storm in the mid 2010s in New Japan Pro Wrestling, and eventually helped start All Elite Wrestling. Five Super Bowl appearances and three championships later, he is unquestionably one of the five best quarterbacks the game has ever seen. And coming off the back of yet another superb pay-per-view main event match against MJF at AEW Dynasty, Omega continues to cement his own legacy as one of the best to ever step foot in a squared circle. Justin Herbert: Sami Zayn You couldn’t find anyone who would say a bad word about Sami Zayn for the first decade that he was in WWE. His NXT run was tremendous, and his inclusion in the Bloodline saga earned universal praise. That said, over the last 18 months, Zayn’s “underdog” character has grown incredibly stale and some of us (points at self) have never been huge Sami Zayn guys. Herbert came out of the gates with unmatched speed, throwing 69 touchdowns in his first two seasons and topping 5,000 yards in Year Two. That said, he is 0-3 in the postseason and has yet to perform well in a playoff game, causing many to wonder if all the praise is really warranted. Kirk Cousins: Dolph Ziggler The real life Nic Nemeth was far more outspoken and flashy than Cousins during his WWE run, but this focuses more on career arc. Ziggler was never seen as a WrestleMania main venter, but he was an incredibly steady hand in the mid-card that could win the United States or Intercontinental Championship on any given night. Bo Nix: Charlie Haas Haas was one half of the world’s greatest tag team with Shelton Benjamin, who formed an alliance with Kurt Angle. Of the three, he’s the one who is least remembered. If the Broncos are Team Angle, the defense is Kurt Angle, Courtland Sutton and Jaylen Waddle are Benjamin, and Nix is Haas. Aaron Rodgers: CM Punk Cranky guy in his 40’s who has had multiple teased returns over the years? Now, Punk is straightedge and Rodgers notably does whatever hallucinogen lets him talk to banana trees, but go back and watch Punk’s press conference after All Out in 2022. “I’m hurt, I’m old, I’m f—king tired, and I work with f—king children.” He and Rodgers are two pissed off peas in a pod – which may be why I enjoy both of them so much. Lamar Jackson: Rob Van Dam It’s fitting that RVD’s theme music starts out with a voice shouting, “One of a kind.” His combination of high-flying moves and martial arts is still a combination that has been unmatched and is impossible to replicate. We haven’t seen another RVD, and we likely won’t see another Lamar Jackson in terms of his ability to run the ball while also tossing 40 touchdowns in a season. Joe Burrow: Cody Rhodes Fashionable faces of the franchise. Neither afraid to speak their minds and be honest when they clearly don’t think things are working (go watch any podcast Rhodes has done in the last week where he clearly hates the McAfee stuff). Both were also big underdogs. Burrow left Ohio State and bet on himself at LSU, which is what Rhodes did when he left WWE in 2016 and went on an incredible run on the Indies, which lead to him being one of the founding fathers of AEW. Now, both are at the very top of their respective professions. Shedeur Sanders: Curtis Axel His dad was Mr. Perfect, and he… well, he wasn’t good. Need I say more? I’m sure there will be plenty of “against all odds” compilations this year, though. Josh Allen: Mick Foley Much like Mrs. Foley’s baby boy, Josh Allen takes a lickin’ and keeps on tickin’. Both guys are incredibly easy to root for and will die trying to win. It took Foley a long time to win his first world championship, and the crowd was in a state of pure euphoria when he defeated The Rock in January, 1999. When Allen finally does win a Super Bowl for the city of Buffalo, it will be instantly emotional and a massive weight off the back of one of the game’s top stars, as well as the city he represents. Drake Maye: Randy Orton Think Evolution era Randy Orton, who was the youngest wrestler to ever win the World Heavyweight Championship at age 24. It was evident right away that Orton was talented and going to be great for a long time, which is how he has carved out a 24-year career that sees him challenging to win his 15th world title this weekend. Maye is only entering his third season, and was an MVP finalist and took his team to the Super Bowl in just his second season – the best is yet to come. It is also perfect that Orton lost in the main event of Night One like Maye lost in the Super Bowl. Geno Smith: Bobby Lashley Lashley was once thought to be the next big thing in WWE. He won the WWECW Championship early on in his first run with the company, but never turned into that main event star. An MMA run accompanied by a terrific run in TNA, though, brought him back to WWE where he won multiple world championships. Smith resurrected his career in Seattle, but now is hoping to do so again with the Jets. If he has anything close to a run like Lashley is back to having with The Hurt Syndicate, that would be a big win for him and New York. *Obligatory “WE HURT PEOPLE” chant here. Malik Willis: Kofi Kingston (Pre-New Day) Kofi Kingston was a good mid-card wrestler in the early portion of his career. He won the Intercontinental Championship, Tag Team Championships, and United States Championship to solidify himself as a mainstay on Raw and Smackdown, but was never a world championship threat. Right now, that’s where Malik Willis is hovering, and the Dolphins haven’t exactly set him up for success after trading Jaylen Waddle to the Broncos. Trevor Lawrence: Lex Luger Luger was WWF’s hopeful next Hulk Hogan, which was a label that was insurmountable, much like the lofty expectations placed on Lawrence before he played an NFL snap. That doesn’t mean he hasn’t been good, though. He led the Jaguars to a playoff win in 2021 after surviving the Urban Meyer debacle. And in 2025 in his first season under Liam Coen, Lawrence put up over 4,000 passing yards and 29 touchdowns, leading the Jaguars to 13 wins and a playoff berth. Should he continue to stack seasons like that, Jacksonville can become one of the marquee teams in the AFC. Cam Ward: Trick Williams There is clearly something there with Cam Ward. Some of the throws he made in 2025 despite having the worst offense in football around him was astounding. With Trick Williams, there is star potential. He is good in the ring, has a great look, and an even better entrance that gets the crowd exited to see him. He defeated Sami Zayn for the United States championship to a massive pop. He has a bright future in WWE, as does Ward with the Titans. C.J. Stroud: Sammy Guevara Guevara started his AEW career with a bang, appearing in the first match in AEW Dynamite history against Cody Rhodes and was part of the top heel group in the company alongside Chris Jericho. However, despite multiple TNT title wins, fans soured on the high-flyer hard during his heel run alongside real-life wife Tay Melo. He has largely been relegated to Ring of Honor over the last two years. For Stroud, he needs to recapture that magic he found as a rookie if the Texans want to make it past the divisional round, and if he wants to be considered the long-term answer in Houston. Daniel Jones: Baron Corbin The real-life Tom Pestock seems like a lovely guy – the WWE character Baron Corbin was a steaming bowl of feces. Yet, WWE constantly shoved him down the throats of fans. That may sound mean to Daniel Jones, but he’s somehow been a starter in the NFL every year since 2019 while posting a record of 32-49-1. He had a good first half of 2025, but that’s not enough to say he’s now all of a sudden a good quarterback. And yet, the Colts still gave him the GDP of the city of Indianapolis. Matthew Stafford: Jon Moxley Moxley fka Dean Ambrose left WWE in 2019 after being part of one of the most important groups in wrestling history, The Shield. After suffering through bad creative, he bet on himself and joined AEW as one of its first major signings, and he has never looked back, becoming the ace of All Elite Wrestling in a run that has featured multiple world title reigns, an IWGP world championship reign, and several other notable accolades. Stafford was a good quarterback with the Detroit Lions, but was never going to reach the heights he did had he stayed in Detroit. A Super Bowl ring and MVP later, his time in Los Angeles will be remembered far more than his time with Detroit. Sam Darnold: Drew McIntyre Out of time, so say goodbyeWhat is yours, now is mineAnd I dream broken dreamsI make them come true Why WWE took away that awesome theme song, no one will ever know. McIntyre was tabbed as a prodigy when he debuted in WWE in the late 2000s. He never made it to the main event scene, and was relegated to a comedy act in 3MB alongside Jinder Mahal and Heath Slater. He left WWE and went on a career resurging independent run that saw him return to WWE much bulkier and looking like the main event star he was once promised to be, which has resulted in multiple world title reigns. Sam Darnold was once written off after failed stints with the New York Jets and Carolina Panthers, and just completed his own resurrection with a Super Bowl win. Brock Purdy: Diamond Dallas Page DDP was once a manager in WCW. Yet slowly but surely, he became a star in the ring, which culminated in him becoming one of the stars top performers. He won the WCW championship three times and was a fan-favorite up until WCW folding in 2001. We all know Purdy’s story by this point, going from the final pick of the draft to starting in the Super Bowl. Jacoby Brissett: 1999 Jeff Jarrett In 1999, Jeff Jarrett demanded 0,000 from the WWE to lose the Intercontinental Championship before leaving for WCW. Jeff Jarrett largely over-valued himself, much like Jacoby Brissett is right now by wanting more money from the Arizona Cardinals. Jordan Love: Batista Batista was grown under the tutelage of Triple H in Evolution before breaking out as a star of his own. Love was drafted while Aaron Rodgers was still at the peak of his powers. However, since taking over as the starter, he has proven to be one of the game’s top quarterbacks, putting Green Bay in the postseason in each of his first three seasons at the helm. He even beat his mentor in 2025 the same way Batista defeated Triple H for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMani 21. Caleb Williams: Penta Penta is so exciting to watch. His in-ring speed, and mix of lucha style and technical prowess makes him as unique a wrestler as there is. His flamboyant entrance with a sassy strut has also gotten him even more over with the crowd. Williams has become one of the most clutch performers in front of our eyes, painted nails, matcha, and all. He is as fun on the field as Penta is in the ring. Jared Goff: Claudio Castagnolli The former Cesaro in WWE needed a change of scenery, and he has been terrific since joining AEW. With runs as a trios champions, CMLL World Champion, and Ring of Honor world champion, the Swiss Superman has been one of the mainstays of AEW TV. Kyler Murray: Johnny Gargano Gargano was one of the biggest stars in the Black and Gold era of NXT, but has yet to find a real spot for himself since being called up to the main roster. Murray was terrific at Oklahoma, but never reached the expectations placed upon him in Arizona. Perhaps a new home in Minnesota can lead to sustained success. Dak Prescott: Seth Rollins There are times where Dak Prescott looks like a top five quarterback in football, but injuries have become a concern with him, as they have with Rollins as their respective careers progress. All eyes are always on both, as well, as Rollins has been one of the faces of WWE for over a decade, and Prescott leads America’s team. Jayden Daniels: Je’Von Evans Je’Von Evans may not be the biggest wrestler on earth (he’s billed at 195 pounds), but my goodness, he things he does when his number is called are breathtaking. Bouncing around the ring like a human rubber band, he has quickly become one of the sport’s top high-flyers at age 21. The concerns about Jayden Daniels’ frame died down in 2024 when he led the Commanders to the NFC championship Game as a rookie. And while injuries caught up to him in 2025, he has cut down on playing the position like he’s in the newest Jackass movie, and is one of the NFL’s top dual threats. Jalen Hurts: The Miz Accomplished, but boring and always leaves you wanting more. Credit to The Mix, he came from the very bottom and has put together a career in WWE that has spanned more than 20 years. But, no one is putting a Miz match in their top 10. Hurts has become very polarizing because while he helped the Eagles win a Super Bowl, his struggles in 2025 have many wondering and debating where his place is in the quarterback hierarchy. Jaxson Dart: Nick Wayne Wayne has been heralded as the future of pro wrestling. At just 20 years old, he is the current Ring of Honor World Television Champion and was part of one of AEW’s top stories, coming up under Christian Cage before betraying him in July of 2025. His presence and swagger is similar to that of Dart, who himself came into the NFL under Russell Wilson on the New York Giants depth chart. Baker Mayfield: LA Knight Baker Mayfield is one of the best trash talkers in the NFL, and his wrestling counterpart is one of the best on the mic in all of wrestling. Bryce Young: Cedric Alexander Many believed that Cedric Alexander could have broken out into a nice mid-card star in WWE. Unfortunately, that never happened on a consistent basis. Some say it’s a size issue, which is the biggest limiting factor for Young. Tyler Shough: Ricky Saints Saints is a bit older than most in NXT, much like Shough was older for a college player. However, the talent is very evident and the future is bright for both Shough and Saints. Tua Tagovailoa: Jey Uso Yeah, Jey Uso is a big no from me. He’s bad in the ring, awful on the mic, and whomever green lit “Yeet” should be charged with crimes against humanity. Tagovailoa isn’t good either, but Dolphins fans still spent years trying to convince themselves he was. #NFL #quarterbacks #pro #wrestling #counterpart

When Mahomes became the Kansas City Chiefs’ starter in 2018, he immediately revolutionized the position with 50 touchdown passes in an MVP season. much like Omega took the pro wrestling scene by storm in the mid 2010s in New Japan Pro Wrestling, and eventually helped start All Elite Wrestling. Five Super Bowl appearances and three championships later, he is unquestionably one of the five best quarterbacks the game has ever seen. And coming off the back of yet another superb pay-per-view main event match against MJF at AEW Dynasty, Omega continues to cement his own legacy as one of the best to ever step foot in a squared circle.

Justin Herbert: Sami Zayn

You couldn’t find anyone who would say a bad word about Sami Zayn for the first decade that he was in WWE. His NXT run was tremendous, and his inclusion in the Bloodline saga earned universal praise. That said, over the last 18 months, Zayn’s “underdog” character has grown incredibly stale and some of us (points at self) have never been huge Sami Zayn guys. Herbert came out of the gates with unmatched speed, throwing 69 touchdowns in his first two seasons and topping 5,000 yards in Year Two. That said, he is 0-3 in the postseason and has yet to perform well in a playoff game, causing many to wonder if all the praise is really warranted.

Kirk Cousins: Dolph Ziggler

The real life Nic Nemeth was far more outspoken and flashy than Cousins during his WWE run, but this focuses more on career arc. Ziggler was never seen as a WrestleMania main venter, but he was an incredibly steady hand in the mid-card that could win the United States or Intercontinental Championship on any given night.

Bo Nix: Charlie Haas

Haas was one half of the world’s greatest tag team with Shelton Benjamin, who formed an alliance with Kurt Angle. Of the three, he’s the one who is least remembered. If the Broncos are Team Angle, the defense is Kurt Angle, Courtland Sutton and Jaylen Waddle are Benjamin, and Nix is Haas.

Aaron Rodgers: CM Punk

Cranky guy in his 40’s who has had multiple teased returns over the years? Now, Punk is straightedge and Rodgers notably does whatever hallucinogen lets him talk to banana trees, but go back and watch Punk’s press conference after All Out in 2022. “I’m hurt, I’m old, I’m f—king tired, and I work with f—king children.” He and Rodgers are two pissed off peas in a pod – which may be why I enjoy both of them so much.

Lamar Jackson: Rob Van Dam

It’s fitting that RVD’s theme music starts out with a voice shouting, “One of a kind.” His combination of high-flying moves and martial arts is still a combination that has been unmatched and is impossible to replicate. We haven’t seen another RVD, and we likely won’t see another Lamar Jackson in terms of his ability to run the ball while also tossing 40 touchdowns in a season.

Joe Burrow: Cody Rhodes

Fashionable faces of the franchise. Neither afraid to speak their minds and be honest when they clearly don’t think things are working (go watch any podcast Rhodes has done in the last week where he clearly hates the McAfee stuff). Both were also big underdogs. Burrow left Ohio State and bet on himself at LSU, which is what Rhodes did when he left WWE in 2016 and went on an incredible run on the Indies, which lead to him being one of the founding fathers of AEW. Now, both are at the very top of their respective professions.

Shedeur Sanders: Curtis Axel

His dad was Mr. Perfect, and he… well, he wasn’t good. Need I say more? I’m sure there will be plenty of “against all odds” compilations this year, though.

Josh Allen: Mick Foley

Much like Mrs. Foley’s baby boy, Josh Allen takes a lickin’ and keeps on tickin’. Both guys are incredibly easy to root for and will die trying to win. It took Foley a long time to win his first world championship, and the crowd was in a state of pure euphoria when he defeated The Rock in January, 1999. When Allen finally does win a Super Bowl for the city of Buffalo, it will be instantly emotional and a massive weight off the back of one of the game’s top stars, as well as the city he represents.

Drake Maye: Randy Orton

Think Evolution era Randy Orton, who was the youngest wrestler to ever win the World Heavyweight Championship at age 24. It was evident right away that Orton was talented and going to be great for a long time, which is how he has carved out a 24-year career that sees him challenging to win his 15th world title this weekend. Maye is only entering his third season, and was an MVP finalist and took his team to the Super Bowl in just his second season – the best is yet to come. It is also perfect that Orton lost in the main event of Night One like Maye lost in the Super Bowl.

Geno Smith: Bobby Lashley

Lashley was once thought to be the next big thing in WWE. He won the WWECW Championship early on in his first run with the company, but never turned into that main event star. An MMA run accompanied by a terrific run in TNA, though, brought him back to WWE where he won multiple world championships. Smith resurrected his career in Seattle, but now is hoping to do so again with the Jets. If he has anything close to a run like Lashley is back to having with The Hurt Syndicate, that would be a big win for him and New York. *Obligatory “WE HURT PEOPLE” chant here.

Malik Willis: Kofi Kingston (Pre-New Day)

Kofi Kingston was a good mid-card wrestler in the early portion of his career. He won the Intercontinental Championship, Tag Team Championships, and United States Championship to solidify himself as a mainstay on Raw and Smackdown, but was never a world championship threat. Right now, that’s where Malik Willis is hovering, and the Dolphins haven’t exactly set him up for success after trading Jaylen Waddle to the Broncos.

Trevor Lawrence: Lex Luger

Luger was WWF’s hopeful next Hulk Hogan, which was a label that was insurmountable, much like the lofty expectations placed on Lawrence before he played an NFL snap. That doesn’t mean he hasn’t been good, though. He led the Jaguars to a playoff win in 2021 after surviving the Urban Meyer debacle. And in 2025 in his first season under Liam Coen, Lawrence put up over 4,000 passing yards and 29 touchdowns, leading the Jaguars to 13 wins and a playoff berth. Should he continue to stack seasons like that, Jacksonville can become one of the marquee teams in the AFC.

Cam Ward: Trick Williams

There is clearly something there with Cam Ward. Some of the throws he made in 2025 despite having the worst offense in football around him was astounding. With Trick Williams, there is star potential. He is good in the ring, has a great look, and an even better entrance that gets the crowd exited to see him. He defeated Sami Zayn for the United States championship to a massive pop. He has a bright future in WWE, as does Ward with the Titans.

C.J. Stroud: Sammy Guevara

Guevara started his AEW career with a bang, appearing in the first match in AEW Dynamite history against Cody Rhodes and was part of the top heel group in the company alongside Chris Jericho. However, despite multiple TNT title wins, fans soured on the high-flyer hard during his heel run alongside real-life wife Tay Melo. He has largely been relegated to Ring of Honor over the last two years. For Stroud, he needs to recapture that magic he found as a rookie if the Texans want to make it past the divisional round, and if he wants to be considered the long-term answer in Houston.

Daniel Jones: Baron Corbin

The real-life Tom Pestock seems like a lovely guy – the WWE character Baron Corbin was a steaming bowl of feces. Yet, WWE constantly shoved him down the throats of fans. That may sound mean to Daniel Jones, but he’s somehow been a starter in the NFL every year since 2019 while posting a record of 32-49-1. He had a good first half of 2025, but that’s not enough to say he’s now all of a sudden a good quarterback. And yet, the Colts still gave him the GDP of the city of Indianapolis.

Matthew Stafford: Jon Moxley

Moxley fka Dean Ambrose left WWE in 2019 after being part of one of the most important groups in wrestling history, The Shield. After suffering through bad creative, he bet on himself and joined AEW as one of its first major signings, and he has never looked back, becoming the ace of All Elite Wrestling in a run that has featured multiple world title reigns, an IWGP world championship reign, and several other notable accolades. Stafford was a good quarterback with the Detroit Lions, but was never going to reach the heights he did had he stayed in Detroit. A Super Bowl ring and MVP later, his time in Los Angeles will be remembered far more than his time with Detroit.

Sam Darnold: Drew McIntyre

Out of time, so say goodbye
What is yours, now is mine
And I dream broken dreams
I make them come true

Why WWE took away that awesome theme song, no one will ever know.

McIntyre was tabbed as a prodigy when he debuted in WWE in the late 2000s. He never made it to the main event scene, and was relegated to a comedy act in 3MB alongside Jinder Mahal and Heath Slater. He left WWE and went on a career resurging independent run that saw him return to WWE much bulkier and looking like the main event star he was once promised to be, which has resulted in multiple world title reigns. Sam Darnold was once written off after failed stints with the New York Jets and Carolina Panthers, and just completed his own resurrection with a Super Bowl win.

Brock Purdy: Diamond Dallas Page

DDP was once a manager in WCW. Yet slowly but surely, he became a star in the ring, which culminated in him becoming one of the stars top performers. He won the WCW championship three times and was a fan-favorite up until WCW folding in 2001. We all know Purdy’s story by this point, going from the final pick of the draft to starting in the Super Bowl.

Jacoby Brissett: 1999 Jeff Jarrett

In 1999, Jeff Jarrett demanded $300,000 from the WWE to lose the Intercontinental Championship before leaving for WCW. Jeff Jarrett largely over-valued himself, much like Jacoby Brissett is right now by wanting more money from the Arizona Cardinals.

Jordan Love: Batista

Batista was grown under the tutelage of Triple H in Evolution before breaking out as a star of his own. Love was drafted while Aaron Rodgers was still at the peak of his powers. However, since taking over as the starter, he has proven to be one of the game’s top quarterbacks, putting Green Bay in the postseason in each of his first three seasons at the helm. He even beat his mentor in 2025 the same way Batista defeated Triple H for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMani 21.

Caleb Williams: Penta

Penta is so exciting to watch. His in-ring speed, and mix of lucha style and technical prowess makes him as unique a wrestler as there is. His flamboyant entrance with a sassy strut has also gotten him even more over with the crowd. Williams has become one of the most clutch performers in front of our eyes, painted nails, matcha, and all. He is as fun on the field as Penta is in the ring.

Jared Goff: Claudio Castagnolli

The former Cesaro in WWE needed a change of scenery, and he has been terrific since joining AEW. With runs as a trios champions, CMLL World Champion, and Ring of Honor world champion, the Swiss Superman has been one of the mainstays of AEW TV.

Kyler Murray: Johnny Gargano

Gargano was one of the biggest stars in the Black and Gold era of NXT, but has yet to find a real spot for himself since being called up to the main roster. Murray was terrific at Oklahoma, but never reached the expectations placed upon him in Arizona. Perhaps a new home in Minnesota can lead to sustained success.

Dak Prescott: Seth Rollins

There are times where Dak Prescott looks like a top five quarterback in football, but injuries have become a concern with him, as they have with Rollins as their respective careers progress. All eyes are always on both, as well, as Rollins has been one of the faces of WWE for over a decade, and Prescott leads America’s team.

Jayden Daniels: Je’Von Evans

Je’Von Evans may not be the biggest wrestler on earth (he’s billed at 195 pounds), but my goodness, he things he does when his number is called are breathtaking. Bouncing around the ring like a human rubber band, he has quickly become one of the sport’s top high-flyers at age 21. The concerns about Jayden Daniels’ frame died down in 2024 when he led the Commanders to the NFC championship Game as a rookie. And while injuries caught up to him in 2025, he has cut down on playing the position like he’s in the newest Jackass movie, and is one of the NFL’s top dual threats.

Jalen Hurts: The Miz

Accomplished, but boring and always leaves you wanting more. Credit to The Mix, he came from the very bottom and has put together a career in WWE that has spanned more than 20 years. But, no one is putting a Miz match in their top 10. Hurts has become very polarizing because while he helped the Eagles win a Super Bowl, his struggles in 2025 have many wondering and debating where his place is in the quarterback hierarchy.

Jaxson Dart: Nick Wayne

Wayne has been heralded as the future of pro wrestling. At just 20 years old, he is the current Ring of Honor World Television Champion and was part of one of AEW’s top stories, coming up under Christian Cage before betraying him in July of 2025. His presence and swagger is similar to that of Dart, who himself came into the NFL under Russell Wilson on the New York Giants depth chart.

Baker Mayfield: LA Knight

Baker Mayfield is one of the best trash talkers in the NFL, and his wrestling counterpart is one of the best on the mic in all of wrestling.

Bryce Young: Cedric Alexander

Many believed that Cedric Alexander could have broken out into a nice mid-card star in WWE. Unfortunately, that never happened on a consistent basis. Some say it’s a size issue, which is the biggest limiting factor for Young.

Tyler Shough: Ricky Saints

Saints is a bit older than most in NXT, much like Shough was older for a college player. However, the talent is very evident and the future is bright for both Shough and Saints.

Tua Tagovailoa: Jey Uso

Yeah, Jey Uso is a big no from me. He’s bad in the ring, awful on the mic, and whomever green lit “Yeet” should be charged with crimes against humanity. Tagovailoa isn’t good either, but Dolphins fans still spent years trying to convince themselves he was.

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WrestleMania weekend has come and gone, and frankly, I don’t know how you weren’t leaping out of your seat to watch a former punter who already appears on every sports related TV show overshadow the WWE championship match between Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton – a pair of men who’s history dates back two decades. WWE, everybody! Just when you think they can’t mess up the easiest of layups, they turn around and launch a full-court shot into the other net. I fully expected Jason Kelce and/or Bert Kreischer to get involved in the match somehow as Terry Funk turned over in his grave.

Bad booking aside, let’s have fun and combine the worlds of professional wrestling and the NFL – because they aren’t very different at the end of the day. Sure, the squared circle and the gridiron lack similarities, but what helps make the NFL our pastime? The drama.

What do we love more than anything at this time of year? The storylines off the field. Who wants to be on a new team? Who is angry at their team owner? What players are beefing with one another? It’s the same as pro wrestling. Even in season, drama drives the NFL. We spent all of 2025 wondering if A.J. Brown would get traded and monitoring his social media to see what he said next. At the end of the season, Todd Bowles cut a scathing promo on his own team. Sam Darnold completed the ultimate underdog storyline of cast-off to world champion – everything is professional wrestling.

So, with that in mind, ahead of the biggest weekend on the wrestling calendar (unless All In 2026 tops it, which it very well could), today we’re comparing quarterbacks to wrestlers. Ring the bell.

Patrick Mahomes: Kenny Omega

When Mahomes became the Kansas City Chiefs’ starter in 2018, he immediately revolutionized the position with 50 touchdown passes in an MVP season. much like Omega took the pro wrestling scene by storm in the mid 2010s in New Japan Pro Wrestling, and eventually helped start All Elite Wrestling. Five Super Bowl appearances and three championships later, he is unquestionably one of the five best quarterbacks the game has ever seen. And coming off the back of yet another superb pay-per-view main event match against MJF at AEW Dynasty, Omega continues to cement his own legacy as one of the best to ever step foot in a squared circle.

Justin Herbert: Sami Zayn

You couldn’t find anyone who would say a bad word about Sami Zayn for the first decade that he was in WWE. His NXT run was tremendous, and his inclusion in the Bloodline saga earned universal praise. That said, over the last 18 months, Zayn’s “underdog” character has grown incredibly stale and some of us (points at self) have never been huge Sami Zayn guys. Herbert came out of the gates with unmatched speed, throwing 69 touchdowns in his first two seasons and topping 5,000 yards in Year Two. That said, he is 0-3 in the postseason and has yet to perform well in a playoff game, causing many to wonder if all the praise is really warranted.

Kirk Cousins: Dolph Ziggler

The real life Nic Nemeth was far more outspoken and flashy than Cousins during his WWE run, but this focuses more on career arc. Ziggler was never seen as a WrestleMania main venter, but he was an incredibly steady hand in the mid-card that could win the United States or Intercontinental Championship on any given night.

Bo Nix: Charlie Haas

Haas was one half of the world’s greatest tag team with Shelton Benjamin, who formed an alliance with Kurt Angle. Of the three, he’s the one who is least remembered. If the Broncos are Team Angle, the defense is Kurt Angle, Courtland Sutton and Jaylen Waddle are Benjamin, and Nix is Haas.

Aaron Rodgers: CM Punk

Cranky guy in his 40’s who has had multiple teased returns over the years? Now, Punk is straightedge and Rodgers notably does whatever hallucinogen lets him talk to banana trees, but go back and watch Punk’s press conference after All Out in 2022. “I’m hurt, I’m old, I’m f—king tired, and I work with f—king children.” He and Rodgers are two pissed off peas in a pod – which may be why I enjoy both of them so much.

Lamar Jackson: Rob Van Dam

It’s fitting that RVD’s theme music starts out with a voice shouting, “One of a kind.” His combination of high-flying moves and martial arts is still a combination that has been unmatched and is impossible to replicate. We haven’t seen another RVD, and we likely won’t see another Lamar Jackson in terms of his ability to run the ball while also tossing 40 touchdowns in a season.

Joe Burrow: Cody Rhodes

Fashionable faces of the franchise. Neither afraid to speak their minds and be honest when they clearly don’t think things are working (go watch any podcast Rhodes has done in the last week where he clearly hates the McAfee stuff). Both were also big underdogs. Burrow left Ohio State and bet on himself at LSU, which is what Rhodes did when he left WWE in 2016 and went on an incredible run on the Indies, which lead to him being one of the founding fathers of AEW. Now, both are at the very top of their respective professions.

Shedeur Sanders: Curtis Axel

His dad was Mr. Perfect, and he… well, he wasn’t good. Need I say more? I’m sure there will be plenty of “against all odds” compilations this year, though.

Josh Allen: Mick Foley

Much like Mrs. Foley’s baby boy, Josh Allen takes a lickin’ and keeps on tickin’. Both guys are incredibly easy to root for and will die trying to win. It took Foley a long time to win his first world championship, and the crowd was in a state of pure euphoria when he defeated The Rock in January, 1999. When Allen finally does win a Super Bowl for the city of Buffalo, it will be instantly emotional and a massive weight off the back of one of the game’s top stars, as well as the city he represents.

Drake Maye: Randy Orton

Think Evolution era Randy Orton, who was the youngest wrestler to ever win the World Heavyweight Championship at age 24. It was evident right away that Orton was talented and going to be great for a long time, which is how he has carved out a 24-year career that sees him challenging to win his 15th world title this weekend. Maye is only entering his third season, and was an MVP finalist and took his team to the Super Bowl in just his second season – the best is yet to come. It is also perfect that Orton lost in the main event of Night One like Maye lost in the Super Bowl.

Geno Smith: Bobby Lashley

Lashley was once thought to be the next big thing in WWE. He won the WWECW Championship early on in his first run with the company, but never turned into that main event star. An MMA run accompanied by a terrific run in TNA, though, brought him back to WWE where he won multiple world championships. Smith resurrected his career in Seattle, but now is hoping to do so again with the Jets. If he has anything close to a run like Lashley is back to having with The Hurt Syndicate, that would be a big win for him and New York. *Obligatory “WE HURT PEOPLE” chant here.

Malik Willis: Kofi Kingston (Pre-New Day)

Kofi Kingston was a good mid-card wrestler in the early portion of his career. He won the Intercontinental Championship, Tag Team Championships, and United States Championship to solidify himself as a mainstay on Raw and Smackdown, but was never a world championship threat. Right now, that’s where Malik Willis is hovering, and the Dolphins haven’t exactly set him up for success after trading Jaylen Waddle to the Broncos.

Trevor Lawrence: Lex Luger

Luger was WWF’s hopeful next Hulk Hogan, which was a label that was insurmountable, much like the lofty expectations placed on Lawrence before he played an NFL snap. That doesn’t mean he hasn’t been good, though. He led the Jaguars to a playoff win in 2021 after surviving the Urban Meyer debacle. And in 2025 in his first season under Liam Coen, Lawrence put up over 4,000 passing yards and 29 touchdowns, leading the Jaguars to 13 wins and a playoff berth. Should he continue to stack seasons like that, Jacksonville can become one of the marquee teams in the AFC.

Cam Ward: Trick Williams

There is clearly something there with Cam Ward. Some of the throws he made in 2025 despite having the worst offense in football around him was astounding. With Trick Williams, there is star potential. He is good in the ring, has a great look, and an even better entrance that gets the crowd exited to see him. He defeated Sami Zayn for the United States championship to a massive pop. He has a bright future in WWE, as does Ward with the Titans.

C.J. Stroud: Sammy Guevara

Guevara started his AEW career with a bang, appearing in the first match in AEW Dynamite history against Cody Rhodes and was part of the top heel group in the company alongside Chris Jericho. However, despite multiple TNT title wins, fans soured on the high-flyer hard during his heel run alongside real-life wife Tay Melo. He has largely been relegated to Ring of Honor over the last two years. For Stroud, he needs to recapture that magic he found as a rookie if the Texans want to make it past the divisional round, and if he wants to be considered the long-term answer in Houston.

Daniel Jones: Baron Corbin

The real-life Tom Pestock seems like a lovely guy – the WWE character Baron Corbin was a steaming bowl of feces. Yet, WWE constantly shoved him down the throats of fans. That may sound mean to Daniel Jones, but he’s somehow been a starter in the NFL every year since 2019 while posting a record of 32-49-1. He had a good first half of 2025, but that’s not enough to say he’s now all of a sudden a good quarterback. And yet, the Colts still gave him the GDP of the city of Indianapolis.

Matthew Stafford: Jon Moxley

Moxley fka Dean Ambrose left WWE in 2019 after being part of one of the most important groups in wrestling history, The Shield. After suffering through bad creative, he bet on himself and joined AEW as one of its first major signings, and he has never looked back, becoming the ace of All Elite Wrestling in a run that has featured multiple world title reigns, an IWGP world championship reign, and several other notable accolades. Stafford was a good quarterback with the Detroit Lions, but was never going to reach the heights he did had he stayed in Detroit. A Super Bowl ring and MVP later, his time in Los Angeles will be remembered far more than his time with Detroit.

Sam Darnold: Drew McIntyre

Out of time, so say goodbye
What is yours, now is mine
And I dream broken dreams
I make them come true

Why WWE took away that awesome theme song, no one will ever know.

McIntyre was tabbed as a prodigy when he debuted in WWE in the late 2000s. He never made it to the main event scene, and was relegated to a comedy act in 3MB alongside Jinder Mahal and Heath Slater. He left WWE and went on a career resurging independent run that saw him return to WWE much bulkier and looking like the main event star he was once promised to be, which has resulted in multiple world title reigns. Sam Darnold was once written off after failed stints with the New York Jets and Carolina Panthers, and just completed his own resurrection with a Super Bowl win.

Brock Purdy: Diamond Dallas Page

DDP was once a manager in WCW. Yet slowly but surely, he became a star in the ring, which culminated in him becoming one of the stars top performers. He won the WCW championship three times and was a fan-favorite up until WCW folding in 2001. We all know Purdy’s story by this point, going from the final pick of the draft to starting in the Super Bowl.

Jacoby Brissett: 1999 Jeff Jarrett

In 1999, Jeff Jarrett demanded $300,000 from the WWE to lose the Intercontinental Championship before leaving for WCW. Jeff Jarrett largely over-valued himself, much like Jacoby Brissett is right now by wanting more money from the Arizona Cardinals.

Jordan Love: Batista

Batista was grown under the tutelage of Triple H in Evolution before breaking out as a star of his own. Love was drafted while Aaron Rodgers was still at the peak of his powers. However, since taking over as the starter, he has proven to be one of the game’s top quarterbacks, putting Green Bay in the postseason in each of his first three seasons at the helm. He even beat his mentor in 2025 the same way Batista defeated Triple H for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMani 21.

Caleb Williams: Penta

Penta is so exciting to watch. His in-ring speed, and mix of lucha style and technical prowess makes him as unique a wrestler as there is. His flamboyant entrance with a sassy strut has also gotten him even more over with the crowd. Williams has become one of the most clutch performers in front of our eyes, painted nails, matcha, and all. He is as fun on the field as Penta is in the ring.

Jared Goff: Claudio Castagnolli

The former Cesaro in WWE needed a change of scenery, and he has been terrific since joining AEW. With runs as a trios champions, CMLL World Champion, and Ring of Honor world champion, the Swiss Superman has been one of the mainstays of AEW TV.

Kyler Murray: Johnny Gargano

Gargano was one of the biggest stars in the Black and Gold era of NXT, but has yet to find a real spot for himself since being called up to the main roster. Murray was terrific at Oklahoma, but never reached the expectations placed upon him in Arizona. Perhaps a new home in Minnesota can lead to sustained success.

Dak Prescott: Seth Rollins

There are times where Dak Prescott looks like a top five quarterback in football, but injuries have become a concern with him, as they have with Rollins as their respective careers progress. All eyes are always on both, as well, as Rollins has been one of the faces of WWE for over a decade, and Prescott leads America’s team.

Jayden Daniels: Je’Von Evans

Je’Von Evans may not be the biggest wrestler on earth (he’s billed at 195 pounds), but my goodness, he things he does when his number is called are breathtaking. Bouncing around the ring like a human rubber band, he has quickly become one of the sport’s top high-flyers at age 21. The concerns about Jayden Daniels’ frame died down in 2024 when he led the Commanders to the NFC championship Game as a rookie. And while injuries caught up to him in 2025, he has cut down on playing the position like he’s in the newest Jackass movie, and is one of the NFL’s top dual threats.

Jalen Hurts: The Miz

Accomplished, but boring and always leaves you wanting more. Credit to The Mix, he came from the very bottom and has put together a career in WWE that has spanned more than 20 years. But, no one is putting a Miz match in their top 10. Hurts has become very polarizing because while he helped the Eagles win a Super Bowl, his struggles in 2025 have many wondering and debating where his place is in the quarterback hierarchy.

Jaxson Dart: Nick Wayne

Wayne has been heralded as the future of pro wrestling. At just 20 years old, he is the current Ring of Honor World Television Champion and was part of one of AEW’s top stories, coming up under Christian Cage before betraying him in July of 2025. His presence and swagger is similar to that of Dart, who himself came into the NFL under Russell Wilson on the New York Giants depth chart.

Baker Mayfield: LA Knight

Baker Mayfield is one of the best trash talkers in the NFL, and his wrestling counterpart is one of the best on the mic in all of wrestling.

Bryce Young: Cedric Alexander

Many believed that Cedric Alexander could have broken out into a nice mid-card star in WWE. Unfortunately, that never happened on a consistent basis. Some say it’s a size issue, which is the biggest limiting factor for Young.

Tyler Shough: Ricky Saints

Saints is a bit older than most in NXT, much like Shough was older for a college player. However, the talent is very evident and the future is bright for both Shough and Saints.

Tua Tagovailoa: Jey Uso

Yeah, Jey Uso is a big no from me. He’s bad in the ring, awful on the mic, and whomever green lit “Yeet” should be charged with crimes against humanity. Tagovailoa isn’t good either, but Dolphins fans still spent years trying to convince themselves he was.

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Deadspin | Kenyan pair repeat at Boston Marathon; John Korir breaks course record <div id=""><section id="0" class=" w-full"><div class="xl:container mx-0 !px-4 py-0 pb-4 !mx-0 !px-0"><img src="https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/S9e89ffa7-fcb1-4acf-bb3f-c2dc45c87634.jpg" srcset="https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/S9e89ffa7-fcb1-4acf-bb3f-c2dc45c87634.jpg" alt="John Korir wins 2026 Boston Marathon" class="w-full" fetchpriority="high" loading="eager"/><span class="text-0.8 leading-tight">Boston Marathon – Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. – April 20, 2026 Kenya’s John Korir crosses the finish line to win the men’s elite race REUTERS/Cj Gunther<!-- --> <!-- --> </span></div></section><section id="section-1"> <p>John Korir of Kenya won his second straight Boston Marathon on Monday morning, setting a course record in the 130th edition of the race with a time of 2:01:52.</p> </section><section id="section-2"> <p>Korir, 29, took the lead just before the 20-mile mark, gradually building his advantage and finishing 55 seconds ahead of Alphonce Simbo of Tanzania. Benson Kipruto of Kenya, the 2021 winner, finished third.</p> </section><section id="section-3"> <p>Korir, whose brother Wesley also won the Boston Marathon in 2012, broke Geoffrey Mutai’s 2011 course record by 70 seconds. He is just the second man since 2008 to win back-to-back Boston Marathons, joining countryman Evans Chebet (2022-23).</p> </section><br/><section id="section-4"> <p>Kenya’s Sharon Lokedi, 32, also repeated as Boston Marathon champion on the women’s side, finishing in a time of 2:18:51, 89 seconds slower than the course record she set in 2025. Kenya’s Loice Chemnung finished second, 44 seconds back.</p> </section> <section id="section-5"> <p>Zouhair Talbi, a Moroccan-born runner now representing the U.S., was the top American finisher in the men’s race. He was fifth overall with a time of 2:03:45, breaking his previous personal record by two minutes on the nose.</p> </section><section id="section-6"> <p>Jess McClain, the top American woman, also came in fifth with a time of 2:20:49, a new personal best by nearly two minutes.</p> </section><section id="section-7"> <p>–Field Level Media</p> </section></div> #Deadspin #Kenyan #pair #repeat #Boston #Marathon #John #Korir #breaks #record

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Deadspin | Report: Bulls narrowing search for top executive role <div id=""><section id="0" class=" w-full"><div class="xl:container mx-0 !px-4 py-0 pb-4 !mx-0 !px-0"><img src="https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/22121662.jpg" srcset="https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/22121662.jpg" alt="NBA: Chicago Bulls at Miami Heat" class="w-full" fetchpriority="high" loading="eager"/><span class="text-0.8 leading-tight">Dec 16, 2023; Miami, Florida, USA; A detailed view of the Chicago Bulls logo on the shorts of Chicago Bulls guard Ayo Dosunmu (12) during the first half against the Miami Heat at Kaseya Center. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-Imagn Images<!-- --> <!-- --> </span></div></section><section id="section-1"> <p>The Chicago Bulls received permission to interview five candidates to be their new head of basketball operations, ESPN reported Monday.</p> </section><section id="section-2"> <p>The Bulls plan to start meetings this week with Minnesota Timberwolves general manager Matt Lloyd, Detroit Pistons senior vice president Dennis Lindsey, Atlanta Hawks senior VP Bryson Graham, Cleveland Cavaliers GM Mike Gansey and San Antonio Spurs assistant GM Dave Telep, per the report.</p> </section><section id="section-3"> <p>Chicago is also expected to interview agent Austin Brown, co-head of CAA’s basketball division, sources told ESPN.</p> </section><br/><section id="section-4"> <p>On April 6, the Bulls parted ways with executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas and general manager Marc Eversley after six seasons and just one playoff appearance. </p> </section> <section id="section-5"> <p>Coming off a 31-51 campaign, the Bulls reportedly want to hire their new decision-maker prior to the May 10-17 NBA Draft Combine in Chicago.</p> </section><section id="section-6"> <p>No matter who gets the job, head coach Billy Donovan’s job appears to be safe thanks to his public backing by Bulls chief executive and president Michael Reinsdorf.</p> </section><section id="section-7"> <p>“If I interview someone and they’re not sold on Billy, they’re not sold on a Hall of Fame coach; they’re not sold on a person who’s won championships in college, who’s gone deep in the playoffs with Oklahoma City,” Reinsdorf said earlier this month. “… If Billy wants to be our coach and someone’s not interested in that, then they’re probably not the right candidate for us.”</p> </section><br/><section id="section-8"> <p>–Field Level Media</p> </section> </div> #Deadspin #Report #Bulls #narrowing #search #top #executive #role

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Sunrisers Hyderabad will face Delhi Capitals at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on April 21.

SRH holds a marginal edge in the head-to-head record between the two sides. In 26 meetings so far, SRH has won 13 matches, while DC has 12 victories, with one game ending in no result.

The teams met twice last season. DC won the first encounter, while the second was washed out.

Shikhar Dhawan remains the leading run-scorer in fixtures between these sides, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the highest wicket-taker.

Ahead of the Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals IPL 2026 match, here are some important statistics to know:

Head to Head stats

Matches played- 26

SRH- 13

DC- 12

NR- 1

MOST RUNS IN SRH VS DC MATCHES

Player Innings Runs SR Average HS
Shikhar Dhawan 19 575 128.06 31.94 92*
David Warner 21 570 126.38 31.66 92*
Rishabh Pant 16 536 146.44 44.66 128*
Kane Williamson 13 493 127.72 54.77 89
Shreyas Iyer 13 378 113.85 34.36 60

MOST WICKETS IN SRH VS DC MATCHES

Player Innings Wickets ER Average BBI
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 19 18 7.69 32.05 2/11
Rashid Khan 12 15 5.70 18.26 3/7
Kagiso Rabada 8 14 9.19 19.92 4/22
Amit Mishra 16 13 6.89 29.15 2/19
Axar Patel 13 10 7.34 32.30 2/21

Published on Apr 21, 2026

#SRH #IPL #Headtohead #runs #wickets #ahead #Sunrisers #Hyderabad #Delhi #Capitals">SRH vs DC, IPL 2026: Head-to-head, most runs, wickets ahead of Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals Sunrisers Hyderabad will face Delhi Capitals at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on April 21.SRH holds a marginal edge in the head-to-head record between the two sides. In 26 meetings so far, SRH has won 13 matches, while DC has 12 victories, with one game ending in no result.The teams met twice last season. DC won the first encounter, while the second was washed out.Shikhar Dhawan remains the leading run-scorer in fixtures between these sides, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the highest wicket-taker.Ahead of the Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals IPL 2026 match, here are some important statistics to know: Head to Head stats Matches played- 26 SRH- 13 DC- 12 NR- 1 MOST RUNS IN SRH VS DC MATCHES Player Innings Runs SR Average HS Shikhar Dhawan 19 575 128.06 31.94 92* David Warner 21 570 126.38 31.66 92* Rishabh Pant 16 536 146.44 44.66 128* Kane Williamson 13 493 127.72 54.77 89 Shreyas Iyer 13 378 113.85 34.36 60MOST WICKETS IN SRH VS DC MATCHES Player Innings Wickets ER Average BBI Bhuvneshwar Kumar 19 18 7.69 32.05 2/11 Rashid Khan 12 15 5.70 18.26 3/7 Kagiso Rabada 8 14 9.19 19.92 4/22 Amit Mishra 16 13 6.89 29.15 2/19 Axar Patel 13 10 7.34 32.30 2/21Published on Apr 21, 2026 #SRH #IPL #Headtohead #runs #wickets #ahead #Sunrisers #Hyderabad #Delhi #Capitals

Deadspin | Oilers squander 2-goal lead, then come back to edge Ducks Apr 20, 2026; Edmonton, Alberta, CAN; Edmonton Oilers center Jason Dickinson (16) shoots the puck to Anaheim Ducks goalie Lukas Dostal (1) in game one of the first round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs during the first period at Rogers Place. Mandatory Credit: Walter Tychnowicz-Imagn Images Kasperi Kapanen netted his second goal of the game with 1:54 left in the third period and the Edmonton Oilers recovered for a 4-3 win against the visiting Anaheim Ducks in Game 1 of a Western Conference first-round series on Monday. Kapanen scored with a one-timer from the slot off a feed from behind the Anaheim net by Vasily Podkolzin. Jason Dickinson also scored two goals and Connor Ingram made 24 saves for the Oilers, who gave up three goals in the second period to surrender a 2-0 lead. Podkolzin, Jake Walman and Leon Draisaitl had two assists apiece. Draisaitl, who had 97 points in 65 games this season, had missed the final 14 games of the regular season with a lower-body injury. Troy Terry had two goals and an assist, Leo Carlsson added a goal and an assist and Lukas Dostal made 30 saves for the Ducks in their first playoff game in eight years. Game 2 of the best-of-seven series is Wednesday in Edmonton. Walman made a blue line-to-blue line stretch pass to Dickinson as he slipped behind rookie defenseman Tyson Hinds, and Dickinson got Dostal to bite on a fake before shooting the puck into the open side of the net for a 1-0 lead at 17:21 of the first. The Oilers doubled the lead to 2-0 after Ducks forward Chris Kreider turned the puck over coming through the neutral zone. Leon Draisaitl centered the puck to Kapanen, whose initial shot from the high slot was saved by Dostal, but Kapanen knocked down the rebound and shot it in from the side of the crease at 18:21 of the first. Edmonton outshot Anaheim 5-0 through the first 6 1/2 minutes before finishing with a 14-4 edge in the first period. The Ducks scored 19 seconds into the second period when a rebound came out diagonally to Terry and he fired it back into the net from the right circle. The Ducks were unable to capitalize on the first power play of the game, but they scored 19 seconds after it expired. Another rebound came out diagonally, this time to Carlsson, who put it into the net to tie it 2-2 at 4:38 of the middle period. Anaheim was on its second power play when Terry scored with a wrist shot from above the left circle with help from a screen by Kreider to grab a 3-2 lead at 14:29 of the second period. Ducks defenseman Radko Gudas lost his footing while defending a rush, allowing Dickinson to score on a rebound and tie it 3-3 at 11:30 of the third. –Field Level Media #Deadspin #Oilers #squander #2goal #lead #edge #DucksApr 20, 2026; Edmonton, Alberta, CAN; Edmonton Oilers center Jason Dickinson (16) shoots the puck to Anaheim Ducks goalie Lukas Dostal (1) in game one of the first round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs during the first period at Rogers Place. Mandatory Credit: Walter Tychnowicz-Imagn Images

Kasperi Kapanen netted his second goal of the game with 1:54 left in the third period and the Edmonton Oilers recovered for a 4-3 win against the visiting Anaheim Ducks in Game 1 of a Western Conference first-round series on Monday.

Kapanen scored with a one-timer from the slot off a feed from behind the Anaheim net by Vasily Podkolzin.

Jason Dickinson also scored two goals and Connor Ingram made 24 saves for the Oilers, who gave up three goals in the second period to surrender a 2-0 lead. Podkolzin, Jake Walman and Leon Draisaitl had two assists apiece.

Draisaitl, who had 97 points in 65 games this season, had missed the final 14 games of the regular season with a lower-body injury.

Troy Terry had two goals and an assist, Leo Carlsson added a goal and an assist and Lukas Dostal made 30 saves for the Ducks in their first playoff game in eight years.

Game 2 of the best-of-seven series is Wednesday in Edmonton.


Walman made a blue line-to-blue line stretch pass to Dickinson as he slipped behind rookie defenseman Tyson Hinds, and Dickinson got Dostal to bite on a fake before shooting the puck into the open side of the net for a 1-0 lead at 17:21 of the first.

The Oilers doubled the lead to 2-0 after Ducks forward Chris Kreider turned the puck over coming through the neutral zone. Leon Draisaitl centered the puck to Kapanen, whose initial shot from the high slot was saved by Dostal, but Kapanen knocked down the rebound and shot it in from the side of the crease at 18:21 of the first.

Edmonton outshot Anaheim 5-0 through the first 6 1/2 minutes before finishing with a 14-4 edge in the first period.

The Ducks scored 19 seconds into the second period when a rebound came out diagonally to Terry and he fired it back into the net from the right circle.

The Ducks were unable to capitalize on the first power play of the game, but they scored 19 seconds after it expired. Another rebound came out diagonally, this time to Carlsson, who put it into the net to tie it 2-2 at 4:38 of the middle period.

Anaheim was on its second power play when Terry scored with a wrist shot from above the left circle with help from a screen by Kreider to grab a 3-2 lead at 14:29 of the second period.

Ducks defenseman Radko Gudas lost his footing while defending a rush, allowing Dickinson to score on a rebound and tie it 3-3 at 11:30 of the third.


–Field Level Media

#Deadspin #Oilers #squander #2goal #lead #edge #Ducks">Deadspin | Oilers squander 2-goal lead, then come back to edge Ducks Apr 20, 2026; Edmonton, Alberta, CAN; Edmonton Oilers center Jason Dickinson (16) shoots the puck to Anaheim Ducks goalie Lukas Dostal (1) in game one of the first round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs during the first period at Rogers Place. Mandatory Credit: Walter Tychnowicz-Imagn Images Kasperi Kapanen netted his second goal of the game with 1:54 left in the third period and the Edmonton Oilers recovered for a 4-3 win against the visiting Anaheim Ducks in Game 1 of a Western Conference first-round series on Monday. Kapanen scored with a one-timer from the slot off a feed from behind the Anaheim net by Vasily Podkolzin. Jason Dickinson also scored two goals and Connor Ingram made 24 saves for the Oilers, who gave up three goals in the second period to surrender a 2-0 lead. Podkolzin, Jake Walman and Leon Draisaitl had two assists apiece. Draisaitl, who had 97 points in 65 games this season, had missed the final 14 games of the regular season with a lower-body injury. Troy Terry had two goals and an assist, Leo Carlsson added a goal and an assist and Lukas Dostal made 30 saves for the Ducks in their first playoff game in eight years. Game 2 of the best-of-seven series is Wednesday in Edmonton. Walman made a blue line-to-blue line stretch pass to Dickinson as he slipped behind rookie defenseman Tyson Hinds, and Dickinson got Dostal to bite on a fake before shooting the puck into the open side of the net for a 1-0 lead at 17:21 of the first. The Oilers doubled the lead to 2-0 after Ducks forward Chris Kreider turned the puck over coming through the neutral zone. Leon Draisaitl centered the puck to Kapanen, whose initial shot from the high slot was saved by Dostal, but Kapanen knocked down the rebound and shot it in from the side of the crease at 18:21 of the first. Edmonton outshot Anaheim 5-0 through the first 6 1/2 minutes before finishing with a 14-4 edge in the first period. The Ducks scored 19 seconds into the second period when a rebound came out diagonally to Terry and he fired it back into the net from the right circle. The Ducks were unable to capitalize on the first power play of the game, but they scored 19 seconds after it expired. Another rebound came out diagonally, this time to Carlsson, who put it into the net to tie it 2-2 at 4:38 of the middle period. Anaheim was on its second power play when Terry scored with a wrist shot from above the left circle with help from a screen by Kreider to grab a 3-2 lead at 14:29 of the second period. Ducks defenseman Radko Gudas lost his footing while defending a rush, allowing Dickinson to score on a rebound and tie it 3-3 at 11:30 of the third. –Field Level Media #Deadspin #Oilers #squander #2goal #lead #edge #Ducks

Usain Bolt said Australian sprint sensation Gout Gout must surround himself ​with a strong support team in order ‌to stay focused on his career ​and avoid the distractions that ⁠will come with track and field success.

Gout has earned comparisons with the Jamaican sprinting great, and the 18-year-old is already being talked about in Australia ‌as a potential gold medallist when ‌Brisbane ⁠hosts the Olympics in 2032.

He clocked ⁠19.67 seconds to win the 200 metres title at the Australian Athletics Championships this month and ​followed it up ‌with a victory in the under-20 100m event where he finished in 10.21 seconds.

Bolt holds the world record in ‌the 200m (19.19) and the 100m (9.58).

“At that ​young age, because I was there, you start getting put ⁠left and right and then you forget track and field,” eight-time Olympic gold medallist ‌Bolt told CNN.

ALSO READ | India moved to Category A over doping concerns; stricter anti-doping norms to follow

“Hopefully he has the right set of people to guide him and keep him focused on track and field because the rest of the stuff will always be there.

“But ‌if you mess up on track and field, ​then it all goes away.”

Gout, the son of South Sudanese immigrants, ⁠is set to make his Diamond League ⁠debut in the 200m in Oslo on June 10, lining up in ‌a strong field led by reigning Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo of Botswana.

Published on Apr 21, 2026

#Bolt #hopes #Australian #sprint #sensation #Gout #strong #support #system">Bolt hopes Australian sprint sensation Gout has strong support system Usain Bolt said Australian sprint sensation Gout Gout must surround himself ​with a strong support team in order ‌to stay focused on his career ​and avoid the distractions that ⁠will come with track and field success.Gout has earned comparisons with the Jamaican sprinting great, and the 18-year-old is already being talked about in Australia ‌as a potential gold medallist when ‌Brisbane ⁠hosts the Olympics in 2032.He clocked ⁠19.67 seconds to win the 200 metres title at the Australian Athletics Championships this month and ​followed it up ‌with a victory in the under-20 100m event where he finished in 10.21 seconds.Bolt holds the world record in ‌the 200m (19.19) and the 100m (9.58).“At that ​young age, because I was there, you start getting put ⁠left and right and then you forget track and field,” eight-time Olympic gold medallist ‌Bolt told CNN.ALSO READ | India moved to Category A over doping concerns; stricter anti-doping norms to follow“Hopefully he has the right set of people to guide him and keep him focused on track and field because the rest of the stuff will always be there.“But ‌if you mess up on track and field, ​then it all goes away.”Gout, the son of South Sudanese immigrants, ⁠is set to make his Diamond League ⁠debut in the 200m in Oslo on June 10, lining up in ‌a strong field led by reigning Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo of Botswana.Published on Apr 21, 2026 #Bolt #hopes #Australian #sprint #sensation #Gout #strong #support #system

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“Hopefully he has the right set of people to guide him and keep him focused on track and field because the rest of the stuff will always be there.

“But ‌if you mess up on track and field, ​then it all goes away.”

Gout, the son of South Sudanese immigrants, ⁠is set to make his Diamond League ⁠debut in the 200m in Oslo on June 10, lining up in ‌a strong field led by reigning Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo of Botswana.

Published on Apr 21, 2026

#Bolt #hopes #Australian #sprint #sensation #Gout #strong #support #system">Bolt hopes Australian sprint sensation Gout has strong support system

Usain Bolt said Australian sprint sensation Gout Gout must surround himself ​with a strong support team in order ‌to stay focused on his career ​and avoid the distractions that ⁠will come with track and field success.

Gout has earned comparisons with the Jamaican sprinting great, and the 18-year-old is already being talked about in Australia ‌as a potential gold medallist when ‌Brisbane ⁠hosts the Olympics in 2032.

He clocked ⁠19.67 seconds to win the 200 metres title at the Australian Athletics Championships this month and ​followed it up ‌with a victory in the under-20 100m event where he finished in 10.21 seconds.

Bolt holds the world record in ‌the 200m (19.19) and the 100m (9.58).

“At that ​young age, because I was there, you start getting put ⁠left and right and then you forget track and field,” eight-time Olympic gold medallist ‌Bolt told CNN.

ALSO READ | India moved to Category A over doping concerns; stricter anti-doping norms to follow

“Hopefully he has the right set of people to guide him and keep him focused on track and field because the rest of the stuff will always be there.

“But ‌if you mess up on track and field, ​then it all goes away.”

Gout, the son of South Sudanese immigrants, ⁠is set to make his Diamond League ⁠debut in the 200m in Oslo on June 10, lining up in ‌a strong field led by reigning Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo of Botswana.

Published on Apr 21, 2026

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