Which NFL Players Would Make Good Pro Wrestlers?
They’ve taken bad hits on the field, but could they take it that hard in the ring?
They’ve taken bad hits on the field, but could they take it that hard in the ring?
Back in the day, football players Bronko Nagurski and Ernie “Big Cat” Ladd would supplement their gridiron incomes by moonlighting in the wrestling ring during the off-season. After all both sports (or “sports”) prize size, strength and agility, all the better if you’re blessed with attitude. But which pro players would fair best in the ring?
Clay Matthews, 6’3″, 255 lbs
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With his flowing locks, and rippling physique, no player looks the part more than the Packer’s Triple-H doppelganger.
King Dunlap, 6’9″, 330 lbs
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The NFL’s tallest player even has a wrestling-ready name.
Ndamukong Suh, 6’4″, 307 lbs
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The meanest guy in the game is a perfect wrestling heel.
Rob Gronkowski, 6’6″, 265 lbs
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Few players in the game would be able to get the crowd worked up like the Patriot’s party hearty tight end.
Kyle Vanden Bosch, 6’4″, 280 lbs
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The eyes!
The Giants Defensive Ends:
Jason Pierre Paul, 6’5″, 280 lbs
Justin Tuck, 6’5″, 270 lbs
Osi Umenyiora, 6’3″, 255 lbs
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From the NOW to the Hart Foundation to the Nation of Domination, wrestling has long loved its teams, and Big Blue’s trio of All-Pro defensive linemen is as good as any.
Troy Polamalu, 5’10, 207 lbs
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The Steelers’ all-world safety is basically just Jimmy Superfly Snuka reborn as a football player.
Bryant McKinnie, 6’8, 360 lbs
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The biggest dude in the game is also no stranger to controversy. Perfect for the ring.
Domata Peko, 6’3″, 320 lbs and Paul Soliai, 6’4″, 355 lbs
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These two wooly Polynesian beasts would make a scary (and scary-looking) tag team.
Brett Keisel, 6’5″, 285 lbs
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With a beard that hearkens back to the likes of Hacksaw Jim Duggan and the Moondogs, Keisel would be a natural.
Antonio Garay, 6’4″, 320 lbs
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Speaking of beards…
Tim Tebow, 6’3″, 245 lbs
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