Published July 20, 2026 08:55 AM
We all need someone in our lives who will tell us when we’re doing something we shouldn’t be doing. Tom Brady apparently doesn’t have that.
Brady’s bizarre move toward pro wrestling took another step forward at the World Cup final on Sunday, when he and Logan Paul traded middle fingers, and Fanatics founder Michael Rubin pushed Paul away.
It comes just a couple of days after Brady slapped Paul during an appearance at Fanatics Fest.
While we fully support the slapping of Logan Paul, Brady is better than this. It’s beneath him to be dicking around with some goofy WWE storyline so that he can have a one-day, live-action fantasy camp at Wrestlepalooza or whatever they call one of the various events that are now hyped relentlessly by ESPN throughout the year.
I loved pro wrestling at one point in my life. My dad used to take me to the matches when they came to the venue in our town. And I’d get pissed when he told me it was fake, even though I sensed that grown men didn’t fight by stomping a foot on the mat every time they landed a punch with no follow-through of any kind.
I watched it on TV when it was known as “studio wrestling,” because they literally taped the matches in a TV studio in Pittsburgh. I followed it closely as it began to grow in popularity in the ‘80s, thanks to the likes of Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, and Andre The Giant.
And, yes, NFL players have been connected to pro wrestling. The second Wrestlemania, split between three cities, featured a collection of current and former pro football players (including William “The Refrigerator” Perry) in a 20-man battle royal. Lawrence Taylor was part of the main event at Wrestlemania, nine years later.
But this one seems different. It feels contrived, gratuitous. Whether it’s about money or ego, someone should tell Brady to knock it off.
If no one else will do it, we will. Tommy, you don’t need to do this. You own a piece of the Raiders. You make $37.5 million per year with Fox. You’ve been immortalized in bronze at Gillette Stadium, even though you’re still very much alive.
You’ve got a bunch of other stuff going on. Pro wrestling shouldn’t be jammed onto your docket, especially when you’ve publicly written about trying to find “balance” in your life.
And while I currently don’t have my finger on the pulse of the things wrestling fans are clamoring for, Tom Brady inserting himself into a concocted storyline with Logan Paul seems to be at or near the bottom of the list. If it’s even on the list at all.
It’s probably too late for Brady to turn back now. The wheels are in motion. And he’ll likely keep escalating this phony-baloney feud with Paul until they’re standing face to face, stomping a foot on the mat while landing a punch with no follow-through of any kind.