Moose (wrestler)

Moose
Moose in July 2019
Born
Quinn O. Ojinnaka[1]

(1984-04-23) April 23, 1984 (age 40)
Alma materSyracuse University
Ring name(s)Moose[3][1]
Moose Ojinnaka[1][2]
Billed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)[3][1]
Billed weight300 lb (140 kg)[3][1]
Billed fromAtlanta, Georgia[1]
Orlando, Florida[3]
Washington, D.C.
Trained byCurtis Hughes[4]
ROH Wrestling Academy[2]
Scott D'Amore
Debut2012[2]

American football career
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Ojinnaka (center) with Jason Snelling and Ovie Mughelli in 2009
No. 76, 69
Position:Offensive tackle / guard
Personal information
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:295 lb (134 kg)
Career information
High school:DeMatha Catholic
(Hyattsville, Maryland)
College:Syracuse
NFL draft:2006 / round: 5 / pick: 139
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games played:62
Games started:20
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Quinn O. Ojinnaka // (born April 23, 1984), better known by his ring name Moose, is an American professional wrestler and former professional football player.[5] He is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he performs under the ring name Moose, where he is the leader of The System and is the current TNA X Division Champion in his first reign and is a former two time TNA World Champion.

He has also worked for Ring of Honor (ROH), New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), Pro Wrestling Noah, Evolve Wrestling, and Revolution Pro Wrestling (RPW). In 2016, Moose signed with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) which would later be known as Impact Wrestling. Moose would go on to become a two-time Impact Grand Champion, one-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion (2020–2021), and two-time TNA World Champion, becoming the fourth African-American world champion in the history of Impact (after Ron Killings, Bobby Lashley, and Rich Swann).

As an offensive lineman, he played college football at Syracuse and was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL draft. He went on to play for the New England Patriots, St. Louis Rams, and Indianapolis Colts.

  1. ^ a b c d e f "ROH profile". Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d "Cagematch profile".
  3. ^ a b c d "Moose - Impact Wrestling". Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  4. ^ Meltzer, Dave (April 14, 2016). "Daily Update: Cauliflower Alley Club 2016; exit the Dragon". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  5. ^ "Now a wrestler, Quinn Ojinnaka says NFL was just a job". June 26, 2014.