For the rest of the NFL season, I’ll be doing a pro football round-up and how the pro wrestling world collides with the stars and teams of the National Football League.
Week 5 of the NFL didn’t have any appearances from WWE talent, but there happened to be a big moment for a former NFL player and WWE Hall of Famer. Plus, the Houston Texans just might be studying some NXT tape. Let’s get to it.
Atlanta Falcons’ Bill Goldberg Almost Gets Physical With GUNTHER
Goldberg shocked the wrestling world when he was shown sitting at ringside for WWE Bad Blood this weekend in Atlanta. Goldberg notoriously played for the Atlanta Falcons before he ultimately made the move to the squared circle and certainly used that tackling ability to create the most unrivaled pro wrestling spear of all time.
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GUNTHER almost became a recipient of one on Saturday night when he interrupted Triple H to mock Goldberg for being a “one trick pony” and not a very good parent. Goldberg got in the ring before Sami Zayn attacked GUNTHER as the two have a WWE World Title match on RAW.
The Houston Texans Channel Roxanne Perez
The Texas love for pro wrestling runs deep and that’s been on display in Houston for the past two weeks. Both Thunder Rosa and Izzy Moreno were making waves before the Texans came out victorious last week and the team may have been taking notes, particularly Neville Hewett. When the Texans were punting to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, Hewitt came charging at the punt returner and did his best Roxanne Perez impression by nailing his target with a Pop Roxx.
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Richard Holliday tormented by Steelers fans
Richard Holliday certainly deserved his flowers this weekend as he had to deal with a flight that was chock full of Steelers black and gold. The Steelers are hosting the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday Night Football and Holliday was flying into Pittburgh for International Wrestling Cartel’s Super Indy 2024 event that went down on Saturday. The former MLW Tag Team Champion may have been reaching for his AirPods once more as he film himself trapped on the plane while the excited fans chanted the notorious “Here We Go” song; a tune that echoes across the Steel City during the NFL season.
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15 years since Ben Roethlisberger joined WWE RAW
While Holliday cleared his ears from Steeler chants on Saturday, October 5 marked 15 years to the day when Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers took over WWE Raw as they shared a ring with Chris Jericho, The Big Show, Triple H and Shawn Michaels. Ben and his offensive line squared up against JeriShow before the duo bailed.
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Wrestling Related Games Win-Loss Record
As of this writing, Dallas and Pittsburgh are currently embroiled in a rainy battle on the gridiron but either way, pro wrestling will walk out with a winning record this week as Goldberg’s Falcons got the W against the Buccaneers on Thursday Night Football and the Texans beat the Bills after showing off some Roxanne Perez moves. That’s two wins, zero losses.
After two weeks, wrestling related NFL stories stand at 8-5.
