Could we see Tom Brady in a WWE ring soon?

Summary

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Podcast Summary: Could we see Tom Brady in a WWE ring soon?

Podcast: Payne & Pendergast (Audacy)
Date: July 21, 2026

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Main Theme

This episode dives into the wild rumor mill swirling around Tom Brady and his budding involvement with WWE. Hosts Sean Pendergast and Seth Payne analyze how Brady's recent antics with Logan Paul, Fanatics owner Michael Rubin, and WWE personalities are fueling speculation about a possible wrestling debut. With sharp opinions, insider insight, and playful banter, the hosts tackle whether Brady in the ring makes sense, how it’s being received, and what it reveals about modern sports stardom.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Brady’s Connection with WWE & Fanatics

• Seth opens by noting that Tom Brady is frequently popping up at WWE-adjacent events and getting into public spats with Logan Paul, all under the orchestrating eye of Michael Rubin (owner of Fanatics).
  • “He’s already doing something with WWE. He’s getting into little kerfuffles with Logan Paul.” (01:08, Seth)
• Rubin is painted as the PR mastermind: “Michael Rubin…he’s the reason that at this Fanatics fest, you get all these different sound bites and everything from various athletes. And C.J. Stroud was right wrapped up in that world…” (01:11, Seth)
• Backstory: Brady, Rubin, and Paul have ongoing appearances together, ramping up speculation about a staged wrestling match.

2. The Origins of the Brady-Logan Paul Beef

• Recap of events:
  • Tension started months ago when Brady appeared on Logan Paul's “Impaulsive” podcast, bantering about their athleticism and throwing indirect shade at wrestling:
  • Brady: "You know, I love WWE. It's very cute.” (02:41, Tom Brady)
  • Sean identifies this moment as key: “But honestly, right there, that was the money cut right there. What you do, Logan, is cute.” (02:43, Sean)
• The hosts discuss the absurdity and appeal of the beef, with Seth pointing out that, in a pure athletic contest, Logan Paul would have the edge over Brady.

3. Brady’s (Possible) Step into the WWE Ring

• At Fanatics Fest, Brady leans into the narrative, telling Cody Rhodes, “I think I could get in there for at least one match. Right?” (03:44, Tom Brady)
• Hosts break down his WWE-esque entrance at Fanatics Fest: Brady chose an Undertaker-style reveal, popping up from a coffin on stage.
• “They're doing a decent job of planting the seeds for this. If that’s what they're going to do is do a match ultimately at WrestleMania or something like that. I have no idea.” (04:33, Sean)

4. Media and Fan Backlash—Is It “Beneath” Brady?

• The segment takes on a sharper edge as they discuss sportswriter Mike Florio’s strident criticism of the possibility:
  • Florio (via Sean): “Brady’s better than this. It’s beneath him to be ding around with some goofy WWE storyline so you can have a one day live action fantasy camp at Wrestle Palooza…You lose some credibility.” (05:12, paraphrased/quoted)
• Seth and Sean lampoon the “credibility” argument, comparing it—somewhat tongue-in-cheek—to Brady starring in low-budget adult films for a quick paycheck.
  • “He signed a three-picture deal with Cinemax.” (05:07, Seth, jokingly)

5. Is Wrestling Still “Lowbrow”?

• Sean identifies a core division: “I think this is going to be split right down the middle. People that get wrestling and people who don’t get pro wrestling.” (06:46, Sean)
• Sean declares his lifelong wrestling fandom and calls out critics who don’t grasp the fun: “Normally when there’s two sides of something like this, I can see the other side of it. This is just, to me, like, like they just can’t comprehend Brady doing it. He’s doing it because it’s fun.” (07:00, Sean)

6. Brady Embracing the “Heel” Role?

• Seth suggests Brady is playing into his long-standing public “bad guy” persona:
  • “It’s such an easy choice. I’m a bad guy. I’ve always been a bad guy. I feel like when our teams did really well, I would always go into these stadiums and I would feel that…” (07:12, Tom Brady, as quoted by Seth)
• Is this Brady’s way of self-parody, or a genuine new phase? The hosts tease deeper analysis to come in their secondary show.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Tom Brady throws shade at wrestling:
  “You know, I love WWE. It's very cute.”
  — Tom Brady (02:41)
• Sean on Brady’s wrestling jab:
  “But honestly, right there, that was the money cut right there. What you do, Logan, is cute.”
  — Sean Pendergast (02:43)
• Mike Florio skepticism (via Sean):
  “Brady’s better than this. It’s beneath him to be ding around with some goofy WWE storyline…”
  — paraphrased by Sean (05:12)
• Seth jokes about “crossing the line” for money:
  “He signed a three-picture deal with Cinemax.”
  — Seth Payne (05:07)
• Sean on wrestling haters:
  “I think this is going to be split right down the middle. People that get wrestling and people who don’t get pro wrestling.”
  — Sean Pendergast (06:46)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• 01:06 — Show kicks off with Brady-to-WWE rumors
• 01:59 — Explaining the Brady-Logan Paul beef
• 03:44 — Brady states openness to a WWE match
• 04:07–04:29 — Brady’s “Undertaker” entrance and WWE antics
• 05:07–05:12 — Mike Florio shade and hosts’ mockery of “credibility”
• 06:45–07:12 — Wrestling fandom versus skepticism; Brady as “heel”

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Tone and Style

• Relatable, opinionated, and irreverent—full of Houston sports flavor and inside jokes.
• Hosts alternate between genuine analysis and comic exaggeration.
• The banter underscores the absurdity and spectacle of modern athlete branding.

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Takeaway

This episode captures the zeitgeist of sports and entertainment merging—with Tom Brady as an unlikely crossover star. The strength of the show lies in Sean and Seth’s ability to see both the business and the showmanship in modern sports, breaking down why the story resonates (or infuriates) fans and observers. Whether you see it as fun, crass, or calculated, there’s no denying that a WWE stint would mark another surreal chapter in Brady’s legendary story.

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Transcript

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Sports Radio 610 presents live from the West Point Lincoln and West Point Lincoln of Sugarland Studios. Here's Pain and Pendergast. All right, we got a pedicast coming up at the top of the hour. This is almost like the pregame for the peddy cast because people are feeling awfully petty about Tom Brady. It looks like he's going to do something with wwe.

[B]

I mean, he's already doing something with wwe.

[C]

He's getting into little kerfuffles with Logan Paul. He's right.

[B]

And his business, this whole. This whole Michael Rubin who owns Fanatics, he's behind all of this. And it's annoying because that's a good. You know why I'm annoyed. So Michael Rubin, who owns Fanatics, is also like, he's the reason that at this Fanatics fest, you get all these different sound bites and everything from various athletes. And C.J. stroud was right wrapped up in that world with Michael Rubin. And that's when we saw a lot of the podcasts where maybe CJ said a little too much. That was all Michael Rubin driven stuff.

[C]

We came in and pulled him out of that cult.

[B]

So Brady's. Brady's company is doing something with Rubin's company, and it's all tied in with WWE and everything. So all these. These shenanigans. For those of you who don't know, we talk what we're talking about. Tom Brady's been with beefing with Logan Paul and doing all kinds of stuff where it looks like there's going to be some kind of a fight.

[C]

So it started a few months ago. I think it started at the Super Bow.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

When he was a guest on Impulsive, which is Logan Paul's podcast. And he said this about professional wrestling.

[D]

I'm told that I'm being flown out to Saudi Arabia to compete in a. A Fanatics flag Football game with you. Yeah, you know what? I'm kind of. I'm actually a little worried for you because I know for me, well, you're a good athlete, but you're like, no, no, no, I don't.

[A]

You're.

[D]

These guys are on another level. I am the highest level. I am the level. No, you're not the level. I am the. You're a good athlete. But honestly, when I'm thinking of Saquon Barkley and I'm thinking of like, Bro can say and Justin Jefferson, flip off the top rope. Have you not 180 moonsault jump over someone's head. Cute. It's a great. You know, I love wwe. It's very cute.

[C]

But honestly, right there, that was the. That was the money cut right there. Yeah. What you do, Logan, is cute. Yeah. A little wrestling and it's also.

[B]

It's kind of like coming from it, it's kind of embarrassing for me as a football guy. Is that like Tom Brady, like, other than the actual quarterbacking hand eye coordination type stuff and everything, like, by all the other athletic metrics, one of the least athletic guys in the NFL.

[C]

Which makes the wrestling thing a little interesting to me.

[B]

Logan Paul is clearly a better overall athlete.

[C]

He's amazing.

[B]

Than. Than Tom Brady.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

If you had to pick. Okay, we're gonna. We're gonna choose 10 different athletes to win a decapiton. Random. Yeah, yeah. That I. Yeah.

[C]

Logan Paul for sure. So at Fanatics Fest, fast forward. And at Fanatics Fest, Brady is. Brady's doing all sorts of WWE ish stuff. He gets on a stage with Logan Paul and they get beefing with each other nose to nose. This is right after he went on Cody Rhodes podcast at Fanatics Fest. Cody Rhodes, WWE Superstar and said this

[D]

Tom Brady, some storyline for me to get in the mix. I feel like I'm retired from football, have opportunity to go out there, still showcase. I'm a little bit of an athlete and you know, my boy Gronk's done it. I've seen obviously Logan Paul do it. I think I could get in there for at least one match. Right.

[C]

Okay. Make it happen. So you got Brady at Fanatics Fest saying, I think I can get in there for one match.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

He's slapping Logan Paul in the face. Brady. I don't know if you saw this, Seth. They do these Fanatics Fest. They have a thing where you can do WWE entrances to the stage. Brady chose to come out like the undertaker in a coffin and pops up out of the coffin. They're at the World cup final. Logan Paul and Tom Brady in suites that just happen to be next to each. And there's Michael Rubin and they're flipping each other off.

[B]

Yeah. So they're. Michael Rubin was one that was holding off Logan Paul. Oh, was he?

[C]

Okay, okay. I didn't notice that. So. So they're. I mean they're doing a decent job of planting the seeds for this. If that's what they're going to do is do a match ultimately at WrestleMania or something like that. I have no idea. But this is a good lead into the Petty cast. Cause you got Albert Breer, Will Compton. Mike Florio is just insufferable about this whole thing. Headline Tom Brady keeps moving towards a WWE stint. Brady Florio is talking about Brady going to wwe. Like Brady is choosing to get into like low level porn or something like that.

[B]

He signed a three picture deal with Cinemax. Yeah, yeah.

[C]

While we. Let me read just one paragraph. While we fully support slapping Logan Paul. So Florio is kind of making the point for why Brady does this. Like Florio obviously has emotional feelings about Logan Paul for some reason. While we fully support slapping Logan Paul. Brady's better than this. It's beneath him to be ding around with some goofy WWE storyline. So you can have a one day live action fantasy camp at Wrestle Palooza or whatever they call one of the various events that are now hyped relentlessly by ESPN throughout the year. You lose some credibility. I don't even. Florio cares about the credibility. And him getting uppity about all this. You know it's called WrestleMania, right? Like Wrestle Palooza was probably some little indie federation. Wrestle Palooza. But anyways, here's the other thing too. Florio, he's probably getting paid for it also.

[B]

Yeah, yeah.

[C]

He's not doing it as fantasy again.

[B]

Going back to, you know, his, his skin deal. Tom Brady in space. Tom Brady roving around the galaxy.

[C]

I'm not doing sample porn.

[B]

Remember Emmanuel in that was the Big One and Cinemax? Yeah, the. That there's lots of things you could do for money. But going back to your analogy of either doing low grade adult films or something, he feels like it's. It's beneath him. Like no matter what the money is. Yeah, I know this is. I honestly, I think this is going to be split right down the middle.

[D]

I do too.

[B]

People that get wrestling and people who

[C]

don't get pro wrestling and on many things like that. Seth. And again, I. For those, I mean for the two of you that don't know that listen to the show. I'm a huge wrestling fan. I have been for, you know, 45 years, since I was, you know, a kid.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

So I, so I'm a wrestling fan. Normally when there's two sides of something like this, I can see the other side of it. This is just, to me, like, like they just can't comprehend Brady doing it. He's doing it because it's fun.

[B]

Okay, so this is the other part where it's playing, it's, it's playing right into what Brady might be doing where Florio is up in arms over him doing this. And it's just, he thinks he'd be a good heel. So this is what Tom Brady said. It's such an easy choice. I'm a bad guy. I've always been a bad guy. I feel like when our teams did really well, I would always go into these stadiums and I would feel that obviously at home it was great. But when you go on the road and you've had some success in the NFL, they don't like you. It's an incredible feeling when you work that entire day to basically try to send the crowd home early. This is when I got to wondering, holy crap, is this, is this actually been him, him distancing himself from the Patriots? Is, is this okay? This is a dog in the fight.

[C]

This is a good. Okay, this is a good lead in because we have a pedicast coming up. I, I already said this is the pre game to the Petty cast. The very first cut we have in the pedicast coming up next. Yeah, is Dave Portnoy on this whole thing? And I, I gotta say there's a couple things about this cut in the pity. And boy, we got some good stuff in the pedicast this week. So let's, let's take one here. Coming up next, the Dave Portnoy reaction to this and more in the Tuesday 8am Lemonade.

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