Moose (wrestler)
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Moose in July 2019 | |||||||
| Born | Quinn O. Ojinnaka April 23, 1984 Seabrook, Maryland, U.S. | ||||||
| Alma mater | Syracuse University | ||||||
| Ring name(s) | Moose Moose Ojinnaka | ||||||
| Billed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
| Billed weight | 299 lb (136 kg) | ||||||
| Billed from | Atlanta, Georgia Orlando, Florida Washington, D.C. | ||||||
| Trained by | Curtis Hughes ROH Wrestling Academy Scott D'Amore | ||||||
| Debut | 2012 | ||||||
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American football career | |||||||
Ojinnaka (center) with Jason Snelling and Ovie Mughelli in 2009 | |||||||
| No. 76, 69 | |||||||
| Position: | Offensive tackle / guard | ||||||
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| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 295 lb (134 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Maryland) | ||||||
| College: | Syracuse | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2006: 5th round, 139th pick | ||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
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Quinn O. Ojinnaka // ⓘ (born April 23, 1984), better known by his ring name Moose, is an American professional wrestler and former professional football player. He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), 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 also makes appearances in its partner promotion WWE on its NXT brand.
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 for the Syracuse Orange 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.