Impact Wrestling's Moose on Why He Left The NFL to Pursue His Pro Wrestling Dream

Insight with Chris Van Vliet

Chris Van Vliet

Business, Sports, Mental Health, Wrestling, Health & Fitness, Entrepreneurship

4.9 • 3.5K Ratings

🗓️ 18 October 2021

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Today's guest is Quinn Ojinnaka better known to wrestling fans as Moose. Moose is a former NFL player and a current professional wrestler signed to IMPACT Wrestling. He joins Chris Van Vliet to talk about getting drafted to the NFL, playing 7 seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, New England Patriots, St. Louis Rams and Indianapolis Colts, pursuing his dream to become a professional wrestler after his football career, how he was given the nickname "Moose" from teammate Michael Vick, starting from the bottom in the wrestling industry, making a name for himself in Ring of Honor, becoming one of the biggest names on the IMPACT Wrestling roster, bringing back the TNA World Heavyweight Championship and more! If you enjoyed this episode, could I ask you to please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcast/iTunes? It takes less than a minute and makes a huge difference in helping to spread the word about the show and also to convince some hard-to-get guests. For more information about Chris and INSIGHT go to: https://chrisvanvliet.com Follow CVV on social media: Instagram: instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet Twitter: twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet Facebook: facebook.com/ChrisVanVliet YouTube: youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet TikTok: tiktok.com/@Chris.VanVliet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Chris Long, the host of American Prodegies, becoming great.
0:06.7	Every Thursday, I take you into the story of an NFL great.
0:10.1	Weaving together interview tape and archival clips, I'll guide you through the journeys
0:14.2	of some of the most memorable players to ever put on a helmet.
0:17.9	Greatness comes in all shapes and sizes, and every path is one of a kind.
0:22.8	American Prodegies becoming great.
0:25.4	New episodes every Thursday.
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0:31.8	All systems are gone.
0:33.1	Ladies and gentlemen, Chris, Bun, Bun, Bun!
0:38.8	Oh, right here we go, my friends.
0:42.3	Welcome back to another audio adventure here on Insight.
0:45.6	How are you?
0:46.6	How was the weekend?
0:47.6	I'm Chris Bayonfleet, so good to have you back with us for another episode.
0:50.8	And if it happens to be your first time here, please make sure to hit subscribe so you don't
0:54.9	miss out on anything that we have coming up for you.
0:58.8	Impact wrestling star Moose has such a different character in the ring than he does outside of
1:06.4	the ring.
1:07.4	And it was so great to be able to dive deep into his story about him growing up in a rough
1:12.3	neighborhood, then getting a scholarship to Syracuse University to play football, then
1:17.2	getting drafted in the fifth round to the NFL, then playing seven seasons in the league
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