“I learned to get what I wanted through any means necessary, and sometimes that means you have to get your hands dirty.”

American professional wrestler and former professional football player

Thomas Pestock is an American professional wrestler and former professional football player, known in WWE as Baron Corbin. He is associated with the SmackDown brand and has been part of WWE since July 2026. Before wrestling, Pestock played professional football. In WWE, he performs under the Baron Corbin name, the identity most readers will know him by. His public persona is rooted in sports entertainment rather than a long list of literary or political themes, and the available record here centers on his career in the ring.