“It's a competitive business, and everybody wants to be the best. And when there's a new guy coming in, and there's buzz about him, 'Oh, he was a pro football player,' you instantly have people that don't like you because they're afraid you're going to take their spot.”

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.