​Is Tom Brady joining WWE? Reports indicate NFL legend is in talks with pro wrestling company originally appeared on The Sporting News.
Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.While many traditional NFL viewers can only imagine all-time great Tom Brady on the gridiron, it may be time to start imagining the former New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback inside a WWE ring.Brady has been in an ongoing “beef” with internet personality and current WWE wrestler Logan Paul, and the two have been on a collision course toward a future fight for some time now.Whether Brady actually joins WWE remains to be seen, but it can’t hurt to examine how the situation currently stands.Here’s the rundown on whether one of the NFL’s all-time greats is on the move to join WWE.MORE: Which NFL teams had the best and worst offseason grades?Is Tom Brady joining WWE?At the current moment, the world is still unsure whether or not the seven-time Super Bowl winner is set for a move into the WWE. According to TMZ, Brady has had talks about a potential partnership with the WWE, but nothing has been set in stone just yet.Tom Brady has had ongoing conversations with WWE about a potential partnership, though it’s unclear what will ultimately come from the talks, per TMZ.Brady and TKO CEO Ari Emanuel are both minority owners of the #Raiders. TKO is the company that owns WWE. pic.twitter.com/VXQKUAIGmd— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) July 20, 2026It remains unclear what exactly will come from a Brady-WWE colaboration, but the former NFL great has had an ongoing “beef” with WWE fighter Logan Paul. At Fanatics Fest, Brady and Paul faced off before the latter slapped the former across the face.MORE: Grading every team’s NFL free agencyTom Brady connection to WWEThe NFL legend does have some ties to the WWE. First, both Brady and Ari Emanuel, the CEO of TKO Group Holdings that owns the WWE and UFC, serve as minority owners of the Las Vegas Raiders.For the past year, Brady has also been in a prolonged beef with Paul, who is a WWE fighter himself. If the 15-time Pro Bowler does immerse himself in the WWE, a bout with Paul is thought to be guaranteed.Brady was rumored to appear in Wrestlemania 42, according to Sports Illustrated, held in Las Vegas this past April, but the hypothetical never officially came to be. Is Tom Brady-Logan Paul ‘feud’ a build-up for a WWE match?Many voices around social media believe the recent Brady-Paul discourse has been for show. If Brady does end up signing with the WWE in the near future, these ideas will only be confirmed.The duo’s first in-person ‘altercation’ occurred last week at Fanatics Fest. With 2026 NBA champion Karl Anthony-Towns standing between them, almost encouraging a standoff mirroring what is seen around the fight world, Brady slapped Paul across the face after a rather animated conversation.Round 100 of this never ending beef at Fanatics Fest 😭 pic.twitter.com/w7N6WwHnCz— Fanatics