This Former Football Star Is on the Cusp of a WWE Breakout

Football didn’t work out for Bron Breakker but he’s an emerging star in WWE.

Three years ago, before he was NXT champion or a wrestling prodigy, Kennesaw State fullback Bronson Rechsteiner entered the NFL combine in search of his professional football dreams.

Known for his physicality, there was optimism that Rechsteiner could become the first player in Owls program history to be drafted, perhaps finding a home as a fullback or on a special teams unit. While that did not happen, he...