Tom Brady’s comments to wrestling heel Logan Paul have not been well received in the WWE universe as multiple superstars have called out the multi-time Super Bowl champion quarterback.
Brady appeared on Paul’s podcast where the two exchanged jabs to promote the upcoming Fanatics Flag Football Classic in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in March.
When Brady, the seven-time Super Bowl winner, mentioned how he was worried for Paul going against top tier football stars, the wrestler and influencer mocked his athleticism.
In return, Brady remarked, ‘It’s cute. I love the WWE, it’s very cute. But honestly, this is like real football, real competition.’
Enter Randy Orton. On an episode of ESPN’s ‘Get Up’ on Monday, the ten-time Undisputed WWE Champion reacted to Brady’s snide comment.
‘Tom Brady had a few things to say about pro wrestling, I think he called it ‘cute’,’ Orton said ahead of an Elimination Chamber match on Saturday.
Super Bowl champion Tom Brady continues to get blowback for his WWE comments
Brady called the athleticism of WWE stars ‘cute’ in a verbal beef with Logan Paul
WWE icon Randy Orton then said that he’d like to catch Brady in his signature ‘RKO’ finisher
‘I’ve never met him, but I’d love to meet Tom and hit him with an RKO. I’d say he’d be at the top of the list.’
Orton has not been the only WWE superstar to call out Brady over his jab at Paul.
Wrestlers CM Punk, Drew McIntyre, Oba Femi and Liv Morgan have all been critical of Brady’s words.
Ringside manager Paul Heyman went further and claimed that Brady’s longtime teammate Rob Gronkowski and coach Bill Belichick (and even Belichick’s girlfriend, Jordon Hudson) deserve more credit for his success.
Orton’s match in the Elimination Chamber will be the tenth of his career. The winner will face WWE Champion Drew McIntyre at Wrestlemania 42.
‘Ten elimination chambers is a lot of elimination chambers ,’ Orton said. ‘My body has been beaten up and all over that ring.
‘That chamber, man it is unforgiving, but I take a lot of experience with myself into that chamber and I’m going to use it this Saturday.
‘I’m going to win the thing and go to Wrestlemania. I’ve only got so many years that I’m going to be able to do this and I’m enjoying every second of it.’
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Brady is set to play in a flag football game in Saudi Arabia this March against the likes of Paul
In a post to his X account, Brady quote-tweeted a clip of him talking trash to Paul and added some words of his own.
The quarterback said he had been having a great morning but eventually got ‘mad’ while also hyping up the level of competition in the flag football game.
Brady will be joined by multiple current and former NFL stars like Saquon Barkley, Christian McCaffrey, CeeDee Lamb, Myles Garrett and Rob Gronkowski.
‘I hope people understand the level of competition this game is going to be,’ Brady said. ‘If you’re on my team you’re going to be locked in, all out, and we’re going to not just win… but dominate.
‘I do think @loganpaul has the right attitude and the effort will be there. How far that gets him will remain to be seen.’
