Tom Brady’s feud with Logan Paul may be headed straight for WrestleMania.
During Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez discussed WWE showing footage of Brady slapping Paul on RAW and agreed that the company appears to be building toward the seven-time Super Bowl champion stepping inside a WWE ring.
The storyline has moved fast. Brady and Paul traded insults for weeks before things exploded at Fanatics Fest in New York City, where Brady slapped the WWE star across the face. Security quickly stepped in before the confrontation could go any further.
Two days later, they crossed paths again at the FIFA World Cup final between Argentina and Spain. Michael Rubin shared footage of Brady smiling and flipping Paul off from nearby seats. Paul returned the gesture, but Brady kept firing back while everyone around them laughed.
WWE has also been holding ongoing conversations with Brady about a possible appearance. Nothing has been finalized, and it is not clear what role Brady would accept, but Meltzer believes the angle is being built slowly because the former NFL quarterback will need time to train.
“That’s a slow burn because Logan Paul isn’t going to be able to do anything for a while. Tom Brady probably should train, at least for a while.”
Alvarez then pointed out that Brady has already made it clear he only wants to wrestle one match. That immediately narrowed down where the match would have to happen.
Alvarez: “He flat-out said, ‘I want to have one match.’ So it looks like he’s going to have one match.”
Meltzer: “Yeah. He wants to do a match. He’s a big star. They’ll let him do a match.”
Alvarez: “And it has to be at WrestleMania.”
Meltzer: “Yes.”
Meltzer argued that Brady is too big of a celebrity for WWE—or any major wrestling promotion—to turn down if he seriously wants to compete.
“Someone at that level—I don’t care what promotion or what period it is, whether it was WCW, Verne Gagne or Tony Khan—Tom Brady comes in and says he wants to do a match, they’ll let him do a match.”
He also pushed back against fans criticizing WWE for leaning on celebrity involvement. Meltzer admitted that celebrity angles can become annoying when they happen too often, but he said Brady is operating on a completely different level.
“I see people criticizing this, saying, ‘It’s WWE,’ and that they do way too much with celebrities. If you do it every now and then, it works. If you do it all the time, it becomes annoying. But Tom Brady is a different-level celebrity. No other promoter would turn it down. That’s just basic wrestling. Will it be good? Probably not. I don’t know—maybe.”
The biggest question is whether WWE would trust Brady in a singles match against Paul. Alvarez suggested that a tag-team match would be the safest move, especially if Cody Rhodes is not tied up in the championship picture.
“If you’ve got CM Punk as champion on one side, and Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar on the other side, and Cody Rhodes isn’t in the championship picture—and they always do the quarterback thing with him—you can do a tag. It would probably be the best idea.”
Meltzer agreed that pairing Brady with an experienced WWE star would make the most sense.
“Yeah, the tag would probably be the best idea. They did affiliate them when they did that angle, so that would make sense.”
There is also a business connection behind the scenes. Brady is a minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders, while TKO CEO and chairman Ari Emanuel also owns a stake in the team. TKO owns WWE, meaning Brady already has a relationship with one of the most powerful people connected to the company.
Nothing is official, but WWE has already shown the slap on RAW, Brady wants one match and Meltzer believes WrestleMania is the only stage big enough for it. A tag-team match could also protect Brady while still giving WWE the blockbuster celebrity attraction it wants.
Should Tom Brady face Logan Paul in a singles match at WrestleMania, or would WWE be better off putting them in a tag-team match? Leave your feedback in the comments.
