Moose (wrestler)
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Moose in 2025 | |||||||
| Born | Quinn Ojinnaka April 23, 1984 Seabrook, Maryland, U.S. | ||||||
| Alma mater | Syracuse University | ||||||
| Professional wrestling career | |||||||
| Ring name(s) | Moose Moose Ojinnaka Quinn Ojinnaka | ||||||
| Billed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
| Billed weight | 299 lb (136 kg) | ||||||
| Billed from | Atlanta, Georgia Orlando, Florida | ||||||
| Trained by | Curtis Hughes ROH Wrestling Academy Scott D'Amore | ||||||
| Debut | February 23, 2012 | ||||||
| Football career | |||||||
Ojinnaka (center) with Jason Snelling and Ovie Mughelli in 2009 | |||||||
| No. 76, 69 | |||||||
| Position | Offensive tackle / guard | ||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 295 lb (134 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school | DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Maryland) | ||||||
| College | Syracuse | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2006: 5th round, 139th overall pick | ||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
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Quinn Ojinnaka // ⓘ (born April 23, 1984), better known by his ring name Moose, is an American professional wrestler and former professional football player. He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he is the former leader of The System stable. He also makes appearances for TNA's partner promotion WWE on its NXT brand.
He has also worked for Ring of Honor (ROH), New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), Pro Wrestling Noah, Evolve Wrestling, and Revolution Pro Wrestling (RPW). In 2016, Moose signed with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) which would later be known as Impact Wrestling. Moose would go on to become a two-time Impact Grand Champion, one-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion (2020–2021), one-time TNA X Division Champion, and two-time TNA World Champion, becoming the fourth African-American world champion in the history of TNA (after Ron Killings, Bobby Lashley, and Rich Swann).
As an offensive lineman, Ojinnaka played college football for the Syracuse Orange and was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL draft. He went on to play for the New England Patriots, St. Louis Rams, and Indianapolis Colts.