10 Surprising Facts About NXT Coach Robbie Brookside

4. He Is A Lifelong Evertonian

Brookside comes from a footballing family, as his father played as a goalkeeper for Preston North End. The older Brookside always hoped for his son to follow in his footsteps and, for a while, Robbie was a hot prospect in his home town of Liverpool. However, he caught the "wrestling bug" after attending matches with his auntie at the Liverpool Stadium, and the rest is history. Although he chose wrestling as his profession, football still remained a passion. Brookside is a staunch Everton fan, and can often be seen wearing EFC shirts when he's out and about in Florida. He was also sure to tweet several pics of himself from Goodison Park (Everton's home ground) while he was back home during NXT's recent UK Takeover tour.