7 Things WWE Fans Need To Know About Baron Corbin

5. He Had A Stint In The NFL

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Before he came to us in the crazy world of professional wrestling as Baron Corbin, Tom Pestock had a dream. A naturally big guy, like many others this dream was to play college football and get noticed, and eventually make it to the NFL. Only 1% of college athletes achieve this, and Pestock can include himself in that tiny percentage.

Pestock attended Northwest Missouri State University, and was an Offensive Guard. The team made it to four consecutive Division II National Championships, an achievement that shouldn't be sniffed at. After going undrafted in 2009, Pestock was picked up by the Indianapolis Colts. He would be released, re-signed and released once more before the year was out.

A short stint at the Arizona Cardinals followed in 2010, but once again Pestock was released without making it to the field. He got a hell of a lot closer than most though.

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Born in the middle of Wales in the middle of the 1980's, John can't quite remember when he started watching wrestling but he has a terrible feeling that Dino Bravo was involved. Now living in Prague, John spends most of his time trying to work out how Tomohiro Ishii still stands upright. His favourite wrestler of all time is Dean Malenko, but really it is Repo Man. He is the author of 'An Illustrated History of Slavic Misery', the best book about the Slavic people that you haven't yet read. You can get that and others from www.poshlostbooks.com.