Moose On The Loose: Who will land the Moose

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July 8, 2016 by Everett Barilla

Many reports have been coming out about the future of Quinn Ojinnaka better known to wrestling fans as Moose. Moose himself of twitter has been upset about reports on his future saying he is going to places like WWE when it was not true, and has poked fun with his own joke posts. Lately Moose on twitter stating: https://twitter.com/MooseNation69/status/750380453010501632

With many outlets noting Moose had received much interest from WWE, but backed off for the time being due to an issue in his past (domestic violence) and that the timing was not right, due to others recently publicly dealing with the same issue within the WWE. Many have reported Moose has offers from TNA, AAA, and of course ROH, but the big question remains who will land the coveted ex-NFL offensive lineman ?

I first heard of and discovered Moose attending my first ever wrestling event, despite being a fan since I was like 3 or 4, at Global Wars 2015 in Toronto, Ontario and his entrance and in-ring work had me instantly invested in the one known as Moose. Moose since then has gone on in ROH to have some amazing matches and even development has gone up greatly and found himself in matches with and against top wrestling stars in the world like current IWGP Worldheavyweight ChampionOkada, Tanahashi and as seen in the picture above the then IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Naito. You must be pretty damn good if a company like NJPW lets you tag with and wrestle its main event stars like Moose has done and this certainly has caught the eyes of the wrestling world. Moose has wrestled around US, in Canada and in Japan quite successfully, and has certainly earned the right to wrestle anywhere but what company will have the Moose running loose?

From the companies reportedly offering contracts I feel like a renewal with ROH might be the best option for Moose, as ROH continues to grow and with some recent departures he will rise to the very top and is a great option to unseat the champion Jay Lethal from his year plus reign. The connection to and relationship ROH and NJPW is a big reason for his mass appeal around the world I feel, and with ROH wrestlers starting to really win NJPW gold Moose is a great choice especially to tag with Okada for the G1 Tag Team Tournament. TNA ratings are beginning to rise, not sure if the programming is getting better or if its because of the laughable terribly funny Jeff vs Matt Hardy promos, but the company as too many financial issues to be able to rise and stay on the WWE radar should he want that route. With AAA and TNA I feel there is not enough exposure to keep his star bright to the casual fan as their programming is not totally accessible as ROH has been making theirs.

In the end Quinn Ojinnaka aka Moose will have to make that decision for himself but the future looks bright for ex-NFLer in the wrestling industry. So where will Moose land ? He says we will know soon and many like myself are waiting to see what and where he decides to go.