He thought his future was in football, but fate decided otherwise. Now he’s a rising star in the pro wrestling world. And his ...

"Honestly, I was just getting back into it heavy because I was playing football for so long ... It’s been difficult to put a name on the Trick Williams era of NXT.

Trick Williams stands on the sideline during the Gamecocks’ game against Clemson in Columbia on Nov. 25, 2023. Sam Wolfe Special To The State More than 100 hopeful South Carolina football ...

"Honestly, I was just getting back into it heavy because I was playing football for so long ... It’s been difficult to put a name on the Trick Williams era of NXT. Florida Championship Wrestling, NXT ...

Football not so much ... At the end of the year his opportunity finally came. WWE signed Trick Williams, “and the rest is history,” he said. Matrick logged onto a Zoom interview wearing ...

More than 100 hopeful South Carolina football players crammed elbow-to-elbow inside a small room at the Gamecocks facility in 2014. The weather outside hovered between a crisp 40 and 45 degrees ...