Quinn Ojinnaka Quinn Ojinnaka ( April 23 , 1984 ) is an American professional wrestler and former American football player , known by the ring name Moose . He is currently signed to Impact Wrestling formerly known as Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA ) , and is the current Impact Grand Champion , in his second reign . He has also worked for Ring of Honor , Revolution Pro Wrestling , EVOLVE Wrestling and WhatCulture Pro Wrestling . As an offensive lineman , he played college football at Syracuse 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 . Early years . Ojinnaka attended DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville , Maryland , where he earned All - Prince George County offensive lineman honors as a senior , when his team had an 11 - 0 season that included the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference championship . College career . Ojinnaka attended Syracuse University , where he played in 44 games with 23 starts in four years . In 2005 , Ojinnaka started all 12 games as a junior . He was part of an offensive line that blocked for the first Syracuse duo to each run for 800 yards ( Damien Rhodes and Walter Reyes ( such as notability arising from their college football days ) since 1979 . The team allowed only 19 sacks , the second - fewest in the Big East Conference . In 2006 , Ojinnaka played in the 2006 Las Vegas All - American Classic for the East squad after starting all 11 games as a senior . Professional career . Atlanta Falcons . Ojinnaka was selected in the fifth round ( 139th overall ) of the 2006 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons . As a rookie in 2006 , he played in 11 games . He saw playing time on special teams in Weeks 1 – 4 and 8 – 13 . He played on the offensive line for the first time in his professional career when he replaced Wayne Gandy who had been injured against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers . In 2007 , Ojinnaka played in 11 games , and had seven starts at left tackle . His first career NFL start at left tackle was against the San Francisco 49ers . He played in eight games in 2008 , all as a reserve . In 2009 , Ojinnaka played in nine games , and started the final five games at right guard in place of an injured Harvey Dahl . On May 29 , 2009 , Ojinnaka was arrested for simple battery at his home in Suwanee , Georgia after he fought with his wife and spat at her during an argument over a female friend of his on the social networking website Facebook , according to a police report . Ojinnaka told to the police his wife tried to stab him with a pen , and she said he threw her on some stairs before tossing her out of the house , the police report said . He was later suspended by the NFL for the first game of the 2010 regular season . New England Patriots . On August 23 , 2010 , Ojinnaka was traded to the New England Patriots for a seventh round pick in the 2011 NFL Draft . After serving his one - game suspension in Week 1 , Ojinnaka was inactive for the team ' s next two games . He was released on September 30 , 2010 . The Patriots re - signed Ojinnaka on October 7 , 2010 . In total , he was active for eight games in 2010 , all as a reserve . St . Louis Rams . Ojinnaka signed with the St . Louis Rams on August 6 , 2011 . He was released on September 3 . Indianapolis Colts . The Indianapolis Colts signed Ojinnaka on October 5 , 2011 . Second stint with Rams . Ojinnaka signed with the St . Louis Rams on March 22 , 2012 . He was waived on September 2 , 2012 . He was resigned on September 12 , 2012 when Scott Wells injured his foot and Robert Turner moved from left guard to center . He was released again on October 22 , 2012 . Pro Wrestling career . Early career ( 2012 – 2014 ) . Ojinnaka started professional wrestling training in 2012 under Mr . Hughes at WWA4 in 2012 and has attended WWE training camps . On February 22 , 2014 , Ojinnaka made his debut for Dragon Gate USA , working alongside The Bravado Brothers in a bodyguard role . Ring of Honor ( 2014 – present ) . After Ojinnaka appeared at Ring of Honor ' s Best in the World 2014 event on June 22 , 2014 , the promotion announced two days later that it had signed him to a contract . Ojinnaka then adopted the ring name Moose and formed a partnership with R . D . Evans and Veda Scott . Global Force Wrestling ( 2015 – present ) . On May 6 , 2015 , Global Force Wrestling ( GFW ) announced Ojinnaka as part of their roster . His first GWF match was on June 12 as part of Day 1 of the GFW 2015 Grand Slam Tour . He defeated Kevin Matthews at this event . On Day 2 of the tour , Moose picked up another victory , defeating Kongo Kong . On Day 4 , Moose lost to Doc Gallows . On Day 6 of the tour , Moose teamed with Sonjay Dutt in a winning tag match against Jamin Olivencia & Jon Bolen . Total Nonstop Action Wrestling / Impact Wrestling . Debut and various feuds ( 2016 - 2017 ) . Moose made his TNA debut on the July 12 , 2016 , Destination X edition of " Impact Wrestling " , interrupting the main event match between TNA World Heavyweight Champion Lashley and TNA X Division Champion Eddie Edwards , aligning himself with Mike Bennett and Maria , establishing himself as a heel . Ojinnaka reportedly had signed a two - year exclusive deal with the promotion . On the July 28 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Moose made his in - ring debut , defeating indy wrestler David Starr . On the August 11 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Moose and Mike Bennett defeated Eddie Edwards and Ethan Carter III . On the August 19 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Moose defeated Eddie Edwards . On the August 26 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Moose participated in a Battle Royal to determine the number one contender to the TNA World Heavyweight Championship but was eliminated by Mike Bennett . On the September 1 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Moose refused to help Mike Bennett during his World Heavyweight Championship match against Lashley and attacked him after the match , dissolving their partnership and turning face in the process . Moose defeated Bennett at Bound for Glory on 2 October 2016 . On the October 13 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , he defeated Ethan Carter III for having a match against Lashley to determine the number one contender to the TNA World Heavyweight Championship . However , on the October 20 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Moose was defeated by Lashley . On the November 10 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Moose was defeated by Mike Bennett by count - out , thus not qualified him for the four - way match the following week to determine another new contender number one at the TNA World Heavyweight Championship . Impact Grand Champion ( 2016 – present ) . On December 1 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Moose answered the Open Challenge of Aron Rex and defeated him for the Impact Grand Championship . Moose successfully retained his title against Aron Rex in a rematch the following week . After the match , he had a confrontation against the returning Drew Galloway . On the January 5 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , he successfully retained his title against Mike Bennett by decision . After the match , Moose was challenged by Bennett for a No Disqualification match at , which he won once again . On January 19 , 2017 Moose lost the Impact Grand Championship to Drew Galloway . At Genesis , Moose was defeated by Drew Galloway in a rematch and failed to regain the title . On the February 9 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Moose saved Cody ' s wife Brandi Rhodes from an attack of Rosemary and Decay . The following week , Moose and Brandi defeated Abyss and Crazzy Steve . On the March 23 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Cody thank Moose for helping Brandi Rhodes while he was away . However , after learning Brandi had Moose ' s phone number , Cody would attack Moose . On the March 2 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Moose was attacked by Cody and brawled with him , which resulted by Cody run away from Moose . The same night , Moose defeated Drew Galloway and regain the Impact Grand Championship .