Getting to Know A Star: Moose

Chapter 2: Moose

 

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​He was born Quinn Ojinaka, in Seabrook, Maryland on April 23, 1984 To a father of Nigerian decent and mother of American decent. From an early age Ojinaka was big into football. In High school football he earned All Prince George County lineman honors as a senior while playing for a Catholic school. He attended college at Syracuse University and played as part of The Orange for 44 games. As a senior he played in the Las Vegas All American classic. This is also where Ojinaka was given the moniker Moose. He admitted in an interview with Chis Van Vleet that he hated the nickname until he used it in wrestling.

​Moose entered the 2006 NFL Draft and was selected 5th round by the Atlanta Falcons. He would go on to play 11 games with them and only them despite trades and free agent signings to the New England Patriots, St. Louis Rams twice and the Indianapolis Colts. 

​In 2012 Moose stopped playing football and started his pro wresting career under the training of Mr. Hughes and WWE training camps. After training for awhile Ojinaka made his debut with Dragon Gate USA. In 2014 Ojinaka signed with Ring of Honor (this is where he started using the moniker of Moose) where he teamed up with Veda Scott and R.D. Evans. Impact is where is is currently most known for but other stops along the way include: Global Force Wrestling as well as AAA (Asistencia Asesoria y Administracion) in Mexico. 

​Moose made his first TNA/Impact appearance on July 12, 2016 as part of the Destination X series of Impact. He aligned himself with Maria and Mike Bennett. On December 1st he answered the open challenge of Aaron Rex and defeated him for the Impact Grand Championship. He held the title for approximately 6 weeks losing to Drew Galloway.  Moose still currently wrestles for Impact.




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Here is a list of accomplishments: 

 

-GWF World Heavyweight Champion in German Wrestling Federation (1X)

-SCW Florida Heavyweight Champion in I Believe in Wrestling (1X)

-IPW:UK World Champion in International Pro Wrestling (1X)

-PWX Innovative Television Championship in Premiere Wrestling Xperience (1X)

-SWA Tag Team Champion (w/AR Fox) in Southern Wrestling Association (1X)

       Rhymer Cup: with AR Fox

-Impact Grand Champion in Impact Wrestling (2X)

-TNA Joker’s Wild – Total Nonstop Action

 

Pro Wrestling Illustrated:

 -Rookie of the Year 2015

 -Ranked #55 in top 500 in 2017

 

​Thank you everyone and I hope you enjoyed this article and learned something and want to check Moose out more. Check out his socials below and some of his matches.

 


by Sarah Vicik


 

On Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheMooseNation

     Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/MOOSENATION69/

 

3 marches on youtube:

 

MVP vs Moose - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gruPT4HfhGg

 

Moose vs Mike Bennett: FULL MATCH (One Night Only: Rivals 2017) | IMPACT Wrestling - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34QxRFLaCf4

 

Bobby Lashley vs Moose - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIWL_GOdF00

 

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