Charlotte Flair has a message for Tom Brady — and it comes with an open invitation. Speaking on Unsportsmanlike, Flair addressed Brady’s dismissive “cute” comment about professional wrestling and responded with a combination of respect and pointed challenge that encapsulates her competitive nature perfectly.
“It’s like Tom Brady saying ‘it’s cute.’ I respect Tom and maybe he was trying to be funny, but I say this to any professional athlete — and Tom is the greatest of all time — it’s very different being in the ring than watching it and being like, ‘It’s cute.’ Tom, please come to WrestleMania, see what it’s like. Take on Cody, Roman, Punk, anybody,” Flair said.
She also used the moment to explain what makes professional wrestling genuinely difficult beyond raw athleticism — a case that resonates particularly given how many former professional athletes have struggled in their transitions to the ring. “People think that being a good athlete makes you good at being a WWE superstar, but it takes so much more than just being an athlete. It takes presentation and being able to be a spokesperson. Being able to have charisma. It’s not as easy as it looks, and I think people sometimes say ‘I can be a WWE superstar’ because they watch it on TV, and we make it look easy. That’s our job to make it look easy.”
Tom Brady’s “Cute” Wrestling Comment Came During His Flag Football Game Involvement With Logan Paul
Brady’s original comment about wrestling being “cute” came during his involvement in a flag football game that featured Logan Paul. He has not revisited the topic since. The timing of Flair’s challenge is notable given that WrestleMania 42 is taking place at Allegiant Stadium — the home of the Las Vegas Raiders, a team Brady holds a part-ownership stake in. The irony of WWE‘s biggest event taking place in Brady’s own building was not lost on Flair, who made clear that the invitation to see professional wrestling up close and personal has never been more literally open than it is this weekend.
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