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Before Trick Williams entered the ring, Matrick Belton was tearing up the football field.<\/p>\n

Belton was a top high school football player in South Carolina<\/a> before he decided to commit to Hampton University and later join the University of South Carolina as a walk-on. He ended up graduating from South Carolina and attempted to make the Philadelphia Eagles roster in mini-camp.<\/p>\n

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The football dream failed to materialize but WWE<\/a> would influence him to train as a pro wrestler. He made his WWE NXT debut in September 2021 and quickly became a fan favorite.<\/p>\n

In an interview with Fox News Digital, he shed some light on how playing college football prepared him to make the jump to pro wrestling.<\/p>\n

“Just learning how to persevere,” he said. I played at Hampton and I decided to walk on at the University of South Carolina. Being a walk-on was not easy and it taught me how to be mentally strong. I remember there were certain times when I was like, \u2018Hey man you don\u2019t get to spend time with the rest of the team. You don\u2019t get these extra meals with the rest of the team.\u2019<\/p>\n

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“I remember this big chip on my shoulder. I have to prove myself to you. I have to prove myself to the rest of the coaches. I have to prove myself to the world. That chip ain\u2019t going nowhere man. That why I grind so hard. \u2026”<\/p>\n

Belton reached his peak at NXT, winning the NXT Championship twice, the NXT North American Championship and even holding the Total Nonstop Action (TNA) World Championship at one<\/a> point.<\/p>\n

He made his WrestleMania<\/a> 42 debut against Sami Zayn on Sunday night and beat him or the United States Championship.<\/p>\n

The entire audience of more than 50,000 people was singing “Whoop that Trick” as he came down the ring. It\u2019s a testament to how far he has come as a pro wrestler and an athlete.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/wwe-champ-trick-williams-details-college-football-prepared-wrestling-stardom <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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