Moose

photo credit: Impact Wrestling

Real name: Quinn Ojinnaka
Height: 6’5
Weight: 309 lbs.
Date of birth: April 23, 1984
From: Seabrook, Maryland
Pro debut: 2012
Trained by: ROH Dojo
Finishing move: Lights Out

Biography

– In his youth, Ojinnaka was a standout football star, excelling at high school and college levels
– Ojinnaka was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in 2006
– Ojinnaka was traded to the New England Patriots in 2010, though would be active for only 8 games
– Following his Patriots release, Ojinnaka had short stints with the Rams (twice) and the Colts, before calling time on his football career in October 2012
– In late 2012, Ojinnaka began training with Curtis Hughes at WWA4
– In early 2014, Ojinnaka (as Moose) began making dark appearances in Dragon Gate USA and ROH
– On April 19, 2014, Moose made his full ROH debut, teaming with Jay Diesel & Vinny Marseglia to defeat Bill Daly, Will Ferrara & Zizou Middoux
– On May 2, 2014, Ojinnaka (under his real name) defeated Hercules Gomez to win the SCW Florida Heavyweight Title, but would lose it to Rhett Giddins the next day
– On June 24, 2014, Moose signed a full-time ROH deal
– At All-Star Extravaganza VI, Moose & RD Evans defeated The Decade (Adam Page & BJ Whitmer), The Monster Mafia (Ethan Owens & Josh Alexander) and Caprice Coleman & Takaaki Watanabe in a Four Corner Survival Match
– At Final Battle ’14, Moose defeated RD Evans
– On the ROH 13th Anniversary Show, Moose defeated Mark Briscoe
– At NJPW/ROH Global Wars ’15, Moose & Gedo defeated Silas Young & Takaaki Watanabe
– In May 2015, Moose was announced as part of the GFW roster, though his ROH deal would prevent him from appearing on their televised shows
– On June 14, 2015, Moose defeated Billy Brash to win the PWX Innovative Television Title
– On July 12, 2015, Moose defeated Ethan Case to retain the PWX Innovative Television Title
– At All Star Extravaganza VII, Moose defeated Cedric Alexander in a No-DQ Match
– On December 4, 2015, Moose defeated NWA North American Champion Tim Storm by DQ
– At ROH/NJPW Global Wars ’16, Kazuchika Okada & Moose defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi & Michael Elgin
– On July 12, 2016, Moose made his TNA debut, interfering in a match between Lashley and Eddie Edwards. It was later revealed that he had signed a two-year deal with the promotion
– At One Night Only: September ’16, Moose defeated DJ Z
– At Bound For Glory ’16, Moose defeated Mike Bennett
– On October 9, Moose defeated Aron Rex to win the IMPACT Grand Title
– At House of Hardcore XXII, Moose defeated Colt Cabana
– At House of Hardcore XXIII, Moose defeated Brian Cage
– On January 5, 2017, Moose defeated Mike Bennett by split decision to retain the IMPACT Grand Title
– At One Night Only: Live 2017, Moose defeated Bennett in a No Holds Barred Match
– At Joker’s Wild ’17, Moose teamed with Davey Richards to defeat Matt Hardy & Trevor Lee, then went on to win the $100,000 Battle Royal main event
– On January 12, Moose defeated Drew Galloway to regain the IMPACT Grand Title
– In March 2017, Moose defended the Impact Grand Title against Cody Rhodes, Randy Reign, Zack Monstar & TJ Marconi
– On April 27, Moose fought Davey Richards to a no-contest to retain the Impact Grand Title
– On May 6, Moose defeated EC Negro by DQ, with both wrestlers retaining their respective titles
– On May 11, Moose defeated Marshe Rockett to retain the Impact Grand Title
– At House of Hardcore 26, Moose defeated Dan Maff
– On June 1, Moose defeated Eli Drake to retain the Impact Grand Title
– Two days later, Moose defeated Joe Hendry & Spalter to retain the Impact Grand Title and win the GWF Heavyweight Title
– On June 18, Moose defeated Sammy Smooth to retain the Impact Grand Title
– At Slammiversary XV, Moose & NFL’s DeAngelo Williams defeated Chris Adonis & Eli Drake
– At Rebellion, Moose, Ethan Page & Josh Alexander defeated Dezmond Xavier, Trey Miguel & Zachary Wentz
– At Impact/HOH’s A Night You Can’t Mist event, Moose defeated Luchasaurus
– At Slammiversary XVII, Moose defeated Rob Van Dam
– On the Bound For Glory 2019 pre-show, Moose defeated Russ Jones
– At Bound For Glory 2019, Moose defeated Ken Shamrock
– At IPWF Throwback Throwdown, Moose (as DJ 2 Large) defeated Joey Ryan (as Captain Joystick)
– At Turning Point 2019, Moose defeated Fallah Bahh
– At Hard To Kill 2020, Moose defeated Rhino in a No-DQ Match
– At Sacrifice 2020, Moose again defeated Rhino in a No-DQ Match
– At Rebellion 2020, Moose defeated Michael Elgin & Hernandez. Following this match, Moose declared himself the TNA World Champion, despite the company having renamed itself to Impact Wrestling years earlier
– On the May 12, 2020 episode of Impact, Moose defeated Suicide to retain the TNA World Title
– A week later, Moose again defeated Suicide to retain the TNA World Title
– On the June 16 episode, Moose defeated Hernandez to retain the TNA World Title
– On the June 30 episode, Moose defeated Crazzy Steve to retain the TNA World Title
– At Slammiversary XVIII, Moose defeated Tommy Dreamer to retain the TNA World Title
– On the July 21 episode of Impact, Moose defeated Fallah Bahh to retain the TNA World Title
– On the August 4 episode, Moose defeated Heath to retain the TNA World Title
– At Emergence 2020, Moose defeated Trey to retain the TNA World Title
– At Bound For Glory 2020, Moose defeated EC3 to retain the TNA World Title
– On the February 23, 2021 episode of Impact, Moose defeated Jake Something to retain the TNA World Title
– At Under Siege 2021, Moose defeated Chris Sabin, Matt Cardona, Trey Miguel, Sami Callihan & Chris Bey
– Moose debuted for NJPW at their Resurgence event, losing to Tomohiro Ishii
– At Victory Road 2021, Moose & W Morrissey defeated Sami Callihan & Eddie Edwards
– At Bound For Glory 2021, Moose won the Call Your Shot Gauntlet Match and cashed it in later in the night to defeat Josh Alexander and win the Impact World Title
– At Turning Point 2021, Moose defeated Eddie Edwards in a Full Metal Mayhem Match to retain the Impact World Title
– On November 29, Moose defeated Rich Swann to retain the Impact World Title
– On December 3, Moose defeated Agony to retain the Impact World Title
– At Hard To Kill 2022, Moose defeated Matt Cardona & W Morrissey to retain the Impact World Title
– On the following episode of Impact, Moose defeated Zicky Dice to retain the Impact World Title
– On February 6, 2022, Moose defeated Kaun to retain the Impact World Title
– At No Surrender 2022, Moose defeated W Morrissey to retain the Impact World Title
– At Sacrifice 2022, Moose defeated Heath to retain the Impact World Title
– On April 16, Moose defeated Mike Bailey to retain the Impact World Title
– At Against All Odds 2022, Moose defeated Sami Callihan in a Clockwork Orange House of Fun Match
– At IPWF Throwback Throwdown III, Moose (as DJ 2Large) defeated Caleb Konley (as Buck Humphrey)
– At Impact/NJPW Multiverse United 2, Moose & Eddie Edwards defeated TMDK (Zack Sabre Jr & Shane Haste)
– At Emergence 2023, Moose, Lio Rush, Bully Ray & Brian Myers defeated Josh Alexander, Chris Sabin, Alex Shelley & KUSHIDA
– Moose earned a World Title opportunity in the Feast or Fired Match at Impact 1000
– At Turning Point 2023, Moose & Brian Myers defeated Chris Sabin & Frankie Kazarian
– At Final Resolution 2023, Moose defeated Rhino in a Street Fight
– At Hard To Kill 2024, Moose defeated Alex Shelley to win the TNA World Title
– At No Surrender 2024, Moose defeated Shelley in a No Surrender Rules Match to retain the TNA World Title
– At Sacrifice 2024, Moose defeated Eric Young to retain the TNA World Title
– On March 16, Moose defeated Demarcus Kane to retain the TNA World Title
– On March 30, Moose defeated Timo Cruz to retain the TNA World Title
– On April 13, Moose defeated Adam Brooks to retain the TNA World Title
– At Rebellion 2024, Moose defeated Nic Nemeth to retain the TNA World Title
– At Under Siege 2024, The System (Moose, Eddie Edwards & Brian Myers) defeated Matt Hardy, Mike Bailey & Trent Seven
– On May 11, Moose defeated Jah-C to retain the TNA World Title
– On June 1, Moose defeated Kevin Blackwood to retain the TNA World Title
– At Against All Odds 2024, Moose defeated Matt Hardy in a Broken Rules Match to retain the TNA World Title
– On July 6, Moose defeated Antonio Adamo to retain the TNA World Title
– At Emergence 2024, The System (Moose, Brian Myers, Eddie Edwards & JDC) defeated Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy, Mike Santana & Joe Hendry
– On the November 7 Impact, Moose defeated Mike Bailey to win the TNA X-Division Title
– On November 22, Moose defeated Jackson Drake to retain the TNA X-Division Title
– At Turning Point 2024, Moose defeated Laredo Kid to retain the TNA X-Division Title