Soccer Player’s ‘People’s Elbow’ Celebration Gets a Thumbs Up From The Rock

Adebayo Akinfenwa is The People’s Striker.

Dan Gartland | Aug 15, 2017

Soccer Player’s ‘People’s Elbow’ Celebration Gets a Thumbs Up From The Rock /

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Adebayo Akinfenwa may look like a pro wrestler but he’s actually everyone’s favorite beefy English striker. “The Beast,” as he’s known, is currently plying his trade with Wycombe Wanderers in England’s fourth division and scored two first-half goals in a win over Port Vale this weekend. After the second, one brave teammate volunteered to be on the receiving end of a devastating elbow drop.

It wasn’t the cleanest People’s Elbow of all time but it got a seal of approval from The People’s Champion himself.

Sure, it’s a cool move, but let’s see Akinfenwa try something next time that highlights his reputation as the strongest player in soccer. I bet he could hit just about every one of his teammates with a big German suplex.

Published Aug 15, 2017

DAN GARTLAND

Dan Gartland is the writer and editor of Sports Illustrated’s flagship daily newsletter, SI:AM, covering everything an educated sports fan needs to know. He joined the SI staff in 2014, having previously been published on Deadspin and Slate. Gartland, a graduate of Fordham University, is a former Sports Jeopardy! champion (Season 1, Episode 5).