Former WWE Superstar Shows Support For A's Fans By Wearing "Sell" Shirt
If you grew up watching wrestling in the late 90's, you likely remember Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, D-X, Goldberg, the N.W.O., and a whole list of other iconic wrestlers and stables. One group that fits more into the niche category is "The Brood," led by Gangrel, a vampire character. Future WWE champions Edge and Christian were also part of the stable.
Well, it turns out the former leader of "The Brood" is also a fan of keeping the A's in Oakland.
What started as a plan to show that there are fans in Oakland that would support a baseball team if it was run competitively instead of trading fan favorites every few years has turned into a bit of a movement in the baseball community. At the All Star Game earlier this month, fans of all teams chanted "sell the team" in support of A's fan's fight. Coming up on Tuesday, there is another planned protest in San Francisco in an attempt to "Unite the Bay" as the Giants take on the A's at Oracle Park.
More protest games are in the works according to various social media channels, but the details for those events have yet to be announced.
As for Gangrel, he left the WWE in 2001 and has been wrestling on the independent scene since. He has even made a couple of appearances with All Elite Wrestling, arguably WWE's biggest competition. AEW isn't quite at the same level that WCW was in the late 90's, but they offer a nice alternative for pro wrestling fans.
In his appearances with the promotion, Gangrel has been involved with Matt and Jeff Hardy, or the Hardy Boyz as they're more commonly known. After the breakup of "The Brood," there was a brief angle where Matt and Jeff joined Gangrel to form "The New Brood."
Edge recently came out of retirement and is still wrestling with WWE, while Christian has been doing great work as a heel for AEW.