A Tweet to Gerald Brisco in 2016 enabled one NXT Tag Team to embark on their WWE journey.
The Creed Brothers continue to make an impact in the WWE. The former NXT Tag Team Champions have a background in amateur wrestling and before signing with the company both had been collegiate athletes with Julius competing at Duke and Brutus competing at Otterbein University.
Speaking to Jim Varsallone of the Miami Herald, the Creed Brothers recently discussed their path to WWE:
“We both have different paths. At first, it wasn’t really a choice or opportunity because we didn’t know how to get there. Then, I got in college and he started being an All-American and he was like, ‘Hey, I have a younger brother, he’s always loved this, he would love to tryout.’ I eventually end up being an All-America, I get the tryout, it was awesome.
The experience of always wanting to do it was there, but the opportunity and how to go about it wasn’t. We weren’t really sure, we just knew it was something we inspired to be something great and we’re taking that path one day at a time with it.” said Brutus.
Julius then revealed that he sent a tweet to Gerald Brisco who was scouting for WWE at the time:
“Fortunately for us, I have a big mouth, I like to talk. Jerry Brisco in 2016, I had just fallen short at making the Olympic trials and he was tweeting at the Olympic games and scouting. I tweeted back at him, ‘Doesn’t matter who you’re looking at, I’m a better prospect.’ I probably said, ‘I’m bigger, faster, stronger, better looking than who you’re looking at and I can certainly cut a better promo.’ “
Remarkably, WWE Hall of Famer Brisco read the message and responded:
“He had 30,000 followers or something at the time and I thought, ‘there is no way he’s going to see this.’ Sure enough, he liked it, followed me right away, shot me a DM, ‘I’m going to be watching you this upcoming season and that going into my breakout year in college. I had the opportunity to break out and a lot of the traction happened that year. Part of it was I had dreams and aspirations of doing this also pushing me on top of winning a National Title and going to World Olympic Games.
Kurt Angle was 28 years old when he won his first World Title. I signed with this company when I was turning 25. That was definitely my goal and aspiration for a long time, but when I saw the platform the WWE provided, I let those things go by the wayside. I’m bought in, I’m 100%, I promise you there is no one here working harder every single day.
Those were goals, but sometimes you have to sacrifice good for something that is greater. This is the greater opportunity and what I was brought up to do.”
On September 13 NXT 2.0 celebrated its first anniversary with a special show featuring match stipulations and opponents voted for by the fans. NXT Tag Team Champions Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince & Kit Wilson) defeated The Creed Brothers in a cage match to retain their titles. Fans voted for the steel cage stipulation over a tornado tag match or no DQ match.