Tom Brady simply accepted his villainous side. At Fanatics Fest at the Javits Center on Friday, the renowned quarterback got the opportunity to make a WWE entrance, but he chose to go all villain instead.
Brady started his appearance by spitting on (or at least seeming to), throwing away, and stomping on a Sauce Gardner Jets jersey while the entrance music for WWE star Cody Rhodes played.
I can’t believe I lived long enough to see Tom Brady give Eli Manning a piggyback ride lmao this timeline is not real man 😭 pic.twitter.com/8keiwgOF6U
— TCL (@TitleTalkTCL) June 20, 2025
After that, he was given an Eli Manning Giants jersey, which he tore in two, causing Manning to suddenly appear, leap on his back, ride him all the way back up the entry ramp, and make a funny escape.
For a New York City event, Brady undoubtedly enjoyed himself with the local football teams.
Manning and the Giants fans can probably laugh it off, knowing that Manning is accountable for two of Brady’s three Super Bowl losses, while Jets fans were reminded of their contempt for the old division foe when Brady arrived in their city and threw away a Gardner jersey.
Playfully, the occasion rekindled the NFL rivalry that resulted in the two historic Super Bowl encounters, in which Manning famously defeated Brady twice, including once to prevent Brady’s Patriots from finishing with a perfect 19-0 record.
