Buckle up for an unexpected crossover! Wrestler Bron Breakker just dropped a college football reference that has the internet buzzing. That too, involved two legendary coaching names – Nick Saban & Kirby Smart!

Now, Breakker is all set to challenge Sami Zayn for the Intercontinental Championship at SummerSlam. And he definitely isn’t messing around. After defeating Ilja Dragunov on RAW, he is about to face his rival opponent, Zayn, on the August 3 final match in Cleveland. 

Bron even declared Zayn would “never” beat him again, using a rather unique comparison: “You are the Kirby Smart to my Nick Saban. Because you got lucky once, but it will never happen again.” Looks like Bron is remembering the past to give this firm warning. At the recent WWE Money in the Bank event, he had a chance to win the Intercontinental Championship from Sami Zayn. However, Zayn managed to win the match and keep his title.

But this time around, Bron feels the vibes of the GOAT coach Nick Saban in him. Now, it was under Saban’s wing that Kirby Smart honed his coaching skills as an assistant. But since 2016, the student has become the rival. Smart, now head coach of the Georgia Bulldogs, has faced off against Saban’s Alabama Crimson Tide multiple times. While Saban usually reigns supreme, Smart did manage to pull off some victories in a high-stakes matchup.

Thus, Bron Breakker’s analogy seems clear. The WWE star sees himself as the dominant force, mirroring Saban’s coaching legacy. However, Zayn, in Breakker’s eyes, is the occasional challenger, much like Smart, who managed to snag a win against his former mentor. 

This out-of-the-blue reference is pure gold! It not only shows Breakker’s serious intent to win the title, but it also reignites the Saban-Smart rivalry, even after the former retired this early January. Now, the internet is just swooning over this football reference by Bron!

Bron Breakker’s promo wins over the internet

A football fan posted Bron Breakker’s threat with the caption, “You are the Kirby Smart to my Nick Saban,” calling it their favorite wrestling promo line ever. And the internet quickly swooned over it. Now, Saban usually comes out on top, with 7 national championships to Smart’s 2. However, their head-to-head matchups have been legendary, with Saban holding a 5-1 win ratio against Smart. Thus, Breakker’s reference is like saying he’s the unbeatable champion like Saban, and Zayn just got lucky once.

This unexpected crossover has NCAA fans hyped. One said, “I am now a wrestling fan”, and another simply wrote, “This is amazing.” Meanwhile, one impressed fan is stocking up on Breakker merch. The X user jokingly posted, “Yeah lemme buy all the bron breakker merch I can possibly afford like right now.” 

Football fans are loving it too, with one acknowledging Breakker’s past as a college fullback and his brief NFL career with the Ravens. “Legendary Kennesaw State fullback, Bron Breakker,” the fan wrote. Now, here’s the twist: Zayn’s been wrestling for over 20 years, while Breakker just started 4 years ago. So some feel maybe Zayn’s the Saban in this case, the established champ facing a hungry challenger. But one thing’s for sure: Breakker’s promo has upped the ante for their SummerSlam match. Will Breakker live up to the Saban comparison, or will the veteran Zayn pull off another upset?