Oklahoma Wrestling Rejoices in Celebration as Ex-WWE Heavyweight Champion’s Son Commits to the Sooners

The NCAA Division 1 Wrestling teams often try to secure some of the biggest and most potent high school wrestlers for their programs. While the commitment of a big talent always makes the news, a new commitment landed by Oklahoma Wrestling has bagged a talent who will make headlines.

The Oklahoma Sooners have secured a commitment from the son of a renowned ex-WWE legend. A social media post revealed that Oklahoma Wrestling has signed Jacob Henry, the son of WWE Hall of Famer and former Heavyweight Champ Mark Henry. 

Oklahoma Wrestling gets the son of World’s Strongest Man on board

High school wrestler Jacob Henry added a new post to his official Instagram account. The post carried the caption, “There’s Only One ☝🏿 #Boomer #OUDNA.” The image in the post showed the declaration of his fresh commitment to Oklahoma Wrestling. Taking after his father, Mark Henry, the heavyweight wrestler is a six-footer and competes in the 285lbs weight class.

This has come as a surprise for many since Jacob and Mark are Austin natives. Moreover, the WWE Hall of Famer has actively shared his love for the Texas Longhorns on multiple occasions. But Jacob has chosen his own path and joined hands with Oklahoma Wrestling. Interestingly, Jacob is a dual athlete who also plays football.

But, despite being a three-star rated defensive prospect, he chose wrestling as his primary sport. According to 247 Sports, the future Oklahoma Wrestling star said, “Looking into college I didn’t really know what I wanted to do… I started getting to talk to a few college coaches who were at nationals, and that is when I met coach Teyon Ware from OU.”

Jacob Henry further said, “I really liked Coach Ware, and getting to meet the coaching staff, the wrestlers, and getting to feel the environment of OU just made me feel at home.” The new Oklahoma Wrestling commit received congratulations from all directions for his move. In fact, even WWE Superstar John Cena celebrated the new chapter in Jacob’s life.

John Cena and other pro wrestlers wish Jacob Henry

John Cena took to X and added a tweet to congratulate Jacob Henry for committing to Oklahoma Wrestling. The 16-time WWE Champ wrote, ‘An amazing achievement and an incredible opportunity! Congratulations on the announcement and the road ahead!!” 

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The leader of the Cenation was also joined by other pro wrestlers who commented on Jacob’s post. This included AEW’s Dustin Rhodes, Swerve Strickland, and WWE’s Titus O’Neil. By starting his collegiate career with Oklahoma Wrestling very soon, the young wrestler will carry on the Henry name in the NCAA. Will Jacob be able to shake up the 285lbs category alongside the Sooners?

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