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US Wrestling Legend Jordan Burroughs is a force to be reckoned with. The 6x World Wrestling Champion is a connoisseur for taking freestyle wrestling to the spotlight and framed a multitude of accolades on his wall of fame. Hence, being one of the greatest in his field of play, Burroughs has garnered a hoard full of endorsements and brand collaborations. Along similar lines, the wrestler took all the social media brownie points as a brand ambassador by giving an update about a new product launch.

Jordan Burroughs has been in a long partnership with the wrestling and sports apparel company, Rudis. His latest story update highlighted a future release of yet another collaboration with the brand. However, while the wrestler already has several pairs of Rudis footwear under his own name, his latest tease has still managed to cause a stir among his fandom.

Jordan Burroughs takes inspiration from his Instagram namesake for latest release

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The iconic wrestler recently posted a story on his Instagram showcasing a glimpse of his next wrestling shoes reveal. The story carried a post by Rudis that featured an elegant golden shoe with the initials of Jordan Burroughs on it. The post carried the caption, “Worth the Wait. New JB1 Dropping 11.18.” Interestingly, the latest JB1 shoe design takes inspiration from the Instagram username of Jordan Burroughs. 

 

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The wrestler who has a huge appetite for gold medals aptly created an Instagram username that reads ‘All I see is Gold.’ While Burroughs’ story created a lot of excitement among fans, this isn’t the first time the Olympic champ has caused an online commotion. In fact, quite recently, he teased a potential collaboration with one of the biggest entertainment companies in the world.

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The mysterious story which hinted at a potential Disney appearance

Jordan Burroughs is one of the most active social media users on the American wrestling team. Lately, the world champ had posted a story where a fan had drawn an animated figure of him. While the adorable post drew a lot of positive attention, the caption with which Burroughs had posted the story caused an upheaval.

The fanart also had a logo of Disney along with the image. While the logo in itself was quite inert, Burroughs’ caption that read “coming soon” got everyone talking and wondering about his potential project with Disney. While no such news has arrived so far, Jordan Burroughs surely knows how to keep his fans on their toes. 

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While his Disney avatar post didn’t reveal any further development yet, his latest story about the JB1s will soon become a reality on 18th November. With this, the iconic wrestler will have another great addition to his apparel line in collaboration with Rudis.

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