Nicholas Petit-Frere has been a WWE fan since he was eight or nine years old.
Justin Hilliard said he grew up “worshipping The Rock.”
Earlier this week, they and their fellow Ohio State teammates Liam McCullough, Davon Hamilton and Shaun Wade had the opportunity to see the WWE up close and in person, as the five Buckeye football players made a two-day trip to the WWE Performance Center in Orlando to learn about the ins and outs of the professional wrestling business.
McCullough, who has been as active as any member of the Ohio State football team in taking advantage of internships and other off-field opportunities during his time with the Buckeyes, described that trip as “a childhood dream come true” and one of his two favorite experiences he’s had through Ohio State’s Real Life Wednesdays program, along with a mini-internship he had last offseason with Goldman Sachs.