Tom Brady’s ongoing clash with Logan Paul erupted yet again.
The former New England Patriots star slapped the WWE standout during a heated moment onstage at Fanatics Fest on Friday. The two stood face‑to‑face, trading words before Brady suddenly struck Paul, prompting Knicks star Karl‑Anthony Towns and event staff to step in and separate them before the confrontation escalated.
While the audio in the clip was hard to make out, WWE quickly amplified the moment by sharing its own angle to social media, capturing Paul’s apparent reaction: “Yo, get your boy. Get your boy, bro. Get your boy. Take him that way; he’s going to get himself hurt.”
Both men sounded off afterward on X.
“This happened bc I was roasting Tom for beating him in flag football. And he tries to smack me ?? Horrible example for the kids,” Paul wrote. “Aura -100 + Blocked. With a torn tricep.”
Brady fired back, calling Paul a “dork.”
“I tried America… will try again next time I see this nerd,” he added.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JULY 17: (L-R) Chris Costa, Wesley Sneijder, Tom Brady, Karl-Anthony Towns, and Logan Paul speak onstage during the This is Why We Collect panel at Fanatics Fest NYC 2026 at Jacob Javits Center on July 17, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by John Nacion/Getty Images for Fanatics)
Friday’s clash added fresh fuel to a feud that’s been simmering since Super Bowl week, when Brady first argued Paul wasn’t a real athlete because he competes in WWE rather than on the gridiron.
As clips of the moment have gone viral overnight, fans are beginning to speculate that the back‑and‑forth might be part of a larger wrestling setup, especially after Brady publicly expressed interest in joining a WWE storyline during a live taping of “What Do You Wanna Talk About?” with Cody Rhodes on Thursday.
“I need to get an invite,” said Brady. “I’ve been waiting for [WWE president] Nick Khan to come up with some storyline for me to get in the mix. I feel like I’m retired from football, and I have an opportunity to go out there and still showcase that I’m a little bit of an athlete.”