Browns great Bernie Kosar to step into the professional wrestling world in Cleveland

CLEVELAND, OH - OCTOBER 16: Cleveland Browns all-time great quarterback Bernie Kosar breaks a custom New England Patriots guitar over an amplifier prior to kickoff of the National Football League game between the New England Patriots and Cleveland Browns on October 16, 2022, at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland, OH. (Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images There are few, if any, former Cleveland Browns greats that elicit the kind of response from fans like QB Bernie Kosar . The greatest Brown to ever wear the #19 jersey , Kosar made sure that he would be drafted by Cleveland by orchestrating his way to the league’s Supplemental Draft to avoid playing for the Minnesota Vikings.

Kosar’s name is a fixture on the franchise’s record book as he is third in career passing yards with 21,904, fourth in career passing touchdowns with 116, third in single-season passing yards with 3,854, and holds three of the top 10 single-season passing marks. In addition, Kosar’s completion percentage of 58. 8 during his nine years with the Browns is better than the franchise marks of such notables as Otto Graham, Brian Sipe, Frank Ryan, Bill Nelsen, and Milt Plum.

Recent health issues have led to a lot of concern from Browns fans about one of their franchise favorites. Thankfully, Kosar is healthy enough to step into the professional wrestling world as he escorts Cleveland native Nic Nemeth (fka Dolph Ziggler in the WWE) to the ring for TNA Wrestling’s Rebellion showcase event on April 11th: EXCLUSIVE: @Browns legend @BernieKosarQB will be in @NicTNemeth 's corner on April 11 at #TNARebellion LIVE on PPV and TNA+ from the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio! Get tickets HERE: https://t.

co/WKEkofxecd pic. twitter. com/J2GYHpCcGV — TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) April 2, 2026 Nemeth’s opponent for the event has not been announced yet.