Tom Brady & Logan Paul Involved In Physical Altercation Incident Angle at Fanatics Fest NYC 2026 Event

As noted before, WWE had been in talks with NFL legend and seven-time Super Bowl winner Tom Brady for a potential appearance at this past April’s WrestleMania 42 event in Las Vegas, Nevada that ended up not happen. Brady had been involved in an online feud with Logan Paul earlier this year that included several WWE talents getting involved over comments Brady made calling pro wrestling being “cute” and being “scripted.”

Friday’s Fanatics Fest NYC 2026 convention in New York City, New York featured a Fanatics Games event with Brady, Paul, and New York Knicks player Karl Anthony-Towns. Brady and Paul got involved in an altercation after both confronted each other and exchanged some words. This altercation turned physical after Brady slapped in the face leading to Anthony-Towns and other people stepping in to separate the two.

.@TomBrady just SLAPPED @LoganPaul at #FanaticsFest! 😱@Fanatics | @FanaticsFest pic.twitter.com/PdhHOInFPF

— WWE (@WWE) July 17, 2026

Following the event, Brady and Paul continued to exchange words with each other on Twitter with Brady calling Paul a “dork” and Paul responding calling him a horrible example for kids.

Dork pic.twitter.com/zKOfL6VUOE

— Tom Brady (@TomBrady) July 17, 2026

This happened bc I was roasting Tom for beating him in flag football. And he tries to smack me ?? Horrible example for the kids

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Blocked. With a torn tricep https://t.co/3EMBQwYT9M

— Logan Paul (@LoganPaul) July 17, 2026