{"id":26980,"date":"2016-07-25T13:00:14","date_gmt":"2016-07-25T18:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=26980"},"modified":"2016-07-25T13:35:58","modified_gmt":"2016-07-25T18:35:58","slug":"wwe-hires-nfl-strength-conditioning-coach-starred-hard-knocks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/07\/25\/wwe-hires-nfl-strength-conditioning-coach-starred-hard-knocks\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE hires NFL strength &#038; conditioning coach who starred on &#8220;Hard Knocks&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3834511201\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.houstontexans.com\/team\/coaches\/sean-hayes\/e6428c80-230d-40a3-ba21-c6d0596da0c6\" target=\"_blank\">Last summer<\/a>, strength &amp; conditioning coach Sean Hayes was doing wrestling impressions in the Houston Texans NFL locker room <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UhYW2e-Xt8Q\" target=\"_blank\">filmed for HBO&#8217;s &#8220;Hard Knocks&#8221; series<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This summer, Hayes is doing impressions for\u00a0the NXT roster after\u00a0recently being hired to WWE&#8217;s Performance Center.<\/p>\n<p>Hayes was one of the stars of last year&#8217;s &#8220;Hard Knocks&#8221; series when cameras routinely filmed him giving &#8220;motivational speeches&#8221; to Texans players in the form of wrestling promos.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWENXT\/status\/757628101853601792\" target=\"_blank\">WWE highlighted Hayes&#8217;s skills on Monday<\/a> when Hayes did an impersonation of &#8220;Stone Cold&#8221; Steve Austin for attendees of the latest &#8220;All-Access&#8221; event at the Performance Center.<\/p>\n<p>Hayes is no longer listed on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.houstontexans.com\/team\/coaches.html\" target=\"_blank\">Texans&#8217;s coaching staff roster<\/a>, having been replaced on the 2016 staff by other strength &amp; conditioning coaches after Hayes took a job with WWE.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWENXT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWENXT<\/a> trainer Sean Hayes does a spot on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/steveaustinBSR?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@steveaustinBSR<\/a> impression at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PCAllAccess?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PCAllAccess<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0pfigduiF4\">pic.twitter.com\/0pfigduiF4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE NXT (@WWENXT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWENXT\/status\/757628101853601792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 25, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-94957710\"><div id=\"pwtor-1831510430\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Last summer, strength &amp; conditioning coach Sean Hayes was doing wrestling impressions in the Houston Texans NFL locker room filmed for HBO&#8217;s &#8220;Hard Knocks&#8221; series. 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