New York Giants rookie Cam Skattebo just traded football cleats for a wrestling ring scuffle that’s got everyone talking.
At Madison Square Garden during "Monday Night Raw" on Nov. 17, 2025, Skattebo, sidelined by a season-ending ankle injury, found himself in a heated shoving match with WWE stars, sparking criticism amid the Giants’ dismal 2-9 season, Fox News reported.
Let’s rewind to Week 8, when Skattebo’s promising rookie season took a hit with a devastating ankle injury during a road loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.
Fast forward to "Monday Night Raw," where Skattebo, out of uniform but not out of fight, was in the crowd with teammates like first-round pick Abdul Carter, who sported a custom Giants WWE title belt.
The trouble started when WWE star Dominik Mysterio mocked New York native Andrew Schulz, a comedian and actor, claiming Mysterio was the city’s only recent champion.
Then Mysterio turned his taunts on Skattebo, goading him about New York’s championship drought with a snide, “Can you count, Cam?” (Dominik Mysterio).
That jab hit harder than a linebacker, and Skattebo stood up, getting right in Mysterio’s face as the tension boiled over.
Enter WWE’s JD McDonagh, piling on with a cheap shot: “You guys gonna play defense for the first time this season?” (JD McDonagh). Talk about kicking a team when they’re down—especially one limping along at 2-9.
Skattebo didn’t take that lying down; he shoved McDonagh to the ground, igniting a brief skirmish involving Schulz, Giants players, and the wrestlers.
Security swooped in faster than a blitz to break up the chaos, but the damage was done—both to Skattebo’s image and the Giants’ already battered reputation.
Here’s a young man who racked up 617 scrimmage yards and seven touchdowns in just eight games, now stuck on the sidelines and catching flak for trying to blow off steam.
Skattebo took to social media to defend himself, saying, “Aye, honestly, if you don’t like that I’m having a good time while dealing with a tough time, then just go ahead and unfollow and casually move on” (Cam Skattebo).
Look, the kid’s not wrong—football’s his life, and with that ripped away by injury, he’s grasping for something to fill the void. But shoving wrestlers on live TV while your team’s drowning at 2-9? That’s a fumble in the court of public opinion.
Critics are hammering Skattebo for stepping into a spectacle when he can’t step onto the field, and in a culture obsessed with performative outrage, this incident is red meat for the progressive crowd who’ll cry “toxic masculinity” at any physical spat.
Yet let’s be fair: Skattebo’s not a villain here, just a rookie navigating a brutal injury and a losing season, caught in a moment of frustration. The Giants’ woes aren’t his fault, and neither is New York’s title drought. Maybe it’s time we cut the guy some slack—while reminding him that wrestling rings aren’t the best therapy for a busted ankle.
