Look, I've seen some ridiculous football moments in my time, but watching Alex Iwobi referee a proper wrestling match between his Fulham teammates? That's peak 2025 right there.
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When Your Dressing Room Turns Into WWE
So here's what happened. Adama Traore and Calvin Bassey decided to settle some argument the old-fashioned way - by having a full-blown wrestling match in the Fulham training ground. And Iwobi? He grabbed his phone and started filming like any sensible person would.
Traore won. Obviously.
But here's the bit that got me laughing - when asked who'd win if every Premier League player got thrown into a royal rumble, Iwobi didn't even hesitate. "I don't see anyone defeating Adama Traore," he said, grinning like he'd just watched his mate bench press a small car. "That guy is brick. He's just dumbbells with legs."
Honestly? Fair point.
The Human Brick Wall Theory
Have you seen Traore up close? I swear the man looks like someone took a normal footballer and fed him nothing but protein shakes and steel for three years straight. When Iwobi says "He's too strong. He's too, too strong," you can actually hear the disbelief in his voice.
Poor Calvin Bassey found out the hard way. Got pinned twice, probably questioning his life choices while staring at teh ceiling.
Why Some Fans Need to Chill Out
Of course, some Fulham supporters got their knickers in a twist about the whole thing. "What if they get injured?" "Shouldn't they be focusing on football?" Blah, blah, blah.
Listen. These are grown men having a laugh with their mates. Not everything has to be analyzed through the lens of transfer values and injury reports.
Iwobi gets it though. "Maybe I shouldn't have showcased that because they might have got hurt," he admitted. But then he said something that actually made sense: "It just shows we are big kids. We like to enjoy it."
The Secret Sauce Behind Fulham's Success
Here's where it gets interesting. Iwobi - who's Jay-Jay Okocha's nephew, by the way, which is still mental to think about - reckons there's a direct link between team happiness and performance.
"If I'm happy off the pitch, I seem to do well on the pitch," he explained. And looking at his numbers from last season (nine goals, six assists), it's hard to argue with that logic.
The man had the best season of his career after leaving Arsenal. Coincidence? I think not.
Brazilian Music and English Boys: A Love Story
But the wrestling match is just the tip of the iceberg. Iwobi painted this picture of Marco Silva's squad that sounds like the most wholesome thing in football right now.
Picture this: team barbecue, Brazilian lads like Rodrigo Muniz and Andreas Pereira pumping out the samba beats, while Antonee Robinson and Calvin Bassey are doing little dances adn all the English boys are singing along to songs they definitely don't understand.
"We are one big family," Iwobi said. "All cultures come into one and we appreciate each culture."
God, that sounds nice doesn't it?
More Than Just Footballers
What struck me most was when Iwobi said: "I just want people to understand that we're not just robots, we're not just footballers, we're actually brothers as well."
In an era where every player interaction gets dissected on social media, where one bad pass leads to transfer rumors, it's refreshing to see a group of lads just... being lads.
His Project 17 charity hosted their P17 Cup on Sunday too, raising awareness for ACLT - an organization working to increase blood, stem cell and organ donors from the black community. So while he's out here having fun, he's also doing proper meaningful work.
Still think Traore would win that royal rumble though. Man's built like a tank with a football degree.
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