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“His Dad Went Through Hoops to F**k My Life Up”: High School Fight With Wayne Gretzky’s Son Impacted This NFL Quarterback’s Career Forever, Revealed in 2017

Published 12/22/2022, 1:30 PM EST

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A physical confrontation with Wayne Gretzky’s son had caused an NFL quarterback to transfer from the school. Reportedly, Tristan Gretzky engaged in a fight with one of his Oaks Christian School mates, Matt Corral, during a match.

This altercation impacted Matt’s career, and he had to change his school and joined Long Beach Polytechnic High School. This Ole Miss QB revealed nothing…until now.

 

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Matt gave an interview to CBS, saying, “That kid, his dad, went through hoops to f**k my life up. Eventually, it’s going to have come out.”

Tension was brewing with Wayne Gretzky’s son

In their college days, Matt and Tristan engaged in a fistfight during a basketball game and a lot of people were witnesses to it.

Things led into another and they ended up bitting each other. There was an uncomfortable situation going on between 16-year-old Triston and Matt, which consequently worked as fuel to their rivalry.

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The former ice-hockey player, Wayne, was one of the major trustees at Oaks Christian School, so the result was obvious. Matt had to change and was devastated, as at that time she couldn’t get through any school.

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In the interview, he recalled how he cried on the couch and told CBS that OC was the school for rich people where students would “flash money” and “never going to have to work a day in their lives”.

Although, after a bit of here and there, he took admission to Long Beach and followed his dream to be a star quarterback.

Matt grew to be a successful footballer

Sometime after the incident, in 2019, Matt started to play as a starting QB at Ole Miss and made records of higher attempts, passing yards, and completion. His list became bigger, making him one of the most demanding players among the recruiters.

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And that led to his selection by Carolina Panthers as an American football quarterback.

He is now an achieving athlete going further and making history. We will soon witness a successful collaboration between him and the Panthers, leaving all the backlogs behind.

Watch this story- Carolina Panthers Suffer Huge QB Blow After Serious Injury Calls Curtain On This Superstar’s 2022 NFL Season

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College controversies can always emerge as disasters, impacting careers and making them hard to bear. That’s quite something of what happened with Matt Coral.

His fight with Wayne’s son resulted in his loss, not the others, as for him, the world is for rich people, but this was the truth that should have come out before. What is your thought on this? Let us know.

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Soumili Chatterjee

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Debmallya Chakraborty