How tall is Baron Corbin?

Thomas Pestock, aka Baron Corbin, an American professional wrestler and former football player, was born on September 13, 1984. He works for WWE right now, where he competes on the NXT roster.

Pestock played offensive tackle for the Arizona Cardinals and Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He acquired a contract with WWE in 2012 under the ring name Baron Corbin and was assigned to their developmental brand, NXT, where he was a heel known as the "Lone Wolf."

Corbin debuted on the main roster at WrestleMania 32 after winning the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal. He went on to win the 2017 Money in the Bank men's ladder match as well as the WWE United States Championship once.

Corbin started a feud with Kurt Angle after being crowned Constable of Raw in 2018, and it concluded at WrestleMania 35 when Corbin defeated Angle in his retirement match. A few months later, he won the 2019 King of the Rings tournament, at which point he changed his name to King Corbin.

In 2021, he assumed the name Happy Corbin and began portraying a carefree character who had accumulated a substantial amount of wealth. After that, he and Madcap Moss had a brief association. In 2022, he resumed going by the Baron Corbin alias. From 2022 until 2023, he was supervised by JBL, after which he rejoined NXT.

Baron Corbin’s Height

Baron Corbin stands 6 feet 8 inches or 203 cm tall, according to WWE's official website. Baron Corbin is a tall, muscular wrestler who weighs 129 kg (285 lbs). His eyes and hair are both dark brown. Several tattoos all over his body are one of his distinguishing characteristics.

Corbin was born in Lenexa, Kansas, to Steve and Mona Pestock. He studied at Overland Park, Kansas's Shawnee Mission North High School. After that, he enrolled at Maryville, Missouri's Northwest Missouri State University.

Playing offensive guard for Northwest Missouri State University, an NCAA Division II college, Corbin started as a starter in his junior year of 2007. Pestock was selected first-team all-MIAA in 2008 and honorable mention all-MIAA in 2007. He played on teams that advanced to the Division II National Championship four times in a row, but they were defeated each time.

Corbin has received considerable boxing training, and by 2007, he had won two Golden Gloves regional amateur boxing titles. In the super heavyweight class, he competed in the 2008 Golden Gloves National Tournament of Champions, winning against Chaen Chess in the preliminary rounds before falling to Andrae Cathron in the quarterfinal.

How has Baron Corbin’s 2023 been?

Corbin was one of the superstars chosen for the 2023 WWE Draft, which took place in May. He signed a contract as a free agent, allowing him to appear on Raw, SmackDown, and NXT as an active roster member whenever he wants.

Corbin declared his intention to challenge for the NXT Championship at Gold Rush on June 27 when he made an appearance on NXT on May 30 and fought NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes. For the first time since 2018, Corbin's original Lone Wolf persona, entrance theme, and gear were displayed at the event; however, Hayes prevailed over him to keep the NXT Championship.

The following week, a vignette on NXT featured Corbin setting on fire a number of items connected to his previous personas, such as his King of the Rings crown, the fedora hat and shirt he wore as Happy Corbin, the leather vest he wore as the Lone Wolf, and the vest and shirts he wore as the Constable of Raw.

Corbin made his debut at the Great American Bash, where he wrestled Gable Steveson to a double countout while sporting a new look and entrance. On September 30, Corbin defeated Bron Breakker at NXT No Mercy.

NXT Champion Ilja Dragunov was attacked and threatened by Corbin backstage during the second night of NXT Halloween Havoc. After Corbin's victory over Wes Lee on the November 14 episode of NXT, Dragunov made an effort to attack Corbin, but Corbin managed to get away. At the deadline, Dragunov agreed to go against Corbin in an NXT Championship bout.