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The Chicago Bears seem to have one foot over the Illinois state line as they took a major step to move to Indiana earlier this month – much to the consternation of team’s fan base.
WWE NXT champion Tony D’Angelo, an Oak Park, Illinois, native and huge Bears fan, was still a bit annoyed about the potential of the team moving to Hammond, Indiana.
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Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo, Tony D’Angelo and Luca Crusifino compete during NXT at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Fla., on July 15, 2025. (Matt Pendleton/WWE)
“I don’t know what to say, other than, what the F?” D’Angelo told Fox News Digital when asked about his thoughts on the possible relocation. “I mean, I don’t get it. I get it but I don’t. It’s literally one of the oldest, historic franchises in the NFL. They’re ‘The Chicago Bears.’ The ‘Chicago Bears.’
“And I understand it, maybe don’t go and move to Arlington Heights, which is not that far from the city, money, taxes, I get it. You gotta do what’s best for whatever. But completely moving out of Illinois? That is just bonkers to me. The Indiana Bears? That is just horrible. It doesn’t sound right. I’m in Florida now so I guess I don’t get to go to as many games but still man, like, I don’t know. They gotta figure it out because there’s something about going to the city and it’s right on Lake Michigan. The whole scene, the history behind it, it just all makes sense and for them to let it go, it seems, so easily – not a good decision. But who am I?”
Bears executives said the potential of having a “world-class stadium” in Hammond would transform the region and connect “Northwest Indiana and the South Side of Chicago through the Loop and across the neighborhoods and suburbs stretching north of the city,”
Tony D’Angelo performs in the ring during NXT at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida, on Feb. 10, 2026. (Conor Kvatek/WWE)
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Even through the frustration, D’Angelo still had some hope for the team this season. He said he believed the 2026 season would “say a lot” about where the team is under quarterback Caleb Williams and head coach Ben Johnson.
“I mean, I think it’s always Super Bowl or bust. I think the Bears and Caleb Williams have showed what they’re capable of and I think they surprised everybody,” he said. “We were kind of the misfits of the NFL last year. I would say, the ‘Bad News Bears.’ We were doing stuff that we were not supposed to be doing. We were playing a little bit of backyard football. But it was effective and along that journey, showed a lot of resilience, showed a lot of heart.
“What’d they win, seven or eight games trailing with two minutes left in the fourth quarter? That takes a lot of cajónes. And I think for Caleb Williams to be as young as he is, doing the kind of stuff he’s doing, doing veteran things in the game, I think it showed a lot about the character. Especially Ben Johnson as their coach. I think this season will say a lot. I do think some Bears fans are a little skeptical because we’ve had random good seasons and then we just go right back down. I think this season is a test and if we do well, we can breathe a little bit and we can be like, all right, it’s set in stone. I had full faith in the guys as well as the coach.”
Caleb Williams of the Chicago Bears throws a pass against the Green Bay Packers during the NFC Wild Card Playoff game at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois, on Jan. 10, 2026. (Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)
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D’Angelo will defend the NXT Championship against Naraku at The Great American Bash next weekend. The event will take place on the CW Network.