Titus O’Neil has added a new professional partnership to his post-in-ring career portfolio, signing with sports and entertainment management company Stoked Sports & Entertainment.
The former WWE Superstar, whose given name is Thaddeus Bullard, was announced as part of a new signing class that also includes veteran NBA forward Patrick Patterson, former NBA guard Darius Miller, two-time NBA champion Norris Cole, and former heavyweight world champion Shannon Briggs. Metta World Peace is also connected to the group through a partnership with Artest Management.
For O’Neil, the move aligns him with a company that has made clear it intends to work with talent beyond the confines of athletic competition or entertainment appearances. Stoked Sports & Entertainment’s management division is led by co-founder and Head of Sports Tammy Hunt, who emphasized the long-term outlook behind the company’s latest additions.
“I have spent my career helping talent build careers with staying power, and Stoked is the platform I always wanted to build from,” Hunt said. “Titus and this class are exactly the kind of talent we want to grow with, on the field and well beyond it.”
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A New Management Relationship for Titus O’Neil
O’Neil currently serves as a Global Ambassador for WWE, a role that places him among the company’s most visible representatives outside the traditional weekly wrestling environment. His work has long extended beyond matches, and the new relationship with Stoked reflects an emphasis on building around business interests, family, public presence, and long-term legacy.
In comments included with the announcement, O’Neil explained why the company’s approach appealed to him.
“Stoked sees athletes and entertainers as whole people with businesses, families and legacies to build,” O’Neil said. “Tammy and this team think the way I think, and that is why I am all in.”
That statement speaks to the wider direction of O’Neil’s professional life. Although he remains closely affiliated with WWE through his ambassadorial position, this signing is centered on management representation and broader opportunities rather than a return to a full-time wrestling schedule.
O’Neil’s WWE identity remains an important part of his profile. He is a former WWE Superstar and a recipient of the WWE Hall of Fame Warrior Award, recognition tied to his body of work and standing beyond championship pursuits or individual match results. His continuing role as a Global Ambassador also gives him a prominent connection to the company at a time when many former in-ring performers are expanding their work in business, media, philanthropy, and public-facing ventures.
Stoked Adds a Diverse Group of Athletes and Entertainers
The class announced alongside O’Neil brings together figures from professional basketball, boxing, and wrestling. Patrick Patterson, Darius Miller, Norris Cole, and Shannon Briggs each arrive with established sports backgrounds, while the partnership involving Metta World Peace and Artest Management adds another recognizable name to the company’s expanding network.
The common thread is not a shared sport, but the potential to develop careers that reach past active competition. That is the focus Hunt identified in discussing the signings. Rather than presenting management as a narrow arrangement centered only on appearances or endorsements, the announcement frames Stoked as a platform built to support talent across several aspects of life and work.
For O’Neil, that framing is particularly notable. His public role in WWE has already moved well beyond the standard definition of a wrestler. As an ambassador, he represents WWE in a capacity that carries a different set of opportunities and responsibilities from those attached to a weekly in-ring performer. Aligning with a management company that explicitly stresses businesses, families, and legacies is therefore consistent with the role he occupies today.
Co-founder Jarnell Stokes also highlighted both Hunt’s leadership and O’Neil’s presence in the announcement.
“Tammy is one of the best in the business, and Titus is a force,” Stokes said. “This is the team and the talent that take us to the next level.”
The remarks position O’Neil as a central name in the company’s new class, not merely one addition among several. His combination of WWE name recognition, ambassadorial responsibilities, and established profile outside of matches makes him a natural fit for a management group seeking talent with interests that can carry across industries.
What the Signing Does — and Does Not — Mean
The announcement confirms that O’Neil has signed with Stoked Sports & Entertainment. It does not announce any change to his WWE status. He remains a WWE Global Ambassador, and no information was provided indicating a shift in that position, a new WWE in-ring agreement, or a wrestling return.
That distinction matters because O’Neil remains strongly associated with WWE even as he works outside the usual wrestler model. Management signings can cover a wide range of professional needs and future opportunities, and this particular agreement is being presented through the lens of sustained career building. The details announced focus on the relationship with Stoked and the values shared by O’Neil and the company, rather than any specific upcoming project.
There were also no individual business ventures, entertainment projects, or appearance plans revealed as part of the news. The immediate takeaway is the formation of the management relationship and the broader strategy behind it: supporting established athletes and entertainers as they develop their work beyond their original fields.
For WWE audiences, the news reinforces how O’Neil’s connection to the company has evolved. He remains part of WWE’s public-facing structure, while his career direction continues to encompass responsibilities and possibilities outside the ring. The Global Ambassador title reflects that ongoing association, and the Stoked signing provides another professional foundation from which he can pursue the next stage of his work.
O’Neil’s Continuing WWE Connection
O’Neil’s place in WWE is distinguished not only by his past as an on-screen performer but also by the respect attached to his work beyond wrestling. As a WWE Hall of Fame Warrior Award recipient, he has been recognized in a category designed to honor exceptional strength, perseverance, and humanitarian spirit. That recognition remains part of the larger picture around his name as he enters this management partnership.
His current ambassador role likewise sets him apart from former talent whose relationships with WWE are limited to legacy appearances or occasional reunions. O’Neil is an active representative of the company, and that connection remains intact following the Stoked announcement.
While the announcement does not lay out a detailed roadmap, the language from all sides makes its purpose clear. Hunt described a goal of helping talent establish careers with staying power. O’Neil said he was drawn to a team that sees the full lives of athletes and entertainers, including their businesses, families, and legacies. Stokes called O’Neil “a force” while pointing to the company’s next level of growth.
Taken together, those comments outline a partnership intended to be measured in more than short-term opportunities. Stoked Sports & Entertainment has added an experienced and highly recognizable WWE figure to a roster spanning multiple sports, while O’Neil has selected representation that matches his stated view of building for the future.
O’Neil’s WWE ambassadorial duties remain part of that future. The new signing does not replace his wrestling-industry connection; it adds another layer to it. As his work continues to reach beyond the ring, Stoked Sports & Entertainment will now be part of the team supporting the next phase of Titus O’Neil’s career.
Darryl Polo
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