7. Sheamus – IT Technician
Sheamus had some of the cooler gigs of the wrestlers discussed in this piece before he found fame and stardom working in the WWE. He was serving as a nightclub bouncer when he picked up bodyguard work for some big names such as Bono and Larry Mullen, Jr. of the rock group U2. Do not, however, assume that the bruising wrestler was just a muscle-head. Sheamus also spent time as an IT technician. Sheamus would find his feet and his passion working in pro wrestling, and he has notched some memorable and noteworthy victories since first signing with the WWE.
6. Roman Reigns – Football Player
Like many success stories spread out in pro wrestling organizations, Roman Reigns is a case of a great athlete who originally wanted to reach stardom playing a legitimate sport. While Reigns went unselected in the 2007 NFL Draft, he was given a shot by the Minnesota Vikings and then the Jacksonville Jaguars. Reigns would not find success with either of those teams, though, and his time in the CFL was largely forgettable. Football’s loss would prove to be the WWE’s gain, as Reigns seemingly as the goods to be a top star for the company for years to come.
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5. Goldberg – Football Player
WCW television commentators were not joking or “working” when they discussed the pro footballcareer had by Bill Goldberg before he became the top babyface in that company for a time. Goldberg played in the NFL and CFL, featuring on the rosters of the Los Angeles Rams and Atlanta Falcons. He never found stardom in pro football before an injury, one in which Goldberg “tore my lower abdomen off my pelvis” in his own words, ended that portion of his life. The pro wrestling industry then came calling, and Goldberg won world championships in WCW and the WWE.
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