26) Bobby Roode
Job Before Coming A Wrestler: Dishwasher, Prep Cook and Janitor at a Sports Bar
In a WWE My First Job video, Bobby Roode shared that he used to perform a variety of tasks for his uncle’s sports bar. This included washing dishes, working as a prep cook and also being the janitor.
Roode also says that he also worked in a sports store when he was in high school.
27) The Usos
Job Before Coming A Wrestler: Installing Office Furniture
In a WWE My First Job video, the Usos revealed that they used to install office furniture for a living. They had to work long hours and didn’t enjoy it at all.
Their uncle Umaga gave them an opportunity to come train with him in Houston. They quit their jobs and haven’t looked back since.
28) Luke Harper
Job Before Coming A Wrestler: Librarian
You read that right. Luke Harper was working as a librarian before getting his big break in WWE.
Here is Harper telling the story in an interview with Rochester First:
“My wife told me she was pregnant and I lost my job, I was a librarian at Frederick Douglas Middle School and so I thought the world was over and they called and said, ‘Hey, can you come for a trial and I said, ‘No, I have a broken leg.’ My wife was 8 months pregnant and I was just coming back from Japan and I said, ‘Honey, I’m done, this is it, I’m just going to go get another real job and we’ll make do here,’ and that’s the day (WWE called saying), ‘Hey, can you come for a tryout?’”
29) Erick Rowan
Job Before Coming A Wrestler: Reality Show Contestant
In 2010, Rowan participated in the Norwegian reality series Alt for Norge. The reality show is based on Norwegian Americans participating in challenges relating to Norwegian history and culture. They compete to win $50,000 and a reunion with their distant Norwegian relatives.
Rowan finished in fifth place. He signed a developmental contract a year later with WWE.
30) The Miz
Job Before Coming A Wrestler: Reality Show Star
If we are going to speak of reality TV, we have to mention the Miz. The Miz dropped out of college after he was cast in MTV’s The Real World (2001). He would go on to participate in many MTV spinoff shows, including the Challenge.
The Miz made it to the end of all the Challenges on which he competed and won both Battle of the Seasons and The Inferno 2.
Thank you for reading!!! Let us know which one surprised you the most!
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