10 WWE backstage personnel you may not know were World Champions

#8 WWE trainer Terry Taylor is a former World Champion

Terry Taylor

Terry Taylor has worked with WWE for many years in various backstage roles. He was a road agent, trainer, interviewer, and the director of talent relations in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and served in similar capacities for WWE. He is now working as a trainer for the company.

Before taking on backstage roles, Taylor was a successful professional wrestler who debuted in 1979 and performed on many different promotions. He won the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship and UWF World Tag Team Championship among many other major titles during his in-ring career.

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#7 WWE producer Jamie Noble is a former World Champion

Jamie Noble

Jamie Noble is another familiar face to the WWE Universe. Noble competed for several wrestling promotions before he joined WWE in 2001 as a wrestler. He appeared for the company for two extended tenures that saw him become part of many major storylines and also become the WWE Cruiserweight Champion once.

Noble now works in WWE as a backstage producer and has been seen during televised shows at times. While many fans are familiar with Noble’s work in WWE, he was also successful elsewhere and is a former Ring of Honor (ROH) World Champion.

Noble won the title in August 2005 after defeating CM Punk, Samoa Joe, and Christopher Daniels in an elimination four-way match, and lost it to Daniel Bryan a month later.