10 WWE Superstars who started their pro-wrestling career late 

#8 Bad News Brown - 34

Recounting the few legitimate tough guys we’ve seen in the business, one would be remiss if they did not include the name of Bad News Brown. True to his ring name, Allen Coage was an imposing figure, and the fact that Allen challenged Andre to a shoot fight — a challenge Andre politely declined, speaks volumes about his reputation in the industry.

Bad News Brown was a judoka before he transitioned to professional wrestling, and even represented his country in the 1976 Summer Olympics, bagging the bronze medal in the heavyweight division! Allen stepped into a professional wrestling ring for the first time in 1977, while working for Inoki’s New Japan Pro Wrestling, at the age of 34.

He also made a brief appearance in the WWWF, before returning to the organisation a decade later, at the age of 45.