10 WWE Superstars you never knew once played very different characters

#2 The 1-2-3 Kid and X-Pac

Sean Waltman, the man behind The 1-2-3 Kid and X-Pac

At 47-years-old, X-Pac is firmly established as one of WWE's - and WCW's - most memorable stars of all time, his storied career including spells in the two most dominant factions in the history of the industry - D-Generation X and the nWo.

Known at the time as Syxx, or Syxx-Pac, Waltman left WCW to come back to WWE in 1998 where he was soon rechristened as X-Pac. He helped spearhead the re-launched version of DX after the departure of Shawn Michaels. X-Pac went on to hold a string of major titles, including the Tag Team, Light Heavyweight, and European Championships, whilst also going on to feud - and team - with Kane.

But while many fans will remember this renegade and degenerate for the wild antics he played a part in as a larger-than-life character during the Attitude Era, there is an entire generation of fans who recall him as a very, very different character - the 1-2-3 Kid!

The 1-2-3 Kid was, in the early 1990s, the very definition of an underdog. Seemingly working as an enhancement talent, he shocked the world when he defeated established WWE star, Scott Hall (then Razor Ramon), on an episode of Monday Night RAW. The two enjoyed a heated rivalry for much of the rest of the year as the 1-2-3 Kid (so named because of the 1-2-3 count he secured in beating Ramon -- WWE had been calling him The Kid prior to the match), before teaming together for a while - only for the youngster to turn on his pal and align with the Million Dollar Man.

In his early years, the 1-2-3 kid was part of some fantastic matches with the likes of Bret Hart, Owen Hart and, Jeff Jarrett, a fan favourite and a high-flying daredevil, many of the traits that would serve him so well as X-Pac later in his career.