3 WWE Superstars who are atheists and 3 who believe in God

Seth Rollins (left); CM Punk (right)
Seth Rollins (left); CM Punk (right)

#1 Believe in God - Shawn Michaels

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One of the greatest WWE Superstars of all-time, Mr. WrestleMania, Shawn Michaels was one of those who suffered from several issues in his life, from substance abuse, to even contemplating suicide. After his earlier retirement in 1998, the Heart Break Kid married Rebecca, who had a strong Christian fate.

It was after that when he turned himself to God and found the true meaning of life. In an interview with Pat Robertson, Shawn Michaels revealed -

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“I look at it [drugs] idle hands, and an idle hand is the devil’s work, I just didn’t know what to do with myself. I wasn’t comfortable with myself. And so much of it was me finding me and that didn’t happen until I came to the Lord”

After marrying Rebecca, Michaels started attending church and Bible study with her, and later got baptized and became a born-again Christian in 2002. He was able to make his return to WWE and further solidify his status and legacy.

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“All I wanted was for God to help me be a good witness on the platform He had brought me back to”

Shawn Michaels can be seen making a praying gesture on his knees during his WWE entrance. His infamous rivalry with The Undertaker saw WWE incorporate the "dark vs light" theme, with Michaels making his WrestleMania entrance, signifying him descending from the heaven.

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Edited by Kaushik Das
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