5 Current WWE Superstars who battled life-threatening diseases

#2 Alexa Bliss

Alexa Bliss

Alexa Bliss has faced a lot of obstacles in her journey to the WWE. Bliss came through the ranks at NXT, before becoming a multi-time WWE Women's Champion. She has faced brickbats from fans for not being very good in the ring at the start of her WWE career, but she has now silenced her critics as her ring work has improved drastically.

Bliss had overcome obstacles earlier in her life as she revealed how she faced a severe eating disorder in her teens, which almost caused her death.

“When I went to the hospital, I almost went into cardiac arrest. And I wasn’t allowed to go to sleep—they thought I’d die if I did. Dealing with eating disorders, anxiety, and depression, I’m no stranger to mental illness. Every few years, I deal with a really bad spell of depression. You have to know it doesn’t have to overtake your life. Mental illness can dictate someone’s entire life. I put myself in a position to be in the public eye, but I’m doing what I love. I’ve gone to therapy, I’ve done everything I can do to get my brain in a healthy place.”

She's now healthy and has become a hero for others suffering from eating disorders, while she is on course to have a very successful WWE career in the ring.