5 Female wrestlers who competed in bodybuilding before joining WWE

#4 Aksana

Aksana had a short career in WWE

Aksana was signed by WWE in 2009. After a two-year stint in the developmental brand, she made her main roster debut in 2011. While Aksana wasn't a big name in the Women's Division, she did challenge for the Divas Championship a couple of times, but came up short in her quest to capture the title. Her WWE career lasted three years, and she last appeared in the company in 2014.

Prior to her WWE career, Aksana was a professional bodybuilder, competing in a number of events. She entered the bodybuilding industry as a teenager, participating in her first show at the age of 17. Aksana won two silvers and one bronze in the World Amateur Bodybuilding Championship, but her biggest achievement was in 2009 when she won the IFBB Arnold Classic Contest.

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#3 Mandy Rose

Mandy Rose

Mandy Rose is an active wrestler, and currently a part of the SmackDown roster. The 28-year got her first break in WWE as a Tough Enough contestant, finishing second in the contest to Sara Lee. Signing with the company in 2015, she spent two years in NXT, before making her main roster debut in the later part of 2017. Rose is yet to win a title since arriving on the main roster.

Mandy Rose had a different career before she decided to pursue professional wrestling. Rose won the World Bodybuilding Fitness and Fashion Show in Boston, which was her very first show. Rose eventually went on to win the World Beauty Fitness & Fashion Bikini Championship in 2014.