5 Pairs of WWE Superstars you didn't know were once roommates 

Daniel Bryan and Shinsuke Nakamura shared a place before either man made it to WWE.
Daniel Bryan and Shinsuke Nakamura shared a place before either man made it to WWE.

Pursuing your dream of becoming a professional wrestler is great and all, but chasing a dream rarely comes cheap. That is why so many young wrestlers turn to sharing a place together, which can often be beneficial. Over the years, there have been plenty of pairings that fans would have never put together before.

After all, with a wrestler sharing the next bed, there's plenty of time to discuss matches, gimmicks and new moves. With this being pro wrestling though, things are never that easy, as there have been plenty of Superstars who haven't been able to get along.

Here are five pairs of WWE Superstars you (probably) didn't know once lived together, and how they were able to co-exist.


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#5 D'Lo Brown and Chris Jericho

Brown and Jericho shared a place together whilst the two were both working with Smokey Mountain Wrestling during the 1990s.
Brown and Jericho shared a place together whilst the two were both working with Smokey Mountain Wrestling during the 1990s.

Though it never reached the same heights as the WWF, WCW or ECW, Smoky Mountain Wrestling was a key part of the 1990s, honing future stars like Kane, Chris Jericho, D'Lo Brown and Lance Storm.

The promotion even had its own place, the Smoky Mountain Flophouse, where stars were able to stay in between travelling the world competing in various promotions. As the last person to enter the arrangement, D'Lo Brown would often sleep on the couch, but in one instance, was allowed to sleep in one of the beds..

This was because Jericho had been touring Japan, though after a 20-hour flight back to Tennessee, was not pleased by the usurper. The first meeting of the pair, Jericho probably didn't make a good first impression by demanding the bed, though Brown has been able to laugh at the story since.

#4 Xavier Woods and Tyler Breeze

Breeze and Woods regularly compete against each other in GM Mode on Woods' show Up Up Down Down.
Breeze and Woods regularly compete against each other in GM Mode on Woods' show Up Up Down Down.

Though it's clear that Xavier Woods has a close bond with his New Day brothers Big E and Kofi Kingston, his actual best friend is none other than Prince Pretty, Tyler Breeze. Sharing a place together with Viktor of the Ascension, the house was probably filled with video games, though when the consoles weren't on, Breeze and Woods would discuss wrestling.

In fact, it was whilst living together, that the pair came up with the Prince Pretty character, after Breeze was told that his bland Mike Dalton character needed changing. Despite not living together any more, the pair remain, firm friends, as the two have a long-standing series as part of Up Up Down Down, where they play the General Manager mode of WWE SmackDown Vs. RAW 2007.

#3 Stone Cold' Steve Austin and Diamond Dallas Page

Austin and DDP became roomies in 2005.
Austin and DDP became roomies in 2005.

Stone Cold and DDP may both be former World Champions in their respective companies, but it wasn't until their careers winded down did the two become roommates. In 2005, the two future Hall of Famers would end up rooming together, as Page allowed Austin to stay at his place whilst he was filming the Devil's Rejects.

When Page returned, he found his home a mess thanks to the Rattlesnake, though the positive powerhouse made the most of it. Despite the mess, DDP said that living with Austin was fun, and helped him take his mind off his new divorce with ex-wife Kimberly.

Living with Austin wouldn't be the first time Page would open his house to stars, as Jake Roberts and Scott Hall have both been allowed to stay in Casa de Page, in order to battle their personal demons.

#2 Yoshi Tatsu and Sheamus

The Japanese star and the future WWE World Champion shared a place early in their WWE careers but struggled to get along.
The Japanese star and the future WWE World Champion shared a place early in their WWE careers but struggled to get along.

Other than being WWE Superstars, it doesn't seem from an initial glance that Yoshi Tatsu and Sheamus would have a lot in common. Despite this though, the pair were once roommates, sharing a place with Ted DiBiase Jr., when the trio were all working together in Florida Championship Wrestling.

According to reports by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the Celtic Warrior was a lousy roommate, often using Tatsu's and DiBiase's stuff without asking. After the pair confronted Sheamus about this, a fight ensued, where the future WWE World Champion through a Protein Shaker at the Japanese star.

Catching it, it was Tatsu who would win the fight, beating up the Great White, who learned a valuable lesson about respecting others belongings, a lesson he learned the hard way.

#1 Shinsuke Nakamura and Daniel Bryan

Nakamura and Bryan shared a house together long before either man made it to the WWE.
Nakamura and Bryan shared a house together long before either man made it to the WWE.

Long before Shinsuke Nakamura and Daniel Bryan crossed paths in WWE, it may surprise fans to know that the pair were actually roommates in Los Angeles. Sharing a place with former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto Machida, the trio lived together and trained at the L.A. Dojo, though tensions were always high.

Neither Machida nor Nakamura spoke English well, and it was often up to Bryan to be a translator between the two. Though Bryan became good friends with the King of Strong Style, neither of them could see eye-to-eye with Machida, leading to some very heated arguments.

Once again, it would be up to Bryan to act as the peacemaker of the group, foreshadowing his work years later as the General Manager of SmackDown Live from 2016-2018.

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Edited by Israel Lutete
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