5 Superstars who failed at other sports but succeeded in wrestling

#3 Bray Wyatt

The Eater of Worlds couldn't conquer the world of football

Bray Wyatt is one of the most charismatic men in all of WWE, but some of the shine has worn off of his character. Wyatt is fond of singing "he's got the whole world in his hands", but unfortunately for him, his fate is in WWE creative's hands. While Wyatt has enjoyed an up and down career in wrestling, he almost pursued a football career.

Playing football in high school, Wyatt was a second team All-American guard at College of the Sequoias, a junior college in California. Wyatt moved up to Division I when he attended Troy University.

Wyatt was redshirted his first year at Troy, and only played one season before moving on to wrestling. Wyatt cited issues with the coaching staff as one of his reasons for quitting.

Wyatt, being a third generation Superstar, got into the family business when he signed with NXT as Husky Harris. As Husky Harris, Wyatt joined the Nexus in 2010 under CM Punk's leadership.

Wyatt would then develop the character of Bray Wyatt, the charismatic leader of the Wyatt family. Bray would go on to become WWE World Heavyweight Champion in 2017.