#1 Trained by Mr. Hughes
Before anyone can achieve success in WWE, they need to undergo proper training. While Apollo Crews has a background in soccer and gymnastics, it was under a former WWE Superstar where he cut his teeth. Curtis Hughes, better knowns as Mr. Hughes, trained Crews when he was 21 years of age at the World Wrestling Alliance 4 promotion's training facility in his hometown.
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If anyone can attest to what it takes to earn a contract and be in WWE it would be Mr. Hughes. Hughes' wrestling career saw him have stops in WCW, ECW and the WWF/E. During his time in the ring, he was a 'bodyguard' often acting as silent muscle for the likes of former ECW Champion Shane Douglas and WWE Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho. He even had a short-lived feud with The Undertaker during his career in the WWE.