5 Wrestlers who enjoyed careers as soccer players

Modified Jun 01, 2018 11:04 GMT

A number of interesting superstars started their careers on a football pitch

#3 Tim Wiese

Tim Wiese is a well-known German international footballer who has made a number of appearances for his country at international level as well as playing in goal for the likes of Werder Bremen and 1899 Hoffenheim throughout his career.

Wiese was approached by Triple H back in 2014 and it appears that the company offered him the chance to train at their state of the art Performance Center.

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Wiese was spotted as a guest timekeeper for a WWE live event in Frankfurt later that year before it was reported in the summer of 2016 that Wiese had accepted Triple H's invitation.

He made his in-ring debut at a WWE Live event in Munich as part of a team with Cesaro and Sheamus as they took on the Shining Stars and Bo Dallas in the fall of 2016.

Wiese hasn't been seen as part of WWE events since, but there have been no reports of him being released from the company either.

About the author

Phillipa is a WWE writer for Sportskeeda. She is also a mother, wrestler, dancer, former actress and a Seth Rollins fan. She is a retired wrestler, dancer, and at one-time enjoyed boxing.

Phillipa has tried her hand at all aspects of the wrestling business in the past including booking, promoting, refereeing, commentating, ring announcing and wrestling.

Throughout her time in Sportskeeda she has become known for picking up botches and sharing them.

Phillipa's favorite wrestler is Seth Rollins, but will allow her head to be turned by any high-flying superstar.

She also once had a dream that Drake Maverick was her father, this is yet to be confirmed by the man himself. Outside of the world of spandex and screwjobs, Phillipa likes to watch football, supports Stoke City and is a huge fan of Judd Trump.

Feel free to follow her on Twitter @PhillipaMariee

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Edited by Alan John