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

#2 Stuart Tomlinson

Stuart Tomlinson was contracted to WWE for three years

Stuart Tomlinson's move over to WWE after carving out a successful career in the British football league made headline news in the UK back in 2013, since he was the first well-known footballer to accept the offer to move over to WWE and train to be a wrestler.

Tomlinson was later given the ring name Hugo Knox and he trained at the Performance Centre for a number of years before he made his debut at an NXT Live event back in 2014, but it was reported that he had been released from his contract by the company in the fall of 2016.

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Knox looked as though he had all the skills to become a star in the company, but there were various reports that suggested that the star was feeling the effects of being homesick.

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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.

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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.

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Edited by Alan John