5 WWE Superstars' surprising career aspirations before becoming wrestlers

#1 Former WWE Divas Champion Paige wanted to become a zoologist

Former WWE Divas Champion Paige grew up in a wrestling family, as the daughter of independent wrestling stars Sweet Saraya and Ricky Knight, but she originally wanted no part of the business.

As a child, Paige claimed that she wanted to become a zoologist - and to this day, the star seems to be a big animal lover. She is often sharing photos of her beloved dog Lobster on her social media accounts, and she has often spoken about adopting a plant-based diet in the past.

However, Paige ended up joining her family in the wrestling world, starting competing at just 13 years old, and quickly began wrestling all over the world for independent promotions.

Paige ended up signing a WWE contract at the young age of 19. She became the first-ever NXT Women's Champion at 21 years old and also was the youngest-ever WWE Divas Champion. She unfortunately had to retire from in-ring competition due to injuries in 2018, but still works for WWE in varying capacities.

Paige's life was even documented in the popular movie Fighting With My Family, which was produced by The Rock, with Florence Pugh playing the British-born star.