4 WWE Superstars that adopted a vegan lifestyle

CM Punk: Straight Edge And Vegan
CM Punk: Straight Edge And Vegan

#1 Daniel Bryan became a vegan in 2009

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Daniel Bryan Became A Vegan in 2009
Daniel Bryan Became A Vegan in 2009

Much like CM Punk, Daniel Bryan's career in WWE has been heavily influenced by his personal life choices. His vegan diet was part of his early wrestling personas in WWE. More recently, he returned as a heel prophesising the superiority of choosing a vegan lifestyle.

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His on-screen character became a frenzied environmentalist who constantly berated the WWE fans for their blatant consumerism, as well as damaging the environment. The new persona elicited sizeable heat from the crowds.

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“[Vegan food] is the stuff that makes me feel good,” he once shared with Sports Illustrated. Bryan became a vegan in 2009 after suffering from elevated liver enzymes and several staph infections.

In 2012, he was awarded a Libby Award from PETA for being the Most Animal-Friendly Athlete. However, Daniel explained later in the year that he was no longer a vegan due to the complexitiy of traveling with WWE. In addition, he had also developed a soy intolerance and could not find enough non-soy vegan food. Despite that, he keeps a mostly vegan diet while on the road.

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