5 WWE Superstars you didn't know were once broke

2. AJ Lee

Lee had her own journey of struggle

Lee has lived her life on her own terms. Be it her retirement or her surge into wrestling, her story has been inspirational. Lee, like everyone on this list, had to struggle to get to where she did in the wrestling industry.

She’s worked odd jobs to pay for her education and to support her family. She’s described her earlier life as being spent in motels and other people’s houses and their cars. She did get into college but had to drop out six months later dues to financial issues. But that did not hamper her drive to become a wrestler. Shortly after she enrolled into a wrestling school and worked a full time job on the side to pay for it.