6 WWE Superstars you didn't know also competed in MMA 

#2 Giant Silva

Silva (far right) worked with Kurrgan, Luna Vachon and Golga in the Oddities, before joining the world of MMA in 2003.

In North America, Giant Silva is best remembered for his run with WWE in the late-90s as a member of the carnival-inspired faction known as the Oddities. An interesting, albeit brief act of the Attitude Era, the Oddities were certainly popular with the counter-culture audience at the time, though never held championship gold.

While he had little success in WWE, Silva would go on to have better luck in Japanese promotions like New Japan and Huttle. The 7' 2" wrestler also tried his hand at mixed martial arts, which understandably is a difficult task given his reduced mobility in the ring.

Silva competed in a total of eight bouts from 2003 to 2006. Seven of his eight fights were under the PRIDE banner, and all of them took place in Japan. The big man found little success inside the cage and finished his career with a 2-6 professional record.

Though it may not be the best record inside the cage, Silva can say he won in the world of Mixed Martial Arts, something very few wrestlers can claim.