8 Pro Football Players who became WWE Superstars

John Cena was a gifted football player at Springfield College
John Cena was a gifted football player at Springfield College

#7 Baron Corbin

Baron Corbin before becoming a wrestler
Baron Corbin before becoming a wrestler

Baron Corbin is a former WWE United States Champion, Money in the Bank winner, and Andre the Memorial Battle Royal winner. Currently, Corbin is involved in various feuds on Raw while serving as its acting General Manager and full-time Commissioner of Raw.

Under his real name, Tom Pestock played as a former offensive lineman for his college ball at Division II Northwest Missouri State before serving a brief time with the Indianapolis Colts. Pestock too then made his switch to Arizona Cardinals in 2010. After being released and then being signed on by the Cardinals again, Pestock too made the move to join WWE’s NXT.

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