8 Yesteryear WWE Superstars who look very different now

#2 Vladimir Kozlov

@WWEKozlov Vladamir Kozlov, pic.twitter.com/9onFPQW9Us

— KillerNightmare (@Silver_Kirksey) May 5, 2020

If you were ever a fan of WWE in the late 2000s and early 2010s, then you’d be well aware of one of the biggest heels in WWE during that time, Vladimir Kozlov.

The Ukrainian Superstar was handed a villainous gimmick by the company and was hailed as a Russian villain known as “The Moscow Mauler”. At 6 feet 8 inches tall, Kozlov did a great job at playing the perfect heel even though he had limited in-ring skills.

Kozlov even got in contention for the WWE Championship in early 2010 but was released from the company after just a single WWE Tag Team Championship run with Santino Marella.

Kozlov looked like the perfect heel but WWE failed to build a great gimmick around him, which resulted in his release in 2011. Following thatm he went into the independent circuit before he gave up on wrestling.

What is Kozlov up to after leaving WWE?

On the movie set Fast-8 with good person and badass actor @TheRock . Thx for the great experience 👊 pic.twitter.com/cDoENQPexd

— Vladimir Kozlov _ Oleg Prudius (@WWEKozlov) April 20, 2017

Today, Kozlov works as an actor and stuntman who has featured in some top movies. He was a Stuntman for John Wick 2 and Dywane "The Rock" Johnson's Fast & Furious 6 and has even got a starring role in the movie Wolf Warriors 2. Apart from that, he’s appeared in Marvel’s The Punisher in 2019.

Kozlov looks much more fitter and ripped today as compared to his WWE days which makes it seem like he is enjoying his time outside the WWE ring more than anyone could have imagined!