6 wrestlers who excelled at other sports

#4. Bobby Lashley (MMA)

Bobby Lashley in the octagon

Bobby Lashley is a top MMA fighter along with being a professional wrestler. As an amateur wrestler, he was chosen to represent the USA in Olympics, but a knee injury forced him out of the squad. Like Brock Lesnar, he juggles between his WWE and MMA career.

Lashley is a four-time TNA World champion and two-time WWE ECW champion. He has won nine championships in TNA and WWE. He seemingly halted his MMA career when he returned to WWE in 2018, but his professional MMA record of 15-2 is impressive nonetheless.

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#3. Kurt Angle (Amateur Wrestling)

Kurt Angle with his gold medal

Kurt Angle won his gold medal in amateur wrestling when he represented USA in the 1996 Olympic games held at Atlanta, USA. As a youngster, he was a three-time NCAA Division I Champion and won the gold medal at the 1995 World Wrestling Championships. He was inducted in the 'International Sports Hall of Fame' for his amateur wrestling achievements in 2016.

When Angle decided to enter the field of professional wrestling, Vince McMahon welcomed him with open arms. He has won WCW championship once and WWF/WWE championship four times. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2017.