10 Pro-wrestlers with an MMA background

#8 Sylvester Terkay

Terkay had a short stay in WWE

Sylvester Terkay might not ring many bells as his career with WWE only lasted around six months. But the fans in Japan would recognize Terkay as one of the most decorated foreign wrestlers. In fact, he was named the No.1 non-Japanese wrestler at one point. Terkay, before achieving all these in wrestling, had tried out his hand in MMA.

He fought in four fights, winning three and losing one. His MMA career was heavily impacted by his college wrestling where he was a runner-up in the NCAA division heavyweight tournament where is lost to this guy called Kurt Angle. Terkay, however, won the tournament in the year that followed.