5 Wrestlers who were jobbers before they were superstars

Some of WWE’s biggest stars were jobbers before they were famous

1: Shawn Michaels

Shawn Michaels was a jobber in the NWA

What? Are you serious? Not the Heartbreak Kid! Michaels, a four-time WWE Champion and a member of the WWE Hall of Fame got his start in the business from humble beginnings.

He worked his way through territories in the National Wrestling Alliance in the early and mid-1980s, competing against top stars in different regions of the country. Michaels moved on to the AWA and was a member of The Midnight Rockers with Marty Jannetty and later became a hit in the WWF as The Rockers.

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