evolution is a mystery welcome to
watchmojo.com their early careers - what
they're doing today since a lot of the
biggest names in wrestling are still
pretty much in the public eye just look
at the rock we're instead focusing on
wrestlers who have the most interesting
stories about the post wrestling career
for the record we're not passing
judgment upon any of these professionals
but rather comparing where life has
taken these kings and queens of the
squared circle
now butts and Jimmy Wang Yang you could
be forgiven for not remembering jimmy
wang yang tenure with the wve coming
onto the scene as the Attitude Era
transitioned into the Millennial
ruthless aggression period nevertheless
this journeyman wrestler performed in
the company's cruiserweight division
appearing mostly on such third tier
programs as Sunday night heat and
velocity if you're a Cincinnati native
however then you might be more aware of
Yang's local pest control business or
the line of party bus ventures
throughout the local area it may not be
glamour and bright lights but there's
something to be said about making an
honest living
number 9 the gray Carly the great khali
possesses the distinction of having
enjoyed interesting career paths both
before and after his WB heyday born
Dileep Singh Runner the man we know as
Carly was a Punjab police officer prior
to stepping into the squared circle
where he stunned audiences by dominating
early matches with the Undertaker during
the mid-2000s today Carly only makes
sporadic brief appearances on WB
television preferring instead to enjoy
celebrity status in his native India he
also opened a wrestling school and Indy
promotion by the name of continental
Wrestling Entertainment and has even
tried his hand at acting number 8 Val
Venis
hello ladies perps contrary to popular
opinion the in-ring career of one sean
morley didn't end after his gimmicks of
val venis and the right to censor what
puts at rest
the WBE morally continued to work as a
wrestler within such promotions as
mexico's CMLL New Japan Pro Wrestling
and Total Nonstop action today he's
turned his attention towards another
burgeoning markets namely that of the
legal cannabis distribution Bali works
in Arizona for a local dispensary
turning his personal interest and hobby
into a new line of work
number seven Nathan Jones Nathan Jones
may not have had the most impressive
career in the dough to be but the odds
are highly likely that you've seen this
fearsome looking Ozzy on the big screen
Jones has enjoyed a fairly in-demand
career as a silver screen heavy winning
small roles in big films such as Troy
Mad Max fury road and the 2011 Conan the
Barbarian reboot this actually isn't all
that surprising given the Jones engaged
in all sorts of physical activity and
competition before utilizing his
real-life incarceration for armed
robbery as a pro wrestling gimmick from
powerlifting and arm wrestling to MMA
and the squared circle Nathan Jones
seems to have done just fine for himself
number six vladimir kozlov born
oleg prudius in what was then the USSR
vladimir kozlov debuted in the WB as a
typically villainous foreign heel before
eventually turning babyface in a comedy
tag-team with Santino Marella still this
doesn't take anything away from the
intense training he received in several
real-life martial arts training that
perhaps made it a bit easier for him to
transition into the world of cinema
today he runs his own production company
while also working as a stuntman and
occasional actor appearing in big-budget
hits like John wick - and Fast & Furious
6 number 5 Mason Ryan professional
wrestling is an art form so what's to
stop an aspiring former competitor from
trying his hand at something a little
bit more elegant Mason Ryan did just
that after his career with the WB he
came to an end joining the ranks of
to Salette in 2016 as a member of their
Las Vegas show car Ryan also appeared as
a cast member on the British revival of
gladiators itself an update of the
oldschool american gladiators series and
was the star of a Welsh documentary
focusing on his journey and wrestling
career in the United States not bad for
a small-town boy made good now number
four Diamond Dallas Page Diamond Dallas
Page seemed to work nearly every job in
the business from color commentator to
manager before finally debuting as a pro
wrestler at the age of 35 this didn't
stop DDP from becoming one of the
industry's most popular and enduring
superstars earning championships and
accolades in the WCW TNA and WWE its
pages post wrestling career that perhaps
earned him the most good will however
and it's all thanks to his personal
brand of DDP yoga the lifestyle and
exercise program has been credited with
saving the lives of such wrestling
superstars as Scott Hall and jake the
snake' roberts and it's given page a
thriving career after hanging up his
boots from constant competition number
three Sonny
tami-lynn cinch better known as Sonny
was one of the WWF's breakout female
stars during a time when a diva or
women's revolution was still years away
from being established Sonny was an
instant sex symbol and an early darling
of the internet age with America online
voting here as the most downloaded
celebrity of 1996 which would continue
to work for such promotions as ECW WCW
and XPW although personal issues with
drug dependency and arrests for DUI big
Lurie and disorderly conduct would dog
her wig in the Indies six would make
headlines again in 2016 when she
appeared in an adult film for Vivid
Entertainment number two Stone Cold
Steve Austin you don't need to look very
far to find Stone Cold Steve Austin it
isn't as if this defining face of the
Attitude Era hasn't kept himself busy
since retiring from in-ring cub
tition whether it be his work starring
in action films or hosting his own
podcasts Steve Austin continues to work
closely with the wve posting an in-depth
interview show on their streaming
service while also hosting another
series titled straight up Steve Austin
for the USA Network at this point the
Texas rattlesnake has a very effective
interesting and lucrative brand behind
him and he's made the most of it at
nearly every turn
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of the Big Red Machine Kane has
certainly travelled down many different
roads but you'd be hard-pressed to think
that anyone could have guessed that this
was where he would have ended up you see
that's because the man behind Kane's
mask Glen Jacobs is now the real-life
mayor of Knox County Tennessee a
position he assumed on September 1st
2018 because who said that the devil's
favorite demon doesn't have some really
good ideas when it comes to public
service all kidding aside we can't help
but get a kick that this former
wrestling icon and horror movie actor
now gets to put all of that energy into
local governments hail to the chief do
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