5 Current WWE Superstars who once worked ordinary 9-5 jobs 

It's rare for wrestlers to be born into the business. Most aspiring WWE Superstars have a dream but no way to finance it.

Many superstars have come from poverty to make their wrestling dreams come true. Meanwhile, others have disclosed the odd jobs they took to fill the gaps.

Several current WWE Superstars went through the same process. Before the following stars signed with the company, they were all working ordinary jobs.

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#5. WWE Superstar Kevin Owens worked as a gas station attendant

WWE's Prizefighter once worked for a very different prize when he was a gas station attendant.

During an interview with MLive in 2019, Kevin Owens was asked about his children following in his footsteps, something the former Universal Champion had an interesting answer to. He said he didn't mind as long as they were happy.

"I just want them to be happy. I always pursued this dream, but for the first 7 years that I was a wrestler, I worked at a gas station part time. I finished high school, but still needed a job to make money to live on. I was lucky enough to have the boss to give me time off I needed to wrestle. I think you can be happy doing whatever you want in life as long as it fulfills you can you get something out of it."

Owens made a name for himself in another pro wrestling promotion before being signed by WWE.

#4. WWE Superstars Roman Reigns and The Usos worked in furniture installation

Roman Reigns comes from a family of WWE Superstars, but his dream was to pursue a career in the NFL.

Several health issues meant that Reigns was forced to retire from football in 2008 and needed to look elsewhere for employment. It was during this time that Reigns joined the other family business.

His sister owns a furniture installation business which The Usos were also part of for a few years before Umaga found a way to get them into WWE.

The job involved long hours of moving and setting up furniture for several businesses all over Florida. Reigns kept the job while deciding what he wanted to do after his football career. Finally, he made the decision to join WWE.

The former NFL star signed a developmental deal with WWE in 2010 and was assigned to FCW, which later became NXT. The move that truly kickstarted Reigns' career came a few years later, when Triple H chose him to be a part of The Shield.

#3. WWE Superstar Mustafa Ali worked as a police officer

Mustafa Ali worked on the independent circuit for 13 years before he was finally given the shot of a lifetime with WWE in 2016.

While training and working for several Indy promotions, Ali financed his dream by wrestling during the day and working night shifts as a police officer.

Ali spoke to ESPN ahead of WrestleMania 34 about trying to juggle his dream alongside the career he needed to make ends meet.

"Yeah, it sucked, man. There were days I'd wrestle at 9 o'clock, and afterward, I often didn't shower and would just throw on sweatpants. I had my police gear in the car and would rush to get to the station by 10:30, clean myself off as best I could and be ready for my shift by 10:59."

Ali's big break came when he was chosen for the 2016 Cruiserweight Classic. Though he didn't win, the former officer was signed to WWE and has since been moved to the main roster.

Ali was recently moved over to SmackDown as part of the WWE Draft alongside his new teammate Mansoor.

#2. Former WWE Champion AJ Styles delivered water for a living

AJ Styles has been part of the wrestling business for more than two decades, but the former WWE Champion has also worked several part-time jobs concurrently.

Styles made a name for himself in TNA, but has noted in several interviews in recent years that his wife wanted to go to college to pursue a career in teaching.

This meant that Styles was forced to turn down a contract with WWE in the early 2000s because he wasn't able to relocate and needed to continue to work several part-time jobs to pay the bills.

Styles revealed that his first job included picking up rubbish from the raceways when he was 7 years old. He was later given the chance to live his dream in 2000 when he was offered $500 a week to train with WCW. But he decided to continue working as a water delivery boy and use the money to pay to train elsewhere.

#1. Former WWE Champion Randy Orton worked at a gas station

Randy Orton came to WWE after a career in the Marines.

Knowing the hardships that came with a professional wrestling career, his parents tried to keep Orton away from the business. After graduating, The Viper joined The Marines. But it wasn't something he enjoyed, and he received a bad conduct discharge in 1999.

After leaving the Marines, Orton worked night shifts at a gas station near his home in St. Louis, Missouri, in order to keep the money coming in.

He was later offered a contract by WWE because of the family connections to the business. But at the time that he was signed, Orton wasn't a fully-trained wrestler. The Legend Killer was then trained by his father Bob Orton for several years and later went on to debut on WWE TV in 2002.