5 Wrestlers who worked regular jobs before signing with AEW

#4. AEW Star Evil Uno

Pro-wrestling was also a part-time job for Stu Grayson's Dark Order partner, Evil Uno, before joining AEW. Uno walked the same path as Grayson. They wrestled together in the same promotions and debuted as a team on AEW in May 2019.

Like Grayson, Uno also did not believe pro wrestling could become his primary source of income.

"Wrestling was never Plan A. The chances of you making it in wrestling and staying healthy are very small. I built up 13-14 years of work with the government; that was always Plan A. Now that I can finally see a future in this", he told Ottawa Sun.

Before joining AEW, Uno worked as a communications officer for the Canadian federal government. However, he quit his job shortly after signing his AEW contract.

"Now that I can finally see a future in this, I’ve decided the best course of action for my life is to fully commit myself to my passion. There’s a giant risk for me to solely do wrestling, but I feel like I’ve proven to myself and to others I’m capable of doing it, and, if not now, when would be the right time?"

After failing to capture the IMPACT World Tag Team Titles alongside Grayson, Uno competed in two matches on AEW. At AEW Dark: Elevation, he teamed up with Dark Order members Alan "5" Angels and Colt Cabana to face Death Triangle. Uno's team lost the match. A couple of days later, he competed against Q. T. Marshall but came up short again.