10 WWE backstage personnel you may not know were World Champions

#6 WWE producer Adam Pearce is a former World Champion

Adam Pearce

Since August this year, WWE fans have gotten to see a lot more of Adam Pearce on their television screens. Pearce has appeared on both RAW and SmackDown to get contract signings done and also make some matches official.

Some fans would be aware of the fact that Pearce has been working backstage with WWE for several years. In 2015, he became a full-time trainer at the WWE Performance Centre.

However, many fans would be aware of Pearce’s wrestling career that made him a big name in the industry before he became took on a backstage role in WWE. He is a former PWG World Champion and five-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion.

After a backstage altercation earlier this month with Randy Orton, Pearce has said that he wants to punch the 14-time World Champion. Will we see Pearce enter the WWE ring for a match against The Viper someday?

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#5 WWE producer Sylvain Grenier is a former World Champion

Sylvain Grenier

Sylvian Grenier retired from professional wrestling a few years ago and signed with WWE as a backstage producer earlier this year. Grenier worked as an in-ring performer for WWE from 2003 and 2007.

He won a few titles outside the WWE, and he managed to win the WWE World Tag Team Championship four times in his career. One of his title reigns came with René Duprée while three came with Rob Conway.

Outside WWE, Grenier is a former Top of the World (TOW) Champion and NCW Quebec Heavyweight Champion.