3 WWE Superstars who didn't want to become wrestlers while growing up and 3 who did

#4 Big Show (wasn't interested in becoming a wrestler while growing up)

Before going to WWE, Big Show had a brief stint in WCW during the 90s, and was an integral part of the roster during the Monday Night Wars. He won the WCW World title on two occasions, and later made his way to WWE in 1999.

While speaking with Hindustan Times, Big Show once revealed that although he liked wrestling while growing up, he had no intention of becoming a professional wrestler and join WWE/WCW.

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"It is funny because my plan originally was to become a basketball player. However, I always loved two things while growing up — basketball and wrestling. As a youth I didn't even consider being a professional wrestler or a sports entertainer."

Big Show did incredibly well in WWE

Big Show did very well as a WWE Superstar, and won multiple World titles during his stint in the company. He was always presented as an unstoppable monster on WWE TV, and mostly portrayed the role of a villain. Big Show hasn't been on WWE TV for a while, and it's safe to say that his time as a full-time wrestler has come to an end.

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Abhilash Mendhe is a pro wrestling journalist at Sportskeeda with nearly five years of experience. He completed his MBA from the Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management in 2016 and worked with multiple banking institutions, including Tech Mahindra. While he started writing WWE articles for Sportskeeda in 2019 as a hobby, it eventually became a significant part of his professional journey.

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Edited by Kaushik Das