5 broke wrestlers and where are they now

It’s always sad to see a former wrestling Superstar to be reduced to the hardships of poverty. Many a wrestler has found himself on the wrong side of life after their career took a turn for the worse. Not everyone can ride off into the sunset like The Rock or Stone Cold with their millions of dollars.

The thing about professional wrestling is that wrestlers can often become addicted to the lifestyle, so when something jeopardises that lifestyle, they don’t know how to react to it. Subsequently, this results in them spiralling off downwards, often spending their remaining riches to invite worse conditions.

Here are five broke wrestlers and where they are now.

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#5 Tammy Sunny Snytch

In 2012, Sunny was arrested five times in 4 weeks

The first ever WWE diva quickly rose to fame in less than a year of arriving in the company. She rapidly established herself as the best manager around, leading the Bodydonnas and the Legion of Doom to success. As a manager, she was a huge asset to the popularity of both teams, as she had exceptional promo skills and of course a unique presence. She stood at the top of the mountain alone, but when Sable came into town, nobody wanted Sunny anymore.

After her boyfriend Chris Candido died in 2005, Sunny went on to wrestle at a few independent circuits until she kept getting arrested several times for public disorder complaints and drug abuse. Now she’s on her last legs, trying to release a book that spills out all the misfortunes of her life.

#4 Scott Hall

Scott Hall has been to rehab several times

At his peak, Scott Hall was part of the most famous faction in history, the NWO. Even before that, Scott Hall’s Razor Ramon persona was so over that it regularly overshadowed the golden boy Shawn Michaels. His talent earned him millions, but his rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle eventually took that all away from him. From when he started wrestling, Hall was notoriously known as an alcoholic, but on top of that, he had an addiction to drugs.

Now the former NWO member has no money to his name and spends his time trying his best to get his son into the wrestling business. Cody Hall is an up and coming performer on the Indy circuits, so Scott spends his days following him across the country.

#3 Lex Luger

Lex Luger also suffered temporary neck paralysis in 2007

Lex Luger is one of the most memorable names and faces from the WCW era. He was the man that legitimised the threat of WCW, as he shockingly switched from WWF to the rival brand on the first episode of Monday Nitro. The move cemented his place in history as a pivotal figure in wrestling history.

Over at WCW, he was treated and booked as an immortal being and with that praise, his ego began to swell. However, his battle with drugs abuse and steroid consumption would constantly be a thorn in his side, obviously, they are expensive habits.

When he suffered a spinal stroke in 2008, his faltering career further went off into the distance. His addiction to steroids and drugs, plus inability to wrestle anymore turned his millions into a pile of rubble, leaving him with pennies to his name. Now he tours the country, giving motivational speeches about drug addiction, life and religion.

#2 Dynamite Kid

In 2013, Thomas Billington known as Dynamite Kid suffered a stroke

The man who made his WWF debut in 1984 as a tag team partner with Bret Hart, was a huge success in wrestling. After that, he went on to form an infamous tag team with Davey Boy Smith, called the British Bulldogs. The pair peaked at Wrestlemania 2 where he won the WWF Tag Team titles. He was on top of the mountain for a sustained amount of time until he suffered a back injury in 1986.

To further compound his woes, he would also injure his left leg a few years later. His leg would eventually lose functionality, forcing Dynamite Kid to be wheelchair-ridden. Once again in this sad story, the presence of alcohol and drugs is strong and Dynamite Kid’s reliance on them grew as his inability to wrestle crippled his mind. Now he resembles a shell of his former self, regularly spewing out bitter outbursts about wrestling over the net.

#1 Virgil

Virgil is rumoured to now be a school teacher in Pennsylvania

Perhaps the saddest scenario on this whole list is the one of Virgil. The man who was once a main fixture of wrestling back in the 1980s is now somebody you’d never recognise if you walked past him. Virgil now travels up and down America doing anything he can to earn a dollar from the fans who once knew him.

He now sets up stalls in various locations, begging fans to take pictures with him or to get autographs. These events usually ended up in failure as nobody turned up to see the former WWF superstar. He’s become such a joke that fans have set up a site called LonelyVirgil.net where photos of the lonely superstar get posted.