5 current WWE Superstars who have served in the U.S Army

#1. WWE Superstar Montez Ford

WWE Superstar Montez Ford during his time in the U.S. Army

WWE Superstar Montez Ford also comes from a military background. Like Lacey Evans and Jaxon Ryker, Ford is a Marine Corps veteran.

TO ALL THAT HAVE SERVED THIS GREAT COUNTRY OF OURS,HAPPY VETERANS DAY!#VeteransDay pic.twitter.com/HEzyECYpny

— 𝕂𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕋𝕖𝕫 (@MontezFordWWE) November 11, 2019

The former WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champion joined the Marine Corps at the age of 18. He explained his decision in an interview with Yahoo! Sports.

"I chose the Marines because at that point in time, my mother and my family were going through a few complications and I didn’t want the burden of having to worry about me on them. I took on the pleasure of going and serving my country for four years and I think it was the best decision I’ve made to date."

In 2012, Ford left the Marines after four years of service to spend more time with his family and children. Nearly three years later, the 31-year-old joined WWE.

GOD IS MAGNIFICENT. pic.twitter.com/Z0zxJeX3fX

— 𝕂𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕋𝕖𝕫 (@MontezFordWWE) August 8, 2021

Ford's military background has helped him adapt to the WWE lifestyle.

“In the military we have deployments, but in WWE you’re going every week. In that sense, being away from home, it’s very, very similar. When it comes to WWE, you still have to be disciplined. When you’re away from home, you need to make sure you take care of things (...) There are things that are going to happen at home and you need to make sure you’re ready to go out and perform, just like the military, you always have to be ready to go."

Ford is one-half of The Street Profits. Since he joined forces with Angelo Dawkins, they have won the NXT Tag Team Championships, RAW Tag Team Championships, and SmackDown Tag Team Championships.