5 Current WWE Superstars who have the weirdest phobias 

WWE Superstars are globally recognizable figures and as part of several interviews, they have been able to reveal several bits of personal information. This includes being able to publicly reveal some of the things that they are afraid of.

Everyone is afraid of something, even some of the biggest and seemingly bravest superstars in WWE history have revealed that there is something that they are afraid of.

It's easy to imagine some of these stars having usual phobias like heights and spiders, but there are a few who have revealed that they have some of the strangest fears of animals and objects.

The following list looks at just five current WWE Superstars who have revealed that they have the strangest phobias. You can also check out our video on the same.

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#5. Current WWE Women's Tag Team Champion Rhea Ripley has/had stagefright

Rhea Ripley is one of the fastest rising stars in WWE. As one half of the Women's Tag Team Champions alongside Nikki A.S.H, Ripley is currently set to do battle as part of Team RAW at Survivor Series this coming weekend, having managed to put her main phobia to bed.

As part of an interview with The Daily Star back in June, The Nightmare revealed that growing up she was extremely shy. This meant that she was afraid to talk to people, even when they were on the phone, and afraid of being handed a microphone.

"I have always been a shy kid and I was always terrified of talking in front of people - even talking on the phone, it's a phobia of mine. I don't like talking on the phone, so I don't like talking on the microphone either!" Said Rhea.

It's unclear if Ripley has fully been able to overcome this fear since joining WWE, but it's inspiring to see how far she has come.

Knowing that someone who has the confidence that Ripley portrays on-screen was once struggling with not only stagefright but a form of social anxiety could now give many WWE fans hope when it comes to a future career path.

#4. Former WWE Women's Champion Sasha Banks is afraid of watching scary movies at night

Sasha Banks has become known as The Boss throughout her WWE career. The former Women's Champion is one of the most popular stars in the Women's Division and as part of an interview with WWE.com a few years ago, she was able to reveal her darkest fears.

Banks stated that whilst she has the much more common fear of failing as her number one phobia, she also fears watching scary movies at night:

“Actually, my no. 1 fear is a fear of failing. It scares me big time. It gives me anxiety and makes me stay up at night. But I also have a fear of watching scaring movies at night. If it’s pitch black out and I’m watching a scary movie, I will look out the window and think the bad guy is out there. I also hate the feeling, specifically the texture, of velvet. It gives me severe chills.”

The former Women's Champion also has a unique hate for the feel and texture of velvet.

#3. Former WWE Champion Jeff Hardy is terrified of snakes

Jeff Hardy is one of WWE's most entertaining superstars and lives out in the middle of the wilderness in Cameron, North Carolina.

This means that The Charismatic Enigma is often able to come across some of the most interesting wildlife outside his own home. Whilst the former world champion has obviously become accustomed to many of the insects that he comes face to face with, there is one species he is still afraid of.

Despite living in this sort of environment for much of his life, Hardy revealed in a WWE.com interview that he is still afraid of snakes:

“I have a fear of snakes. They are all around by my house. When I’m weeding the pond, I see water moccasins all the time. It freaks me out a bit, but I’m starting to overcome it with the help of my 6-year-old daughter. She loves them!”

Luckily, the former WWE Champion did note that he is starting to overcome this fear with the help of his daughter, since she hasn't inherited her father's fear of snakes.

#2. Former WWE 24/7 Champion R-Truth is afraid of cats

R-Truth is one of WWE's longest-tenured athletes, but whilst he has been entertaining the WWE Universe on-screen, he has been hiding one of the strangest phobias.

Whilst Natalya has made it clear that she is a lover of cats throughout her career, R-Truth is completely the opposite. The former 24/7 Champion revealed on an episode of Total Divas a few years ago that he was afraid of felines.

Even though cats are seen as domesticated animals and are the pets of millions of families around the world, there are still hundreds of people who are reportedly afraid of cats.

This phobia is considered strange but not uncommon and the medical term for this condition is ailurophobia.

Healthline describes the phobia as "an intense fear of cats that's strong enough to cause panic and anxiety when around or thinking about cats." This also includes the fear of being attacked by the cat.

Given the description, it's hard to see R-Truth popping around for tea at Natalya's any time soon.

#1. WWE Champion Big E has an irrational fear of chickens

Big E has finally made it to the top of the company and is the reigning WWE Champion.

Even though it would be considered foolish to reveal his biggest fear to his enemies whilst holding down this position, Big E has now done just that.

As part of a recent interview with Cultaholic Wrestling, the WWE Champion revealed that he was afraid of chickens as well as the reason why:

“So I was gonna say, I don’t know, but I think I might know. So, my dad, I don’t know if this is a common thing when he was growing up in Jamaica, but when I was a kid, we lived in a very residential, picket fence, suburban neighborhood. But there’s one moment where instead of — He would go to a meat market oftentimes and buy meat, but every now and then he would buy live animals and he would put them in the backyard and then he would slaughter them in the backyard. So yeah, I think that’s why farm animals spook me still.”

Big E obviously has a reason to be afraid of chickens and all other farm animals but it's still considered one of the strangest phobias in the company at present.