5 shocking pictures of WWE Superstars you need to see to believe

The life of a WWE Superstar, is one covered in photos. Each night, thousands of photos will be taken of you, at either live events or on WWE TV. If that's not enough, more photos will be taken during events such as meet and greets, with millions of people watching you on Pay Per View.

The good thing about all of this, is that the Superstars and the WWE are able to control these photos to an extent. Roman Reigns looks like a Samoan heavy hitter in countless photos from events, because that is how WWE want him to look. Similarly, Bayley is photographed looking lovable and huggable because that is her character.

However, sometimes, a photo may slip out, that the WWE did not plan on. In this camera-centric world, more pictures are being sent out that are incredible to witness.

Here are 5 shocking pictures of WWE Superstars.

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#5 Braun Strowman and Papa Strowman

Braun Strowman like you've never seen him before

It's hard to imagine Braun Strowman as anything more than a lone monster, hellbent on his mission to take the Universal Championship from Roman Reigns.

However, like all of us, Braun has a family, and fans were shocked to see this photo of Braun's father, showing a clear similarity between the two.

Not only are they both built men with incredible beards, but Rick 'Crusher' Scherr is an accomplished Softball player, as the Monster Among Men explained during a visit to Yankees Stadium.

#4 Brock and Rock see eye to eye

In 2002, a young rookie by the name of Brock Lesnar defeated The Rock to become the youngest WWE Champion in history, aged just 23.

The feud between the two was emotional and hard-hitting, with the hungry Lesnar full of hatred and disdain for the Brahma Bull.

But by 2010, those feelings had clearly simmered, as the duo were filmed hugging after a huge fight for the then UFC Heavyweight Champion.

It was really interesting to see Brock be so relaxed around someone, compared to the usual animalistic fury that he has shown in both WWE and the Octagon.

#3 The Undertaker and his mother

According to the Hitchcock 1960 classic Psycho, a boy's best friend is his mother.

Now, that may not have worked out for the film's Norman Bates, but as the Undertaker can attest, even a monster needs a mom.

This is the Deadman and his mother in 1998, during the height of the Attitude Era. The Deadman will no doubt at the time be using his dark powers to torment the superstars of the WWF at the time.

There's something reassuring (albeit a bit odd) about the Deadman still having time for the woman who raised him.

#2 Orton smoking

Never one to shy away from controversy, former WWE Champion Randy Orton has been caught smoking on several occasions in pictures.

The Apex Predator enjoys a smoke or two, but thankfully keeps it all legal, often smoking outside of arenas instead of in them.

Obviously, smoking has greatly negative effects on a person's health and we do not encourage it at all.

#1 The Yeah Yeah Yeah club

A controversial picture at the time, the Yeah Yeah Yeah club originated from former Intercontinental and Tag Team Champion Luke Harper, and his fondness for repeating the world in matches.

Whilst it seems an innocent enough picture of superstars goofing off backstage, the WWE did not like it at all, with as many copies of the image taken down from Instagram.

The main problem it had was it broke kayfabe, showing superstars who were feuding at the time, enjoying themselves backstage.

Despite the embargo, the picture still exists online, with several superstars saying they have kept the custom shirts.