5 wrestlers who were out of shape

Wrestling is a profession which consists of people with some of the greatest looking bodies, which takes wrestlers years to sculpt. There are also many wrestlers who have struggled at one point or another to be in great shape.

There are many factors which can cause a wrestler to be out of shape, such as being unmotivated or having substance abuse issues.

Let's take a look at five wrestlers who were out of shape at one point and then were able to get into solid or great shape!

#5 Scott Hall

Scott Hall is also known as Razor Ramone!

Any fan who watched wrestling in the 90’s would know about Scott Hall. Known as Razor Ramon back then, he rose to prominence in WWE. One of their top wrestlers at the time, Hall was one of the best talents in WWE because of his ability to get the audience on his side despite being a heel.

Hall was present in WWE before the Attitude Era started, and he was one of the main event stars that fans could relate to due to his realistic character.

Unfortunately for him, his personal life was far from equally successful. Hall had a debilitating drug habit, and this would stem a number of health issues that he would suffer from in the future. His substance abuse continued to be a huge factor in his life, and the former fit ‘bad guy’ would gain enormous weight after he retired from wrestling.

Things were not looking good for him overall, and fans had discounted his chances of surviving too many years and many had started predicting his death.

Thankfully for Hall, Diamond Dallas Page invited Hall into his home to remake his life and remake it he did. Now, considerably healthier than before, it looks like Hall will live the rest of his life free from his personal demons thanks to the efforts of DDP.

#4 Jake 'The Snake' Roberts

A stalwart figure in wrestling in the late 80’s and 90’s Jake ‘The Snake Roberts was one of the many stars to innovate and pioneer wrestling to what we know it as today. His in-ring style was different from anyone else and the fact that he brought Damien, the python, into the ring with him only added to his mystique as a wrestler.

He gained a lot of weight and had a bad time altogether after years of drug and alcohol abuse took their toll. His body was a broken remnant of what it had been and it looked like he was heading towards a sad end.

He approached DDP and took his help and fortunately for him DDP and his innovative yoga techniques helped him to be free of his personal demons.

#3 Jinder Mahal

Long-time WWE fans will remember a time when the ‘Modern Day Maharaja’ did not look like a sculpture of a Greek God. During his first run with WWE as the kayfabe brother-in-law of the Great Khali, he was part of a number of matches before he ended up as part of the Three Man Band.

During this time, he was thin and hardly had any muscles, and towards the end of his run was decidedly chubby.

In a later interview, Jinder confessed that he had let himself go during this time and that he was not fit at all, as he was not in a good place mentally. This would go on for a year, before he decided to change his life and work on his fitness, becoming the marvel that he is today.

#2 The Undertaker

World Wrestling Federation's Wrestler Undertaker Poses June 2000 In Los Angeles Ca — The Undertaker in 2000

For a long time, The Undertaker has ruled WWE from his dark throne, looking down on the mortals that he has faced. Calling him a legend would be insulting him, as he is much more than that, and the persona that he has created is almost mythical. He is possibly the most successful wrestler in WWE history and the most feared as well.

However, in real life, The Undertaker is just a human and he proved that on two occasions. During his run as the American Badass, saw him return to the ring out of shape. He would gain back his original level of fitness, but not before fans saw his overweight stature. His return to the Dead Man persona and later stages of American Badass form saw his level of fitness return, but recently age has caught up to the Dead Man.

In recent years, The Undertaker has looked in pain during his run in the ring, be it from his bad hip or his tired old body. The fact that he still wrestled at 51 years of age was a huge deal, but it looks like he may come back for one final match this Wrestlemania.

The Undertaker may be indefatigable but his body is not. He now simply looks old and it does not look like The Phenom can continue in the ring, despite his hip surgery.

Only the future will tell, and maybe it is best that The Undertaker retire once and for all, and preserve the majesty that accompanies his name every time that it is uttered.

#1 Big Show

Ever since he started his life in wrestling as the ‘Giant’ for WCW, Big Show has been known for his enormous size. He was billed as the son of Andre ‘The Giant” towards the beginning of his career though that was later dropped.

One aspect of Big Show that made him stand out from the rest of the crowd of giants in professional wrestling was how agile he was. At 7 feet tall and 500 pounds, Show was a phenomenal athlete and could move faster than most men half his size.

Show was not only agile but acrobatic as well, actually doing moves from the top rope in the beginning of his career. In one particularly famous moment, Big Show jumped over the top rope of the ring to pursue Macho Man Randy Savage, without stopping short. The sheer sight of such a physical specimen moving that fast was terrifying and exhilarating at the same time.

Later in his career, Big Show would slow down as he gained weight and slowly but surely went out of shape. His movement in the ring slowed down, and while still terrifying he was no longer a man that could move that fast, and was too bulky. He looked like he was about to retire from wrestling after years of entertaining the WWE fans.

Late in his career, leading up to a rumored match up against Shaquille O’Neil, Big Show made some changes in his life. He started working out a lot more because he realized the stress that he was causing to his body given his weight, and in a photo that has since gone viral, he showed off his six-pack abs.

It is amazing to consider that even at this age, Big Show still has the ability to wow the audience so much with the effort he put into building himself from the ground-up.