We often hear murmurs on the internet wrestling community of WWE superstars getting up to some mischief outside of the squared circle, and in all honesty who can blame them? They’re on the road 300 days of the year, and when you’re away from your family for that length of time, sometimes you’ve got to keep yourself entertained.
These particular stories, however, aren’t anything to be ashamed of; and in fact, they should be admired. Whether it was planned, unintentional or not, some of the entries on this list will truly give you another perspective on some of your all-time favourite professional wrestlers. Sure there’s a chance that a few of them were fabricated, but where’s the fun in believing that?
The list of superstars on here ranges from world class main event talent all the way down to your every day jobbers, with a couple of surprises in between. It’s fascinating to us that you can have this larger than life persona on screen, in addition to being able to translate that superhero nature into real life activities. Bravo, gentlemen.
With all of that being said, here are five WWE stars and their real life stunts – warning, don’t try a couple of these at home.
#1 Chris Masters
The king of the master lock, Chris Masters never really reached that next level during his WWE career. Despite choking out several top names over the course of his stay, the company failed to push him into a permanent main event spot. Instead, he slipped into the midcard before eventually being released altogether.
But we aren’t here to talk about that – we’re instead here to discuss how Masters saved his mother’s life. A few years back, a criminal committed arson at her home with his mum still inside the facility. Masters got to the scene, at which point he reportedly pulled a 10-foot tree from the ground and used it to make a path to his mother’s window.
#2 Daivari
The original Daivari in the WWE family, Shawn was mainly used as a manager in World Wrestling Entertainment despite having the potential to do much bigger and better things. He was eventually released in late 2007, at which point he converted onto the independent scene where he found much more success as a singles star.
Then, in 2012, Daivari saw a drunken man berating several other passengers on a train he was on and decided to take matters into his own hands. Shawn used a rear naked choke and leg scissors to subdue the gentleman, eventually tossing him off of the train at the next stop. Morale of the story: don’t mess with this guy.
#3 John Cena
Regardless of what you may think of John as a person, there’s no denying that he’s done some great work for charity when he’s not busy living and breathing WWE. One of the main highlights of this would be his Make a Wish career, with the 16-time World Champion granting an absolutely astronomical 500+ wishes to those in need.
It supersedes every other sportsperson or celebrity imaginable, with Cena dedicating an inordinate amount of time to the cause. Some’ll say he does it out of habit, but others will rightly point out that he’s a man with a fantastic heart who wants to do good things for other people. If you aren’t down with that, then we’ve got three words for you: hustle, loyalty and respect.
#4 Diamond Dallas Page
Mr DDP himself is an inspiration to every man or woman out there who wants to get into the wrestling business but thinks they’re too old. The former WCW Champion put in an extraordinary amount of effort to fulfil his childhood dream, going on to create quite the legacy for himself within not only World Championship Wrestling but also WWE.
However, his actual wrestling wasn’t one of the main factors behind that. That’s because his invention of DDP Yoga has helped several top superstars to get back on their feet, with the most notable cases being Scott Hall and Jake Roberts. Without Page, there’s a good chance that Roberts and Hall wouldn’t be here today.
#5 The Rock
The Rock is an intimidating dude, and there probably isn’t a man on earth who would relish the prospect of being confronted by The Great One. So then, if you add a whole lot of riot gear into the equation then things will become even more terrifying.
While on set in East London, the People’s Champion spotted some young kids breaking into a van that contained a lot of expensive equipment. Rocky then proceeded to chase them down, intercepting them with a flak jacket and an FBI badge to boot. We imagine that was more than enough to set them straight.
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