5 Unexpected jobs WWE Superstars took up after leaving the WWE

Wrestling. It is not a job for just anyone, even more so if the said person is employed at WWE. The dedication and love that the art of wrestling requires is more than most people can spare. Thus, those who work in the sport end up spending their entire lives at the job.

However, there are exceptions to every rule.

Wrestling does not really provide skills that may be a part of a regular person's job. So, when wrestlers leave WWE, they often end up working in different roles such as acting, becoming a trainer or coach, or commentator.

There are some WWE wrestlers, however, who took up some unexpected jobs. Here are five of them.

#5 'Kane' Glenn Jacobs - Mayor

Kane has gone a long way from where he was once

Let's start with the most obvious one.

The Big Red Machine was one of the fiercest Superstars in WWE. He spent a large part of his career terrorizing other WWE Superstars, coming off as an insane person who could drag them to hell. His expression and height of 7 feet only added to his notoriety.

Kane debuted in his most prominent role as The Undertaker's brother, and the two have been involved in some legendary feuds spanning more than two decades. Despite having supreme in-ring skills, Kane, as a gimmick, was always shown to have severe emotional trauma. This has in fact been the basis for most of the storylines that the former World Heavyweight Champion was involved in.

No one ever thought that following his WWE career, Kane would be going to run for office, and not only run, but also win.

Kane is currently the mayor of Knox County, Tennessee. Also, he is still a part-time WWE wrestler when his duties as mayor spare him.

It would be unthinkable for anyone who saw Kane perform in WWE that he would be a mayor at some point in his life. This is the same person, who attacked Vince McMahon's son Shane, handcuffed him to the ring post, and hooked up jumper cables to his nether regions to electrocute him.

From there to mayor... it's been a journey.

#4 Mideon - Chef

Anyone who saw Mideon during the WWE Attitude Era will testify that there has seldom been a wrestler with weirder gimmicks than him.

He started off as Phineas Godwin -- a pig farmer. For many, that would be odd enough, but he did not stop there.

The creep-factor increased with time when Mideon's gimmick was once again changed to that of a deranged soothsayer, who now became a part of the Undertaker's faction, 'The Ministry of Darkness'. The attitude era was at its peak during this time and Mideon was at the forefront of some of the storylines involving the Undertaker and Stone Cold Steve Austin.

He was put in a tag team setup with Viscera for a brief period before he was written off WWE TV.

He then became 'Naked Mideon', a wrestler who would wear only a fanny pack and a thong and would creep out his opponents.

After leaving WWE, he became a professional chef and has been quite successful. However, his customers should always be careful in case he gets flashbacks from his Naked Mideon days and decides to incorporate it into a meal.

#3 Paul Burchill - Firefighter

Paul Burchill had several avatars in WWE

Paul Burchill might have been one of the best wrestlers in the history of the company to never get the push that he deserved. Throughout his career, Burchill came close to Superstardom, but never really broke through the ceiling that would have seen him become the best version of himself.

Instead, he is best remembered for an incest angle with his sister from the Attitude Era, and then being given the gimmick of a pirate. To be fair, Burchill did a good job as a pirate, but it was still disappointing given the potential he had.

When Burchill left WWE, it was to move on to bigger and better things. No, not as a wrestler. Instead, he found a new career path altogether, which would see him helping people. The former WWE pirate became a first-responder as a firefighter and a paramedic.

Burchill will remain another name that WWE's creative team failed to put in the right direction.

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#2 Ken Shamrock - 50 Cent's Bodyguard

Ken Shamrock, called the most dangerous man alive in WWE, had a blistering career. Not only was he a part of the Corporation and Vince McMahon's henchman, but he also had a long career at the beginning of the UFC.

Shamrock is a legend in both companies. He ended up breaking ankles with an ankle lock before Kurt Angle made it his own. He was also one of the pioneers of the UFC that the fans know today.

Shamrock had a brief career with the WWE during the Attitude Era. His technical in-ring ability coupled with his raw persona made him one of the most exciting wrestlers to watch on TV. But Shamrock never got his due, mostly feuding with mid-carders before leaving the company to resume his MMA career.

In 2015, Ken Shamrock was an employee of a security company which provides security to high profile names. During one of his stints, he was the security for the rapper, 50 Cent.

#1 Steve Blackman - Bail Bondsman

Steve Blackman was never a stable wrestler in WWE's history. He was a part of WWE during the Attitude Era, during which he was correctly portrayed as one of the toughest people to have ever entered the WWE ring.

Many WWE Superstars revealed that Steve Blackman is the last person that anyone would want to get into a fight with backstage. Known well for carrying a Kendo Stick with him lots of times, and left many a welt on quite a few WWE Superstars.

After he left WWE, Blackman never entered the ring to wrestle again. Instead, he became a Bail Bondsman. He would bring in wanted criminals to the law in exchange for a fee. This might be one of the least unexpected careers on this list given Blackman's reputation.

Blackman's feud with Shane McMahon will always remain one of the highlights of his WWE career.