In one point of our lives, a lot of us got hooked into wrestling. We often got so hooked on to what was happening in the ring that it never really occurred to us that wrestling is actually scripted. Even with that being said, competing in the ring is no joke because it is such a dangerous career to embark on. We have seen a lot of names rise to prominence through the years and all the hard work they have done in their career truly helped them achieve a million dollar net worth. Ever wondered how such wrestlers look like when they were still young? Well, you’re in for a treat because we are about to show you the most adorable throwback photos of some of your favorite wrestlers.

John Felix Anthony Cena Jr. (John Cena)

John Cena is one of the most famous names in the world of wrestling. He already earned a fortune into his bank account through his success as a wrestler, but he has also made a fortune from venturing out into acting. As you can see in the photo above, Cena always had such a cute face and adorable dimples. We wonder if people had a hint that that young innocent-looking boy would grow up to be a wrestler.

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Mercedes Kaestner-Varnado (Sasha Banks)

The beautiful Sasha Banks has been pursuing a wrestling career since 2010. Although she looks very girly, Banks is not one to be messed with because her strict fitness routine led to her developing impressive toned muscles. Banks was able to bag the Raw Women’s Championship for a total of four times. As you can see, she was just like any other cute little girl when she was younger. We’re sure her dad got surprised when he found out she wanted to pursue wrestling professionally.

Up Next: This wrestler definitely looks different without facial hair!

Leati Joseph “Joe” Anoaʻi (Roman Reigns)

Leati Joseph “Joe” Anoaʻi, whom wrestling fans know as Roman Reigns, is currently part of the roster of Raw. Before he pursued a wrestling career, he was actually pursuing a career in football. Back when he was younger, he looked so angelic with his buzz cut and innocent smile. Once he got into bodybuilding, tattoos, and facial hair, he definitely wasn’t the same angelic boy anymore. One of his greatest achievements was being crowned as the World Heavyweight Champion for a total of three times.

Which WWE Diva is the daughter of a WWE legend? Read on to find out who!

Ashley Elizabeth Fliehr (Charlotte Flair)

Charlotte Flair had the passion for wrestling running in her blood because she is the daughter of famous wrestler Ric Flair. She was proudly able to bag the NXT Women’s Championship and WWE Women’s Championship. Growing up, living an active lifestyle was really something that came naturally to her. While she was still studying, the WWE diva played volleyball a lot and later ended up becoming a personal trainer.

Michael Shawn Hickenbottom (Shawn Michaels)

Michael Shawn Hickenbottom was widely known as Shawn Michaels, but many wrestling fans referred to him as The Heartbreak Kid. He is a one-time World Heavyweight Champion and was able to win the Royal Rumble two times. he decided to enter retirement back in 2010, but he is still well-involved in the industry because he is a WWE ambassador. Michaels always had nice bright eyes and you can see how nice they were in his baby photo above.

Bret Sergeant Hart (Bret “The Hitman” Hart)

Bret “The Hitman” Hart is considered to be part of the list of the greatest names in the history of wrestling. He comes from a huge family of wrestlers and he truly gave his last name some justice. His success as a wrestler started in the 1980s and it lasted up until his retirement in 2000. Some of the championship belts he bagged were the WWF World Heavyweight Championship and the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. He was the second name in wrestling who achieved a Triple Crown.

Paul Donald Wight II (Big Show)

Big Show, who was born Paul Donald Wight II, is one of the more popular names in the world of wrestling. He’s a two-time WWE World Heavyweight Champion and he also has around eleven tag team championships under his name. Big Show is a huge hit with the fans and his popularity got him to get earnings from different TV appearances as well. He definitely looked unrecognizable when he was younger but he always had the same nice and big eyes.

These twins have become so successful ever since landing WWE careers. Read on!

Nicole & Brianna Garcia-Colace (The Bella Twins)

Nikki and Brie Bella are the famous Bella twins from the WWE. Brie was able to bag the Divas Championship once while Nikki takes credit for being the diva who held the Divas Championship belt the longest in the history of wrestling. Being wrestlers are not the only thing that grows their net worth for they’ve gained success as reality stars as well. They first started appearing in Total Divas, then they were eventually given their own show entitled Total Bellas.

Which WWE star started out on reality television prior to wrestling? Visit the next page to see who!

Michael Gregory Mizanin (The Miz)

Unlike the Bella Twins, The Miz or Michael Mizanin first started earning money as a reality star before embarking on a wrestling career. He was known for appearing in The Real World, Fear Factor, and Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Seasons. He eventually ventured out into wrestling and became a household name in the WWE in 2006. He is a one-time WWE Champion and an eight-time Intercontinental Champion.

This wrestler surely maintained a cute awkward smile through the years. Click Next to find out who!

Kofi Sarkodie-Mensah (Kofi Kingston)

Kofi Sarkodie-Mensah, or more popularly known as Kofi Kingston, is currently a wrestler you see on WWE’s Smackdown. He is a well-decorated wrestler because he bagged the Intercontinental Championship four times, the United States Championship thrice, and the World Tag Team Championship seven times. He is already 36 years old but he already has a net worth of $3 million. Looking at the photo from when he was younger, it seems like he always had a thing for smiling awkwardly.

This wrestler is known for his trademark masks. Read on to find out who!

Óscar Gutiérrez (Rey Mysterio)

We know most of you don’t really know how Rey Mysterio really looks like since he is always in a mask. But judging by his childhood photo, he must look really adorable behind it. He was able to bag the WWE World Championship thrice and was also named as a WWE Triple Crown Champion. These days, you can catch him wrestle at New Japan Pro-Wrestling and Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide.

This girl was lucky to work in their family’s business. Read on!

Stephanie McMahon

Stephanie McMahon is known by her birth name and she doesn’t use any kind of stage or ring name. Stephanie has been exposed to the world of wrestling at such a young age since she is a member of the famous McMahon family.  She doesn’t really need to break a sweat these days because she gets her earnings through working as WWE‘s Chief Brand Officer and  Raw‘s Commissioner. Although, she did bag the WWF Women’s Championship once. She is currently married to semi-retired wrestler Triple H and the couple has three kids together.

Up Next: WWE’s big boss who has been working hard for decades already!

Vince McMahon (Mr. McMahon)

Vince McMahon has been the big boss of the World Wrestling Entertainment since the ’80s and this is why he has billions in his bank account. He is also known for being a successful businessman who is behind the holding company called Alpha Entertainment. He did compete inside the ring at some point and some of the titles he bagged were the 1999 WWF Championship and the 2007 ECW World Championship. The photo above was a photo of him from when he was still in military school.

This wrestler was one of the WWE stars who bagged their own reality show. Click Next to see who!

Michael Francis Foley Sr. (Mick Foley)

Mick Foley has earned so much money thanks to his career in the world of wrestling. He is not only known for appearing in the WWF/WWE, he also is known for his appearances in World Championship Wrestling, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, and Extreme Championship Wrestling. His popularity also got him to guest on a number of TV shows and he later ended up getting his own reality show entitled Holy Foley!

This wrestler was an NFL star before becoming a WWE star. Visit the next page to find out who!

William Scott Goldberg  (Goldberg)

William Scott Goldberg, who is more known by his ring name Goldberg, pursued an NFL career before becoming a wrestler. A serious injury put his NFL career to an end. He entered the wrestling industry in the mid-1990s. Even if he isn’t as active anymore, he still manages to make appearances from time to time. Judging by his throwback photo above, it seems like hitting the gym was really part of Goldberg’s routine ever since.

Mark William Calaway (The Undertaker)

We bet a lot of you did not really know that The Undertaker is really a redhead. The wrestler, whose real name is Mark William Calaway, is one of the greatest wrestlers in the business. He was able to bag the WWE Championship seven times and the WWE Tag Team Championship six times. Even though he is already 53 years old, we doubt he’s going to be entering retirement anytime soon since he still competes to this day.

This former wrestler became a huge success once he embarked on an acting career. Read on to see who!

Dwayne Johnson (The Rock)

Most people these days know Dwayne Johnson for being the very successful big screen actor who has a whopping net worth of $280 million. But there was a time when he was mainly known as the wrestler called The Rock. Johnson was another guy who came from a family of wrestlers so it was only right that he lived up to his last name. These days, he is one of the highest-paid names in show business and he also ventured out in working as a producer.

Up Next: Another wrestler who is trying to make it as an actor!

Stephen Farrelly (Sheamus)

Stephen Farrelly, who is more known by his ring name Sheamus, is an Irish wrestler who you can currently catch on SmackDown. He was three-time WWE World Heavyweight Champion and a one-time WWE World Heavyweight Champion. He was also able to win the Royal Rumble back in 2012 and the Money in the Bank match back in 2015. He has appeared in the movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, and reports say he will be appearing in two new movies.

Chris Jericho truly rocked a mullet when he was younger. Click Next and see it for yourself!

Christopher Keith Irvine (Chris Jericho)

Another very popular name from the WWE is wrestler Chris Jericho. He joined the WWE in the late 1990s but these days, he is more active in New Japan Pro-Wrestling. He is a three-time WWE World Heavyweight Champion and he bagged the Intercontinental Championship for a total of nine times. Aside from wrestling, he also earns money through being a member of the band called Fozzy and through appearing on different shows. His graduation photo above truly shows how trendy he was when it came to his hairdo.

Which WWE star always loved having long hair? Visit the next page to find out who!

Amy Dumas (Lita)

WWE Diva Lita was a household name in the wrestling scene since 2000. She was able to be crowned as the WWE Women’s Champion for a total of four times. She was also part of Team Xtreme alongside the Hardy brothers. After she decided to retire back in 2006, she decided to pursue a music career and founded her own band called The Luchagors. She still gets to earn money in the WWE by working as an analyst.

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Jeffrey Nero Hardy (Jeff Hardy)

Jeff Hardy started pursuing a wrestling career way back in the 1990s. He is still active to this day for he is currently part of WWE’s SmackDown. He is a one-time WWE Champion, a two-time World Heavyweight Champion, and a four-time Intercontinental Champion. Although wrestling has helped him grow his net worth tremendously, he was also able to pursue a music career with his band called PeroxWhy?Gen. The photo above was taken back in 1979 during Christmas. He and brother Matt Hardy just looked so adorable in their holiday outfits.

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Mark LoMonaco (Bubba Ray Dudley)

Mark LoMonaco, who is more popularly known for his ring name Bubba Ray Dudley, appeared in the WWE from 1999-2005. He was part of the wrestling duo called The Dudley Boyz, together with wrestler Devon Hughes. They were able to win the tag team championships in the WWF/WWE, WCW, and TNA. He still gets his earnings from wrestling. He is currently appearing in Ring of Honor Wrestling Entertainment, but he now goes by the name Bully Ray.

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Randall Mario Poffo (Randy Savage)

Macho Man Randy Savage, who was born Randall Mario Poffo, had a wrestling career that lasted for over three decades. Some of the championship belts he bagged were the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, WWF World Heavyweight Championship, and WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship. He was 58 years old when he passed away back in 2011 due to a heart attack. Back in 2015, he posthumously earned a spot in the WWE Hall of Fame.

Some say this Raw star is one of the more good looking wrestlers in the industry today. Read on to see who!

Colby Daniel Lopez (Seth Rollins)

Seth Rollins can currently be watched in WWE’s Raw. Although he has been pursuing wrestling since the late 2000s, it was only in 2012 that he became a mainstream name in WWE. He was part of the stable called The Shield alongside Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose. For his solo career, he was able to bag the WWE World Heavyweight Championship twice, the Intercontinental Championship once, and United States Championship once. The old photo above was taken way back when he was still in high school.

This wrestler has a recent song named after him. Click Next to find out who!

Richard Morgan Fliehr (Ric Flair)

Ric Flair has been in the wrestling industry for decades, but the height of his career was during the 1980s. He bagged the NWA World Heavyweight Championship eight times, the WCW World Heavyweight Championship six times, and the WWF Championship twice. Flair is known for battling alcoholic cardiomyopathy. He was hospitalized back in 2017 after he had to undergo bowel obstruction. He was discharged in September 2017 and was able to make a WWE appearance just about two months after.

Up Next: Another wrestler who comes from a family of wrestlers!

Randal Keith Orton (Randy Orton)

Randy Orton is the son of wrestler Cowboy Bob Orton and the grandson of wrestler Bob Orton Sr. He first rose to prominence after being part of the stable called Evolution, but became part of Rated RKO. He later gained success in his solo career for he is a nine-time WWE Champion and a four-time World Heavyweight Champion. He has an $11-million net worth already but is still active in his wrestling career. The photo above was taken back in 1997 when he was still in his teens.

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Kevin Nash (Diesel)

Just by looking at his old photo above, you can definitely say Kevin Nash must have attracted so many ladies back then. Well, up until today actually, since he charmed so many people through his role in the Magic Mike movies. Nash had a fruitful wrestling career back in the 1990s for he bagged the WCW World Heavyweight Championship four times and the WWF Championship once. At his current age of 59, he is reported to have around $8 million in the bank.

This former wrestler is currently serving as the general manager of Raw. Click Next!

Kurt Steven Angle (Kurt Angle)

Kurt Angle was still a high school student when the photo above was taken. Growing up, Angle was very active in amateur wrestling. Back in the 1996 Olympics, he was able to bring home a gold medal in freestyle wrestling. He became part of the WWF in 1998 and throughout his entire professional wrestling career, he was able to be named the WWF Champion, the WWE World Heavyweight Champion, and the WCW Champion. He is currently Raw‘s general manager.

This wrestler is probably one of the most famous names in the history of wrestling. Read on to find out who!

Terry Gene Bollea (Hulk Hogan)

Terry Gene Bollea, who most of you know as Hulk Hogan, is one of the most notable names in wrestling. He had such a busy career in the wrestling scene during the 1980s through 1990s. He won a number of World Heavyweight Championship belts in the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling. His years of wrestling in the ring later resulted in him suffering from a number of health issues once he retired.

This wrestler took a break from wrestling to pursue a football and MMA career. Read on!

Brock Edward Lesnar (Brock Lesnar)

Brock Lesnar has been wrestling ever since he was a teenager. He must have spent hours in the gym each day because he has always been very buff. He has been with the WWF/WWE for nearly two decades already. Back in 2002, he became the youngest name in wrestling to bag the WWE Championship. He then took a break from wrestling to pursue a career in the NFL and UFC. He came back in 2012 and later bagged the 2014 WWE Championship and the 2017 Universal Championship.

This former WWE star appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Click Next to see who!

David Michael Bautista Jr. (Batista)

Another wrestler who also found success as a big screen actor is Batista. He is a two-time WWE Champion and a four-time World Heavyweight Champion. During his younger years, he apparently stole cars because of his life in poverty. Bodybuilding apparently eventually changed his life. These days, he makes a fortune as an actor and he is reported to have around five upcoming movies. He has also been pursuing working as a film producer.

This former wrestler pursued acting but hasn’t made it big yet. Visit the next page to see who!

Adam Joseph Copeland (Edge)

Adam Joseph Copeland, who is widely known as Edge, started appearing in the World Wrestling Federation in the late 1990s. Although he is already retired today, he can be very proud of what he was able to achieve in his wrestling career because the number of championship titles he bagged totals to 31. Edge has been building an acting portfolio after his retirement as a wrestler and he has already appeared in shows like The Flash, Haven, and Vikings.

This wrestler is a rising star in the current wrestling scene. Read on to find out more about him!

Adam Joseph Scherr (Braun Strowman)

Braun Strowman, who was born Adam Joseph Scherr, became part of the WWE back in 2013. But prior to this, he competed in a number of strongman competitions. He was named the Arnold Amateur Strongman Champion back in 2012. You can catch him on Raw and he takes credit for having the most eliminations done in the Royal Rumble and Elimination Chamber. The current Money in the Bank contract is also in his hands.