10 Wrestlers Who Are Real-Life Heroes

10. Shawn Daivari

Dara Shawn Daivari had a long but middling career in WWE in the 2000s, starting as partner of the infamous Muhammad Hassan and had a role in the highly controversial angle where terrorist-like figures attacked the Undertaker, broadcast on the same day as the 7/7 London bombings. He hung around in the midcard and managed the Great Khali before being released in 2007, then toured the independent circuit and had a brief stint in TNA where he won their X-Division Championship.

Originally Daivari's gimmick was of an Arab-American wanting to break stereotypes. Little did he know that one single act outside the ring would do that much more effectively than any promo.

In October 2012, Daivari was travelling by train when an apparently drunk passenger became aggressive towards the other travellers and threatened to kill everyone on board, yelling racial slurs along the way. When Daivari had heard enough, he subdued the man, locking him in a chokehold until the next stop, where authorities were waiting to take him into custody.

According to one witness, he held the hold on so tight, the man ended up wetting himself. That's the sort of action that'll get Mr. McMahon to hire you right back!