9 Things WWE Fans Need To Know About Karl Anderson

9. A Baseball Career Beckoned

It could have been so different for Karl Anderson. Like a whole host of professional wrestlers before and after him, Anderson was a standout athlete in his younger years, and a professional career in sports was a very real possibility.

He grew up in Ashville, North Carolina, and was actually offered a baseball scholarship at Mars Hill College in the same state. Anderson didn't complete the scholarship, however, and dropped out in order to pursue a career in professional wrestling. 

Anderson isn't alone as being a wrestler who exchanged possible home runs for hip tosses. The most famous example is none other than 'Macho Man' Randy Savage, who made it as far as the minor leagues before throwing his hat into the world of pro graps.

If the Balor Club fails to take off, Anderson could always be re-packaged as a wrestling baseball player, not unlike Dasher Hatfield of CHIKARA. He's certainly got the background for it.