WWE: 10 Superstars Who Ended Up With Surprising Jobs After Wrestling

By Grahame Herbert /

Pro Wrestling can be a lucrative career.

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With wrestlers making hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, in some cases millions, a comfortable life after WWE should be a possibility. Bret Hart for example likes to go and chill out at his second home in Hawaii. However, it isn't all palm trees and sunshine for former wrestling stars. Living life in the fast lane can be a taxing experience for a wrestler's wallet, meaning many end up having to consider another career after wrestling. In the old days of the industry there was also the fact that money was a lot harder to make. Talent got paid far less and what they did earn often went on travel and healthcare costs.

A whole host of famous names are now doing a variety of normal to unusual jobs to make cash. From a chef to a porn star, a business executive and a church speaker; the route out of wrestling has certainly been intriguing for some of our favourite former WWE stars. It isn't all bad of course. Some of these stars have chosen to get out of wrestling, enjoying a new vocation they always wanted to pursue. Then there are the guys who are working in respectable well paid positions. We do however come across the jobs that surely must be a gutting comedown from the glamour and money of the WWE days.

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Read on to find out just what these superstars are up to ...