10 Stars Who Got Ripped After They Left WWE
7. Vladimir Kozlov
During his time with the company, former Sambo World Champion Oleg Aleksandrovich Prudius (or Vladimir Kozlov to you and me) experienced the typical highs and lows that come with being a WWE superstar.
Early on he enjoyed a monstrous winning streak and even found himself in the WWE title picture for a spell. Yet, once he started to pick up a few defeats, the company soon lost interest in this once intimidating presence and relegated him to the rank of silly sidekick to Santino Marella (who we'll get to later).
Kozlov would finally leave the company in late 2011 and opted to take up a new occupation in the form of being a bad*ss producer/actor/stuntman.
Yet, the change in career path wasn't the most remarkable alteration in Kozlov's world post-WWE, it was his insane body transformation which caused jaws to really drop.
Like The Rock, Koslov was never classed a 'small guy' by any means, but he completely changed up his lifestyle and fitness plan in the wake of his WWE departure and went from doughy powerhouse to ripped up action flick sensation. Kozlov put this new carved up physique to good use in movies like John Wick 2 and Fast & Furious 6, whilst he also appeared in season two of Netflix's The Punisher in 2019.
Kozlov is still on good terms with Vince McMahon's company, but he's clearly more interested in maintaining his freakish physique and successful acting career than returning to in-ring action any time soon.