10 Wrestlers Who Competed In The Olympics
1. Chad Gable - London 2012
I'll finish with the latest to graduate from the Olympics to the world of professional wrestling. Chad Gable has burst onto our screens over the last year as one half of American Alpha with Jason Jordan, arguably the tag team that will marshall WWE's tag division towards a brave new world.
Gable signed with WWE in late 2013, just one year after he competing in the London 2012 Games. He didn't progress too far in the competition, coming up short in the early rounds, but losing in the early rounds of Olympics wrestling is an achievement in itself.
Gable's career in professional wrestling is only just beginning, but not many have taken to the sport quite as quickly as he, a deserving winner of the 2015 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Rookie of the Year award.
So if you choose to watch the Rio Games this summer, pay close attention to some of the athletes. You might just be watching some future pro wrestlers.