10 Wrestlers Who Look Better Now Than In Their Primes

1. Vladimir Kozlov

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Fans who don't remember Vladimir Kozlov's WWE tenure aren't missing much. Though he spent two years in development prior to his three-year run on WWE TV, the 300-pounder was only notable for a couple of things - first, he cleanly beat The Undertaker on Smackdown as part of a push that would end when his skill didn't catch up to it, and second, he would form a championship-winning tag team with Santino Marella after becoming a comedic babyface.

Kozlov was always huge, sporting a chunky build that looked realistically intimidating. Since leaving the company - and the sport of wrestling - he dropped a ton of weight, though, leading to the much leaner frame that he now sports.

Undoubtedly, no longer needing to participate in (simulated) combat sports led to Kozlov completely changing his build. He's now a stuntman, with films such as Fast & Furious 6 and John Wick 2 under his belt.

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Scott Fried is a Slammy Award-winning* writer living and working in New York City. He has been following/writing about professional wrestling for many years and is a graduate of Lance Storm's Storm Wrestling Academy. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/scottfried. *Best Crowd of the Year, 2013