10 Wrestlers You Didn't Know Were Bodybuilders

8. Kaitlyn

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When she's not popping up for cameo appearances in WWE as Kaitlyn, Celeste Bonin is pursuing various business ventures. Since leaving pro wrestling behind full-time in 2014, Bonin has launched a fitness clothing company, opened a smoothie bar and sporadically wrestled on the indy scene.

WWE's heads were turned by her thick, muscular body back in 2010. That body was built by Kaitlyn's dedicated work ethic in the gym. She made her debut as a competitive bodybuilder in 2006 and would go on to win the NPC John Sherman Classic Bodybuilding Figure & Fitness Championship the next year. Following that success, she placed fifth in her field at the Arnold Classic.

Judges were surely impressed by Bonin's combo of muscle and femininity.

In addition to those accomplishments, Bonin has also appeared in Flex Magazine and ranked in several other fitness competitions. A quick look at her Instagram page shows she's still in peak physical condition in 2019, and could probs compete again if she wanted to.

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