10 WWE Wrestlers Who Came From Other Sports

You know you're a freak of nature when you reach the elite level in three different sports. And while Lesnar's turn in the NFL after parting ways with WWE the first time in 2004 may have been short-lived, no-one can accuse him of faking it in the world of amateur wrestling. The Next Big Thing, as his employers were only too keen to remind us, was twice an NCAA All-American before joining up with Vince and co.

Lesnar's insatiable appetite for competition meant that tying him down to an exclusive, long-term deal was never likely, and - after becoming the company's youngest ever world champion then headlining WrestleMania alongside Kurt Angle - the Beast Incarnate said his goodbyes. By the time he came back eight years later, he had conquered UFC.