These Superstars put in hours of training every day to look the way they do and be prepared for the rigors of life on the road. Some Superstars have an even tougher task of battling health conditions to stay in tremendous physical fitness.
Here, we take a look at five current WWE Superstars who battled life-threatening diseases and returned to WWE:
#5 Brock Lesnar
Ever since his debut in WWE almost two decades ago, Brock Lesnar has been at the top of the WWE food chain when he’s signed with the company. The Beast still looks in fantastic physical shape, despite wrestling in WWE, fighting in UFC, and other wrestling promotions.
Lesnar, though, has had to battle through a serious health condition called diverticulitis, which almost killed him.
Paul Heyman spoke about how Lesnar battled the disease and revealed that the former UFC Heavyweight Champion could have died due to the life-threatening disease.
Lesnar returned to WWE a few years later and has won numerous titles with the promotion.
#4 Big Show
Big Show will go down in history as one of the best big men in pro wrestling when he eventually retires. When he first debuted in WCW over two decades ago, he portrayed a character who was the son of Andre the Giant, who had died a few years earlier.
Big Show, like Andre, had acromegaly, a condition where the bones enlarge in size. Show had been warned by doctors that if he didn’t get operated, he would probably not survive past 45 years of age. He got operated and he’s still healthy at the age of 48.
Another WWE Superstar, The Great Khali, also had acromegaly, and he was operated on late in his life in 2012.
#3 Jerry “The King” Lawler
WWE Hall of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler suffered a cardiac arrest on a live RAW show when he was on commentary. Lawler had wrestled in a match just a few minutes prior to the cardiac arrest. He revealed in an interview that Dolph Ziggler landing blows to his heart in the match caused him to suffer the cardiac arrest.
But the Hall of Famer survived this traumatic ordeal thanks to the WWE doctors that were there ringside to help him get his heart beating once again.
Here’s what Lawler said of that traumatic event:
Lawler continues to commentate on WWE television and has even wrestled in various indie promotions since. Although, he hasn’t wrestled in WWE since that match in 2012.
#2 Alexa Bliss
Alexa Bliss has faced a lot of obstacles in her journey to the WWE. Bliss came through the ranks at NXT, before becoming a multi-time WWE Women’s Champion. She has faced brickbats from fans for not being very good in the ring at the start of her WWE career, but she has now silenced her critics as her ring work has improved drastically.
Bliss had overcome obstacles earlier in her life as she revealed how she faced a severe eating disorder in her teens, which almost caused her death.
She’s now healthy and has become a hero for others suffering from eating disorders, while she is on course to have a very successful WWE career in the ring.
#1 Roman Reigns
Roman Reigns made a shocking announcement to the WWE Universe in 2018 when he revealed that he was diagnosed with leukemia. He was first diagnosed with the disease over a decade earlier when he was a professional football player.
Reigns battled and defeated the disease and returned to WWE a few months later in February 2019.
The Big Dog spoke about his battle with leukemia and had encouraging words for those that suffer the same disease.
He has become a prominent advocate for causes related to leukemia and has become an inspiration for thousands of people worldwide.
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