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Top 5 Wrestling Stars Who Were Only In It For The Money - EP 1
5 Lex Luger: Lex Luger has a reputation for jumping around wherever the money was. He broke into the industry with NWA but moved to WCW as soon as he could where he wrestled for the next five years. When a hefty offer came in from the WWE, Luger couldn’t resist and joined the company immediately to fill in the spot left by the departing Hulk Hogan.
Once it became clear that it was never going to happen, Luger was once again on the move and took his talents back to WCW in 1995 thanks to a generous offer from Eric Bischoff.
Luger would become one of WCW’s top-paid stars for the next few years despite having a very forgettable run. But the money was too good to pass up at that point as he was earning millions while doing very little.
4 Brock Lesnar: Many WWE Superstars have always dreamed of competing in the ring since a young age but that was not the case for Brock Lesnar. When an opportunity presented itself, he pursued a career in professional wrestling but he was fed up just a couple years in.
After leaving WWE in 2004, he attempted to join the NFL but that fell through which is why Lesnar once again resorted to wrestling by joining NJPW. To say the least, his run was mostly terrible. Lesnar collected paychecks for showing up a few times a year, and his performances were unimpressive.
Sounds familiar, doesn’t it? Lesnar’s next venture came with UFC where he competed for many years, and he only returned to WWE once all other options fell through, as the pay and schedule were simply too good to pass up. Plenty of fans and wrestlers believe that Lesnar is only around when the money is right.
3 The Ultimate Warrior: Along with Randy Savage, The Ultimate Warrior was the only other Superstar who truly threatened Hulk Hogan at the peak of his popularity. Warrior rose quickly to fame to become one of the most beloved figures.
But as his Superstar status grew, so did his ego. This created some problems between him and Vince McMahon. When he left in 1991, a money dispute was the main reason as Warrior continued to ask for raises and even demanded to be paid $500,000 in cash.
He threatened to no-show WWE events if his demands weren’t met, adding that he must be paid an equal amount as Hulk Hogan at all times.
At some point, it seems like McMahon had had enough of his demands, especially since Warrior was also a controversial figure so they went their separate ways. When he returned to the WWE a couple years later, money was once again The Ultimate Warrior’s only concern.
2 Stacy Keibler: Stacy Keibler joined the wrestling industry at a time when you only had to look like a model to make it. She would spend most of her career as a manager or involved in silly storylines, as she was never a legitimate wrestler. Despite having been employed by WCW and then WWE for several years, Keibler never bothered to improve her wrestling skills.
While the likes of Trish Stratus and Lita established themselves as great wrestlers, Keibler was earning her paychecks by showing off her legs and being apart of bra & *** matches in the WWE.
Once new opportunities presented themselves outside of the industry, she was quick to leave and never looked back, doing some time on Dancing with the Stars. While most Superstars from that era have returned for some appearances or even one final match, Keibler has kept away from WWE and tries to distance herself from the past.
1 Goldberg: Goldberg never planned to be a professional wrestler. After a brief run with the NFL, he wasn’t picked up by any teams and eventually was recruited to WCW since he had the physique to compete in the ring.
Goldberg became the most dominant force during the Attitude Era despite having barely trained to wrestle with many claiming that he was sloppy and far from a finished product. But Goldberg never had to put out great matches since most of them barely lasted, and he became one of the highest paid wrestlers in the world.
Once WCW died, he only agreed to join the WWE after a year of negotiations since Goldberg was only willing to compete for a hefty salary. Following a one year run, Goldberg left the WWE and talked trash about it for the next decade by claiming that he absolutely hated his time there and would only return if the money was right.