3 Superstars who didn't watch WWE growing up, and 3 that were hardcore fans
For many fans who watch WWE, they will have at some point dreamed of becoming a Superstar. It's a dream that almost all of us have had at some point, and though most of us will never enter the ring, there will be some that will.
Many of today's Superstars will have grown up watching WWE during their childhoods and will have been inspired by the Superstars they idolized growing up, helping shape them into the champions they are today.
With that said though, there are some Superstars who didn't grow up watching WWE (either by choice or by the actions of others), but still found a place in the Sports Entertainment juggernaut.
Here are three Superstars who didn't watch WWE growing up, and 3 that were hardcore fans.
#3 Didn't watch: Kurt Angle
When Kurt Angle joined WWF in late 1999, fans weren't sure what to think about it. The Olympic hero had won a gold medal at Amateur Wrestling in the 1996 games in Atlanta, and many were worried that the real athlete wouldn't be able to mesh with the Superstars of WWF.
Of course, Angle did mesh well and has since become one of WWE's most beloved stars, despite not being that bothered about the product before signing. Angle came from a family of wrestlers and he saw professional wrestling almost as a sideshow act that wasn't worthy of his respect. But he soon found out it wasn't as easy as he expected during his WWE tryouts, as Angle has admitted in a WWE Network special that he nearly quit during his tryout, but soldiered on, and was eventually signed.