5 WWE Superstars who have saved lives outside the ring
Over the past few years, some WWE Superstars have saved people's lives by actually putting their own on the line.
Several stars have adopted superhero personas in Vince McMahon's company. Others played the same in movies and TV series. Meanwhile, a few have been real-life superheroes, as they managed to save lives outside the ring.
Most of these wrestlers risked their lives to get others out of harm's way. While one stormed into a fire to save his mother's life, another jumped into the ocean to save a young boy from drowning.
Here are five WWE Superstars who have saved lives outside the ring.
#5. Former WWE Superstar Chris Masters
Chris Masters joined WWE in 2003 and spent four years in the company before leaving in 2007. After competing for two years on the independent circuit, he returned to Vince McMahon's company in 2009. However, he left again in 2011.
Two years after his departure, The Masterpiece went through a frightening experience. On March 20, 2013, Masters had to rush to his mother's home after his uncle called him and told him that a neighbor had barricaded himself inside her house. The neighbor threatened to set the house on fire if anyone tried to enter.
Although the 39-year-old first tried to talk sense into the guy, he did not give up his plan. Hence, Masters called the police. As the cops arrived and broke the house's door, the neighbor set the apartment on fire.
In an interview with The Hannibal TV, the former WWE Superstar disclosed how he got his mother out of the burning house and saved her life.
"The fire starts catching real quick and smoke comes burrowing out the door so all the officers start backing up because they can't proceed,(...) then I come around to the other side and I remember she is in her bedroom which is right next to the front door where the smoke was coming out (...) the only problem is there was a big tree blocking her windows (...) what I did is I grabbed like kind of wristlocked the tree and like tackled it down to the ground which cleared the windows. There were two windows. They broke the first one, no sign of her. Then they break the second one, and then boom she pops up and I'm super like, you know what I mean, I just get right up I pull her out of the window and I carry her to safety and they eventually end up apprehending him," he said. [7:40-8:56]
Masters is currently an active competitor in the National Wrestling Alliance. He is now the NWA National Heavyweight Champion.