10 WWE Stars Who Always Looked Way Better With Beards

10. John Morrison

Without a beard, Morrison looked like a Tiger Beat alumni. He looked like a pretty boy whose chances of beating anyone up were about as good as Zack Ryder appearing on Raw. Sure, he enjoyed tremendous success without it and had women in the audience screaming his name but male fans had a hard time accepting him as any sort of legitimate threat to tough guys such as Triple H and Batista, who sported beards and kicked a boatload of butt at the same time.
The minute he grew the beard, he gained legitimacy in the eyes of the audience and, not so coincidentally, began wrestling the best matches of his career. He received a push, fought in the main event of the Extreme Rules 2011 and competed for the WWE Championship on several occasions. Sure, his talent may have had something to do with it and the overall awesomeness of his moveset was likely a driving factor but what it really came down to was how much more impressive he looked with a beard.
Then again, he had the beard when he split from WWE upon another year of unfulfilled potential so maybe it was not quite the good luck charm after all.
Regardless, bearded, occasional main eventer Morrison looked so much cooler than MTV reject and midcard lifer Morrison.

10 Biggest WWE Opportunists

10. Chris Jericho

Y2J’s smash-mouth debut in 1999 hardly painted him as an opportunist. He was far too much a loudmouth to be regarded as underhanded or truly dastardly, and seemed destined for life as an eternally popular babyface (or tweener at the very worst). Vengeance 2001 changed all that, as Jericho shocking won a four-man tournament for the Undisputed Championship, defeating The Rock and Steve Austin in a pair of chaotic matches rife with interference from Vince McMahon, Booker T, and more.
His opportunistic side reared its head again at the 2003 Royal Rumble, in which he used Christian (cunningly disguised as Y2J himself) to blindside Shawn Michaels and dump him out of the main event. Ironically, it was HBK who then provided Jericho’s next chance-taking moment, emerging from beneath the Elimination Chamber and superkicking the Undertaker in a bid to set up a rematch at WrestleMania 26.
Y2J’s victory may have had little to do with his own wrestling prowess, but he certainly had no qualms in pinning the Deadman and capturing the World Heavyweight Championship.

10 WWE Superstars and their reasons for leaving

#10 The British Bulldog

The British Bulldog Davey Boy Smith had four spells in the WWE and the climax of all four spells is worth of a mention in the list. His first run in the WWE came in the late 80s. This run ended when backstage friction broke out between the British Bulldogs and the Rougeau Brothers over a prank they pulled off on Mr. perfect Curt Hennig.
The prank led to a lot of confrontations and backstage fights between the two teams and the Bulldogs eventually decided to leave the company.
After a short stint in Japan, he made his return to WWE two years later and this time, he was released by the company for receiving shipments of Human growth hormones. His third run ended when he decided to jump ships to WCW and the fourth one, due to his drug addiction.
Unfortunately, just two years after his last release from WWE, Smith passed away after suffering a heart attack.

15 Rare Photos Of The Undertaker That WWE Don’t Want You To See

Here’s The Undertaker hanging out in the early 2000’s with Triple H and Stephanie McMahon.
Just peeping round the corner on the left is The Rock.

13 Wrestlers Who Died In The Ring

13. Gary Albright

Gary Albright was a beast of a man. Standing 6’3″ and weighing in at 350 lbs (25 stone), he won many accolades as an amateur wrestler. Starting as a college wrestler, he won state, national and then world championships in the early 1980s. After graduating from university, he begun training in professional wrestling, With such legends as Lou Thesz and Billy Robinson training him, it was no surprise that he turned out to be a solid pro, with a realistic as opposed to showy style. His first major promotion was Stu Hart’s Stampede Wrestling in Canada, where he became a tag team champion with Makhan Singh (Mike Shaw, aka Bastion Booger). They defeated no less of a team than The British Bulldogs to win the titles.
However, with a style developed by training with Thesz and Robinson, Albright eventually found his true calling: a career in Japan. The UWFI had started up and Albright arrived there in 1991. Their style was very different from western pro wrestling, presenting the matches as legitimate fights, which emphasised strikes and submissions. Albright won his first match by knockout in seven minutes. The UWFI style was made for Albright, with his fearsome size and amateur credentials. Unlike western wrestling, Albright did not need to be a showman. He just wrestled. After UWFI folded, Albright moved to All Japan Pro Wrestling, where he made one unsuccessful challenge to Mitsuharu Misawa’s Triple Crown championship in 1996.

10 Wrestlers With Salaries You Won’t Believe

10. Alberto Del Rio – $675,000 Downside Plus First Class Travel

Alberto Del Rio is a constant upper mid card to main event act for the WWE. For good reason too, he is one of the very best in ring workers in the company and a real veteran in the industry. WWE pulling off the signing of Del Rio (then Dos Caras Jnr) in 2010 was a major coup for the McMahon empire – Caras Jnr was a huge draw in Mexico and a revered wrestling talent.
WWE has Del Rio on a salary of $625,000 a year before bonuses and other royalties. Del Rio also enjoys the perk of WWE booking first class travel, an honour that was traditionally only reserved for the champion. Alberto’s salary is testament to his skill and standing in the industry. Aware of the Mexican’s strength as a performer, the WWE has consistently booked Del Rio in the upper mid card to main event scene. He won the 2011 Royal Rumble, as well as the 2011 Money in the bank briefcase. Alberto has held the WWE title on two occasions, and the world title also two times. Not bad for a man who has only been with the company for three years.
The fact that Del Rio has enjoyed such consistency as a main eventer means that he will have earned far more than just $625,000. Bonuses for his high position on WWE cards will have made Del Rio a very rich man.