Rikishi– Planet Fitness

As a professional wrestler, Rikishi was well aware that being larger than life was an advantage in terms of your personality and popularity. However, in 2003, Rikishi began to gain the pounds and the WWE was not at all thrilled. The WWE repeatedly pleaded with the wrestler to shed the weight. But as he didn’t comply by July 2004, he was then let go. Hard to imagine getting fired for being fat and not changing it—but yes, that is the truth. He joined Planet Fitness and dropped 125 pounds with exercise and a careful diet! He scored $2 million to his name before he was left to independent wrestling.