So do you think wrestlers are stupid? Do you think wrestlers are just plain crazy? You think that wrestling is fake?

Well, if you do, read very carefully.

Stupid, eh? You might change your mind when you find out that most of the wrestlers that you see on TV kicking each other’s rear ends are college graduates. How about the fact that most of these guys were All-American athletes in college. Or the fact that several of them have written best-selling books?

“Stone Cold” Steve Austin played defensive end on the North Texas State University football team. Kevin Nash, of n.W.o. fame, played basketball at the University of Tennessee.

Bill Goldberg graduated from the University of Georgia, with a degree in psychology. Goldberg played nose guard on Georgia’s football team. He was selected to the all-Southeast Conference three years in a row.

Goldberg was also named one of the 52 best college players in 1988, and was figured to have been a first round pick in the NFL draft. After contracting mononucleosis, and losing mass, he was not drafted in 1988.

The Los Angeles Rams eventually signed him. Injuries plagued Goldberg, but he came back for more.

After playing three seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, an abdominal injury forced him to retire from football.

Shawn Michaels was an outstanding high-school wrestler and gymnast, but he chose to pursue wrestling as a career directly after graduating from high school.

Kurt Angle is one of the greatest American Olympic heroes. Angle was the 1996 Freestyle-wrestling gold medallist at the Olympic Games in Atlanta. Angle won two NCAA national championships while attending Clarion University in Pennsylvania. Angle was also an all-state linebacker on his high school football team.

The Rock played linebacker for the University of Florida and graduated with honors.

Mick Foley (Mankind, Dude Love, and Cactus Jack) recently wrote his autobiography: it was on the New York Times’ best-seller list for over one month. The Rock followed suit with Foley and wrote his own novel, which also was on top of the best-seller list for a long period of time. The two books were ranked number one and two for three weeks.

Jesse “The Body” Ventura, former wrestler, is now the governor of Minnesota. Before running for statewide office, Ventura was a mayor of a small city where he resides. Ventura also wrote a best-selling autobiography, “I Ain’t got Time to Bleed.” Before entering wrestling, Ventura served several years in the military as a NAVY SEAL.

These are just a few accolades wrestlers have achieved. Next time you watch wrestling, think about it.

Wrestlers are not stupid jocks. They are actors, college graduates, writers, politicians, actors, and professional athletes like Michael Jordan, Barry Sanders, and Ken Griffey Jr. They are paid to entertain you. And they do!