10 Stories Of Wrestlers Meeting Their Idols

Wrestling fans are always excited when the opportunity to meet their idols outside of the ring presents itself. Seeing a main event star at an Axxess event or out in public can be a huge deal for people, but the wrestlers themselves are normal people and they have their own idols and heroes.

A lot of top tier wrestling stars actually grow up as fans and that means they want to meet their idols as well, which is something that happens plenty of times when they're younger. Wrestlers being able to meet their own idols is always exciting for them as well, and while it is often meeting older wrestlers, sometimes their heroes come from a different world, whether it be movies or music.

10 AJ Lee Meets Lita

The story of a young AJ Lee meeting Lita is a well known one, with WWE having released a video about how it happened when she worked for the company. AJ grew up as a big wrestling fan and Lita was always her favorite, which was clear within the footage.

AJ meets Lita at a signing and becomes overwhelmed with emotion at the situation. AJ cries as she meets Lita in a moment that is clearly massive for her at the time. It showcases the importance that idols can have and works as a reminder that even some of the biggest wrestling stars grew up as fans.

9 Johnny Gargano Meets Edge

Johnny Gargano is now one of the top wrestlers in the world and someone that fans always want to meet, becoming a fan favorite amongst the WWE Universe. However, he is someone who grew up as a huge wrestling fan himself, which is why he went out of his way to meet Edge when he was younger.

Gargano shared the image on social media, clearly being proud about the fact that he was able to have met Edge when he was a younger wrestler. It was an important moment in Gargano's youth, which he was really pleased to have had.

8 Triple H Meets Lemmy Kilmister

Triple H got to become good friends with his wrestling idol in Ric Flair, but he is also a huge music fan. His favorite band is Motorhead, and his wrestling career led to him meeting the band and having them record three different theme songs for him.

It also allowed him to meet Lemmy Kilmister himself, with Triple H revealing that Lemmy actually told him that he revived the band, bringing a lot of new fans to watch the group. They ended up becoming great friends, with The Game being on a short list of people that the rock and roll star wanted to see before he passed away.

7 Ricochet Meets Triple H

Due to the fact that he's had such an incredible career, Triple H is an idol for many wrestlers himself, which includes Ricochet. While they have very different styles inside the ring, Ricochet was still a huge fan when he was growing up.

He even shared an image of them on social media when they got to meet, which showcased Ricochet in a very different light because of the fact he had long hair in this moment, which got a lot of people talking online.

6 Tegan Nox Meets Kane

Unlike many wrestlers who meet their idols when they're young, Tegan Nox had to wait until she was a WWE Superstar herself to have an interaction with her hero. That person just so happened to be Kane, who Nox grew up loving as a wrestler.

With WWE being aware of this, the company played on it during an episode of The Bump. When Nox was being interviewed, the company brought Kane on as a special guest, allowing the WWE Universe to see exactly what her reaction was on the popular YouTube show.

5 Drew McIntyre Meets Ally McCoist

Drew McIntyre has yet to physically meet his idol, Ally McCoist, but after winning the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 36, he did get to speak with the soccer player. McIntyre grew up as a major Rangers fan, and McCoist was one of the top stars at that time.

When McIntyre became champion, he was invited to be a guest on TalkSPORT, which is a radio show where McCoist is a host. This allowed the two men to talk all things wrestling and soccer together, which was a huge moment for Drew.

4 Billie Kay Meets The Rock

Billie Kay grew up as a huge fan of The Rock, so when he appeared at the SmackDown 20th Anniversary event, she had the chance to finally meet him. WWE filmed this for its Day Of show on the WWE Network, and it was certainly a beautiful moment.

Billie was emotional when meeting him, with The Rock having to wipe away a tear of hers at one point. However, he was also very complimentary about her work, offering advice in what was a fantastic meeting between the two of them.

3 Bayley Meets The Hardy Boyz

It is very well known that Bayley grew up as a massive wrestling fan, and for her, it was The Hardy Boyz that she loved. They influenced her dress sense as she was growing up and helped her push to become a wrestler, which is why she went out of her way to meet them.

Bayley got to see them when she was just a fan, and that connection stuck with her when she was able to share a locker room with the popular tag team, becoming friends with them.

2 Chris Jericho Meets Metallica

Chris Jericho is a huge rock and roll fan, with music being just as big of a factor in his life as professional wrestling. He always wanted to be a rockstar, which he did with Fozzy, and it was Metallica that played a huge part in influencing that.

Throughout his career he has been able to become friends with the band and even play on the same show as them. But in his book, Best In The World, Jericho detailed when he first met James Hetfield, stating that his legs were shaking and he was totally starstruck even though he was famous himself.

1 Sasha Banks Meets John Cena/Bella Twins

Sasha Banks meets John Cena and Nikki Bella

Sasha Banks is another wrestler that grew up as a fan, and because she had a famous connection due to Snoop Dogg being her cousin, she was able to get backstage to meet her favorites, including John Cena himself.

The rapper took Sasha to WrestleMania 19 with him as he was part of that event. He took his young cousin behind the scenes to meet as many people as possible, from Cena to the Bella Twins, which was a huge moment for Sasha.