Former AEW wrestler Marko Stunt now working as car salesman

Marko Stunt — a memorable character from the early days of AEW — has found a new career working as a car salesman.

This week, Stunt (real name Noah Nelms) got a lot of attention on TikTok for a video he made showcasing his new job. He’s become a salesman at the Homer Skelton Ford dealership in Mississippi after retiring from the ring in 2024.

Stunt told Busted Open Radio that he was working jobs like waiting tables before recently entering into this new career. A couple times per week, he’ll have people recognize him at the dealership from his time in AEW.

“I was actually just working little jobs to be real honest with you. I was actually waiting tables before I was doing this,” Stunt said. “Just to get by and everything. But I decided that’s not going to cut it for me.

“So I ended up just riding down the road and I didn’t actually know if they were hiring. But I went into Homer Skelton Ford, which is where I work now, and went and talked with the general manager. And he came from a restaurant background and succeeded. And so they liked that. They knew about me being in AEW at one point. They saw all that and how I deal with people. And just how I interact with them, really. And they ended up taking a chance on me.

“I’m still pretty new. This is my second month on the car floor selling cars. But I was number three for the whole month last month in my first month.â€

Stunt, 29, made the decision to retire last year on the advice of doctors. He suffered from back and hip issues — which still cause him pain — and could have been paralyzed if he continued to wrestle and bumped wrong. Stunt has a 16-month-old daughter now and a family to provide for.

In AEW, Stunt was part of Jurassic Express with Jack Perry and Luchasaurus. His AEW contract was not renewed when it expired in 2022, though Stunt did return for one match in 2024. Stunt told Busted Open that, while he did not feel untouchable in AEW, he feels like he got too comfortable there and took the opportunity for granted. He continued to wrestle on the indies for promotions like GCW until his retirement.

Stunt named Perry, Luchasaurus, and Sammy Guevara as three friends from AEW that he will have for the rest of his life.

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Joseph Currier is the lead editor of F4WOnline.com, directing daily news coverage and writing articles on professional wrestling. He is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts, obtaining a journalism degree in 2016. Joseph joined F4W during his time at UMass and has now been writing about the industry for nearly a decade.

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