Wrestlers as Actors
 

I'm not sure if anyone has heard about this, but John Cena is set to star in a new action movie called 12 Rounds that is set to be released soon. If you haven't seen it, you can watch the trailer here.

Now with all the hubbub surrounding this new movie (12 Rounds, starring John Cena. If you haven't seen the trailer yet you can view it here.) I think it'd be fun to reflect on the rich history of wrestlers who have turned their sights toward the silver screen.

Do it, or I'll call the Brute Squad

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Hulk Hogan as Mr. Nanny.

from the producers of "Phil the Alien" and "Medium Raw"

I came here to chew bubblegum and kick ass, and I'm all outta bubblegum.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2180/...g?v=1196946468

Rey Mysterio is Freddy Krueger's stunt double in the scene from Freddy vs Jason where he leaps out of the lake in slow mo. I shit you not.

No picture on google images though

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Someone had to...

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Since Robocop is set in the future, and he tagged with Sting in the 90s, he is a wrestler turned actor

Can't deny that in kayfabe. It's canon folks

http://www.georgetheanimalsteele.com...ohnny-Depp.jpg

That's the best pic I could find of George "The Animal" Steele in Ed Wood

I got one of him with Bill Murray. Bill Murray > Johnny Depp

Go with another obvious choice...


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Nathan Jones tosses and elephant across a room in The Protector

lol

Thunderlips....

http://www.i-mockery.com/shorts/hulk...ll/doll-2a.jpg


Baby.

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Dude, that boat was so cool.

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHH YEAH

Bonesaw McGraw

http://www.bonesaw.org/history/bonesaw.jpg

http://www.aullidos.com/imagenes/peliculas/plan9-1.jpg
Tor Johnson in Plan 9 from Outerspace, he is a wrestler, look him up.

Also DDP has been in Devils Rejects, just throwing that out there.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...sbarred6pc.jpg

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Advert with Billy Gunn for Options drink.

Chyna starred in a movie. It was filthy, it was pornographic, and it should not be shown to children.

I am of course talking about Alien Fury: Countdown to Invasion.

Tiny Lister, who played Zeus in the movie, came in and did a bit of wrestling around the time the movie came out. So I guess that would make him an actor turned wrestler.

yes!!!!!!!!! I can't believe you posted this! Awesome!!!!

I'm surprised about that, Rowdy Roddy Piper have been in more than 50 movies and TV shows !!!!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0684929/

Awesome film.

Can be watched here for those who don't know about this classic 80's (of course, what else, 80's owns all) movie: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_lis...CA064830408C9A

I have it on dvd

I love John Carpenter movies. I love Piper. I love They Live

Your kidding me...

LOL

I bought that at some random store. It's awesome

http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/c...funny/redx.jpg

;)

Time travel.

Taker - *High pitched voice* You're a Dead Man Ramsey
Hogan - Woah, no wonder these guys don't talk much!

Tyler Mane - Halloween(Rob Zombie's version) as Michael Myers, Devil's Rejects as Rufus, X-Men as Sabretooth, plus other movies.

Wrestled in WCW in two different stints. Known as Big Sky in his second stint, managed by Woman and teaming Vinny Vegas AKA Kevin Nash.

lol

Stone Cold was in a few episodes of Nash Bridges as a cop named Jake Cage.

Kevin Nash was cast as Sabretooth in the first X-Men film. He had to back out due to WCW duties. It was either because he was booking, or holding the championship at the time. Probably both...

he was too busy kicking ass in the nwo!

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Was Vader in WCW at that point? Because I'm pretty sure that's the US title.

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Shouldn't that be WWWF?

King Kong Bundy on Married With Children

Paul Heyman in Rollerball.

Shane McMahon was in rollerball too for 5 seconds !!! Also in rollerball, the guy that do french commentary is Jean Brassard, he did commentary with Raymond Rougeau on The Superstars and Raw in Quebec.

Rock Bottom on Seven of Nine

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I forgot he'd done that...damn Seven of nine was HOTTT (is it Jeri Ryan?)...LOL@rock bottom followed by the eyebrow.

I don't think I've seen the full episode, the only reason I can remember it is because I saw an episode of Heat in the past where they showed you the making of the episode. It was kind of a big deal back then because I guess it was amongst his first acting gigs alongside stuff like That 70's show.

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I read that too. So since he couldn't get the time off for that, they gave him a small role in The Punisher as The Russian.

Also Rocky Johnson. Who Rock played. And was managed by Rocky Johnson.

Far be it for me to claim perfection. But I a feeling. Now correct me if I'm wrong. That not only did you misplace your commas for periods. And you also used really bad grammar in that post.

Some people and drink and post, others can't. Your only logical defense in this case is to say you were drunk and/or high. There is no logical excuse for that kind of fuck up past the third grade.

*ZING*

This is coming from the guy who posts ridiculous threads from his car at the bar, and gets lambasted for it.

or what Fabs said. Take your pick

Bret Hart was on Lonesome Dove.

Todd Pettingil was on Northern Exposure.

Kurgan as the Immortal

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Bret Hart as recurring villain Randall in The Immortal. I believe it's during WCW's dying years.
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PS. I know it skips, the person only upload Harts scenes.

Kurgan is also going to be in the new Sherlock Holmes