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With Johnson releasing another blockbuster, Disney's Jungle Cruise, and John Cena and Dave Bautista both flying high, wrestlers have taken on the movies, and won, writes Sam Moore. The movie...
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- Andre the Giant. Andre the Giant's movie career may have been short-lived, but it's among the most memorable and impactful. Andre played the role of Fezzik in the 1987 fantasy classic, "The Princess Bride."
- Steve Austin. While it seems like low-hanging fruit to include a big name like Steve Austin on such a list, his extensive acting resume mandates it. The poster child of WWE's "Attitude Era" in the late '90s, Austin quietly put together a solid film acting portfolio.
- Batista. Dave Bautista has become a pillar for professional wrestlers-turned-actors thanks to the overwhelming amount of success he saw as Drax the Destroyer in Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy" franchise.
- John Cena. John Cena, one of the three most successful professional wrestlers currently in Hollywood, shunned a second career in acting for the longest time.
- Dave Bautista. Dave Bautista has a great agent. Seamlessly picking and choosing the best role based on his ability as an actor has propelled Bautista to become a prestigious actor, thanks to his effective one-two combo.
- Dwayne Johnson. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s journey from wrestling to Hollywood soared with his acting debut on That ’70s Show and a breakthrough role in The Mummy Returns.
- John Cena. John Cena was the second coming of The Rock in terms of marketability and crossover potential. He finally proved his merit have several terrible attempts from the WWE to prop him up (The Marine, 12 Rounds) until he debuted in 2015’s Trainwreck.
- Roddy Piper. Roddy Piper‘s charismatic persona extended beyond the ring as one of the greatest villains in wrestling or his iconic Pipers Pit segments, as he would go on to become a cult actor thanks to his role in They Live opposite Keith David.
Aug 24, 2021 · With 'Suicide Squad,' 'F9' and 'Dune' dominating 2021, there’s never been a better time to be a wrestler-turned-actor. But who holds the belt?
- Hulk Hogan Paved The Way
- Andre The Giant and Roddy Piper Made An Impact in Hollywood Too
- Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Became The Biggest Actor on The Planet
- John Cena and Dave Bautista Showed That They Could Act Too
Though you might first think of someone like Hulk Hogan as the initial wrestler-turned-actor, he wasn’t. Professional wrestlers had long been part of film, even if it wasn’t exactly mainstream. In 1959, Swedish wrestler Tor Johnson was one of the stars of Ed Wood’s so-bad-it’s-good Plan 9 from Outer Space. He’d actually acted in many films before t...
Hulk Hogan wasn’t the only wrestler to try his hand at acting in the 1980s. There were two other names who made a lasting impact on cinema in the decade. 1987’s The Princess Bride is undoubtedly a modern classic that has been shared over generations. At its heart stands the larger-than-life Andre the Giant, a wrestler so awe-inspiring that he was a...
That changed with a certain eyebrow-raising Great One. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson rose to the top of the WWF with charisma and coolness on a level that had never been seen before. It led to him appearing in The Mummy Returns in 2001 as The Scorpion King, before reprising the role as the lead in The Scorpion Kingin ...
One of those WWE Studios stars broke through. After “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and The Rock left WWE, John Cena became the face of the company. Early in his acting career he tried to become an action star with forgettable films like The Marine, but he didn’t have much success. Then came Trainwreck. When Cena appeared in this major film, starring Amy...
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Feb 7, 2021 · The latest in a recent trend of wrestlers-turned-movie-stars may have starred in a few MCU movies that have broken more bank at the box-office. But, when it comes to breathtaking cinematography (Roger Deakins), masterclass directing (Denis Villeneuve), and perfection-in-legacy-casting (Harrison Ford), Blade Runner 2049 reigns supreme among ...
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Mar 12, 2021 · However, here are our ground rules. First, we're only including Johnson, Cena, and Bautista movies when those guys were still active wrestlers, not once they became full-time actors.
