Andre “The Giant” Roussimoff as Fezzik in “The Princess Bride.” (Photo: Flickr)
Stacy Keibler, actress and former TV wrestler. (Photo: Wikipedia)
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in “Snitch.” (Photo: Twitter)
Jesse “The Body” Ventura in “Predator.” (Photo: Flickr)
Terry “Hulk Hogan” Bollea in “Rocky III.” (Photo: Twitter)
“Rowdy” Roddy Piper in “They Live.” (Photo: Pinterest)
Paul “Triple H” Levesque in “The Chaperone.” (Photo: YouTube)
Robert “Sergeant Slaughter” Remus was a voice actor and long-time mainstay for the G.I. Joe franchise. (Photo: Flickr)
“Stone Cold” Steve Austin (r.n. Anderson) in “Damage.” (Photo: Twitter)
Terry Funk in “Roadhouse.” (Photo: Flickr)
Kevin Nash in “Magic Mike.” (Photo: YouTube)
Dalip Singh Rana, Glenn”Kane” Jabobs, Mark Henry, Montel Porter, and Chris “Jericho” Irvine in “MacGruber.” (Photo: Twitter)
Tor Johnson in “Plan 9 From Outer Space.” (Photo: Archive)
The late William Myers, who wrestled as George “The Animal” Steele, played Tor Johnson in “Ed Wood.” (Photo: IMDB)
Independent wrestler and actress Gail Kim. (Photo: Twitter)
Lenny Montana in “The Godfather.” (Photo: Archive)
Maria Kanellis will star in upcoming Hollywood film “The Getter.” (Photo: YouTube)
Dave Batista in “The Man with the Iron Fists.” (Photo: IMDB)
Randy “Macho Man” Savage in “Spider-Man.” (Photo: YouTube)
John Cena in “12 Rounds.” (Photo: Flickr)
Paul “Big Show” Wight in “The Waterboy.” (Photo: YouTube)
Current TV wrestler and talented Hollywood stuntgirl Danielle Moinet. (Photo: Twitter)
Saraya-Jade “Paige” Bevis in “Santa’s Little Helper.” (Photo: Twitter)
The worlds of wrestling and television sorely miss Joan “Chyna” Laurer. (Photo: Twitter)
Jim Ross and Jerry “The King” Lawler played themselves in Jim Carrey’s Andy Kaufman biopic “Man on the Moon.” (Photo: Twitter)
Brianna and Nicole Garcia, known as the “Bella Twins” on TV, lent their voice-acting talents to “The Flintstones.” (Photo: Flickr)
Mexican wrestler Rodolfo “El Santo” Huerto has been in over 100 Spanish-speaking films and TV episodes. (Photo: Flickr)
The 33rd edition of Wrestlemania came and went on Sunday, and with it a lot of great acrobatics…and bad acting.
Let’s face it, the drama portrayed in TV wrestling skits and interviews is not always well-executed. After all, these performers are athletes – highly skilled at jumping off ladders, collapsing tables and appearing to maim each other – all without hurting a fly. They aren’t necessarily hired for their thespian ability.
However, some grapplers have managed to develop their acting skills to an impressive degree, and many have become full-fledged stars of the silver screen. Here are 33 TV wrestlers who have carved out a role in Hollywood. And that’s the bottom line, because Jetss says so.
