WWE As the world's largest wrestling league, it has accumulated more and more popularity in the mainland in recent years. However, due to the lack of historical soil for professional wrestling in the mainland, there are very few people who truly understand and are willing to participate in this sport. But overseas, the influence of wrestling cannot be underestimated.
In the history of WWE, many celebrities have stood on the stage to show their skills, including household-known film and television superstars, professional athletes, and political and business tycoons. Today, let’s look at the star-studded past and take a look at the crossover stars who have made guest appearances in WWE.
1. Floyd Mayweather
American professional boxer Mayweather won an impressive record of 49 wins and 0 losses in the boxing world. He landed on WWE in 2008 and started a grudge plot with big show brother on "WrestleMania 24". Mayweather was tortured throughout the whole process, but with the strong will of a professional boxer, he finally used the iron chair to kill Daxiu Brother. What is even more talked about by fans is that in the previous RAW program, Daxiu, who was 2.13 meters tall, knelt down and laughed at Mayweather, who was 40 cm shorter than him. As the world-class boxing champion , how could he receive this humiliation in the ring? Mayweather immediately launched a counterattack. Through the broadcast camera, it can be clearly seen that Brother Daxiu's nose was interrupted by Mayweather's punch.
It seems that it is not easy to knock down this man born for the ring, even if it is Daxiu on the other side!
2. Arnold Schwarzenegger
The well-known film and television superstar Schwarzenegger has stepped on the WWE stage many times. In a Smack Down show in 1999, Triple H and "Stray Dog" Brian James fought against Dwayne Johnson and Tester, and Schwarzenegger served as the commentator. Unexpectedly, the governor stole the limelight in this duel.
game is coming to an end, and Austin enters the field to disrupt the situation. Schwarzenegger said that the referee is not paying attention and throws Austin an iron chair. The latter picks up the guy and directly blows Triple H's head. After the game, Triple H continued to provoke Schwarzenegger, but was easily knocked down by the governor without a few fights.
In 2015, Schwarzenegger was inducted into the Hall of Fame in recognition of his outstanding contribution to WWE.
3. Boxing champion Ali
This person is not Mustafa Ali of SmackDown, but boxing champion Ali who won the title of world heavyweight boxing champion three times. Unlike Mayweather, Ali has a deeper relationship with wrestling. As early as 1976, Ali staged a boxing and wrestling showdown with Japanese-slide legend Antonio Zhumu.
WWE even regarded Alibaba as a guest of honor. In the main match of the first WrestleMania Competition in 1985, Alibaba took the stage to enforce the law as a special referee. This is a doubles match, with Hook Hogan and Mr. T on against Roddy Papen and Paul Orndorf. As the game progressed, the scene became increasingly difficult to control, and Alibaba had to calm the chaos by himself. The boxing champion even stood on the corner post and punched Sect Peng out of the ring.
Alibaba has praised the wrestling industry more than once, and he believes that he has learned how to shape characters in wrestling.
4. Mike Tyson
When it comes to Tyson, in addition to the famous "Tyson era", there are endless gossip news. The youngest heavyweight boxing champion in the world seems to be more willing to let the audience remember him in ways outside the ring. Tyson has endless enthusiasm for fighting. The good show of Donnie Yen VS Tyson was staged in " Ip Man 3" released in 2016.
As early as the 1990s, Tyson appeared in the WWF ring. At that time, the most praised plot was his grudge with HBK and Austin. In the 1998 "WrestleMania 14" HBK vs. Austin, Tyson served as the special referee. At the end of the game, Tyson knocked down HBK with one punch and counted up quickly, helping Austin win. This game also laid the foundation for the creation of the Austin era.
In 2018, Tyson said in an interview that he was very happy to return to WWE and imitated Senna's gesture on the spot. I wonder if Tyson, who is old, will still have a chance to return to WWE in the future.
5. Karl Malone
In the 90s, WWF and WCW fought hard in the ratings war on Monday. Tyson's frequent appearance helped WWF gain a lot of attention. WCW is not showing any weakness and invited the star of NBA to help. In a doubles game, the "postman" Karl Malone partnered with DDP against Hook Hogan and Big Bug Rodman .
For the audience, non-professional players participate in wrestling, especially cross-border star players, play more a gimmick role. Because they can't play great moves like professional wrestlers, but Carl Malone is really playing wrestlers.
Karl Malone has extremely high physical fitness and strength. It was once rumored online that Karl Malone's bench press reached 230 kg, exceeding Big Shark O'Neal. During the game, he easily lifted Hogan, who was nearly 300 pounds.
6. Shark O'Neal
When it comes to NBA stars who have played guest-stars, they have to mention "Shark" Shaquille O'Neal . In the 2009 RAW program, O'Pang, who is 2.16 meters tall and 147 kg, and Daxiu, who is 2.14 meters tall and 200 kg, started a grudge plot. Looking at the current WWE, it is estimated that only Daxiu has the capital to compete with Aopang.
For Lao Mai, who loves tall and powerful players, the showdown between O'Neal and Big Show Brother can be regarded as an absolute dream battle. But as both sides simultaneously launched a throat-locking throw and throwing, the showdown ended in a hurry.
Perhaps the audience hopes to see more from O'Neal. In the 2016 "WrestleMania 32" Giant Andre Commemorative Competition, O'Neal appeared again, but was quickly eliminated.
7. Donald Trump
As a real estate tycoon, Trump was also at ease in the entertainment industry before becoming the president of the United States. Not only did he host the reality show "Apprentice", he also often made guest appearances in other shows. His cameo in WWE can be said to be quite exciting and is also a highlight in WWE history. It is estimated that Lao Mai didn't expect Trump to be so successful in the future. He thought about it and made a profit.
Trump's status naturally needs to be received by Lao Mai himself. In 2007, Trump and McGrady had a grudge. The two made an appointment to choose a wrestler in "WrestleMania 23", and the loser would be shaved in public. Lao Mai chose Umaga, and Trunpo chose the all-round king Bobby Leslie . The special referee for this game is Leng Shi Austin. The result of the game is imagined. WWE dare not let Trump lose face at his doorstep. Leslie won the game, and Old McGrath was forcibly pressed onto a chair and shaved her head. This clip is the peak of Lao Mai's acting skills. Fans who have never seen it can find a video to see the millionaire's actor-level performance.
Recent rumors WWE invited Trump to attend SmackDown's debut on FOX TV, but was rejected by the President. It seems that Trump, who is plagued by official affairs, has no way to get into the WWE arena again, and there is little hope of being on the WWE ring again.
In addition to the above inventory, there are many cross-border stars who have appeared on the WWE stage, and this surprise will continue. On the RAW show not long ago, NBA star Kanter made a surprise appearance and successfully became the 24/7 champion for a few minutes. With the Wednesday ratings battle between NXT and AEW, we will wait and see whether both sides will invite more big-name stars to make guest appearances.
