Given that we can all agree that professional wrestling is a staged event, it should come as no surprise that many of the top wrestlers have appeared on television and in films. While numerous wrestlers have appeared in cameos, some of the most well-known WWE performers have gone on to have successful film careers. Who do you believe is the best wrestler-turned-actor? Wrestlers like Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Dave Bautista, and John Cena have found success in Hollywood.
Dwayne Douglas Johnson, better known by his ring moniker The Rock, is an American actor, businessman, and former professional wrestler who was born on May 2, 1972. He wrestled for WWE for eight years before pursuing an acting career. He is regarded as one of the best professional wrestlers of all time. His movies have grossed more than $3.5 billion in North America and more than $10.5 billion globally, making him one of the highest-paid and highest-grossing performers in the world.
Johnson’s first major box office breakthrough occurred in 2011 when he starred as Luke Hobbs in Fast Five (2011), which went on to become the year’s ninth highest-grossing film. After portraying Marvin F. Hinton / Roadblock in G.I. Joe: Retaliation and repeating his role as Luke Hobbs in Fast & Furious 6 (2013), he became recognized for reviving cinema franchises. He also starred in the true-story films Empire State (2013) and Pain & Gain (2013).
David Michael Bautista Jr., an American actor, and former professional wrestler was born on January 18, 1969. He is most known as a professional wrestler for his stints in WWE from 2002 to 2010, 2014, and 2018–2019. He is best renowned for his acting work outside of professional wrestling, most notably as Drax the Destroyer in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Bautista has appeared in several television episodes as himself as well as in character as Batista. Bautista had a cameo appearance on an episode of the Australian serial opera Neighbours in June 2009. He also appeared in Relative Strangers in a cameo role. On the 2010 action flick Wrong Side of Town, Bautista collaborated with Rob Van Dam, Marrese Crump, and Ja Rule.
John Felix Anthony Cena, an American professional wrestler, actor, and former rapper was born on April 23, 1977, and is now signed to WWE. He is widely recognized as one of the best professional wrestlers of all time, and he shares the record for most world championship reigns with Ric Flair. WWE Studios, a division of WWE that develops and finances motion movies, produced Cena’s debut film, The Marine, which was released theatrically on October 13, 2006, by 20th Century Fox America. The picture grossed almost $7 million in its first week at the United States box office.
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