It was originally included here because of Hulk Hogan’s brief appearance as Thunderlips, who fights Rocky at a charity event that gets way out of hand. If you don’t count the Creed movies, Rocky III is probably the third or fourth best Rocky movie, and the second-best directed by Sylvester Stallone. Here are the best movies featuring wrestlers: The following is a chronological list of some of the best films (and one TV show) starring wrestlers, and some of their best performances. In the meantime, I’m looking forward to the continued success of those that have already crossed over, and the hopefully blossoming film careers of many of the sport’s emerging stars. (If you know where it’s streaming, please let me know.) Supu: Umarekawari no Monogatari features New Japan wrestler Kairi Sane, but I haven’t figured out how to watch that yet. Sasha Banks (credited by her real name, Mercedes Varnado) has been in two episodes of The Mandalorian and will hopefully be in more this coming year. Chyna mostly played herself in brief TV appearances, had one-episode roles, or direct-to-video movies. Summer Rae is in The Marine 4: Moving Target). I’ve already mentioned the Marine franchise swallowing WWE careers (Naomi is in The Marine 5: Battleground.
American wrestling has not yet afforded its female stars the same film opportunities it’s provided its men. I have the same problem, but with the entertainment world. You may find yourself getting to the end of this list wondering where all the women are. Who knows how their careers would have blossomed? Cena has surpassed that series, but he’s hardly the first, the last or the most prominent. Sure, John Cena escaped The Marine films, but many of the actors in the sequels have had their careers constrained to those titles.
Sadly, many critically unacclaimed WWE-produced films gave them little help toward a prosperous film or television career. But quite a few of these amazing athletes selling scripted fights end up becoming stars on the silver screen, propelled by their popularity and stage presence.
The pageantry, the style and technique which has made wrestling a marquee entertainment product around the world has allowed its performers to develop skills which, on occasion, lead to success in other realms.
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