10 Best Wrestler Vs. Celebrity Feuds Of All-Time

10. Hulk Hogan Vs. Tiny Lister

Hulk Hogan vs. Tiny Lister came around shortly after the 1989 wrestling movie No Holds Barred. Billed as 'Zeus: The Human Wrecking Machine', Lister played the film’s intimidating monster heel antagonist who was ultimately defeated by Hogan’s “Rip Thomas” character by the movie’s end.

Lister reprised his Zeus character in WWE towards the end of the year, and while he had as much professional wrestling acumen as a stale cucumber, Lister was a relatively menacing presence, and a capable foil for Hogan. After a handful of no-sell fests against lesser opponents, Zeus sought revenge on Hogan for defeating him in the film, and proclaimed his desire to defeat the Hulkster in real-life.

Things didn’t quite go to plan. Aligning with Randy Savage, Lister faced-off with Hogan and his tag partner Brutus Beefcake at SummerSlam 1989, but Hogan and Beefcake walked-out winners when Hogan hit the Leg Drop on Zeus. The rivalry rumbled-on through Survivor Series and beyond, and ended with a steel cage match at the No Holds Barred PPV at the end of the year. Hogan and Beefcake were again victorious, and that was that; Lister’s WWE run was over after headlining two PPVs alongside some of the biggest wrestling stars of all-time… and Brutus Beefcake.