10 Wrestlers Who Appeared In Recent TV Shows You Probably Missed

10. Batista (Room 104)

Dave Bautista has built a respectable acting career since leaving WWE in 2014, most notably starring as Dax the Destroyer in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He's worked hard to distinguish his work on screen from his wrestling past, taking roles as a tight-lipped henchman in Spectre and a pensive scientist in Blade Runner 2049.

But his latest turn in the Duplass brothers' HBO serial Room 104 runs counter to all that. In the season 4 episode "Avalanche," Batista plays the excellently named Raw Dog Avalanche, a retired pro wrestler who holes up in the series' titular room to explore his deep emotional traumas. According to Sports Illustrated, Batista was reluctant to sign on, preferring to keep his wrestling past out of his Hollywood present. But the script was not what he expected, allowing the hulking actor to explore a depth of emotion that he's rarely accomplished in or outside of the ring.