10 Weirdest Wrestler Cameos In Movies

Despite the success of crossover stars like John Cena and Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, few things come as a bigger surprise than when a titan of the wrestling world shows up on the big screen. In spite of the theatrical nature of the world’s favourite sporting entertainment and WWE’s occasional forays into the multiplex, wrestling has remained a largely small screen and pay-per-view phenomenon.

However on occasion worlds do collide, and a prominent performer from the world of wrestling will try their hand at another type of acting to varying degrees of success. Sure, some are destined to stay in the ring, where their larger-than-life personae don’t need to be believable, but some soon prove they’re a perfect fit for the pictures.

It can’t hurt that they’re less likely to smash their spine when filming a Netflix original- unless they still insist on doing their own stunts, that is.

Whether they’re one scene wonders who surprised us with their acting ability or a few hidden performances (looking at you, Kane) who we didn’t even realise the identity of, here are ten of the strangest times that the worlds of celluloid and suplexes intertwined.

Anyone remember Brodus Clay? The sizeable star appeared in WWE NXT’s fourth season, mentored by and eventually bodyguard to Del Rio (a job Clay had actually done for rapper Snoop Dogg in the years before wrestling fame came calling). If this hasn’t yet rang any bells of recognition, perhaps his later main roster WWE moniker “Funkasaurus” will.

The theatrical performer’s funk dancing became his gimmick and he devoted most of his in-ring appearances to it (as well as the occasional spot of wrestling).

Unfortunately, Clay’s slick moves don’t make an appearance in the 2012 flop No One Lives, a Luke Evans-starring horror thriller which bombed at the box office upon release. However the wrestler does get a prize role in the flick, short as it is.

What’s odd about this appearance, however, is the fact that the massive, imposing fighter doesn’t actually put up a fight—meaning this role could have been covered by any larger than average actor, and not a famous heavyweight who would have been perfect for an extended fight scene.

Instead, he’s the first character offed by Evans’ ruthless serial killer and later on provides said killer a corpse in which to hide, allowing him to infiltrate the hideout of Clay’s gang and pick them off one-by-one.