10 Strange Film & TV Wrestler Cameos You Won't Believe

Does anyone remember Stone Cold Steve Austin in a 1-800-Collect commercial?

Hulk Hogan Mr Nanny From The Rock, Ken Shamrock and The Hardy Boyz on That 70s Show to Vader and Mick Foley on Boy Meets World, WWE always find an appropriate way to incorporate their superstars into television shows and movies. For the most part, WWE superstars have played themselves or generic wrestlers in these pop culture scenarios. WWE and those shows capitalize on the special guests by writing an episode (or multiple episodes) based on the characters enjoying pro wrestling or being related to someone in the industry. However, the cameos made by WWE Superstars are not always that smooth and natural. But what about all those strange cameos WWE Superstars have made? Hulk Hogan has a history of starring in television shows and movies. Many times he is a current professional wrestler. In No Holds Barred, he plays a wrestler. In Rocky, he was a boxer. Those were among his normal roles in movies. However, does anyone remember when Hogan was Mr. Nanny? In addition to television shows and movies, WWE superstars have agreed to roles in commercials. Many wrestling fans are familiar with Randy €œMacho Man€ Savage€™s famous Slim Jim commercials. However, does anyone remember Stone Cold Steve Austin in a 1-800-Collect commercial? Here are ten strange and odd pop culture wrestler cameos you won€™t believe because€.well, because they are hard to swallow.
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Seth Guttenplan joined WhatCulture in June 2014, but also writes for CamelClutchBlog.com. When Seth is not writing about wrestling, he is a math and computer technology teacher for special education students in New Jersey. Follow him on Twitter @sethgutt