10 Surprising Wrestlers Who've Done Deathmatches

10. David Arquette

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Scream.

David Arquette was likely doing plenty of that during a deathmatch against Nick Gage on 16 November 2018. During the grisly bout, Arquette suffered a nasty cut on his neck and bled buckets all over the ring. Afterwards, he told concerned onlookers that yeah, he was probably done with that whole hardcore thing.

This was a proving ground for the actor - he's been haunted by the ridicule his WCW World Title win invited since the year 2000, and Dave wanted to put things right. So, he trained hard, and has earned the respect of both fans and peers alike for showing true passion for pro wrestling.

Still, if somebody had told you 10 years ago that the dude best-known for being Courteney Cox's ex-hubby was going to do his best John Zandig impression, then you'd have likely laughed. Deputy 'Dewey' Riley is a tough bastard though, and he proved that opposite Gage.

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