10 Weirdest Mind-Blowing Wrestling Facts (According To Reddit)

5. Jeff Jarrett Almost Took A Val Kilmer Hollywood Role

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To 'Double J' again, with comments from a Cheap Heat interview (h/t to Fightful for the transcript) that made it to Reddit about an intriguing nearly-moment for the King Of The Mountain. Jarrett said:

"That opportunity literally dropped out of thin air sitting in my desk. I'll never net because I've told the story. I got an email. They said, 'Hey, Val Kilmer was supposed to read for this part but he dropped out.' They're like, 'We would like for you to read for this.' I'm like, 'Yeah, sure.' I thought it was a joke because there's a cold email that I received. Anyway, I did the read in my office and sent them back and you got it and they said, Oh, yeah, Selena Gomez is in this movie, and Vanessa, all these [stars] and look I've got five kids, four of them are girls and you know, years ago Disney Channel and Selena and all that. I was excited that they were going to get the opportunity to meet her on set. but it was a fun part. But I don't have plans [to go off to Hollywood.]"

"No plans". Yet.

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