10 Wrestlers Who Appeared In Genre Fare
7. The Rock - Star Trek Voyager
The Rock has come a long way as an actor since jumping ship to Hollywood in the early 2000s. And he has certainly come a long way since appearing on Star Trek: Voyager!
Back in 2000, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson was still getting his feet wet as an actor. He hopped aboard the Star Trek franchise in the Voyager episode Tsunkatse, a cross over made possible by the fact that both Voyager and WWF Smackdown aired on UPN. In the episode, he played a Pendari fighting champion, and took on former Borg Seven of Nine in a combat arena. It was a physical role, with The Rock getting a chance to use the Rock Bottom and even the People's Elbow.
However, if you take a look at Dwayne Johnson as an actor today - yeah, he's come a long, long way. He can, however, claim to be the first pro wrestler to appear on Star Trek - though Tiny Lister and The Big Show would eventually follow suit.