Wrestlers Who Got Too Big For WWE

Leaving Titan Tower for Tinseltown...

The Rock

Becky Lynch's cameo on last night's season premiere of Billions caused yet more speculation that the current Raw women's champion, alongside former world champion Roman Reigns, is attracting interest from Hollywood.

According to reports, Lynch is already fielding a number of offers as well as allegedly appearing in an upcoming Marvel movie, whilst Reigns has a huge buzz about him following his appearance in 2019's 'Hobbs and Shaw' blockbuster. Whilst this is big news for two of WWE's top performers, it's not the first time that something like this has happened. Join Adam Wilbourn, Michael Hamflett, and Michael Sidgwick as they discuss wrestlers that got too big for WWE and were lured away to La La Land...

Despite the likes of Hulk Hogan, Jesse Ventura, Roddy Piper et al. having transitioned into a Hollywood movie star, it's unquestionably The Rock who paved the way for the modern day wrestler-turned-actors. Adam and The Dadley Boyz analyse how it all came about, how beneficial it can be for the roster, whether WWE can do anything about it, and why only certain superstars can do it...

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