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The Greatest Celebrity Appearances in Wrestling

The Greatest Celebrity Appearances in Wrestling

20. Pete Rose

Major League Baseball Legend Pete Rose managed to appear and get tombstoned by Kane at 3 consecutive WrestleManias in 1998, 1999 and 2000, which justified for him being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2004.


19. Mickey Rourke

Famous actor Mickey Rourke (“The Wrestler”) was sitting ringside at WWE WrestleMania 25, when he got called out by Chris Jericho, got into the ring and knocked Y2J out with a punch to the face.


18. Leslie Nielsen

“Frank Drebin” Leslie Nielsen from the “Naked Gun” movies was looking for the Undertaker, who wasn’t seen anymore since disappearing at WWF Royal Rumble 1994.

Nielsen did several video vignettes in the weeks before WWF SummerSlam 1994, and even reunited with his Naked Gun co-star “Ed” George Kennedy at the PPV.


17. Jay Leno

NBC’s “Tonight Show” host Jay Leno even main evented the WCW Road Wild 1998 PPV, when he teamed with DDP Diamond Dallas Page, defeating the team of Hollywood Hogan and Eric Bischoff.


16. Eric “Butterbean” Esch

Famous Boxer “Butterbean” Eric Esch competed on 2 WWF PPVs, defeating Marc Mero at WWF In Your House 19 in a “Toughman Match” and knocking out Bart Gunn at WWF WrestleMania XV in a “Brawl For All” Boxing match.

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