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Aug 29, 2022 · With John Cena’s success as Peacemaker in the DCEU and Dwayne Johnson’s upcoming Black Adam movie, it’s a great year for wrestlers in superhero movies. While perhaps not as high profile, plenty of other wrestlers have shown up in superhero media throughout the years.
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- Almost Cast: John Cena. Another wrestler who has found remarkable success in Hollywood, John Cena has yet to appear in a Marvel movie, but claims he has been rejected multiple times.
- Almost Cast: Damian Priest - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Another WWE star who has been reported to have narrowly missed out on a role in the MCU is Damian Priest.
- Almost Cast: The Rock. Few WWE stars have enjoyed the same level of Hollywood success as Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Since starting his movie career, Dwayne Johnson has starred in many action movies, but none of them have ever been made by Marvel Studios.
- Shad Gaspard - Black Panther. Though it may have been all but impossible to spot him in the finished movie, WWE superstar Shad Gaspard actually appeared in the 2018 MCU film Black Panther.
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- Batista (Guardians Of The Galaxy) When it comes to wrestlers being in superhero movies it is Batista that comes to mind for fans. He has not only featured in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but he has been a crucial part of it as Drax The Destroyer.
- Seth Rollins (Captain America 4: Brave New World) Seth Rollins' superhero role has yet to make it to the cinema, but the former Shield star has already been spotted filming his part in the latest installment of the "Captain America" franchise.
- Zeus (The Dark Knight) Zeus wasn't a particularly memorable in-ring talent because he wasn't a natural professional wrestler. However, he did have a memorable acting career that saw him take on some huge roles over the years, and that included featuring in "The Dark Knight."
- Sheamus (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out Of The Shadows) Sheamus hasn't taken on many acting roles over the years, but his biggest saw him take on a role in "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out Of The Shadows."
- Lex Luger (Superboy) 13 years before Smallville hit the small screens, there was another show chronicling the teenage years of Clark Kent simply called Superboy.
- Z Gangsta and Ultimate Solution (Batman) Tommy “Tiny” Lister Jr and Robert “Jeep” Swenson were never the greatest ring technicians. Both were hired for their impressive physiques.
- Triple H (Blade Trinity) After The Rock’s role as The Scorpion King in The Mummy Returns was successful enough to give the character his own spinoff film, despite minimal screen time and a horrific CGI final form, It was Triple H’s turn to try and make a run in Hollywood.
- Kevin Nash (The Punisher) It is a well-known fact that Nash played Super Shredder in the second Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. But do the Turtles count as superheroes?
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From The Rock to John Cena to John Morrison, this is every WWE wrestler who has appeared in DC superhero movies.
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Aug 9, 2019 · To make one of the most obvious and overplayed comparisons in the world: pro wrestlers are just like superheroes – colorful, bright spandex-clad heroes and villains who battle over the fate of...
