#6 Kevin Nash and other WWE Superstars in The Longest Yard - (2005)
Looking back now, it seems that the producers of The Longest Yard just decided to go to WWE and recruit several professional wrestlers as either correctional officers or prisoners. With that said, the movie had tons of star power. Adam Sandler plays an ex-football player, who is sentenced to Allenville Penitentiary, where the Warden (James Cromwell) decides to use him to consult and help train the prison's official football team in their upcoming season.
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 31%
Sandler says that the teams need to get a couple of practice matches in and the Warden suggests to use the prisoners instead. Thus the film sees Adam Sandler with the help of Chris Rock and Burt Reynolds, recruit a colorful set of characters, including Terry Crews, Goldberg, The Great Khali, and others. The guards included WWE Hall of Famers Stone Cold Steve Austin and Kevin Nash.
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It should be noted that The Great Khali had not yet debuted in WWE, but it's fair to argue that the film gave him great exposure and perhaps played a role in the WWE recruiting him. A good piece of trivia is that all four men (Austin, Nash, Goldberg, and Khali) were former WWE World Champions.
All four former WWE Superstars had their time to shine in the film, but out of the four, Kevin Nash stole the show, after having his steroids swapped out for Estrogen. Let's say that his personality changed towards the end of the film.
The film grossed over $190 Million worldwide, and while the critics savaged at the time, most audiences have to come to enjoy on repeated viewings via home video rental and now streaming platforms.
#5 Triple H in Blade: Trinity - 27% (2004)
With The Rock's success in Hollywood, even at that point, Triple H would also attempt to cross over into film with the much-maligned Blade: Trinity. In the third film of the Blade franchise, the film had many problems due to Wesley Snipes' alleged on-set behavior and his clashes with writer-director David Goyer.
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 27%
The film in itself is not that bad, with it being a standard action film set in the world of vampires. With that said, it was a far cry from the heights of the first two films, lacking those films' kinetic energy. The film also starred Ryan Reynolds, dropping his trademark wisecracks, which became central to his on-screen persona in the years to come.
Triple H is relegated to the role of "Vampire Henchman," but if WWE fans were looking to see what would happen if the Cerebral Assassin takes on the Merc with a Mouth, they're in for a treat. Thankfully, Triple H found his calling with the creation of NXT and helping launch the careers of future WWE Superstars.