5 most talked about athlete cameos in WWE history

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Mike Tyson and Stone Cold
Several athletes have graced the ringside in WWE events

#1 Mike Tyson

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Mike Tyson with Stone Cold and Shawn Michaels
Mike Tyson is a WWE Hall of Famer

"The baddest man on the planet" came face to face with the 'baddest' dude on the planet in the run-up to Wrestlemania 14. In 1998, Mike Tyson was one of the biggest sporting stars around. His boxing matches were the talk of the sporting world and when he appeared one night on Monday Night Raw, the fans lost their minds.

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Not only did he appear on Raw, he had a physical altercation with Stone Cold Steve Austin, the most popular wrestler of that era. Ratings soared and interest in the WWE peaked to new heights.

In the end, Mike Tyson was deployed as a special guest enforcer in the main event of Wrestlemania 14. He also had a memorable scuffle with Shawn Michaels at ringside. This cameo appearance will forever go down as one of the greatest moments in WWE history, typically defining the popularity of the attitude era.

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