5 politicians who've appeared in WWE

#4 Barack Obama

President Barack Obama delivered a pre-recorded message for WWE fans.

Trump is not the only president to have appeared on WWE television. Barack Obama never showed up in the live arena or participated in a wrestling angle per se. He did, however, appear in a pre-taped segment when WWE was running a voter drive campaign in preparation for the 2008 presidential election. Obama went so far as to cap his comments by delivering the fan-friendly, “If you smell what Barack is cooking” line.

Obama wasn’t the only presidential candidate that campaign season to appear for WWE. Hillary Clinton and John McCain also each pre-recorded statements specifically tailored to the WWE audience. These brief segments included McCain appealing to his “McCainiacs” and Clinton saying fans could refer to her as Hill-Rod in honour of their wrestling fanhood.

While none of these individuals came across as legitimate, full on wrestling fans, it nonetheless demonstrated both their willingness to step outside their comfort zone, and that WWE had grown mainstream enough to seem like a viable platform through which to campaign.