5 politicians who've appeared in WWE

#2 Donald Trump

President Donald Trump has appeared for WWE in a variety of contexts.

The current US president is nothing if not controversial, and certainly defies another of expectations we might traditionally apply to a government leader. As such, it may be little surprise that he has not only appeared for WWE, but for a guy who was never a wrestler, regular manager, or broadcaster, has appeared with WWE a lot.

Trump first appeared for WWE when his properties played host to WrestleMania 4 and 5 in Atlantic City. He stepped up his on-air involvement nearly twenty years later when he played a key role in the build to WrestleMania 23 Battle of the Billionaires. Trump backed Bobby Lashley against Vince McMahon’s representative, Umaga, in a match for which the losing billionaire would have his head shaved.

Trump went so far as to get physically involved, attacking McMahon mid-match, and even agreed to take a Stone Cold Stunner in the aftermath of the match. Years later, he’d participate in an angle in which he kayfabe bought the Monday Night War brand—a vehicle to not only get people talking but introduce the celebrity guest host concept for the show.

After all of that, it’s wild to think that Trump would end up in the White House.