5 times WWE Superstars were in movies or TV shows that you forgot about

Modified Dec 15, 2017 10:02 GMT

Do you remember former champion Edge is this motion picture?

WWE Superstars, if you really think about it, are actors. We shutter at the idea of the entirety of the industry being called "fake", so let's utilize the term "pre-determined performance art". Much like television or feature films, WWE Superstars are required to write, remember, and learn their lines. Add in performing in front of a live televised audience and one could argue pro wrestlers may be the best form of actors and actresses we've ever put forth as a human race.

So naturally, WWE Superstars are well positioned to act on television and on the big screen. We're just waiting for the Academy to recognize this come Oscars time!

You already know Hulk Hogan's best films. And who can forget Andre the Giant in the classic "The Princess Bride?" What we want to do is look back at some of the lesser known acting cameos by WWE Superstars.

Here are five times WWE Superstars played a part outside of the ring.

#5 Vader in Boy Meets World

Vader had a recurring role on Boy Meets World in throughout the 1990's.

90's children will remember the after-school classic that was Boy Meets World. A "coming of age" program that chronicled the life of the affable duo of Corey Matthews and Shawn Hunter. But did you know Big Bad Vader had a recurring role on the program?

Vader, real-life Leon Allen White, played schoolhouse sensitive bully Frankie Stechino's father on the program in a recurring role. In fact, the producers did not hide Vader's wrestling persona, as White played himself on the program, and had a number of matches, including one against Corey and Eric Matthews themselves.

#4 Ric Flair in Baywatch

"Nature Boy" Ric Flair appeared on an episode of Baywatch in 1996

In this episode of Baywatch below, the cult classic television show of the 1990's staring Pamela Anderson and David Hasselhoff about a group of southern California lifeguards, we could have mentioned performances by Vader, "Macho Man Randy Savage", and even Hulkamania himself.

But watch the clip below, from the episode aptly entitled "Bash at the Beach," and try to convince me the "Nature Boy" doesn't completely steal the scene from the other Superstars simply taking up space. Playing a wealthy heel real estate developer comes off, shall we say, natural for Ric Flair in this episode, especially playing the ying to Hulk Hogan's vitamin-eating, "saying your prayers" yang.

#3 Edge in Highlander: Endgames

Former champion Edge played a small role in the 2000 feature film

The first Highlander film, with an undoubtedly iconic performance by Sean Connery, left fans of the film begging for more. After a few disastrous follow-ups, the Highlander brand produced the also forgettable Highlander: Endgames, a story of immortality that pitting good against evil, with very little "good" to recall.

Edge, real name Adam Copeland, played Lachlan in the film. Despite the film's obvious flaws, a memorable nod towards the WWE Universe presented itself, as Lachlan lifts a large boulder to attack during a group battle, Duncan MacLeod (the film's main character) knowingly points to Copeland's stage name by stating "Looks like you've lost the edge, lad."

That's it, that's all we have to say about this. Watch the clip below for a brief laugh.

#2 The Undertaker in Suburban Commando

Mark Callaway, or the Undertaker, plays Hulk Hogan's nemesis in the 1991 film.

Once again, we have another Hulk Hogan reference. We can't help it, in the 1980's and 1990's, Hulkamania was in fact "running wild."

The feature film Suburban Commando has Hulk Hogan acting as an alien, not-from-this-planet Superhero who has travelled to earth to take time off from intergalactically fighting crime. Unfortunately, that doesn't work out well for the Hulkster, as his troubles present themselves on earth in the form of the Undertaker, real-life Mark Callaway and character Hutch in the film.

A quiet, unassuming but deadly and fierce Hutch battles Hogan in the film as analogously as they would in a WWE ring. A man of few words in the ring and outside, Hutch feels like a natural role for Taker.

#1 Bret Hart in The Simpsons

Bret "The Hitman" Hart beefing with Mr Burns in the 1997 episode

If you think back to April 1997, Bret "The Hitman" Hart was undoubtedly one of the top dogs in the WWE. Mere months before his epic clash with the Undertaker at Summerslam '97, eventually leading to the "day the kayfabe died" of the Montreal Screwjob, Bret Hart was featured on an episode of The Simpsons, one of the highest-rated shows in history and at a particular peak of popularity in the mid-1990's.

What was he doing there? The "face" of the WWE(F, at the time) wasn't exactly a babyface when he attempted to purchase the Mansion of the show's antagonist and resident evil wealthy man, Mr Burns. In fact, calling him a "geek" was very un-hitman for the times, but alas, in animation anything goes.