5 WWE Superstar movie cameos that you didn't know existed

#4 Paul Heyman (and Shane McMahon) - Rollerball (2002)

Paul Heyman's appearance in Rollerball caused some controversy.

Paul Heyman has done it all in the professional wrestling business. The former ECW owner has had several stints on the WWE creative team, but has also been a photographer, an announcer, a manager and even an occasional in-ring competitor during his career.

It was as an announcer, though, that Heyman made it on to the big screen as part of the 2002 remake of science-fiction film Rollerball. The movie is based around an extreme version of roller derby, which is why producers felt that Heyman would be perfect for the role.

This being Paul Heyman, of course, there was naturally some controversy that came along with his appearance in the movie. Heyman shot his scenes for Rollerball in 2001, shortly after he first signed with WWE.

(2) My scenes in Rollerball were shot in June and July, 2001. Not when #ECW was in business. I was actually booked for the movie thru @WWE

— Paul Heyman (@HeymanHustle) February 26, 2017

However, 2001 was also the year that ECW went out of business, leading to several accusations that Heyman had opted to go and shoot the movie whilst he should have been working to save his promotion. Heyman has always denied that this was the case, insisting that his scenes were shot after the demise of ECW - and that his participation in the project was approved by WWE.

Paul Heyman was not the only WWE personality featured in Rollerball

Heyman's tweet is backed up by the fact that he was briefly joined in the movie by WWE's Shane McMahon. Shane never utters a word on-screen, but his presence alone is certainly noteworthy.