10 Top WWE Superstars who have never been in a movie
Movies and pro wrestling have a lot in common with one another. Both involve scripted action and dialogue to tell a story. They both require emotional investment from their viewing audience. Both of them involve certain tricks to create illusions that the audience can believe. And in some cases, both of them can require a great deal of special effects to make the media look believable.
For decades, wrestling has gone hand in hand with acting. Pro wrestlers are among the most comfortable people in the world in front of an audience, and many of them are also well-versed in how to work a camera. This has led to many wrestlers from numerous promotions making the jump from the wrestling ring to the big screen, with varying degrees of success.
Hulk Hogan was arguably the biggest wrestling star to achieve pop culture popularity before Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson eclipsed him in terms of staying power in Hollywood. Now, the Rock is one of the most successful actors in Hollywood, and certainly one of its wealthiest. Following The Rock’s success, WWE has tried to make its other stars ‘crossover’ by featuring them on TV shows, in different live appearances, and especially in film.
Unfortunately, for WWE, few wrestlers have been even remotely able to replicate the Rock’s success. WWE have tried with their own film division (WWE Studios), with varying degrees of success. They have also tried to take many of their current/past stars after the Rock and make them into big film stars, also with little success. It has now reached the point where there might be more WWE superstars active on the roster now that have been in movies than those that haven’t.
Here are ten top WWE superstars that have never been in a movie.
#10 Mickie James
Mickie James was once the centerpiece of WWE’s Divas Division. She was booked very strongly, and won numerous titles due to her skill and popularity. Despite absurd allegations of ‘weight issues’, James has still managed to become incredibly successful in wrestling.
Oddly, James has never appeared in a movie of any kind. The only kind of ‘media work’ she has done outside of wrestling is her own country music career. James has also been successful in this venture, having released two albums, and was even inducted into the Native American Music Awards Hall of Fame in 2017.
At 38 years old, there is still a chance James could land a film role in the future, so perhaps things could change for her once her current WWE run comes to an end.