The Hollywood Reporter has published a new list ranking the top ten professional wrestlers who have successfully transitioned into acting careers. The list, released on August 18, features a mix of legends and current stars, with a new name taking the top spot over the industry\u2019s biggest box office draw.<\/p>\n
According to the outlet\u2019s new ranking, former WWE Champion Dave Bautista is the number one best wrestler-turned-actor. He was ranked just ahead of Dwayne \u201cThe Rock\u201d Johnson, who came in at number two, though the report noted that Johnson is the most financially successful actor on the entire list.<\/p>\n
Rounding out the top five are John Cena at number three, the late \u201cRowdy\u201d Roddy Piper at number four for his iconic role in \u201cThey Live,\u201d and former WWE and current AEW star Adam Copeland (Edge) at number five, who was praised for his roles in \u201cVikings\u201d and the \u201cPercy Jackson\u201d television series.<\/p>\n
The second half of the list is filled with legendary figures from wrestling\u2019s past. Kevin Nash was ranked at number six for his role in the \u201cMagic Mike\u201d franchise. He was followed by Hulk Hogan at number seven, Paul Wight (The Big Show) at number eight, former Minnesota Governor Jesse \u201cThe Body\u201d Ventura at number nine, and Andre The Giant at number ten for his beloved role in \u201cThe Princess Bride.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dave Bautista was recently announced for major roles in the upcoming \u201cHighlander\u201d reboot and \u201cRoad House 2.\u201d Number two on the list, Dwayne \u201cThe Rock\u201d Johnson, is currently working on the film \u201cThe Smashing Machine.\u201d Number three, John Cena, will see the second season of his hit series \u201cPeacemaker\u201d premiere this week on August 21. The full, detailed ranking can be found on The Hollywood Reporter\u2019s website.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Hollywood Reporter has published a new list ranking the top ten professional wrestlers who have successfully transitioned…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":80128,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[49,48,361,75],"class_list":{"0":"post-80127","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-celebrities","11":"tag-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80127"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80127\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}