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You know that feeling we all get when WWE is totally awesome?

Ooh, yeah!

That feeling of fun, nostalgia, the memories that made you a lifelong fan.

Like the most awesome celebrity moments in WWE history.

I paid a fool!

From Terminators to Moneymakers.

World -renowned artists.

and world -class athletes. Yes, it's the greatest showcase for pop

culture icons to let loose.

And to revel in the spectacle of sports entertainment.

It brings us to our feet. To chant in

unison, this is off!

Welcome to This is Awesome, the only show that celebrates the most awesome

everything. Then, now, forever, and together.

I'm your host, Greg Miller, at GameOverGreggy on Twitter and Instagram.

And today, we are going to celebrate the most unforgettable celebrities and

celebrity moments in WWE history. It is going to be a celebrity celebration,

people. Whether they're Hollywood stars, professional sports figures, or highly

acclaimed musicians, there is one thing they all agree on. There is no more

thrilling experience than stepping on to the WWE stage.

Favorite celebrity moment.

This is huge!

Let me think about it for a second.

Because there's been a bunch. There's been so many that are so cool.

How about getting your foot off my shoulder?

We've had so many different people be involved with us, you know.

Celebrities in pro wrestling is something that's happened since the

time. I'm going to kick some ass!

Krakowski's hit the ring!

Wait a minute.

We can go on forever.

Wale's rap battle.

TV Herman.

I know you are, but what am I?

I know you are, but what am I? Ricky LeBron James and the crowd at Monday

Raw. Just so excited.

Had the flip phone.

Been a minute since we seen those, huh?

Rebecca Romijn. I became her biggest fan. She literally had to down like four

five straight beers, and she did it.

Kid Rock and his little sidekick, Josie.

Absolutely great. Lawrence Taylor and Bam Bam Bigelow. LT has done the

impossible. It's actually turned into one of my favorite things that we do.

Machine gun Kelly, not at the stage.

It shows you we transcend sports entertainment.

Having a celebrity involved with WWE, it brings eyes to the product.

I can't believe it.

There's people that don't watch WWE.

but they could be a fan of this one celebrity, and if they come to WWE,

go, oh, WWE, like, what is that? I want to see that.

Jon Stewart!

What the hell did he do that for?

We not only get all these global eyes that wouldn't normally be watching our

show, they're putting a lot of work into what we do.

Buddy Fly!

Oh, my God,

are you kidding me?

You see it on TV enough times and you think you know it, but then when you're

backstage and you're seeing everybody around and you're like, wow, it's a

different world. I was very excited to be asked to be part of that world, even

if it was just for a night.

Bro, you got your driver's license on you?

I didn't know nobody was checking.

You really can't overstate what it's like walking out into a WWE arena.

When my music hit and I walked out, I was so nervous that I forgot to get in

ring. For the very first time, Stephen Amell stepping foot in a match.

I don't never get nervous, but tonight I must say my heart was beating very

fast. It was a great feeling to be able to be a part of it and to hold my belt

up high at the end of the night.

It's so much fun.

It's a different type of live.

They're like alive.

Beth Phoenix and I getting to wrestle.

There'll be nothing better in life for me.

You know, sometimes I just pinch myself and ask if I'm dreaming, and I still

think I'm dreaming. I mean, I'm WrestleMania with Pat McAfee.

What else could I want to do tonight?

It was amazing to watch it all these years and then get to appear with the

current superstars. It is unbelievable how this happened in my real life.

Going down that ramp, hearing that crowd, going inside the ring.

You've got to be kidding me! It is really one of the greats.

Kind of thrilled, honestly.

I highly recommend it.

And who is going to disagree with Wolverine? Now, what do you say about

it all the way back to perhaps the earliest and most iconic sports

celebrity crossover ever?

One that created a nationwide buzz fueled by a commitment to character that

yet to be matched to this day.

Ladies and gentlemen, the legendary Andy Kaufman.

40 years ago, I brought the first celebrity into the wrestling world in

Kaufman. I come from Hollywood, California, where I make movies and TV

am a national television star.

Andy Kaufman at the time was considered a comedian, but he was more known as a

star of the number one sitcom, Taxi. He goes into Memphis.

He's just, you know, wrestling women.

He's the intergender wrestling champion.

When it comes to things like cooking and cleaning, washing the potatoes,

scrubbing the carrots, raising the babies, mopping the floors, they have it

over men. I believe that. He's a real nerd, a real jerk.

It's very different from climbing in the ring with women when you're going to be

climbing in the ring with me.

Kaufman did a hell of a job.

I mean, a hell of a job. He had more heat than probably anybody in that

building.

Andy Kaufman was not afraid

of being hated.

So I put my food on the table by wrestling. I don't like anybody like you

thinking that they can do it. Just come walking in off the street. The time for

talk was over. And Kaufman and Waller collided at the Mid -South Coliseum in

front of over 11 ,000 fans.

Here it is. Come and get me in the headlock. I'm going to let you have this

shot.

He slammed Kaufman.

Poor Andy went to the hospital, stayed in traction three days, and that got a

lot of attention. Suddenly, we get called by the David Letterman Show. It

Andy and I famous, and it made celebrity involvement in wrestling famous.

Tonight, for the first time on network television, they meet face -to -face.

Here are Andy Kaufman and Jerry Lawler. I had to spend three days in the

hospital in traction, and I was given this neck brace in the hospital. It was

very real neck brace. I could have been killed, and I could have had my neck

broken. Did you get the butt?

that they got for that moment.

Speak to Andy Kaufman Jr.

I could have figured for everything you're worth.

I'm not that kind of a guy.

You know what kind of a guy are you?

When they come back, Andy Kaufman comes out and starts this

tirade of profanity.

on network television.

Sandy, are you coming in here again?

You are full of s***, my friend. I will sue you for everything you have. I will

sue your ass. You're a motherf***ing fool.

As far as I'm concerned, you and me are f***ing fools.

I will get you for this.

I've wrestled every wrestler you can think of, but my best match, my greatest

match, was not with a wrestler. It was with a 150 -pound comedian named Andy

Kaufman. Andy's life and legacy were honored when he took his rightful place

the WWE Hall of Fame.

I think because our brother was such a legendary performer, I think a lot of

people may think that he got into wrestling for the gag, for the comedy of

He got into wrestling because he was a lifelong fan.

And he saw the beauty in this world.

And that's why he ignored all the people who told him it was bad for his career.

He did it anyway.

Because he loved it. Just like all of you love us.

long overdue recognition for Andy and his lasting contributions to sports

entertainment. Thank you, Andy, for everything.

Andy was a trailblazer who no doubt paved the way for Vince McMahon to

the ultimate event. One that would marry all forms of entertainment. A star

studded spectacle called WrestleMania from the world's most famous arena,

Madison Square Garden.

And who better to help launch this epic new venture?

than one of the biggest, most charismatic stars of the 80s, the one

T. Roll the tape, fool.

Mr. T, if I could have your attention.

T, what you want, fool?

Mr. T was one of the biggest draws in the 80s.

Not only was he Clever Lang from Rocky III,

but the biggest show on television at the time was the A -Team.

Everyone's on their feet.

The mohawk.

The gold chain.

The way he spoke.

I pity the fool.

I pity the fool.

I pity the fool. I pity the fool.

You're dead meat and I pity you, fool.

From the name to his look to his demeanor to his charisma, wrestlers can

from Mr. T.

I'm not even kidding when I say that.

I'm a semester chump. When I get finished with him, he's going to look

Now get out of here.

My name's Hot Rod. Of course you'll know who I am. And I know who you are

because your name's written on the back of the chair. And I'm assuming that

that's there so you don't get locked.

Roddy Piper was one of the biggest jerks.

to ever be in professional wrestling. The children of America today must be

to look at someone.

At the war to settle the score, Roddy Piper and Mr. Wonderful attacked Hulk

Hogan, but Mr. T wouldn't stand for it. Here comes Mr.

T, ladies and gentlemen.

Look at these two. Piper doesn't know what to do.

We'll get them next time.

We'll do something, you know. They say they can be wherever they at. I'm going

to be there. And I'm going to find them. We accept their challenge. Only one

place, man. We want to fight you right in the garden. The greatest event in the

world of professional wrestling coming your way.

WrestleMania, Sunday, March 31st at 1 p .m.

He's involved.

Really through.

A huge media spotlight on us. The whole world knows about this, man. Mr. T and

Hulk Hogan joined me here this morning.

Hulkamania, Hypermania is going full bore for Sunday's tag team wrestling

Mr. T and Hulk Hogan.

Piper, Arndell, they dead meat.

The training videos they had building up to WrestleMania, those were pretty

wild.

They went grocery shopping, and Mr. T just kept yelling, and I have no clue

Hulk Hogan just stood there and was able to deal with that.

Welcome, everyone, as the World Wrestling Federation presents

Everything was on the line that night at WrestleMania, and I knew we'd better

put on the best show we could and tear the roof off the garden.

Mr. T giving a welcome here to the multitude.

Hulk was rolled around for the first, and the crowd started hollering, T .T.

fans are chanting, T .T .T.

Then he tagged me in. Ah, now I got him, you know.

Ah, slap across the face. And a return slap by Mr. T.

Oh!

WrestleMania wouldn't have been WrestleMania without Mr. Timbaugh.

He got him! He got him!

I will never forget it. It was something.

It was something.

With all of his pomp and circumstances and his hit factor, I think Mr.

T would just... as important as anybody else in that match.

It's so cool that he did so much for wrestling, and now he's in the Hall of

Fame.

Please allow me a few minutes to honor my dear mother, whom I love so very

I don't thank his mom, man.

I'm thanking my mom. You should thank your mom, too. I love my mother on

Election Day, on Labor Day, and yes, Even on

Father's Day, I love my mother.

I think pro -wrestling owes a debt of gratitude to Mr. T and his mother.

Can't think of a person that brought so much to the table in the very beginning,

from the old wrestling business to really making this mainstream

Thanks, Mr. T. We appreciate what you did for us.

A WWE Hall of Famer for very good reason. And since I have the platform, I

want to thank my mom.

Love you, Mom.

Now, on to another celebrity who by this point in 1998 was considered the

most controversial, notorious, and dangerous athlete in all of sports. The

baddest man on the planet.

Talking about Iron Mike Tyson, the real -life final boss from Punch -Out!, Mike

Tyson entered WWE in the midst of the Attitude Era and would further fuel

explosive surge in popularity.

Ladies and gentlemen, Iron Mike Tyson!

My personal favorite celebrity interaction, it's got to be Mike Tyson.

Mike Tyson's the baddest man on the planet.

One of the greatest of all time.

One of the most controversial athletes of the 20th century, Iron Mike Tyson was

the youngest and one of the most dominant heavyweight champions in boxing

history. Mike Tyson's a brawler. He's strong, and he just turns his whole body

into these punches, and when they land, people go out, they go out quick.

He's wild, he's a maniac, he's crazy, and he's got the most lethal hand in the

world.

We're in the money, not war.

We were getting beat by WPW for so long.

Vince gets a big idea to bring in Mike Tyson into the picture. I'm a big Mike

Tyson fan.

And I said, God dang, I said, that's badass.

WWE had some characters on a roll. They just needed something to get those

eyeballs on.

Tyson appeared at the 1998 Royal Rumble and on Raw the next night, where the

road to WrestleMania 14 took an unexpected turn.

At WrestleMania.

Iron Mike Tyson.

Mike Tyson is standing in Stone Cold's ring.

Mike Tyson, he was the baddest man on the planet.

Who's the baddest man in WWE?

Stone Cold Steve Austin.

When you step in this ring, you're messing with Stone Cold Steve Austin.

these two badasses from two different parts of the combat sports world.

I don't know him.

How good your hearing is.

But if you don't understand what I'm saying, I always got a little bit of

language. So here's to you.

Whoa!

Whoa, here we go! Here we go!

Tyson and Austin!

Tyson and Austin! All hell is broken loose!

Complete chaos, Mrs. Young. You ruined it, damn it. You ruined it.

I'm addicted to chaos back then, and that's what this was, chaos, and it was

popping.

The media attention surrounding it was absurd.

Iron Mike Tyson is back in the fight, this time on a wrestling mat.

Every news station. It was everywhere.

Everywhere. Mike Tyson is the newest member of D -Generation X, it appears.

That's pretty crazy to say. You know, Mike Tyson is now part of D -Generation

In the hell can Tyson be the enforcer at WrestleMania if he's a member of DX?

But at the same time, I feel like, especially in Stone Cold Steve Austin's

shoes, things definitely aren't looking good for him.

WrestleMania 14, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Shawn Michaels, Mike Tyson, the

enforcer. That was the match that made me want to become a wrestler.

Here's Mike Tyson in the center, but here's our badass Stone Cold Steve

that people relate to. And here's freaking Shawn Michaels.

We're going to hook you with everything, but Tyson is the centerpiece.

And as it turned out, Mike Tyson's role as the enforcer allowed for a clean

fight and a stunning conclusion.

Austin, he got it! The center!

Mike Tyson is!

Austin is the champion!

The Austin era has begun!

And a twist Shawn Michaels himself didn't see coming.

Tyson, a right hand!

Down goes Michaels!

When he hits Shawn Michaels, we're wondering if we're going to have to go

funeral in the next few days.

Because it looked like it killed him.

Some say that was the turning point moment in the Monday Night Wars.

We had this plan from the beginning.

Me and him knew what we were going to do. We were going to take this title.

You've got a guy like Iron Mike Tyson.

Don't get any more legitimate than that.

This is so overwhelming.

Well, I knew I'd be a Hall of Famer, but never in wrestling. I never thought I'd

be a Hall of Famer in wrestling.

And that's the bottom line, because Ari Mike said so.

Is there anything more mesmerizing than watching the baddest man on the planet

crotch chopping in a suit and tie?

What a world we live in.

Now, let's pivot from a renowned puncher to a famed prankster.

Nobody has graced the WWE stage with more entertaining antics.

practical jokes, and straight -up crazy -ass stunts than Johnny Knoxville and

the Jackass Crew.

Knoxville's escapades never disappoint, unless you are his number one nemesis.

Yes, I'm talking to you, Sammy Zane.

I have made a career out of disregarding my common sense.

Johnny Knoxville is the leader, I suppose, of Jackass?

He does crazy stunts with his friends.

Johnny Knoxville, to me, is an American icon.

I love coming on WWE.

It's just so much fun. I feel like a little kid backstage.

I came out and showed the great Khali what I'm all about.

No! He's going to crush Knoxville's noggin!

He's running jackass forever, and all of a sudden he's talking trash with Sami

Zayn. Look at this!

Johnny Knoxville! Hi, Sammy.

Johnny Knoxville is trying to get into the Royal Rumble, which pissed Sammy

off. You're not qualified to do this.

Just stay out of everybody's way, okay?

I thought it was a little ridiculous.

I thought he was entering into, you know, my world. I'll admit I took that a

little personally.

And things just kind of escalated from there.

I showed up at the premiere of his movie.

Then somehow I got his phone number and just let him, you know, know that he

needed to tread carefully.

Sammy Zane got my personal phone number and was texting and stalking me all day.

So today, I am flying his phone number over Los Angeles.

I remember his phone blowing up.

62 ,826 texts. I'm at a restaurant. Can I just order my food?

Stop ringing!

It's kind of a traumatic little period in my life, actually.

Knoxville is going to pay.

And they finally get to WrestleMania.

Up next, Sami Zayn in an Anything Goes match versus Johnny Knoxville. I wanted

to know who was going to come out on top. Was Sami Zayn going to embarrass

Johnny Knoxville? Is Johnny Knoxville going to finally embarrass Sami Zayn?

And, of course, look who's here at ringside. Part of the Jackass Returns

over at ringside looking on.

I knew it wasn't going to be just a regular wrestling match.

There was going to be shenanigans and people were going to get hurt.

And now Sammy with an exploder through the table.

We even got to see some of the jackass crew get involved.

How can anyone forget we man body slamming Sammy thing?

I mean, that is whole thing moment right there. It's like, Hey, we want to take

the jackass film.

We'll put it in a pro wrestling ring. And we got 15 minutes to show everybody

exactly what it is.

Johnny Knoxville in control.

Johnny Knoxville held his own every step of the way. That is a gigantic

mousetrap.

Zane is down and out. You don't want to be there, Sam. Oh, my God.

Knoxville with the win.

I think Johnny Knoxville versus Sami Zayn is one of the greatest WrestleMania

matches of all time. I'm not even joking.

I loved it.

Johnny Knoxville delivered.

And Sami Zayn, the poor guy, is still trapped.

Although highly amusing, let's hope that Sammy has moved on from trying to out

-jackass Mr. Jackass himself.

Speaking of not knowing when to fold him, one celebrity who has spent his

WWE at -bat trying to take out the Big Red Monster Kane is none other than

baseball legend Pete Rose.

For reasons never quite explained, I have an unhealthy obsession with

Pete Rose.

You gotta love Pete Rose, man.

This is one of the greatest baseball players of all time.

Pete should be in the Hall of Fame.

Pete has 4 ,000 hits.

But you know what I know Pete Rose from?

The guy who wore the chicken suit and got tombstoned by Kane.

I remember his first one because he's in a town where, you know, he was a rival.

He gets on the mic and completely caught everybody off guard.

Last time I was here, we kicked your ass.

The city of losers.

How about it? We beat y 'all here. We beat the Red Sox here. For this right

here. You see this? World Series ring right here.

You can't win.

Oh, my God, it was so great. When he mentioned the Bill Buckner, the ball

through his legs. You know, I left tickets for Bill Buckner, but he

bend over to pick them up.

How about it?

How about it? Just a hilarious moment.

And then Kane comes out.

Oh! If I were Pete Rose, I might consider hitting to the dugout.

And not so long ago, I'm going to dump you on your dome.

Good God. What is he doing? No, no. That's Pete Rose.

Pete Rose just got tombstone.

And this crowd in Boston loved it.

One thing about Charlie Hustle, he was never afraid to tempt fate.

And when it came to getting revenge on Kane, all bets were off.

Kane, what is this?

What the hell is the chicken doing?

That may be Helmsley in another disguise. That may be Triple H again.

Cain, that's Pete Rose.

No, it can't be.

Wait, is it him?

It's him, and he got it again.

Pete, not again.

He tried the chicken outfit.

It didn't work.

How long is he going to keep this up?

Move on, brother.

You know what I'm saying? I don't think he's going to beat Cain.

Oh, no, not again.

I don't think Cain is looking on adoringly at what we all believe is Pete

Pete, Pete, Pete.

Wait a minute.

Where's Pete Rose the ball back?

Chokeslam! This guy, uh... This guy doesn't know how to learn his left.

He doesn't.

Oh, no, wait, please!

Oh, no.

Don't open your eyes, Pete! There you go!

Once again, Pete makes an ass out of himself!

Stay at home. Stay at home. Do baseball, man.

Man, I feel sorry for you. You can only take so many chokeslams and tombstones.

Somebody help poor...

We can tell you how much smarter we are than Major League Baseball. We put Pete

Rose in the Hall of Fame.

Major League Baseball didn't. After 4 ,000 hits, you morons.

It is a pleasure to be here.

I didn't realize King was that ugly.

How about it?

Let's now swing from the Hit King to the Gypsy King. Two -time world heavyweight

boxing champion, Tyson Fury.

A colorful entertainer with incredible knockout power and even deadlier trash

-talking skills, Tyson Fury is the complete package whose brash bravado and

swagger are perfectly suited for the global stage of WWE.

The gift -taking Tyson!

Tyson Fury is the king of boxing. I absolutely will not hear it. Otherwise,

is a legend.

The reigning lineal heavyweight boxing champion of the world. He is a showman.

He's an incredible boxer. Moves like a lightweight.

Hits like a truck.

The best boxer of the last five to ten years.

Watching... Athletes come into a WWE ring, you don't really know what to

But with Tyson Fury when he took on Braun Strowman at Crown Jewel, it was

cool to see.

For the first time ever, an undefeated heavyweight boxing champion is stepping

into the ring with a WWE superstar.

Fury wants to prove to Strowman it doesn't matter how big you are, the

King can knock you out.

It was two big men, as you would say, slapping meat.

That's exactly what it was. That's the best way I can describe that.

Oh, man!

The power of Strowman!

A right hand!

Down goes Strowman!

To step into our world, all those people watching around the world in that

stadium, and put on a performance like that, he should be proud of himself.

Via TKO, Tyson Fury with the win at Crown Jewel!

Crown Jewel 2019.

Wouldn't be the last time we would see Tyson Fury at a WWE event.

Here I am with my Money

in the Bank contract on top of the world. I'm going to cash in on Roman

and become the undisputed WWE Universal Champion.

I go to hand the briefcase to cash it in, and out of nowhere...

Tyson Fury, world champion boxer, cheap shot at me.

What the hell did you do that for?

Austin Fury, he definitely, probably, maybe deserved getting knocked out.

But, you know.

It's ridiculous.

Cardi, you were wonderful tonight.

I think WWE and Tyson Fury, they go hand in hand.

I can't wait to see.

What else he does.

Tyson Fury coming into the world of WWE and performing so well. Was that that

shocking to you?

Look at what Tyson Fury does.

There's entertainment coursing through his veins.

If Tyson wants to have a career in WWE after hanging up the gloves, those guys

better watch out.

Is there any question that Tyson Fury is tailor -made for WWE?

And you can say the same about our next celebrity, acclaimed NBA bad boy Dennis

Rodman. A pillar of the Chicago Bulls' championship dynasty, Rodman was a pop

culture phenomenon who rebelled against the establishment, which made it an easy

layup when Rodzilla aligned himself with Hollywood Hogan and the bad boys of

professional wrestling.

The new world order.

Can you describe your reputation in the NBA and in pop culture and why that drew

so much attention to WCW?

Dennis Rodman.

Wow, boy. I'm sure you've heard.

Dennis Rodman was a member of the Chicago Bulls.

An entity of his own in the very best way. He looks how he wants. He dresses

he wants.

He is the ultimate rebel.

Define the word money.

If you look at him, you're not thinking any other sports than WWE.

The newest member of the NWO.

You've definitely earned your colors, my friend.

It wasn't my passion to wrestle. I think it's more like one of those things

where just, hey, you know.

I try it. Why not? It's the perfect fit.

Sweet.

Rodman was complete outlaw.

Exactly what the NWO was.

I mean, they fit in perfectly like a hand and a glove together.

Rodman was wild card.

But when the red light came on, he was gold.

Dennis Rodman has made his case as being a megaforce with the NWO. Bad boys

of wrestling with a bad boy of the NBA.

What a match made in heaven.

I think

the

fact that he blew off a practice ticket.

Tonight's show was pretty significant.

There are some things worth missing practice for, brother.

Rodman had everything it took. I mean, he could have been a great wrestler if

ever would have made that choice.

He was the real deal.

You can't go anywhere these days without seeing Pat McAfee, an NFL All -Pro

punter. host of an ultra -popular podcast, ESPN College Game Day standout,

of course, WWE announcer.

McAfee has shown he can do it all. But it's his awe -inspiring athleticism in

the squared circle, combined with his larger -than -life personality, that the

WWE universe just can't get enough of.

Pat McAfee.

Love Pat McAfee. First of all, he is one of the nicest guys I've met. He's

always so lovely to me backstage.

Just a very bubbly and charismatic person.

He just has the best vibe and he's always bringing the energy.

He's one of the best punters in the world.

He had the boomstick leg, had a career that spanned nearly a decade.

with the Indianapolis Colts, and then he went into the media and created an

empire all for himself.

He came into our world as an announcer.

So excited to be here, Charlie. Sam, the eyebrows, bro, look immaculate as

always. Starting off in NXT and having a couple matches there.

He became a head broadcaster on SmackDown. Hey,

let's get to SmackDown!

Very funny guy. He knows his stuff.

Happy birthday, Big E!

He's got the greatest mic skills of all time, man.

Hold on now!

Bomb -ass Corbin!

Bomb -ass Corbin!

Feels like I was put on Earth to be a wrestling fan and to be in the wrestling

world. My escape was watching wrestling growing up.

I mean, he wanted to hit a home run since the moment he stepped in the door,

whether it was on commentary or in the ring.

Mind -blowing to see the stuff that he was doing. The diving off the war games

cage.

Destroyers he does.

He's got a love for this fitness.

I mean, he profoundly loves it. He has the natural charisma and the fans love

him. And then to have him come back and be a part of WrestleMania.

I'd like to offer you an opportunity to actually wrestle at WrestleMania.

When he offered me the match at WrestleMania, my heart, the spike in my

rate went through the roof. I'm like, yes.

Having a match at... WrestleMania against Austin Theory, he's not an easy

opponent. Pat McAfee, he's only had a couple of matches under his belt.

What's up, partner? Pat McAfee's beating the hell out of Austin Theory.

Get it, Pat.

He's just a natural athlete, able to adapt so fast at such a short amount of

time.

Look at him. That was sick. For the brand.

So is this.

For Austin Theory.

It's over.

McAfee rolls him up. Shoulders are down. Does he have him? He does. Yes.

McAfee wins.

A moment he will never forget for the rest of his life.

I'm the most fortunate human of all time. I have no idea why.

Here we go. Now it's time to celebrate.

Then I get a chance to have some beer with Stone Cold beer. I thought to

I want to remember this.

McAfee's wanted to drink beer with Stone Cold forever.

What a magical moment.

And then, obviously, you can't trust the Texas Droughts, thank you. Oh, no!

Although he was basically knocked out somehow, he was able to keep pouring

in his mouth. It was absolutely ridiculous.

A lot of times celebrities come into WWE and they're not accepted.

But not Pat McAfee. We all expected him to do well, but he just exceeded

expectation.

You can see that he's coming from the heart and it's real.

Yeah, I got nothing but admiration for all those who came before me in the

wrestling world, for those that are in now. And yeah,

I think it's a beautiful thing.

A beautiful thing indeed.

Pat McAfee brings the fun wherever he goes, and we can't wait to see what's

for him.

Now, speaking of fun, our next celebrity was one girl who just wanted to have

some. She entertained the WWE universe time after time and always brought her

true colors. You guessed it, Miss Cyndi Lauper. A pop star icon of the 80s,

Cyndi was one of the figureheads of the rock and wrestling movement and...

her high -profile involvement would play a huge, huge role in the success of the

very first WrestleMania.

The female entertainer of the year, Miss Cyndi Lauper herself.

I think what Cyndi Lauper brought WWE was this amazing crossover, rock and

wrestling. WWF champ and MTV guest VJ Hulk Hogan.

I'm the incredible Hulk Hogan, the main man in your rock wrestling connection

around MTV.

Cindy Lauper was the

Ariana Grande of her day.

I love her style. I love her hair. I love her music.

Captain Lou Albano was in one of her videos.

I met Lou on a plane.

The director said, oh, we'll use gorgeous George. I said, no, no, no, no,

use Captain Lou Albano.

Woo, so fun!

Woo, woo, woo, don't get too excited. Remember, it makes your medulla swell.

And that's when I kind of felt like, oh, we could do something fun.

I don't care if somebody pushes me. I don't care if somebody pushes my hat

I don't care if somebody steps on me.

This is a badass woman who has influenced the business that I love.

But it's also just been a cultural phenomenon.

A lot of people said to me, Cindy, what about acting? And I said, no.

I know. I'll be a wrestling manager.

She just always has shown her appreciation for WWE.

Actually, when she won Best New Artist, Hulk Hogan was right next to her.

When you add in Roddy Roddy Piper, the unthinkable happens.

Look, and Roddy Piper's just gone bananas!

Roddy Piper smashes a gold record across Captain Lou's head, but that was a job

for Hulk Hogan to take care of.

Cindy was focused on managing Wendy Richter at WrestleMania I.

It's a powerful woman, and I'm a powerful manager now because I was

Captain Lou Albano just how to manage.

And now she's at WrestleMania, yeah.

There's got to be... millions of Cindy Lauper fans were like, wait, she's going

to be at WrestleMania?

I have to see that.

She was putting a spotlight on the women's championship by managing Wendy

Richter. The fabulous mula has got Wendy Richter by the hair. Here comes Cindy

Lauper, and we've got a melee on the floor, Gino. We've got the managers on

floor going at it.

A new champion.

History made here at WrestleMania.

Let's talk about the success of WrestleMania, obviously.

Mr. T, Muhammad Ali, Liberace, all these other people.

Cindy Lauper, just as important.

It brought in a whole wider audience and put WWE at the forefront of pop

culture with this icon.

We taught them the bad principles.

Beaten, annihilated, and destroyed.

The Becky Lynch.

Play her in Young Rock as we're kind of reliving the early days of WWE and the

early days of the rock career.

Her voice, the look, she literally embodied Cyndi Lauper.

What's your name?

Dewey Johnson.

Very cool, Dewey Johnson.

Very cool.

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.

Kind of have to like work on the register, you know? Oh, hi, how are you?

The celebrity credibility that she lended.

WWE is one of the key factors that put WWE on the road that it

was on to become what it is today.

Wow, what an impact.

Kudos to Cyndi Lauper and to Becky Lynch, too. Her impression of Lauper was

on. Speaking of impressions, check this out.

I'll be back.

Yeah, that's right. Up next is the Terminator himself, Arnold

I'm not good at this, am I?

A world -class bodybuilding champion and Hollywood action superstar, the

Governator's WWE appearances left superstars and fans alike completely

awestruck.

I was a massive fan of Arnold Schwarzenegger. Arnold, one of my

I love him as an action star. I'm a huge mark for Arnold Schwarzenegger. I'm one

of the biggest Arnold fans in the world.

Arnold Schwarzenegger being on SmackDown was a huge moment in the WWE.

You're talking about a seven -time Mr. Olympia. You're talking about the

Terminator himself.

You're talking about a huge box office star, one of the biggest in the history

of Hollywood.

Arnold, in recognition of your status as the undisputed heavyweight box

office champion of the world, it is my pleasure on behalf of WWF fans all over

the world.

to present to you this World Wrestling Federation championship belt.

Wow! What an honor!

What a perfect collaborator to have him come, put SmackDown on the map, have

extra eyes on a show that people were already talking about, but he was one of

the biggest movie stars in the entire world.

What a great welcome!

It was already surreal enough that Arnold Schwarzenegger was on WWE

and then when he backhanded Triple H... What are you gonna do?

He gave one of the most beautiful spinning backfists I've ever seen anyone

throw. Shows up, like the crap out of Hunter, and then gets a little bit of

ground -and -pound action. One of my favorite things. I just remember almost

tears laughing so hard when he gave him that backhand.

Triple H wasn't ready for that. Sorry, Hunter, but you were not ready for that

beating that Arnold gave you.

It looked phenomenal.

I'm sure Triple H still feels it to this day.

A lot of us were really marked out over Arnold being a part of WWE stuff.

It was just really cool.

Arnold was backstage, had his kids there, and he was asking so

do you mind if our kids get a picture with you? You're freaking Arnold.

This is insane.

But Arnold didn't terminate his relationship with the WWE Universe after

one visit. Well, let me tell you, it is wonderful to be back again.

The former governor of California and self -proclaimed fan has made several

memorable appearances over the years.

Everybody around the world knows Arnold. Old, young, like, everybody's heard the

name, everybody knows him. It's time to play the game.

I think it shows how big WWE actually is, that a celebrity of that caliber

to be a part of this company and what they do.

Arnold Schwarzenegger embodies everything that is the celebrity wing of

Hall of Fame, whether it be his moments with Vince McMahon or Hulk Hogan or that

time he came to SmackDown and punched me in the face.

Or Hunter, you've just been terminated.

I think it's getting worse.

So another celebrity and entertainment icon who proved he had legitimate

fighting chops was the host of the legendary game show Price is Right, Mr.

Bob Barker. Who can forget when he dropped Happy Gilmore at the Pepsi Pro

And as a guest host of Monday Night Raw in 2009, Barker showed the world.

In Chris Jericho, that his gift of gab was just as quick as his right jab.

And now, please welcome a broadcasting legend, 19 -time Emmy Award winner,

your guest host, Bob Barker!

Bob Barker is a national treasure.

The Price is Right. Every morning, I would wake up and watch The Price is

We are really going to party tonight.

And Howard, will you get me four contestants, please?

We'll do, Bob.

Santino Morella, come on down.

Jillian Hall, Irwin, Orr Schuster, Chris Jericho.

And they did The Price is Rob, and they were all guessing the price of a DVD.

What do you, what do you think? I would like to actually buy a vowel, please.

You want a vowel?

You've been body slammed too many times. What do you mean a vowel? That's the

wrong show.

Bob's reactions were just so genuine and entertaining.

His roasting of superstars, so good.

He didn't take crap from anybody.

Are you awake?

He's in a hypnotic state down there. Give me your bed.

To put Jericho out there with a name tag on his oily body, and then Jericho and

Barker just going at it.

First of all, nobody.

The man talks. He's actually speaking. What did you say?

Oh, wait, Bob Barker's going toe -to -toe with Chris Jericho. Wait, Bob

better than Chris Jericho.

And I am one half. One, one, one. Did you hear that? I heard the number one.

That's your bid.

One, one. Get off the stage.

Down there you go.

Yeah, there's your bid.

Bob starts improvising with Chris Jericho.

Jack, pick up your name tag now and be a good boy. I'm going to have to take you

over my knee. Get down there. Get down there.

Him telling Jericho that he was going to put him over his knee, I was like, oh,

my God, this guy's a cheating pro.

I can assure you that my trash talking with Chris was inspired by the fear that

my life was in danger.

The actual retail price is $18 .90.

And believe it or not, Chris Jericho wins with his $1 gift.

Much to the dismay of the audience.

The winner is...

Bob Barker.

That was such a cool thing to see. You deserve that slammy, sir. You deserve

For this handsome slammy, which will have a prominent place in my home, I

sincerely appreciate it. 100 % he deserved the slammy. Man was Bob good.

Bob Barker, reminding you, help control the pet population.

Have your pets spayed or neutered.

A true professional. His comedic timing and witty one -liners, especially at the

expense of Jericho, made him instantly beloved in the WWE universe.

Now, while The Price is Right is all about winning money, one man who knows

about making it, and I mean a lot of it, is Floyd Mayweather.

Perhaps the greatest boxer to ever live, Mayweather put his undefeated 39 -0

streak on the line at WrestleMania 24 in quite literally the biggest challenge

of his career.

I was born to be a showman.

You know, at 224, 77, a star was born.

The WBC welterweight champion, Floyd Money Mayweather. WWE, you know, there's

nothing in sports and entertainment that's bigger than you got Floyd

That's the creme de la creme.

Floyd is the best boxer, pound for pound, to ever do it. His record alone,

never been beaten.

He's an athlete, an entertainer, a businessman.

On the boxers, the promoters, and the slabs, the big money getters. Money

Mayweather. No Way Out is in Las Vegas. Las Vegas, the fight capital of the

world. Who is there? Floyd Mayweather.

Big Show shows up unannounced. Big Show sees Floyd Mayweather. Big Show calls

Floyd into the ring.

Largest athlete in the world is all of a sudden in the ring with the greatest

fighter in the world.

Floyd Mayweather comes in and Big Show gets on his knees and they're about the

same height.

He offers Floyd Mayweather one of the greatest boxers of all time an open

I remember dropping on the knee and closing my eyes, thinking to myself,

this guy is fast.

Floyd Mayweather breaks his nose and then Big Show loses it and chases him

of the ring. If Big Show would have caught him, I think he would have ate

It snapped Show to like a place of just being red.

I'm going to have to document this. Broke my nose.

And that was the start of it all leading up to WrestleMania.

One of the most turbulent and unbelievable roads to WrestleMania

Show and Floyd.

David versus Goliath.

The best of the best.

The Big Show outweighs Mayweather close to 300 pounds.

Boy, it's this big. And Big Show is so big, I mean, he's as tall as the

Big Show's had bigger lunches than Mayweather.

He's a legitimate giant.

That big man with an 84 -inch reach. Money, a 72 -inch reach.

Even just the visual of them standing in the ring next to each other is a

spectacle in and of itself.

Not a better fighter in the world than Floyd Money Mayweather.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. It's always about pushing yourself to the

Mayweather holding on.

Despite his size, he definitely stands his own and holds his own ground.

Have you seen how Big Show slammed me?

See, he's done.

The 441 -pounder just slamming the greatest fighter in the world.

It was crazy, but the experience was truly amazing.

Floyd Mayweather put some brass knuckles on.

And whether it's a giant dude or a small dude, if you hit them right and you're

a professional boxer that is undefeated like Floyd Mayweather, it's going to be

a big show going down.

Floyd said, OK, bang. And I mean, it was just it was awesome. That was just

such a cool moment for me to watch those two worlds.

Collide. This

was

a hell of a mountain for Floyd to climb.

And he accomplished it.

I will always say this to the day I die.

I'm the best fighter to ever live.

But WWE is the biggest to get.

No doubt.

Mayweather cashing in on the biggest, literally biggest victory of his career.

Well, it took a pair of brass knuckles for Mayweather to steal a knockout

victory. It also proved that no opponent is too big for the moneymaker.

Our final celebrity also knows a little something about being at the top of his

profession, international sensation, and perhaps...

The world's biggest pop star, Bad Bunny.

Two -time Latin Grammy Award winner, Bad Bunny.

Oh, my gosh. Bad Bunny's incredible.

Bad Bunny is so awesome because he's one of the biggest celebrities in the

world. I'm grateful.

Ready for everything.

When Bad Bunny's not wrestling, he's selling out stadiums.

Bad Bunny legitimately has one billion fans.

You don't just casually like Bad Bunny.

You freaking love him.

Bad Bunny, what a legend.

First time WWE fans got to see Bad Bunny was at the 2021 Royal Rumble.

There is a guy that is bringing in an audience from all around the world. Bad

Bunny who has sold out tours already. This is the hottest artist on planet

Earth. Not only to come in and be a celebrity, but to actually be able to

with different stars, especially Bad Bunny being in that situation with John

Morrison and The Miz.

And Bad Bunny definitely stood out.

And where the hell is he going?

He didn't just come in with a microphone. He came in and was jumping

ropes and being part of this crazy world that we live in.

I've heard of flying squirrels, but flying bunnies?

People like to see stuff like that because you don't see it every day.

And that's what led us to a huge tag match at WrestleMania where we got to

Bad Bunny shock the world.

An incredible entrance here at WrestleMania for international recording

Bunny. Celebrities have a lot of pressure on them coming in for this

all know this is a grind. And there's just a lot of respect for what we do

because there's very few amount of people that can do it.

Bad Bunny literally moved to Florida so he could go to the WWE

Performance Center and train to properly compete.

In his WrestleMania match.

That's the training right there kicking in, guys.

When he came and he had his match, he just like blew everyone's mind.

I couldn't say enough good things about him.

Bad Bunny continues to hold his own in this match. This is amazing.

He really loves this industry.

And Bunny with a bunny hop.

Oh, it's burial.

Here we go.

Wow. The maneuvers he pulled out with confidence.

Oh, my God. Are you kidding me? The mids are stunned.

Bad Bunny crossbody.

I think he might have been our best celebrity crossover ever.

I said it before. I'll say it again.

Bunnies fly.

This is your WrestleMania moment, Bad Bunny.

For his first match ever, he pulled out incredible maneuvers.

He definitely left his mark.

Give him a contract.

Seriously.

Backlash is in Puerto Rico, not somewhere we haven't been in 18 years.

Finally, WWE is back to Puerto Rico.

And not only that, Bad Bunny brings that energy, especially being from Puerto

Rico. It's going to be a wild pay -per -view, I can say that.

Wild is exactly what to expect as Bad Bunny and Damian Priest are set to

inside the ring, only this time as heated rivals.

I'm not hosting Backlash anymore.

I'm going to Puerto Rico to kick your ass.

You just can't deny Bad Bunny's connection to the audience.

And this weekend, he returns in a street fight at Backlash against former ally

The Judgment Day's Damian Priest in his home of Puerto Rico.

There is no doubt he will bring a flair and flavor like we've never seen.

Thank you all so much for joining me on this look back at the most awesome

celebrities in wrestling history.

I'm your host, Greg Miller, and it's been my pleasure to serve you.

On the next This is Awesome, the most awesome factions in WWE history.

Believe that.

From the power of authority.

You are fired.

To the personification of anti -authority. We've got two words for you.

the evolution.

Everything evolves.

Of a long line of dominance.

Acknowledge me.

It's time to pay homage to symbols of excellence.

And those are changes of the game for life only on the next. This is

awesome.

Take care of yourself and each other.

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