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WWE.com has printed a list of 13 celebrity appearances that weren't very memorable. The list includes WWE and WCW appearances.
13. Ben Stiller appeared on Raw to promote his 1999 movie ‘Mystery Men’. The interview was conducted by Jeff Jarrett, who admittedly was not a fan of Stiller’s work. Bu Stiller kept distracting himself by looking at Jarrett’s manager, Debra. Jarrett then attacked Stiller and put him in a Figure Four Leglock. He is saved by D’Lo Brown.
12. One of the reasons why David Arquette was ever WCW World Heavyweight Champion was to promote the WCW movie ‘Ready To Rumble’. The other reason was to convince other celebrities to promote WCW shows. One segment featured David Arquette wearing the title belt on the set of the upcoming movie ‘3000 Miles To Graceland’. His (then) wife Courtney Cox-Arquette begged him to drop the title. They were interrupted by Kurt Russel, who told Courtney that she was needed for a “nude love sceneâ€. He then mocked Arquette being WCW Champion.
11. In 2009, Chavo Guerrero was in an embarrassing feud with Hornswoggle. A Falls Count Anywhere match between the pair ended up backstage. At one point, Chavo opened a door, and got hit in the face with a paint can. It turned out to be a bobby trap set up by Macaulay Culkin, the star of the first 2 ‘Home Alone’ movies. The reason for Culkin’s appearance on the show was never explained.
10. Artist Andy Warhol appeared at the joint WWE / MTV show ‘The War To Settle The Score’. He was interviewed in Hulk Hogan’s own locker room. Warhol admitted to being being a “Hulk-amaniacâ€, and that the WWE was “the most exciting thingâ€.
9. During his feud with the Alliance, Chris Jericho’s main rival was Stephanie McMahon. One night in August, Jericho set Stephanie up on a blind date. She was greeted with two of the characters from ‘The Planet Of The Apes’ movie. This was a publicity stunt, orchestrated by Jericho, to promote the new movie.
8. Actors Chuck Norris and Jean-Claude Van Damme sat in the front row for an episode of WCW Nitro. With them were NFL legend Herschel Walker and NHL Hall of Famer Brett Hull. After Goldberg won his match, all four men climbed into the ring. Hull struggled to get through the ropes, while Van Damme braced himself to fight an opponent who was not even in the ring. They all congratulated Goldberg, and all 5 men left together.
7. Pro Football Hall Of Famer Art Donovan joined the announce team for the WWE King Of The Ring 1994 pay-per-view. He knew nothing about the company, and was constantly asking Gorilla Monsoon and Randy Savage about what was happening. He repeated asked who each wrestler was, who they were talking about, and how much the wrestlers weighed.
6. Sketch comedians Will Forte and Kristen Wiig were supposed to host Raw one night. But they tried to do the entire show as MacGruber and Vicki St. Elmo, their characters from a Saturday Night Live sketch (which was about to become a movie). But they clearly were not comfortable with playing the characters in front of such a large audience. MacGruber accidentally “blew up†R-Truth with explosives backstage. Then there was a handicap match between MacGruber and Khaluber (Great Khali) against Kozlov. At the very end of the show, actor Ryan Phillippe showed up.
5. Bret Hart was a guest star on ‘Mad TV’, where he put comedian Will Sasso into a Sharpshoot. Sasso later appeared on Nitro and cost Hart the WCW United States Championship. Hart challenged Sasso to a match, and he accepted. Sasso got squashed and tapped out to the sharpshooter again.
4. Mary Taylor Moore was in the front row for WrestleMania VI. After Jake Roberts defeated the Million Dollar Man, Roberts handed out Ted DiBiase’s money to the fans at ringside, including to Moore. She was later interviewed, when she feigned a fan interest in Honky Tonk Man.
3. Actor Robert Wuhl joined Nitro for one night as the titular character from his show Arli$$. WCW stars had appeared on his show, and now he was appearing on theirs. He later tried to sign Dennis Rodman to a contract.
2. TV star Elvira joined the announce team for parts of WrestleMania 2. Not that you would notice, as she was constantly drowned out by Jesse Ventura and Lord Alfred Hayes.
1. Actor Terry Crews was also involved with a WCW feud. Crews featured on the WCW spin-off ‘Battle Dome’. Battle Dome was heavily based on ‘American Gladiators’. And Crews played the BD Warriors leader, T-Money. In a bid to cross-promote, some of the WCW mid-carders feuded with the BD Warriors. This was a heel on heel feud.
13. Ben Stiller appeared on Raw to promote his 1999 movie ‘Mystery Men’. The interview was conducted by Jeff Jarrett, who admittedly was not a fan of Stiller’s work. Bu Stiller kept distracting himself by looking at Jarrett’s manager, Debra. Jarrett then attacked Stiller and put him in a Figure Four Leglock. He is saved by D’Lo Brown.
12. One of the reasons why David Arquette was ever WCW World Heavyweight Champion was to promote the WCW movie ‘Ready To Rumble’. The other reason was to convince other celebrities to promote WCW shows. One segment featured David Arquette wearing the title belt on the set of the upcoming movie ‘3000 Miles To Graceland’. His (then) wife Courtney Cox-Arquette begged him to drop the title. They were interrupted by Kurt Russel, who told Courtney that she was needed for a “nude love sceneâ€. He then mocked Arquette being WCW Champion.
11. In 2009, Chavo Guerrero was in an embarrassing feud with Hornswoggle. A Falls Count Anywhere match between the pair ended up backstage. At one point, Chavo opened a door, and got hit in the face with a paint can. It turned out to be a bobby trap set up by Macaulay Culkin, the star of the first 2 ‘Home Alone’ movies. The reason for Culkin’s appearance on the show was never explained.
10. Artist Andy Warhol appeared at the joint WWE / MTV show ‘The War To Settle The Score’. He was interviewed in Hulk Hogan’s own locker room. Warhol admitted to being being a “Hulk-amaniacâ€, and that the WWE was “the most exciting thingâ€.
9. During his feud with the Alliance, Chris Jericho’s main rival was Stephanie McMahon. One night in August, Jericho set Stephanie up on a blind date. She was greeted with two of the characters from ‘The Planet Of The Apes’ movie. This was a publicity stunt, orchestrated by Jericho, to promote the new movie.
8. Actors Chuck Norris and Jean-Claude Van Damme sat in the front row for an episode of WCW Nitro. With them were NFL legend Herschel Walker and NHL Hall of Famer Brett Hull. After Goldberg won his match, all four men climbed into the ring. Hull struggled to get through the ropes, while Van Damme braced himself to fight an opponent who was not even in the ring. They all congratulated Goldberg, and all 5 men left together.
7. Pro Football Hall Of Famer Art Donovan joined the announce team for the WWE King Of The Ring 1994 pay-per-view. He knew nothing about the company, and was constantly asking Gorilla Monsoon and Randy Savage about what was happening. He repeated asked who each wrestler was, who they were talking about, and how much the wrestlers weighed.
6. Sketch comedians Will Forte and Kristen Wiig were supposed to host Raw one night. But they tried to do the entire show as MacGruber and Vicki St. Elmo, their characters from a Saturday Night Live sketch (which was about to become a movie). But they clearly were not comfortable with playing the characters in front of such a large audience. MacGruber accidentally “blew up†R-Truth with explosives backstage. Then there was a handicap match between MacGruber and Khaluber (Great Khali) against Kozlov. At the very end of the show, actor Ryan Phillippe showed up.
5. Bret Hart was a guest star on ‘Mad TV’, where he put comedian Will Sasso into a Sharpshoot. Sasso later appeared on Nitro and cost Hart the WCW United States Championship. Hart challenged Sasso to a match, and he accepted. Sasso got squashed and tapped out to the sharpshooter again.
4. Mary Taylor Moore was in the front row for WrestleMania VI. After Jake Roberts defeated the Million Dollar Man, Roberts handed out Ted DiBiase’s money to the fans at ringside, including to Moore. She was later interviewed, when she feigned a fan interest in Honky Tonk Man.
3. Actor Robert Wuhl joined Nitro for one night as the titular character from his show Arli$$. WCW stars had appeared on his show, and now he was appearing on theirs. He later tried to sign Dennis Rodman to a contract.
2. TV star Elvira joined the announce team for parts of WrestleMania 2. Not that you would notice, as she was constantly drowned out by Jesse Ventura and Lord Alfred Hayes.
1. Actor Terry Crews was also involved with a WCW feud. Crews featured on the WCW spin-off ‘Battle Dome’. Battle Dome was heavily based on ‘American Gladiators’. And Crews played the BD Warriors leader, T-Money. In a bid to cross-promote, some of the WCW mid-carders feuded with the BD Warriors. This was a heel on heel feud.
