{"id":112727,"date":"2022-04-10T12:30:20","date_gmt":"2022-04-10T16:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=112727"},"modified":"2022-04-10T12:10:51","modified_gmt":"2022-04-10T16:10:51","slug":"celebrity-guests-in-wwe-from-stephen-amell-to-bad-bunny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2022\/04\/10\/celebrity-guests-in-wwe-from-stephen-amell-to-bad-bunny\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrity Guests in WWE: From Stephen Amell to Bad Bunny"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Sami Zayn <\/strong>recently took to Twitter to comment on his <strong><em>WrestleMania 38 <\/em><\/strong>bout against <em>Jackass<\/em> star <strong>Johnny Knoxville. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamiZayn\/status\/1512209481572265988\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zayn tweeted<\/a>, \u201cMy WrestleMania match against Johnny Knoxville is one of my all time favorites\u2026Anyone who saw this match will remember it. That\u2019s as good as it gets.\u201d Zayn\u2019s forte for comedy in pro wrestling was at its peak in the culmination of his feud with Knoxville, which saw the use of outlandish props like a giant mousetrap. The memorable match featured interference from <em>Jackass <\/em>cast members <strong>Jason Acuna (\u201cWee Man\u201d), Chris Pontius (\u201cParty Boy\u201d), Davon Wilson (\u201cJasper Dolphin\u201d), <\/strong>and <strong>Compston Wilson (\u201cDark Shark\u201d). <\/strong>While credibility is not, per se, what Zayn and co. were striving for, one of the most surprising facets of the comic feud between the <strong>WWE<\/strong> superstar and reality tv prankster was Knoxville\u2019s earnestness in the ring, from his <em>Royal Rumble<\/em> appearance to <em>WrestleMania 38<\/em>. This brings us to the deeper topic of celebrity guests in WWE.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Celebrities in WWE: A Different Caliber<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>From <strong>Mr. T\u2019s <\/strong>role in the first <em>WrestleMania<\/em>, to guest-hosting turns by stars such as <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2022\/01\/01\/remembering-betty-white-in-the-wwe\/\" target=\"_self\">Betty White<\/a>, <\/strong>WWE is no stranger to celebrity guests. However, Knoxville and others represent a different caliber of celebrity guests who are actually willing to enter, and do their diligence to perform admirably, in the ring alongside WWE\u2019s superstars.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"OCeqdDMhToBQJ4DkNIcymQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1345236031\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'OCeqdDMhToBQJ4DkNIcymQ',sig:'7fzX8QLIpini8_RuDpVam8dx-4KhrAHHDxyhebH-Ycc=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1345236031',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Stephen Amell<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>Arrow<\/em> star <strong>Stephen Amell<\/strong> was able to parlay his lifelong love of professional wrestling into a starring role in the Starz pro wrestling themed drama <em><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/08\/17\/heels-on-starz-episode-one-review\/\" target=\"_self\">Heels<\/a>. <\/em>However, Amell also spent time in the ring in real life, as well. He had a match against <strong>Christopher Daniels <\/strong>at the groundbreaking pay per view <em>All In,<\/em> but in 2015 Amell\u2019s sojourn into pro wrestling began in World Wrestling Entertainment<em>.<\/em> He had an in-ring skirmish with <strong>Cody Rhodes, <\/strong>at the time known as <strong>Stardust, <\/strong>when Stardust interrupted <strong>Neville\u2019s<\/strong> and <strong>Wade Barrett\u2019s<\/strong> match. Neville and Amell teamed up against Stardust and Barrett at 2015\u2019s <em><strong>SummerSlam<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"size-full wp-image-109251 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/01\/bad-bunny-mens-royal-rumble.jpg\" alt=\"Bad Bunny Mens Royal Rumble\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/01\/bad-bunny-mens-royal-rumble.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/01\/bad-bunny-mens-royal-rumble-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Bad Bunny<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Rapper <strong>Bad Bunny<\/strong>, like Amell, cherished a lifelong affection for WWE. His hit single \u201cBooker T\u201d pays homage to the WWE Hall of Famer, with <strong>Booker T<\/strong> himself making an appearance in the music video, as well. Bad Bunny performed the single at 2021\u2019s <em>Royal Rumble.<\/em> He was accosted by <strong>The Miz <\/strong>and <strong>John Morrison,<\/strong> and pulled off an admirable frog splash from the top rope on the pair. Bad Bunny enlisted then-recent <em>NXT <\/em>call up <strong>Damien Priest<\/strong> as a tag team partner, and their feud with Miz and Morrison culminated in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/bad-bunny-wrestlemania-fight-1154230\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a match at <em>WrestleMania 37<\/em><\/a>. Seasoned WWE vets like <strong>Randy Orton<\/strong> and <strong>Triple H<\/strong> praised Bad Bunny\u2019s performance in the ring.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Mysterios vs. Logan Paul &amp; The Miz \u2013 Road to WrestleMania 38: WWE Playlist\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/USZ4GD87rjY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Logan Paul<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Controversial YouTube personality <strong>Logan Paul<\/strong> has leveraged his online success into other ventures in recent years. Like brother <strong>Jake Paul, <\/strong>Logan Paul has dipped his toe into the world of boxing, notably fighting an exhibition bout against <strong>Floyd Mayweather, Jr. <\/strong>He has also made several appearances for WWE, playing a pivotal road in Sami Zayn\u2019s and <strong>Kevin Owens\u2019s <\/strong>storyline leading up to <em>WrestleMania 37.<\/em> The next year, Paul was revealed as the Miz\u2019s tag team partner for his <em>WrestleMania<\/em> <em>38<\/em> match against <strong>Dominik <\/strong>and <strong>Rey Mysterio.<\/strong> Paul acquitted himself ably in the ring; he and Miz were victorious, but turned on each other after the match.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Celebrity Guests in WWE: In Conclusion<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>What all of these celebrity guests have in common is that they were fans of WWE and pro wrestling, respectively, before their guest turns. Their passion served them well in learning to keep apace with WWE\u2019s superstars. Amell, Bad Bunny, and Logan Paul have set a higher bar for WWE\u2019s celebrity guests, to more fully immerse themselves, and participate in, the WWE Universe.<\/p>\n<p><em>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world. You can check out an almost unlimited array of WWE content on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/watch.wwe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WWE Network<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peacock<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sami Zayn recently took to Twitter to comment on his WrestleMania 38 bout against Jackass star Johnny Knoxville. Zayn tweeted, \u201cMy WrestleMania match against Johnny Knoxville is one of my all time favorites\u2026Anyone who saw this match will remember it. That\u2019s as good as it gets.\u201d Zayn\u2019s forte for comedy in pro wrestling was at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4152,"featured_media":112741,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,2192,4,3],"tags":[3015,8270,7612,3357],"class_list":["post-112727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-wrestling","category-wwe","category-wwe-universe","tag-bad-bunny","tag-johnny-knoxville","tag-logan-paul","tag-stephen-amell"],"modified_by":"Robbie Sutter","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112727","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4152"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112727"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112727\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/112741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}