5 Hollywood Stars who have appeared in WWE

The WWE Universe has borne witness to appearances from various celebrities from the field of entertainment time and time again inside a WWE ring. Since the 'E' in 'WWE' stands for Entertainment, it will come as no surprise that the Company's Chairman Vince McMahon has often brought in known faces from Hollywood and utilized them in some capacity to deliver a good dosage of sports-entertainment and help promote shows.

The list of movie stars who have shown their faces in WWE RAW and WWE SmackDown or in special pay-per-view events to help boost the popularity of a particular show or promote their endeavors is extensive. So, we have compiled a list of five Hollywood stars who have had memorable appearances in WWE.

#5 Mickey Rourke

In the year 2008, action-star Mickey Rourke made a career comeback after he starred in the critically acclaimed film The Wrestler for which he won numerous film awards and was even nominated for an Oscar. During a red carpet interview, he challenged Chris Jericho to a match inside a WWE ring. As days passed by, it seemed that Rourke was not interested in the idea of him having a wrestling match and stated that his challenge was not serious and was made in good humor. However, Jericho was hell-bent on facing Rourke.

The face-off finally occurred at WrestleMania XXV in 2009 when after having disposed of WWE Legends Roddy Piper, Ricky Steamboat, and Jimmy Snuka in a handicap match, the Ayatollah of Rock n' Rolla impelled Rourke to the ring who sat at ringside.

The former boxer-turned-actor got inside the ring and quickly knocked out Y2J with a left-hook. Even though a match did not take place, the moment was applauded by the live crowd who were in attendance. To close things off, Rourke was congratulated by the WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair.

#4 Stephen Amell

A lifelong wrestling and WWE fan, Stephen Amell famous for portraying the character of DC Comics superhero Green Arrow in CW's Arrow had a dream-come-true moment when he and Neville took on Stardust and King Barrett in a tag-team match at SummerSlam 2015.

The feud between Stephen Amell and Stardust started when in a May 2015 episode of RAW, The Prince of Dark Matter confronted with the Arrow star who was seated with the crowd.

Things reached a boiling point during an August episode of RAW when Stardust along with King Barrett engaged in a physical altercation with Amell and Neville. Later on, Triple H announced that Amell along with Neville will take on the team of Stardust and King Barrett at SummerSlam.

Amell and Neville won the match and the Arrow star was applauded by critics, fans and wrestlers alike for his top turnbuckle leap to the outside of the ring that took out Stardust and King Barrett.

#3 Hugh Jackman

The man famous for portraying Wolverine in the X-Men films on big screens has appeared on Monday Night RAW on two occasions. Hugh Jackman made his first appearance on the red brand in 2011 and stood by the corner of Zack Ryder in his match against then-United States Champion Dolph Ziggler. After being humiliated by Ziggler, Jackman floored Ziggler with a punch when the referee's back was turned to give Ryder the win.

Jackman returned a few years later in 2015 and sided with the then babyface Dolph Ziggler to confront Damien Sandow who came dressed as X-Men villain Magneto.

A hilarious segment then ensued which saw the X-Men star showcase his acting skills by pretending to fall prey under Sandow, or in this case, Magneto's magnetism. He then eventually knocked out the self-proclaimed Intellectual Savior of the Masses with a hook and celebrated with The Show-Off.

#2 Arnold Schwarzenegger

A world-renowned bodybuilder, movie superstar, and a politician, few people in the world can boast of such an impressive resume that Arnold Schwarzenegger has. A decade-long fan of professional wrestling, the Austrian Oak has appeared on WWE television on numerous occasions.

Arnie first appeared on the November 10, 1999, episode of SmackDown to promote his then-upcoming movie End of Days. Arnold was seated at the announcer's table during a triple-threat match involving Triple H, Stone Cold Steve Austin, and Test. At the closing moments of the match, Test and Triple H tried to gang up on Austin and The Terminator star tossed a steel chair to The Texas Rattlesnake to even the odds. After the match, Triple H tried to attack Schwarzenegger but instead ended up taking a beatdown from Mean Arn.

On March 24, 2014, episode of RAW, Schwarzenegger along with co-star Joe Manganiello appeared to promote an upcoming film and were joined by Hulk Hogan who was the host of WrestleMania XXX. The three of them forced The Miz to retreat when he attempted to interrupt them.

Schwarzenegger inducted Bruno Sammartino who was a long-time friend of his into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2013 and was himself into the Hall of Fame Class of 2015.

#1 Mr. T

In 1985, Mr. T, the star of the action television series The A-Team teamed up with Hulk Hogan to take on the team of "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff in the main event of the first-ever WrestleMania where legendary boxer Muhammad Ali acted as co-referee.

As expected, The Hulkster and Mr. T came out on top and their combined star power helped WWE in earning huge pay-per-view sales for the event which in the long run solidified WWE's involvement in the entertainment sector for years to come. Mr. T also returned for a squash boxing match against Roddy Piper in Wrestlemania 2 which couldn't live up to its hype.