5 Times major celebrities stole headlines at WWE events

#2. Tyson Fury

As was widely expected, WWE's high-profile debut on FOX with Friday Night SmackDown was a massive hit. With The Rock in attendance, the show earned over 3 million viewers.

One of the other key, standout moments from the night was the clash between WWE Superstar - and current Universal Champion - Braun Strowman and British boxing powerhouse, Tyson Fury.

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Dubbed the Gypsy King back in his homeland, Fury was at ringside for the SmackDown show and didn't take kindly to Strowman getting in his face. A tangle ensued and before we knew it, a match between the two was set for a few weeks later at WWE Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia.

Fury would win by count-out after flooring Strowman with a hefty punch, before appearing to patch things up with the Monster Among Men on a subsequent episode of SmackDown when he suggested the two of them team up as a tag team.

Fury's stint with WWE was rumored to have pocketed him a cool $15 million.

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