List of celebrities involved with WrestleMania

WrestleMania is a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the American promotion WWE, formerly known as the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), and is considered the flagship event of the company. The events feature wrestlers from the promotion's roster competing in a variety of professional wrestling matches. The WrestleMania franchise debuted in 1985 with WrestleMania I,^[1] and has been produced annually since. WrestleMania 39 in 2023 was the most recent production.

Aside from professional wrestling performances, celebrities have been a major key in the production of WrestleMania events. WWE involves them to attract more hype and media attention for the event, in an effort to boost pay-per-view buys and ticket sales.^[2]^[3] The celebrities involved with WrestleMania events have come from a range of occupations, including singing, acting, sports, and modeling, and have been used in a variety of roles, such as live musical performances, backstage segments, ringside managers, and on some occasions, competing in a wrestling match.

Overall, there have been 143 celebrities involved at WrestleMania: 55 musicians (with groups counted as one), 34 athletes, 25 actors, and 29 from various other backgrounds. 10 of these celebrities have also been inducted into the celebrity wing of the WWE Hall of Fame.

Celebrities

– indicates inducted into the celebrity wing of the WWE Hall of Fame

Actors

Celebrity	Appearance	Role	Refs
Steve Allen	WrestleMania VI	Interviewer	^[4]^[5]
Pamela Anderson	WrestleMania XI	Valet of Diesel in his WWF Championship match against Shawn Michaels	^[6]^[7]
Michael Che	WrestleMania 35	Participated in the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal	^[8]
Robert Conrad	WrestleMania 2	Guest referee at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles	^[9]^[10]
Cathy Lee Crosby	WrestleMania 2	Guest commentator at the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont, Illinois	^[9]^[10]
Jennie Garth	WrestleMania X	Guest timekeeper	^[11]^[12]
Susan St. James	WrestleMania 2	Guest commentator at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York	^[9]^[10]
Colin Jost	WrestleMania 35	Participated in the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal	^[8]
Marla Maples	WrestleMania VII	Guest timekeeper	^[2]^[13]
Jenny McCarthy	WrestleMania XI	Valet of Shawn Michaels in his WWF Championship match against Diesel	^[2]^[6]
Johnny Knoxville	WrestleMania 38	Wrestled against Sami Zayn in a Anything Goes match	^[14]
Cassandra Peterson as Elvira	WrestleMania 2	Guest commentator at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles	^[9]^[10]
Regis Philbin	WrestleMania VII	Interviewer, Guest commentator	^[2]^[13]
Freddie Prinze Jr.	WrestleMania XXVI		^{[citation needed]}
Raven Symoné	WrestleMania XXIV	Promoted the Make-A-Wish Foundation in an in-ring segment	^[15]^[16]
Paul Reubens as Pee-wee Herman	WrestleMania XXVII	Appeared in a backstage segment	^[15]^[16]
Burt Reynolds	WrestleMania X	Guest ring announcer for the main event	^[11]^[12]
Joan Rivers	WrestleMania 2	Guest ring announcer at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York	^[9]^[10]
Mickey Rourke	WrestleMania 25	Involved in an altercation with Chris Jericho	^[17]
Rick Schroder	WrestleMania 2	Guest timekeeper at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles	^[9]^[10]
Arnold Schwarzenegger	WrestleMania 31	Appeared in video intro for Triple H's match against Sting	^[18]
Rhonda Shear	WrestleMania X	Guest timekeeper	^[11]^[12]
Mr. T	WrestleMania I	Wrestled in a tag team match with Hulk Hogan against Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff	^[19]^[20]
Mr. T	WrestleMania 2	Participated in a boxing match against Roddy Piper	^[10]
Jonathan Taylor Thomas	WrestleMania XI	Guest timekeeper	^[2]^[6]
Nicholas Turturro	WrestleMania XI	Interviewer and guest ring announcer	^[2]^[6]
Mark Wahlberg	WrestleMania 38	Opening introduction

Athletes

Celebrity	Profession	Appearance	Role	Refs
Muhammad Ali	Professional boxer	WrestleMania I	Guest referee for the main event	^[19]^[20]
Carl Banks	Linebacker for the New York Giants	WrestleMania XI	Manager of Lawrence Taylor in his match against Bam Bam Bigelow	^[6]^[21]
		WrestleMania 2	Guest referee	^[2]^[9]
		WrestleMania VII	Involved in a skit	^[2]^[9]
Jim Covert	Offensive tackle for the Chicago Bears	WrestleMania 2	Wrestled in a Battle royal, an elimination style match in which the last person remaining is the winner, involving other NFL football players	^[9]^[10]
Darryl Dawkins	Basketball player	WrestleMania 2	Judge for the boxing match between Mr. T and Roddy Piper	^[9]^[10]
Lou Duva	Professional boxing trainer	WrestleMania 2	Manager of Roddy Piper in his boxing match against Mr. T	^[9]^[10]
Eric Esch	Professional boxer	WrestleMania XV	Fought in an unscripted Brawl For All match, knocking out opponent Bart Gunn	^[22]^[23]
Bill Fralic	Offensive guard for the Atlanta Falcons	WrestleMania 2	Wrestled in a Battle royal, an elimination style match in which the last person remaining is the winner, involving other NFL football players	^[10]^[24]
Russ Francis	Tight end for the San Francisco 49ers	WrestleMania 2	Wrestled in a Battle royal, an elimination style match in which the last person remaining is the winner, involving other NFL football players	^[10]^[24]
Joe Frazier	Professional boxer	WrestleMania 2	Manager of Mr. T in his boxing match against Roddy Piper	^[9]^[10]
Rob Gronkowski	Tight end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers	WrestleMania 33	Was in the crowd for the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal where he got into an argument with Jinder Mahal. Gronkowski then entered the ring and helped his friend Mojo Rawley to win the match and trophy.	^[10]
Rob Gronkowski	Tight end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers	WrestleMania 36	Was host for the two-night event, but left after winning the WWE 24/7 Championship during the second night.	^[10]
Ernie Holmes	Defensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers	WrestleMania 2	Wrestled in a Battle royal, an elimination style match in which the last person remaining is the winner, involving other NFL football players	^[10]^[24]
Rickey Jackson	Linebacker for the New Orleans Saints	WrestleMania XI	Manager of Lawrence Taylor in his match against Bam Bam Bigelow	^[6]^[21]
Lane Johnson	Offensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles	WrestleMania XL	Helped Rey Mysterio and Andrade during Tag Team Match
Ed Jones	Defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys	WrestleMania 2	Guest referee	^[9]^[10]
Jason Kelce	Former Center for the Philadelphia Eagles	WrestleMania XL	Helped Rey Mysterio and Andrade during Tag Team Match
Tommy Lasorda	Manager for the Los Angeles Dodgers	WrestleMania 2	Guest ring announcer at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles	^[9]^[10]
Paul Maguire	Linebacker for the Buffalo Bills	WrestleMania VII	Involved in a skit	^[2]^[13]
Billy Martin	Second baseman for the New York Yankees	WrestleMania I	Guest ring announcer	^[19]^[20]
Harvey Martin	Defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys	WrestleMania 2	Wrestled in a Battle royal, an elimination style match in which the last person remaining is the winner, involving other NFL football players	^[9]^[10]
Floyd Mayweather Jr.	Professional boxer	WrestleMania XXIV	Wrestled in a No disqualification match against the Big Show	^[25]^[26]
Steve McMichael	Defensive tackle for the Chicago Bears	WrestleMania XI	Manager of Lawrence Taylor in his match against Bam Bam Bigelow	^[6]^[21]
Ken Norton Jr.	Linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys	WrestleMania XI	Manager of Lawrence Taylor in his match against Bam Bam Bigelow	^[6]^[21]
Shaquille O'Neal	Basketball player and analyst	WrestleMania 32	Participated in the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal	^{[citation needed]}
Vinny Pazienza	Professional boxer	WrestleMania XV	Guest referee for the Brawl for All rules match between Eric Esch and Bart Gunn	^[22]^[23]
William Perry	Defensive lineman for the Chicago Bears	WrestleMania 2	Wrestled in a Battle royal, an elimination style match in which the last person remaining is the winner, involving other NFL football players	^[9]^[10]
William Perry	Defensive lineman for the Chicago Bears	WrestleMania 22	Appeared as a part of the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2006	^[2]^[27]
Kevin Rooney	Professional boxing trainer	WrestleMania XV	Judge for the Brawl for All rules match between Eric Esch and Bart Gunn	^[22]^[23]
Pete Rose	Player/Manager for the Cincinnati Reds	WrestleMania XIV	Guest ring announcer and involved in a physical altercation with Kane	^[2]^[28]
		WrestleMania XV	Dressed as the San Diego Chicken and involved in an altercation with Kane	^[2]^[28]
		WrestleMania 2000	Was involved in an altercation with Kane and Rikishi	^[2]^[28]
		WrestleMania XX	Appeared as a part of the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2004	^[2]^[28]
Chris Spielman	Linebacker for the Detroit Lions	WrestleMania XI	Manager of Lawrence Taylor in his match against Bam Bam Bigelow	^[6]^[21]
Lawrence Taylor	Linebacker for the New York Giants	WrestleMania XI	Wrestled in a standard wrestling match against Bam Bam Bigelow in the main event	^[6]^[21]
Mike Tyson	Professional boxer	WrestleMania XIV	Ringside enforcer for the main event and was involved in a physical altercation with Shawn Michaels	^[29]^[30]
Bob Uecker	Catcher for the Atlanta Braves	WrestleMania III	Interviewer, Guest commentator, Guest Ring Announcer	^[31]
		WrestleMania IV	Interviewer, Guest commentator, Guest Ring Announcer	^[32]
		WrestleMania XXVI	Appeared as a part of the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2010	^{[citation needed]}
Chuck Wepner	Professional boxer	WrestleMania XV	Judge for the Brawl for All rules match between Eric Esch and Bart Gunn	^[22]^[23]
Reggie White	Defensive end for the Green Bay Packers	WrestleMania XI	Manager of Lawrence Taylor in his match against Bam Bam Bigelow	^[6]^[21]
Larry Young	Umpire	WrestleMania XI	Guest referee	^[6]^[21]
George Kittle	Tight end for the San Francisco 49ers	WrestleMania 39	Helped Pat McAfee to defeat The Miz

Musicians

Celebrity(s)	Genre(s)	Appearance	Role	Refs
Jimmie Allen	Country	WrestleMania 39	Sang a rendition of "America the Beautiful" on Night 2
Ashanti	R&B	WrestleMania XIX	Sang a rendition of "America the Beautiful"	^[33]^[34]
Aloe Blacc	R&B	WrestleMania 31	Sang a rendition of "America the Beautiful"	^{[citation needed]}
Bad Bunny	Latin hip hop	WrestleMania 37	Wrestled a tag team match with Damian Priest against The Miz and John Morrison on Night 1. Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=List_of_celebrities_involved_with_WrestleMania Text je dostupný za podmienok Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License 3.0 Unported; prípadne za ďalších podmienok. Podrobnejšie informácie nájdete na stránke Podmienky použitia. Navigácia: Veda > Analytika Antropológia Aplikované vedy Bibliometria Dejiny vedy Encyklopédie Filozofia vedy Forenzné vedy Humanitné vedy Knižničná veda Kryogenika Kryptológia Kulturológia Literárna veda Medzidisciplinárne oblasti Metódy kvantitatívnej analýzy Metavedy Metodika Metodológia vedy Náboženstvo a veda Náučná literatúra Podvody vo vede Popularizácia vedy Potravinárstvo Prírodné vedy Pseudoveda Scientometria Spoločenské vedy Teórie Teatrológia Technické vedy Technika Terminológia Umenie Výskum Veda Veda a technika podľa štátu Veda a technika podľa kontinentu Veda a technika podľa roka Veda v kozme Vedci Vedecká literatúra Vedecké databázy Vedecké experimenty Vedecké konferencie Vedecké metódy Vedecké ocenenia Vedecké organizácie Vedecké parky Vedeckí spisovatelia Vzdelávanie Záhady Príbuzné výrazy: Text je dostupný za podmienok Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License 3.0 Unported; prípadne za ďalších podmienok. Podrobnejšie informácie nájdete na stránke Podmienky použitia. www.astronomia.sk \| www.biologia.sk \| www.botanika.sk \| www.dejiny.sk \| www.economy.sk \| www.elektrotechnika.sk \| www.estetika.sk \| www.farmakologia.sk \| www.filozofia.sk \| Fyzika \| www.futurologia.sk \| www.genetika.sk \| www.chemia.sk \| www.lingvistika.sk \| www.politologia.sk \| www.psychologia.sk \| www.sexuologia.sk \| www.sociologia.sk \| www.veda.sk I www.zoologia.sk

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