11 ridiculous times wrestlers turned up on TV & film

With The Rock truly crossing over into super stardom and leaving his wrestling roots behind, we felt we had to go back and examine the many attempts by pro wrestlers to make the leap into television.

After all, you'd imagine there's some sort of overlap between pro wrestling and acting, right? Whatever the reasons, some of these are just fantastic / bizarre.

11. BRET HART BOUGHT MR. BURNS' HOUSE IN THE SIMPSONS

WHY WOULD I WANT A PICTURE OF A PITIFUL, PENCIL-NECKED GEEK?!

10. THAT TIME RAZOR RAMON TURNED UP ON JERRY SPRINGER

And in full ring gear too. You've got a 6'2 Cuban-sounding guy in skivvies sitting next to two young kids in front of a televised audience. The '90s was a strange, strange time.

9. KEN SHAMROCK WAS THE ONLY MAN TO STARE DOWN RED FOREMAN FROM THAT '70S SHOW

In fairness, if anyone could take down Red Foreman, it was going to be Ken Shamrock. It must be all that time he spent in the quote-unquote Zone.

8. STEVE AUSTIN TURNED UP IN NASH BRIDGES AND WRESTLED A WOMAN

He got help from Don Johnson and Cheech Marin. And, y'know, this entire scene was basically softcore porn. And what a name, eh? DETECTIVE JAKE CAGE.

7. STING SCORPION DEATH-DROPPED CHUCK NORRIS / WALKER, TEXAS RANGER

We'd like to think that Vince Gilligan got the idea for Breaking Bad watching this episode of Walker, Texas Ranger. A gang of bikers try to break into the crystal meth gang. And who's the gang led by? Sting. Well, y'know, without the makeup and the whole Crow look he went through.

6. MICK FOLEY / MANKIND DATED JENNA MARONEY ON 30 ROCK

Jenna and Dude Love would have made a better couple, we think.

5. CHYNA WANTED TO GET IT ON WITH HARRY SOLOMON FROM THIRD ROCK FROM THE SUN

Didn't she used to date X-Pac? She's clearly got something for, y'know, whippets. Or something.

4. SUPER SHREDDER FROM TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES 2: THE SECRET OF THE OOZE WAS ACTUALLY KEVIN NASH

Yes, he may be starring in Magic Mike XXL, but Nash made his first on-screen appearance in cinematic masterpiece Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: The Secret of the Ooze.

3. RODDY PIPER SHOULD HAVE GOT AN OSCAR FOR THEY LIVE

There's gotta be a headstone somewhere that has 'I have come here to kick ass and chew bubblegum, and I'm all out of bubblegum' on it. And if there isn't, we've got dibs.