How Pro Wrestlers Took Over Hollywood

John Cena, Dave Bautista and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson stomped the competition at the global box office and showed that wrestlers can be bona fide movie stars—while most of their peers coast in mid-card streaming gigs, these three hit main event status.

This piece breaks down how they shrugged off the “sports entertainment” label, leveraged their larger-than-life charisma and landed blockbuster roles—and even teases five killer lessons today’s in-ring hopefuls can steal to launch their own Hollywood careers.

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