WWE history : Boxing legends ft. Mike Tyson, Floyd Mayweather and others who have appeared in WWE events-In 1985, WWE (then WWF) boss Vince McMahon launched a new event, WrestleMania, that has since been dubbed “wrestling’s Super Bowl.”It was McMahon’s plan to include celebrities that caused WrestleMania to really take off. McMahon chose Madison Square Garden to stage a star-studded mega-card to be beamed around the U.S. via closed-circuit television.”Indeed, boxing legend Muhammad Ali served as the guest referee for the first WrestleMania, and an era of epic athlete guest appearances was born.Follow WWE and Updates with InsideSport.IN
WWE History:Here they are: The best Athlete Guest Appearance:
Muhammad Ali
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali served as a guest referee at the very first WrestleMania, held at Madison Square Garden in 1985. Just the fact that such a legendary figure was on hand for the very first event made this memorable.
Hulk Hogan said, “When the show started and I realized Muhammad Ali was there, and Billy Martin and the Rockettes and all these actors, I said, ‘Holy s–t. This is huge,'” per George Henn of the New York Daily News.
Mike Tyson
Mike Tyson is no stranger to the ring. Though his fame was won in boxing, Tyson holds a special place in WWE history.
His appearance at WrestleMania XIV became the stuff of legends. Tyson served as guest enforcer during the battle between Shawn Michaels and “Stone Cold” Steve Austin. It wasn’t over when Austin pinned Michaels, however. Michaels got up to argue with Tyson, who promptly knocked him to the floor
Bob Uecker-
Bob Uecker played MLB in the 1960s but went on to again more fame as a broadcaster. He earned his way into the WWE Hall of Fame with classic back-to-back guest appearance at WrestleMania III and WrestleMania IV.
Pete Rose-
Former MLB player and manager Pete Rose might not be in baseball’s Hall of Fame, but he was inducted into the WWE Hall in 2004. According to his profile on WWE.com, Rose appeared at WrestleMania XIV, WrestleMania XV and WrestleMania 2000. Among the highlights include a longstanding feud with Kane and a chicken costume. For real.
Floyd Mayweather
Before meeting in a no holds barred clash at WrestleMania 24, Floyd Mayweather broke The Big Show’s nose during WWE No Way Out in 2008. Lucky for him, the WWE Superstar knew he’d be in safe hands with the professional boxer ahead of the brutal stunt.
In an article with SPORTbible, he said, “I’d spent a whole year messing around the ring boxing, so I knew he knew how to break my nose without shoving it through the back of my head. It was a left hook, it was awesome”.
WWE history : Boxing legends ft. Mike Tyson, Floyd Mayweather and others who have appeared in WWE events
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