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Which of these larger-than-life stars have made the most successful transition from the mat to the movies?

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1 Dwayne Johnson
The Rock's secret weapons are a cocked eyebrow and a self-deprecating sense of humor... who can resist a muscle man who makes you laugh? 137 275
2 Andre the Giant
Wrestling fans feared him, movie fans loved him for his comic turn in The Princess Bride: French-born Andre Rousimoff was one of a kind. 73 211
3 Roddy Piper
Rowdy Roddy's roles in scifi comedy Hell Comes to Frogtown and John Carpenter's They Live ensured him a place in the cult-movie pantheon. 62 206
4 Jesse Ventura
Jesse "The Body" Ventury made a spectacular debut in Predator, alongside fellow governor-to be Arnold Schwarzenegger. Sweet! 48 198
5 "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
As an actor he makes a great action figure. And no, he didn't star in Stone Cold -- that was Brian Bosworth. 36 202
6 John Cena
Cena's the name, action's the game: in 12 Rounds and The Marine, he's a man of muscle, not words. 19 201
7 Tyler Mane
The go-to guy for maniacs, madmen and monsters, including Michael Myers in Rob Zombie's Halloween movies. 9 155
8 Hulk Hogan
Love him or hate him, the Hulkster has held his own on screen against Sylvester Stallone and Leslie Nielsen. -5 195
9 Tor Johnson
Big, bald and Swedish, Johnson has a cult following his grade-z work with Ed Wood... there's even a Tor Halloween mask! -28 150
10 Terry Funk
His filmography is short but he's in the trash classic Road House and Sylvester Stallone is a fan. Need we say more? -46 152