In 1985,WWE (then WWF) boss Vince McMahon launched a new event, WrestleMania, and that has since been dubbed "wrestling's Super Bowl."It was McMahon's plan to include celebrities that caused WrestleMania to really take off. George Henn of the New York Daily News wrote,"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. The tradition was carried on throughout subsequent WrestleMania events as well as WWE Raw and others. There were some worthy athlete performances—For instance,Shaquille O'Neal absolutely crushed his guest-hosting gig on Raw (because of course he did). And there were some not so worthy ones (looking at you, Kyle Busch and Joey Logano).
Here they are: the best athlete guest appearances in WWE history, or as characterized by entertainment value. Unfortunately,neither Jon Stewart or Grumpy Cat are athletes, otherwise they'd be here for certain.launch Slideshow
Source: bleacherreport.com