Movies 7 Wrestlers Who Made The Leading Man Leap

John Cena acts really, really big in his new movie, 12 Rounds.

At its muscular core, professional wrestling is an oiled-up, spandex-clad act. Though it’s a choreographed farce, wrestling does beat a body up, so it makes perfect sense that wrestlers want to change into clothes that don’t hug their nuts and put their steroidal guns and funk-faking abilities to use in Hollywood. Many wrestlers have appeared in movies, but a select few, like John Cena, have achieved leading man status.

This Friday, Cena can be seen making his second star turn as a New Orleans detective in the cat-and-mouse action thriller 12 Rounds. In honor of his power moves, Complex looks back at six other flicks starring wrestlers that will pin you for the full count, with or without the bedazzled briefs…