Chavo Guerrero On Wrestlers In Hollywood: It Can Only Help Wrestling
Chavo Guerrero assures that Hollywood is a positive thing for wrestling.
There was a bit of panic in the wrestling industry when Hulk Hogan made the decision to join the cast of ‘Rocky III’ in 1981. The film released in 1982, leading to an increase in popularity for ‘The Hulkster’ and wrestling in general.
Speaking with Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp for a new interview, Chavo Guerrero spoke about the timeline when asked about the old stigma of wrestlers in Hollywood.
“Wrestling back in the day did not want the wrestlers to make it somewhere else. We all the know the story of Hulk Hogan leaving Vince McMahon Sr. because he got that Rocky III offer. Vince Sr. was like, ‘Are you a wrestler or are you an actor?’ That’s when Hulk Hogan left and went back to the AWA to do the show. Vince Jr. brought him back, he brought him back and was the biggest star ever.”
Guerrero continued on by selling the importance of the crossover.
“Us as wrestlers, we love wrestling. We really do. So, for us to venture somewhere else and make popularity and come back to wrestling, it’s only better for wrestling and our brand. Look at a John Cena, look how much bigger John Cena is than when he was just wrestling. Look at The Rock, look how much bigger he is or Hulk Hogan, they keep coming back to wrestling and making wrestling bigger with these mainstream people. The Rock, number one movie star in the world, coming back to wrestling. It can only help wrestling and it can only help the wrestlers. That’s my opinion 100%, I’ve seen it time and time again.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Chavo talked about the history of agents in wrestling. Check out his full comments by clicking here.
Fans can check out Fightful’s full interview with Chavo Guerrero in the video linked at the top of this article.
