We recently made the case for David Arquette's eventual induction into the WWE Hall of Fame's Celebrity Wing, and while there is certainly an argument against its existence in the first place, there's no reason to believe that the company won't continue to try to include at least one mainstream(-ish) Hollywood star during its annual ceremony.
Many celebrities have become involved with wrestling throughout the years, whether it be in WWE or elsewhere. Just like the regular and legacy wings of the kayfabe Hall, most already included have contributed in some significant way to the industry, but there are some questionable inductees (Drew Carey, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Kid Rock come to mind), too. Thus, we decided to find at least ten celebrities who we believe currently - or eventually - deserve their own WWE Hall of Fame spot.
8 David Arquette
At the risk of belaboring the point much more, it's impossible to compile this list and not include actor and former WCW World Heavyweight Champion David Arquette. He's enjoyed a revival of relevance over the last several years, first by returning to the industry in nearly two dozen matches throughout the indies in conjunction with his biographical documentary You Cannot Kill David Arquette, then with his fifth and latest appearance as Dewey Riley in the Scream horror film series.
Arquette's 2000 victory for the WCW title was - and remains - widely cited as one of the reasons for the company's downfall, but the truth is it was already a sinking ship by that point. Between his charitable works (he donated his $1 million salary to the families of Owen Hart, Brian Pillman, and Darren Drozdov), Raw appearance in 2010, and obvious love for the sport, there are plenty of worse choices than the Ready to Rumble star.
7 Andy Kaufman
While WWE helped popularize the inclusion of mainstream celebrities into wrestling with its national expansion, Hulkamania and the Rock 'n' Wrestling' Era, Vince McMahon wasn't the first promoter who dabbled in Hollywood. When Jerry Lawler - who by the early 1980s was already the King of Memphis in a legitimate sense - was introduced to popular comedian Andy Kaufman by Bill Apter (of Pro Wrestling Illustrated), they struck a deal to have the self-proclaimed Inter-Gender Wrestling Champion of the World appear in Lawler's CWA territory.
What followed was a legendary feud that's inspired movies, music, and plenty of other representations in pop culture. Although none of it played out in WWE, we think the legendary funnyman - who passed in 1984 at the tragically young age of 35 - is long overdue for wrestling immortality.
6 Maria Menounos
Entertainment reporter/TV host Maria Menounos certainly has been consistent since the longtime WWE fan and host of shows like Extra, E! News and MTV's The Challenge initially became involved with the company during Raw's guest host era in 2009. Unlike many hosts, she even participated in her first match that evening, but it wouldn't be her last.
Menounos' is probably best-known among WWE fans for a WrestleMania 28 tag bout where she and Kelly Kelly defeated Beth Phoenix and Eve Torres, but she's competed in a total of four matches for the company - including at SummerSlam Axxess 2013, which shows she wasn't demanding a major spotlight. Furthermore, she's served as a backstage interviewer at several WrestleManias, hosted the WWE Hall of Fame red carpet pre-show from 2014-19, and served as the guest ring announcer for the first-ever women's Royal Rumble in 2018.
5 Stephen Amell
Action shows/films and professional wrestling have some things in common: outlandish characters, fast-paced happenings, and lots of combat can be themes in both genres. The crossover appeal between the two worlds has been explored many times, as wrestlers have often tried breaking through to Hollywood.
With that said, it's not often you see it happen the other way around, but that's exactly what occurred when Arrow star Stephen Amell became embroiled in a feud with Cody "Stardust" Rhodes in 2015. The SummerSlam tag match featuring Amell and partner Neville against King (Wade) Barrett and Stardust was better than it had any right to be. However, we doubt WWE will be working with Amell anytime soon, as the Heels star went on to wrestle twice more: once for Ring of Honor, and in a singles match against Christopher Daniels at the event that gave birth to AEW, 2018's All In PPV.
4 Rob Gronkowski
NFL star and multi-time Super Bowl Champion Rob Gronkowski is known for several things, but many fans might be surprised that among his many accolades, he also holds an interesting place in WWE history: until (or unless) current champion Dana Brooke surpasses him, Gronk is the second-longest reigning 24/7 Champion in WWE history.
Okay, so he's not exactly Bruno Sammartino, but it's not hard to imagine NFL G.O.A.T. Tom Brady's favorite target returning to WWE after his second retirement. While his wrestling resume might not quite be HoF-worthy yet, he's a natural fit for the sport with his fun-loving and gregarious personality.
3 Butterbean
WWE's 1998 Brawl for All shootfighting tournament was one of its worst ideas ever, although it sounded entertaining enough on paper, albeit dangerous: 16 wrestlers, mostly mid- and lower-carders who were doing little at the time, were booked for the two-month tournament. When Bart Gunn emerged the unlikely winner of the disastrous, injury-riddled tournament - amateur standout "Dr. Death" Steve Williams and UFC star Dan "The Beast" Severn were odds-on favorites - bookers still didn't know what to do with him.
Gunn spent some time in All Japan before returning to WWE to face professional boxer/sideshow curiosity Butterbean in a boxing match at WrestleMania 15. Butterbean, who had appeared once before in a worked bout against former Golden Gloves boxer Marc Mero at In Your House: D-Generation X PPV in December 1997, knocked Gunn out in 34 seconds.
2 Bad Bunny
Thus far, Bad Bunny's tag team win with Damian Priest over The Miz and John Morrison at WrestleMania 37 is his only official WWE match. However, between the quality of his performance, his many appearances in early 2021, and his overall reverence for the art form, we venture to guess that he might be back one day.
To be fair, even if Bad Bunny - who also has a 24/7 Championship reign to his name - never appears in a wrestling ring again, he was far more than a bit performer and, at a time when WWE needed it, a source of mainstream publicity in an industry struggling to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. He was the type of celebrity who cared about how he fit into the world, rather than making it all about him, and it showed.
1 Cyndi Lauper
It's hard to explain the WWE Hall of Fame's lack of Cyndi Lauper, one of the pillars of WWE's 'Rock 'n' Wrestling' era of the mid-1980s. When current WWE Superstar Sami Zayn brought it up on Twitter in 2018, Lauper herself confirmed that she hadn't been asked until that point.
With her 1983 album She's So Unusual spawning several hit singles at the time, her popularity and WWE's national expansion - propelled by the ascent of Hulkamania - were a serendipitous match. Her music videos were receiving heavy airplay on cable television's brand-new MTV, and Lauper, whose Girls Just Want to Have Fun video starred Captain Lou Albano, accompanied Women's Champion Wendi Richter on multiple occasions as she was a regular sight on WWE programming during one of its most important periods.