Five best 2026 films starring WWE performers include Coyote vs. Acme and The Smashing Machine
On September 18, 2026, Khel Now published a list of the five best movies of 2026 that feature WWE performers on its website, citing titles such as Coyote vs. Acme and The Smashing Machine.
WWE talent have continued to appear on screen as well as in the ring, and Khel Now identified five 2026 releases that featured current or former WWE stars: Happy Gilmore 2, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Head of States, the live-action Coyote vs. Acme, and The Smashing Machine. The roundup highlights lead and supporting roles filled by Becky Lynch, Nikki Bella, Dave Bautista, John Cena, Will Forte and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson across those films.
In Happy Gilmore 2, Becky Lynch — referred to in the piece as “The Man” — plays an over-the-top golfer named Flex on the Maxi Golf tour, performing dialogue and action sequences. Nikki Bella is credited as Flex’s team caddie, Medusa, but the article notes Bella was largely in the background after many of her significant scenes were cut from the final version.
Avatar: The Last Airbender, released on July 25, features WWE legend Dave Bautista in a voice role as Tagah, described as an ancient and powerful airbender. The article states Bautista’s powerful voice gave the movie’s central villain grandeur and significance.
John Cena leads Head of States as President of the United States William “Will” Derringer, portraying a transition from Hollywood star to a national leader with no prior public service. The piece adds Cena’s performance is highly charismatic and optimistic and that he displays on-screen chemistry with Idris Elba, who plays the more formal British President Sam Clarke.
The live-action film about Wile E. Coyote’s legal battle with Acme Corporation is listed as starring John Cena as the primary human protagonist. Separately, the article says The Never Seen 17 essays the role of Buddy Crane, a hyper and confident legal counsel hired to defend the Acme Corporation, and describes a bitter rivalry in that film with Coyote’s legal representative, Kevin Avery, played by Will Forte.
The Smashing Machine is presented as a biographical sports drama about former UFC Champion Mark Kerr with the role portrayed by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, who the article says underwent immense preparation for the part. The piece adds that The Rock also starred in the live-action film Moana and that both John Cena and The Rock have had more than a single release this year.
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