“Not in My Wildest Dreams”: WWE Gave Arnold Schwarzenegger Something That He Never Dreamt of Achieving

Published 08/31/2022, 11:00 AM EDT

Arnold Schwarzenegger is inarguably the most popular action star of all time. In the 80s and 90s, the former Mr. Olympia was every person’s first choice of action hero. Starring in films such as Terminator, Predator, Conan the Barbarian, Commando, and many more, he became a household name.

Schwarzenegger was also a big name in the pro-wrestling industry. He was inducted into the 2015 WWE Hall of Fame for his contribution to the sports entertainment industry. He shared a special relationship with Triple H, Hulk Hogan, and many more.

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At the 2015 WWE Hall of Fame, Schwarzenegger became extremely emotional during his speech. He began his speech by showing his gratitude towards Triple H and praising him. He then proceeded to speak about his achievements in WWE.

Arnold Schwarzenegger said, “Now I want to say thank you very much to WWE, for giving me this great honor, inducting me into the Hall of Fame. All the wrestlers that they have said, ‘that they dreamt their whole life of being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. But I have to tell you honestly, not in my wildest dreams did I ever think that I will be inducted in this Hall of Fame.”

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Schwarzenegger stated how he dreamt about being the greatest body-builders of all time, but he never thought of being in the WWE Hall of Fame.

The Terminator acted, then concluded with how he dreamt about all of those things but never about being a WWE Hall of Fame inductee. He said, “I dreamt about of those things but not in my wildest dreams did I think about that I will be inducted in this Hall of Fame. So, I want to say thank you very much. I have always been very passionate and loved professional wrestling.”

He also expressed his huge passion and love for professional wrestling.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger received an iconic role in Hollywood after Hulk Hogan was rejected

Schwarzenegger was the top action hero for several decades in Hollywood and was often the first choice for action roles. However, one time the director had someone else’s name in mind while casting the iconic role of Mr. Freeze in the film, Batman and Robin.

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As per reports, the film’s director Joel Schumacher had considered Hollywood Hulk Hogan for playing the nemesis of Batman. Reports suggest that Sylvester Stallone was also in competition for this. Hogan was the third choice for the character after the Terminator actor and the Rocky actor. Schwarzenegger’s stardom saved his reputation in Hollywood after the film turned out to be disastrous.

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Shounak Chakrabarti is WWE writer at EssentiallySports. With a degree in Journalism, he wants to stand tall as an objective journalist. An avid fan of wrestling from childhood, Shounak has followed the sport from its very core and Seth 'Freakin' Rollins just happens to be his favorite wrestler.

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Ajinkya Aswale

“Not in My Wildest Dreams”: WWE Gave Arnold Schwarzenegger Something That He Never Dreamt of Achieving

Arnold Schwarzenegger received an iconic role in Hollywood after Hulk Hogan was rejected

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