Since the dawn of music television in the early 1980s, there have been wrestler cameos in music videos. Artistic or not, music videos are a powerful marketing tool to push not only a new release but a way to push professional wrestlers into the mainstream.
Finn Bálor recently starred in the music video to Miles Kane’s "Cry On My Guitar."In fact, Kane’s album "Coup De Grace" is actually named after Finn’s finisher, revealing the Last Shadow Puppets co-frontman to be somewhat of a wrestling fan, and he isn’t the only musical mark.
Lauper asked Albano to appear as her father in the music video to “Girls Want To Have Fun,” In return, Lauper made appearances on WWF TV, circulating in an angle that would see to the two feuding.
Captain Lou Albano in Cyndi Lauper – “Girls Just Want To Have Fun”
Various WWF Wrestlers in Cyndi Lauper – “Goonies R Good Enough”
For the release of the classic ’80s fantasy adventure The Goonies, Universal Pictures contacted Cyndi Lauper to write and perform the movie’s tie-in single.
The first single released from Wyclef Jean’s second album, "It Doesn’t Matter,” features a variety of pop-culture references, including The Beatles, John Denver, Ricky Martin, and of course, The Rock’s titular catchphrase
The Rock in Wyclef Jean featuring Melky Sedeck – “It Doesn’t Matter”
Turner is admittedly not a wrestling fan, but upon hearing that Punk was a lover of the folk-rock singer’s songs, director Ben Morse sent Punk an e-mail, and wheels were set in motion for the collaboration to take place.