For most of WWE's history, the programming has been aimed toward families and a younger audience. Up until the mid-90s, WWE prominently featured cartoonish gimmicks. After a brief run with the Attitude Era and Ruthless Aggression Era, producing edgier content, the WWE returned to producing family-friendly content in the PG era. So it isn't surprising that WWE has produced or been involved in the creation of several cartoon movies and series over the years, as cartoons are predominantly associated with children's entertainment.
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WWE has paired with family cartoon company Hanna-Barbera to create WWE-related movies with Scooby-Doo, the Jetsons, and the Flintstone. Outside of that deal, the WWE has also produced the animated Camp WWE, Slam City, and Story Time for the WWE Network. In the 1980s, the WWE was also involved in the creation of a cartoon featuring Hulk Hogan called Hulk Hogan's Rock N Wrestling.
8 Scooby-Doo and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon
In 2016, WWE wrestlers teamed up with the cast of Scooby-Doo for the second direct-to-video film and the third movie in the Hanna-Barbera and WWE crossover. The movie included the likes of Rusev, Paige, The Undertaker, Los Matadores, Sheamus, Triple H, The Miz, Lana, Kofi Kingston, and the Rhodes and McMahon family. Unlike the other movies in the series, the Curse of the Speed Demon featured no wrestling.
Instead, the movie centered on a race between the various WWE wrestlers and a villainous racer called Inferno. The movie called for Shaggy and Scooby to team up with the Undertaker as the Mystery Inc team sought to uncover the identity of Inferno. In the end, Inferno ended up being unmasked as Triple H with the help of Stephanie McMahon
7 Scooby-Doo WrestleMania Mystery
Scooby-Doo WrestleMania Mystery was the first crossover between WWE and Scooby-Doo. However, unlike the sequel to this Scooby-Doo movie, this one featured wrestling, pushing the film's rating from G to PG. The film follows the Mystery Inc gang after Shaggy and Scooby win an all-expenses-paid trip to WrestleMania. The film features John Cena, Sin Cara, Triple H, Brodus Clay, and Mr. McMahon. During the film, the WWE is plagued by a monster known as The Ghost Bear.
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As is traditional in Scooby-Doo movies, the Mystery Inc gang eventually reveals the person behind Ghost Bear to be Cookie, John Cena's trainer and a disgruntled wrestler whose career was cut short by injury. Like many of the other WWE and Hanna-Barbera crossovers, WrestleMania Mystery was also not well received by critics.
6 The Flintstones & WWE Stone Age SmackDown!
In 2015, WWE teamed up with the Flintstones in Stone Age SmackDown. The storyline of this movie revolves around Fred Flintstone creating a wrestling promotion as a way of making back money for his family's vacation that he had earlier lost.
The Flintstones and WWE crossover featured the voices of WWE talents including The Undertaker, John Cena, Daniel Bryan, Rey Mysterio, Mark Henry, CM Punk, Vince McMahon, and the Bella Twins. While the movie did have wrestling in it, it only had a run time of 44 minutes for the whole thing, meaning it barely feels like a movie.
5 The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania!
The final cooperation between WWE and Hanna-Barbera was the Jetsons and WWE crossover which saw The Jetsons travel back in time to get current day WWE stars to help take on The Big Show, who made it into the future by being frozen for 100 years. Aside from the Big Show, the film also featured Roman Reigns, The Usos, Sheamus, Mr. McMahon, and Seth Rollins.
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The 2017 direct-to-video film was the final nail in the coffin of the WWE Studios and Hanna-Barbera crossover. The film was also the first Jetson film made since the death of the cartoon company's original founds William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.
4 Camp WWE
Camp WWE was a cartoon show that ran on the WWE Network from 2016 to 2018 and was co-produced by Stoopid Buddy Stoodies, which was founded by Seth Green. Despite being a cartoon, the series was more similar to more mature audiences like Family Guy or American Dad than traditional cartoons. The show featured Vince McMahon as the owner of Camp WWE, which was voiced by the real-life Vince McMahon. WWE legends Ric Flair, Sgt. Slaughter, Lex Luger, Jake Roberts, and The Godfather also voiced themselves in the series.
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Camp WWE also featured childish versions of WWE superstars, voiced by professional voice actors. Some of the characters to feature on the show include John Cena, the Rock, Triple H, The Undertaker, the Big Show, and more. After two seasons, the show was canceled for unknown reasons. There was also a rumor that the WWE was planning on making a Camp WWE movie that never ended up being made.
3 Slam City
Slam City was a stop motion animation show that aired on the WWE Network in 2014. The show featured WWE wrestlers like John Cena, Steve Austin, Brock Lesnar, and CM Punk. The show featured various wrestlers doing various things in WWE's Slam City.
Outside of the WWE Network, the show was also shown on Nicktoons on Wednesday nights. The show would also feature WWE wrestlers facing off against each other in matches around Slam City, including Alberto Del Rio versus Damien Sandow in a coffee shop and Kane versus Santino Marella in a high school cafeteria.
2 Hulk Hogan's Rock N' Wrestling
At the height of Hulk Hogan's popularity, the WWE World Champion was offered a chance to headline a cartoon on CBS. The show ran for two seasons and included the likes of the Junkyard Dog, Jimmy Snuka, Roddy Piper, Andre the Giant, The Iron Sheik, Big John Studd, as well as Bobby Heenan, and Gene Okerlund. Instead of having the wrestlers provide their own voices, all the wrestlers were voiced by actors.
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Brad Garrett voiced Hulk Hogan, who would be better known for playing Robert Barone in Everybody Loves Raymond. Another notable actor, James Avery, would voice the Junkyard Dog. Avery would also give his voice to Shredder, from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, but most people remember him from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, where he played the role of Uncle Phil.
1 WWE Story Time
WWE's storytime is probably the best WWE animation series that WWE has ever produced, but this is because of the format of the series. WWE Storytime took WWE wrestlers narrating comedic stories from their experiences over the years. Some of the legends who have appeared on the show include The Godfather, Ron Simmons, Jake Roberts, and Steve Austin.
The show has also featured stories from current stars, including Seth Rollins, Kevin Owens, and The Miz. Mean Gene Okerlund originally hosted the show before his passing. Okerlund was replaced by Jerry "the King" Lawler for the show's fifth season
