Editing Pete Rose (section)

===WWE===
[[File:Pete Rose 2008.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Rose in 2008]]
Between 1998 and 2000, Rose appeared at [[WWE|World Wrestling Federation]]'s (now WWE) annual [[WrestleMania]] [[pay-per-view]] event, in what became a [[running gag]]. At [[WrestleMania XIV]] he served as "guest [[ring announcer]]" prior to a match between [[Glenn Jacobs|Kane]] and [[the Undertaker]]. Rose took to the ring and started to taunt the [[Boston]] crowd about the Reds beating the Red Sox in the 1975 World Series, before he took a [[Tombstone piledriver|Tombstone Piledriver]] from Kane (also nicknamed "The Big Red Machine"). Even though portrayed as a villain, Kane's Tombstone of Rose was cheered by the crowd.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/14/celebrities |title=WrestleMania XIV Celebrities |access-date=May 2, 2012 |publisher=WWE}}</ref> For the next year's [[WrestleMania XV]], Rose was portrayed as seeking revenge. To do so, he dressed as [[the San Diego Chicken]] and "attacked" Kane before his scheduled match, only to take another Tombstone.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/15/celebrities |title=WrestleMania XV Celebrities |access-date=May 2, 2012 |publisher=WWE}}</ref> He returned for a third time the following year, at [[WrestleMania 2000]], but again was thwarted by Kane, as well as [[Rikishi (wrestler)|Rikishi]], his tag team partner that night.

In addition to these three appearances, Rose appeared in a [[Halloween]]-themed commercial for WWE's [[No Mercy (2002)|No Mercy]] event in 2002 and was [[chokeslam]]med by Kane. In 2004, Rose was inducted into the "Celebrity Wing" of the [[WWE Hall of Fame]] [[WWE Hall of Fame (2004)|class of 2004]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/superstars/halloffame/peterose/bio/ |title=WWE Hall of Fame Bio |access-date=September 28, 2007 |publisher=WWE |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070716005225/http://www.wwe.com/superstars/halloffame/peterose/bio/ |archive-date = July 16, 2007}}</ref> He was the first celebrity to go into the Hall, and was inducted at a ceremony prior to [[WrestleMania XX]] by Kane.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/20/celebrities |title=WrestleMania XX Celebrities |access-date=May 2, 2012 |publisher=WWE}}</ref>

On March 22, 2010, Rose was the guest host on ''[[WWE Raw]]'', which was the last episode of ''Raw'' before [[WrestleMania XXVI]]. As his first order of business, he set up a match between [[Shawn Michaels]] and Kane, which Michaels won. Later that night, Kane attacked Rose offscreen.

Rose was briefly mentioned on WWE television again on August 27, 2012. In an anger management segment, Kane stated, "For reasons never quite explained, I have an unhealthy obsession with torturing Pete Rose." Rose was later interviewed on WWE.com about his experiences with Kane's anger.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2012-09-10/pete-rose-exclusive-interview-26051776/page-2|title=Pete Rose steps to the plate to discuss Kane's anger issues|date=September 14, 2012|last=Styles|first=Joey|access-date=December 4, 2012|publisher=WWE}}</ref>