This Music Legend Is Getting Her First WWE Action Figure at 72
More than four decades after helping bring professional wrestling into the pop culture mainstream, Cyndi Lauper is receiving a unique new honor.
Mattel Creations has announced a new WWE Elite 3-Pack that will feature the first-ever WWE action figure inspired by the 72-year-old music icon. The collectible set is scheduled to debut as an exclusive release at San Diego Comic-Con and celebrates one of the most memorable celebrity crossovers in wrestling history.
The set includes figures of Lauper alongside wrestling legends Roddy Piper and Captain Lou Albano, paying tribute to WWE's groundbreaking "Rock 'N' Wrestling" era of the 1980s.
For many fans, Lauper's connection to wrestling may be surprising today, but she played a major role in helping expand the sport's reach during one of its most transformative periods.
At the height of her music career, Lauper became involved in a series of storylines that blended the worlds of MTV, music, and professional wrestling. Her appearances alongside Captain Lou Albano and other wrestling personalities helped introduce WWE to a broader mainstream audience at a time when celebrity crossovers were still relatively rare.
One of her most memorable moments came during an appearance on the legendary wrestling talk segment Piper's Pit, where tensions with Piper helped fuel the larger "Rock 'N' Wrestling" phenomenon that captivated fans throughout the decade.
The new collectible set aims to capture that cultural moment, honoring an era when entertainment, music, fashion and wrestling increasingly overlapped. Packed with unmistakable 1980s nostalgia, the release celebrates a period that helped shape WWE's rise into a global entertainment powerhouse.
The announcement also reflects Mattel Creations' growing focus on collectibles that appeal not only to wrestling fans but to broader audiences interested in music, pop culture and nostalgia.
For Lauper fans, the figure represents a long-overdue recognition of her role in one of wrestling's most influential eras. And for collectors, it offers a chance to own a piece of entertainment history that helped blur the lines between rock stardom and professional wrestling.
The WWE Elite 3-Pack will make its debut at San Diego Comic-Con 2026.
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This story was originally published June 17, 2026 at 6:00 AM.