Stone Cold Steve Austin featured in The Longest Yard cast alongside Goldberg and Khali

Stone Cold Steve Austin landed a role in the 2005 Adam Sandler prison football comedy **The Longest Yard**, rubbing shoulders with Goldberg and The Great Khali.

What happened?

The 2005 sports-comedy remake **The Longest Yard** cast Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Terry Crews, Nelly, Goldberg, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Kevin Nash, Michael Irvin and The Great Khali as inmates and guards. While chatting with **Insight with Chris Van Vliet**, Khali explained how he ended up in the film.

Khali recalled that the casting team was hunting for a “big guy” to stand alongside Goldberg, Stone Cold and Nash. “He finds me and says, ‘Hey, come over, I want to check how you are,’” Khali said. “Then he says, ‘This is the perfect guy. So speaking English doesn’t matter. You are my guy, you are my man!’ Then he selected me.”

Why it matters for Stone Cold Steve Austin

Stone Cold Steve Austin’s cameo in **The Longest Yard** sits among the most eye-catching wrestling crossovers of the mid-2000s. The film’s mix of gridiron action and slapstick humor gave the WWE icon a rare Hollywood spotlight outside the squared circle.

Khali’s remarks also spotlight how Stone Cold’s star power translated beyond wrestling. Goldberg and Nash were already A-list names in sports-entertainment, and Austin’s presence helped sell the movie’s over-the-top prison football premise to fans of all stripes.

What comes next for the cast?

Khali used the interview to confirm he has retired from in-ring competition. Stone Cold Steve Austin remains active in WWE lore, making periodic appearances and cameo roles while focusing on business ventures and media projects.

The **Longest Yard** cast reunion remains a nostalgic footnote for wrestling fans who caught the movie on VHS or DVD in 2005. For Khali, the role marked one of his earliest Hollywood steps before he moved into commentary and acting full-time.