Sylvester Stallone has revealed what finally brought his decades-long rivalry with Arnold Schwarzenegger to an end, explaining on the November 5 episode of "The Rest Is Entertainment" podcast that a major career decision by his fellow action star changed everything.
Stallone said the rivalry began to fade when Schwarzenegger decided to step away from acting and enter politics. In 2003, Schwarzenegger entered the race for California governor, won the election and served in the position until 2011. "I said, enough of this. We're not in competition," Stallone recalled. "He was not doing movies anymore. All right. Thank you very much for waking me up, lighting a fire under me. And he felt the same way."
The competition between the pair lasted approximately 20 years. Stallone said they "couldn't get on the same stage together to make a presentation or a speech" and that the feud "wasn't put to bed until like 20 years."
The two later appeared together in "The Expendables" in 2010 and collaborated on several more films, cementing a friendship that replaced their former hostility.
Stallone's Paramount+ series "Tulsa King" is currently airing its fourth season after premiering on October 16, and has already been renewed for a fifth season. Stallone recently said he would be content never making another film if the show continues, and that he hopes it runs through a sixth season.
