Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson returned to WWE at WrestleMania XL. But the fans, crowd and other wrestlers showed that the Rock isn’t necessary for the product anymore.
Dwayne 'The Rock” Johnson appears during the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match at WrestleMania XL at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on Sunday, April 7. PHILADELPHIA — It was a little odd seeing Dwayne “The Final Boss” nee “The Rock” Johnson walk down to the ring at WrestleMania XL with his own title belt. He hasn’t wrestled in eight years. Not exactly the work rate of a champion.
Johnson had also completed one of the most notable comebacks in this not-quite-sport. His win, of course, was scripted. But there had been no guarantee that WWE fans would accept this latest reinvention of the Rock — a wrestling legend from another century who, some suspected, only returned to the ring after Hollywood got stale.Why he decided to return is something of a mystery on the online rumor mills.
It’s hard to overstate what the Rock did for professional wrestling. Johnson became a nine-time world champion over the next four years . His catchphrasesHis charisma proved too great for the WWE to contain. After moonlighting as an actor in the Mummy franchise and remakes of “Walking Tall” and “Get Smart,” Johnson burst into the popular consciousness in 2011 with his role as special agent Lucas “Luke” Hobbs in the fifth Fast & Furious movie.
Many feared he would steal the spotlight from red-hot Rhodes, who spent more than a year trying to win WWE’s heavyweight title. #WeWantCody trended worldwide and, well, you know how those things go.he Final Boss is a meaner, foul-mouthed version of the Rock, with an egotistical edge that may or may not be Johnson’s way of satirizing himself. The Final Boss carries the “People’s Champion” belt,by Muhammad Ali’s family 24 hours before WrestleMania.
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