The Rock gave an interview to Sports Illustrated‘s Extra Mustard recently and talked about a range of topics from Deflategate to the reaction Roman Reigns got for winning the Royal Rumble, which he compared to “canceling Christmas.”
Here’s the most important thing you need to know if you like Dwayne Johnson for that whole “wrestling” thing and not just for how well he wears T-shirts in billion-dollar movies: He’s still considering competing at WrestleMania 32 in Dallas, and yes, Triple H is texting him about it every day.
“Myself, Vince, Triple H have talked about creating something that is amazing. Any time for me, going back into the WWE, especially if it’s a match – and these guys know this because of the open dialogue between me and Triple H – the question is, can we create, in terms of a promotional scale for the fans, something better than what we did in Miami and back-to-back in New York with John Cena? Can we put together something that’s different but equally, if not more, exciting? So there’s a lot of elements involved that we continue to talk about and chop up. That’s the coolest part about the relationship I have with the McMahons, including Triple H. Look, the platform is there. You have Dallas and could set an attendance record, so that’s the first goal. And then what is the match that allows us to do that? I’ve had incredible matches with Triple H, so I’m not ruling it out, but I’m not saying it is going to happen. We continue to talk about it, and we’re still shooting each other text messages. He sent me a message from Dallas that said, ‘This could be us. The record is ours.’ So we’ll see.”
The best part is imagining Triple H checking his messages and seeing that “this could be us, the record is ours” as being read at 9:57 p.m., waiting an hour and then sending “haha.” These kinds of negotiations are delicate, man.
Rock appearances at WrestleMania have become the norm, with him wrestling John Cena once in a lifetime at both WrestleMania 28 and 29, toasting with Hulk Hogan and Stone Cold Steve Austin in the opening segment of WrestleMania 30 and instructing Ronda Rousey to bring Judo Hell at WrestleMania 31. Maybe the rumors of Rock teaming up with Rousey against Triple H and Stephanie McMahon will come true, and maybe I’ll pay $200 for seats a mile down the road.
(Via Sports Illustrated)
