Below are some interesting Father’s Day Tweets from The Rock and Vince McMahon. The Rock Tweeted the following: My dad was one bad dude in the game. Amazing athlete breaking many color barriers. #RockySoulmanJohnson #FathersDay pic.twitter.com/Ctgv2q89Cg — Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) [...]
The Rock Appreciates Randy Orton On the heels of Randy Orton saying that he would love to take the route The Rock did, the former WWE Champion Tweeted him the following: @RandyOrton Appreciate you coming over to kiss & hug [...]
Randy Orton told Shockya.com that he would love for what happened to The Rock to happen to him, with acting becoming his moneymaker. Below is an excerpt from an exclusive interview they did: Yeah, kind of like Dwayne Johnson, and [...]
Dolph Ziggler & AJ Lee Promote Smackdown World Heavyweight Champion Dolph Ziggler and AJ lee appeared on the FOX affiliate in Greensboro, North Carolina on Tuesday to promote this week’s Smackdown taping in the city. You can watch the appearance [...]
The Rock’s new reality series, ‘The Hero,” got off to a strong start by drawing more than 1.5 million viewers for the 8 PM premiere on Thursday night. The following press release was issued by TNT: ‘The Hero’ Draws More [...]
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Time For 12 Rounds Reloaded Randy Orton noted on Twitter that he’ll be headed to New York City next Tuesday to do press for 12 Rounds 2 – Reloaded. The following is from his verified Twitter account: Can’t believe #12Rounds2Reloaded [...]
Justin Gabriel Speaks Justin Gabriel has a new promotional interview online promoting WWE’s July/August tour of South Africa. Click here to read it. Rock’s Wrestlemania Injuries Entertainment Tonight has a video feature online with The Rock discussing his hernial surgery [...]
ContactMusic.com has a new article online where The Rock is quoted about his hernial surgery. The former WWE Champion says the surgery was a blessing in disguise because it gave him an opportunity to slow down and spend some time [...]
The Rock’s latest film, Fast & Furious 6, destroyed the box office over the weekend. As of Monday, the show grossed an estimated $120,019,000 in the United States and $197,000,000o internationally. Obviously this topped the chart at number one. It [...]
The Rock posted a health update on Saturday on Twitter. You can view it below: Surgeon cleared me to dial up intensity 100% w/ training. Just crushed high volume leg day. #QuadsABurnin twitter.com/TheRock/status… — Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) May 25, 2013 [...]
The Rock Surprises Tamina With A Car The Rock surprised his cousin, WWE Diva Tamina Snuka, with a new Lexus SUV. The following photo is from Twitter: Just surprised my cousin @taminasnuka w/ an SUV. Amazing woman w/ a heart [...]
Injury Update on The Rock The Rock is preparing to film “Hercules” in Budapest. The former WWE Champion Tweeted the following: 2 weeks away from shooting HERCULES. Intense workouts w/ my strength coach Dave Rienzi (future IFBB Pro). Lets Shoot. [...]
Below is a box office update for The Rock’s 2013 films through this weekend: GI Joe: Retaliation: $120,467,000 Pain and Gain: $46,574,000 Snitch: $42,828,000 Let’s Interact on Facebook – Friend Me! [...]
The Rock sat down with Chris Van Vliet to promote “Fast & Furious 6″ and discussed his latest WWE run. He reiterated what he’s said in previous interviews, that he’s not ruling out the possibility that he’s finished wrestling. He [...]
The Rock posted the following injury update on Twitter: Injury update: 3 1/2 weeks post surgery (3 hernial tears). Letting pain be my guide & feel good. Thank U guys for the love! #SwollenMember — Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) May 17, [...]
Damien Sandow’s New Theme For Orton If you popped like we did for Damien Sandow’s rendition of Randy Orton’s theme song, you’re going to love this video. You can also watch embedded below: Marvel President Would Love To Work With [...]
Paul Bearer to WWE Hall of Fame The UK Sun is reporting that WWE has confirmed that Paul Bearer will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame next year. We reported here on WrestlingNewsWorld.com on May 1, 2013 that [...]
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The Rock Thanks Hernia Surgeon The Rock Tweeted a photo with his hernia surgeon Dr. Alberto Iglesias on Tuesday. You can view it below: Thank U to my hernia surgeon Dr Iglesias – sewed my guts back in w/ mesh. [...]
HBO ordered the pilot for a new half-hour dramedy starring The Rock. Rock is also executive producing the project with Mark Wahlberg and Steve Levinson. Peter Berg will be directing and will executive produce with Rock’s manager, Dany Garcia. The [...]
Must Ask Cody Some Questions Mike Jones (who?) interviewed Cody Rhodes on DC101 in Washington, D.C. on Thursday to promote Sunday’s WWE Smackdown live event from the Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. In the interview, Rhodes discussed his [...]
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The Rock Encourages Jason Collins Monday’s top story in sports is Washington Wizards center Jason Collins telling Sports Illustrated that he’s gay. The Rock weighed in on Collins’ decision to come out on Twitter: Being real & authentic is very [...]
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The Rock on “Pain & Gain” Success The Rock thanked fans for making Pain & Gain #1 in America on Twitter. See also - “Pain & Gain” Starring The Rock Gains Big As No. 1 At Box Office You can [...]
The Rock’s latest film, Pain & Gain, also starring Mark Wahlberg, raked in $20 million at the box office over the weekend, according to studio estimates. Despite getting what the USA Today described as “roughed up” by critics, the film [...]
Jim Ross posted a new blog entry on his official website. Below are the highlights: @TheRock says that he ‘might’ have wrestled his last match. I say its not the season for ‘mights’ and that a performer/athlete like Dwayne Johnson [...]
The Rock did a Q&A on Twitter Friday evening. In it, he continued with the rhetoric that his match at Wrestlemania 29 could have been his last, talked about his future schedule and confirmed he was asked to be in [...]
The Rock Interacts With Austin, Nash The Rock used Twitter on Thursday to thank Steve Austin and Kevin Nash for their kind words regarding his latest injury: My fav redneck tough SOB –> RT: @steveaustinbsr: @therock Heard U finally had [...]
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April 25, 2013
Backstage News
Cody Rhodes Challenges Morgan Freeman Cody Rhodes vs. Morgan Freeman? It’s a match Rhodes would welcome, according to comments made to Sowetan Live. So why Freeman? Cody explained, “because I feel like I could win because he’s old; although I’m [...]
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As previously noted here on WrestlingNewsWorld.com, director Michael Bay had some fun at The Rock’s expense by jokingly saying the former WWE Champion needs to “grow up” and stop wrestling while on the red carpet at the premiere for “Pain [...]
The Rock used Twitter to poke fun at the publications that took director Michael Bay’s quote about him out of context. Rock Tweeted the following on Wednesday: Funny sh*t! Michael Bay joked I should stop wrestling 300lb men. I agree [...]
E! Online covered the news of The Rock’s successful hernia operation. Their piece notes the surgery caused Rock to miss the Pain & Gain premiere in Los Angeles where director Michael Bay issued his well-wishes and joked from the red [...]
Next Week on WWE Raw John Cena will team with Ryback on next week’s episode of WWE Raw to face The Shield. The show will take place from the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. We’ll have exclusive live play-by-play coverage [...]
The Rock underwent successful surgery on Tuesday to repair three hernial tears. Rock Tweeted: Surgery a success! Dr repaired 3 hernial tears (fun pain). Superman is on the mend.. #WeFallWeRise twitter.com/TheRock/status… — Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) April 23, 2013 See also [...]
The Rock’s NBA Playoffs Video The Rock is featured in a new video for TNT’s coverage of the 2013 NBA Playoffs. Rock is hosting an upcoming reality series on TNT this summer called “The Hero.” You can watch the video [...]
Peter Rosenberg interviewed The Rock to promote his upcoming reality series called “The Hero” on TNT. In it, he talked exclusively about the injury he suffered at Wrestlemania 29 and whether or not this was his last match. Rock said [...]