– As we noted earlier today, former WWE Superstar Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is rumored to have a role in the upcoming Paramount Pictures “Baywatch” movie. The Rock himself has since confirmed the rumors via social media with the following tweet:
– Tommy Dreamer has been teasing a big announcement for his upcoming House Of Hardcore VII event. The announcement is expected to be unveiled on Monday and early speculation is that it will involve additional ECW “originals” being added to the lineup.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has signed on to star in the Baywatch movie that is being produced by Paramount. He tweeted on Friday:
“This is my beach bitch!” Rumors are true… we’re making #BAYWATCH the movie. Edgy, raunchy and hopefully, funny as all hell. Cue slo mo running on the beach… #WhoNeedsMouthToMouth #RedShortsBeHugginABrotha”
– Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson recently filmed some scenes for “Fast & Furious: Supercharged,” which is a new theme park “experience” that is coming soon to Universal Studios Hollywood.
– WWE Network recently posted the following regarding the delayed launch in the United Kingdom:
“The launch of @WWENetwork in the U.K. will be delayed given discussions with potential partners. A launch date will be announced by Nov. 1.”
It looks as though WWE is talking with various potential partners regarding the possibility of launching the WWE Network as a channel, similar to how they did in Canada.
As we reported a few weeks ago, Dwayne Johnson, better known to WWE fans as The Rock, was deciding which character he would play in the new “Shazam” comic-based film.
On Wednesday, Rock confirmed via Twitter that he will be playing the role of “Black Adam,” who is considered more of an anti-hero type of character than an actual villain.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has confirmed that he will either play the hero role of Shazam or the villain role of Black Adam in an upcoming DC Comics film project.
Forr more information about the film and the aforementioned characters, visit ScreenRelish.com.
The Rock also took to Twitter to thank fans for their support of “Hercules” in its’ Mexico City premiere. Rock tweeted the following:
The following are highlights of a new Philly.com interview with John Cena:
On his career and his future: “A lot’s happened. Physically, I’m just getting started. There’s plenty left to do. Every day is another opportunity. So it’s been a long and great ride.”
On if he’d like to follow in The Rock’s footsteps after his WWE career: “Oh, no. Dwayne? There’s only one Dwayne Johnson. I’d like to be myself, so I’ll find a path doing something. I don’t know if it’s going to be filling his shoes. He’s set the bar pretty high.”
– Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson turns 42 today. The part-time WWE Superstar was born on May 2, 1972.
– As noted in the recap of Thursday’s WWE first-quarter conference call, the “Tough Enough” reality show is scheduled to return on the WWE Network. Former Tough Enough trainer Bill DeMott tweeted the following about the news:
The news is out @WWEToughEnough is coming to @WWENetwork – to say I am waiting for the call would be an (1/2)
– Ric Flair and Rob Van Dam have been added to the announced lineup for the upcoming NXT Takeover live special, which airs later this month on the WWE Network.
– The WrestleMania XXX DVD is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, May 13th.
– The New York Post website ran an article on the new Iron Sheik documentary, which features interviews with such names as Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Mick Foley Jim Ross and actor Seth Green. You can check that out at NYPost.com.
The following is from UFC’s official YouTube channel.
ONLY ON UFC FIGHT PASS: “The Best of the Beast” anthology features all seven of former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar’s UFC fights, archive material including footage of the 282lbs beast’s amateur wrestling career and — in addition — exclusive interviews with pro-wrestling legends “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Jim Ross.
Below are clips from Steve Austin and The Rock’s interviews about their former WWE co-worker Brock Lesnar:
Best of the Beast: Steve Austin Talks Brock Lesnar
Former WWE champion “Stone Cold” Steve Austin gives his thoughts on former UFC heavyweight champion and current WWE superstar Brock Lesnar.
Best of the Beast: Dwayne Johnson Talks Brock Lesnar
Now on UFC Fight Pass, former WWE champion and MMA fanatic Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson reflects on the career of Brock Lesnar.
– Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has been nominated in the “Favorite Male Buttkicker” category in Nickelodeon’s “Kid’s Choice Awards.” This is the same award that The Rock won in 2013. This year, The Rock is up against Hugh Jackman, Johnny Depp and Robert Downey Jr.
– WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross recently appeared on FOX Sports’ “The Buzz” radio show with Jimmy Traina. Ross talks about his desire to call one more match, his new Ross Report podcast and more. You can check out the interview at FOXSports.com.
According to officials within WWE, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is the leading candidate as one of the “main event inductees” for the 2015 WWE Hall Of Fame ceremony in California.
Apparently it’s up to The Rock if he wants to accept the induction, as his decision would basically center around whether or not his Hollywood schedule allows him to be available to take part in the annual wrestling honor.
– The Rock surprised an 8th grade class at Academy of Arts Charter School in Allentown, Pennsylvania this past week while he was in town filming for his new TNT show, “Wake Up Call.” The Rock spoke to the students about working hard to achieve your dreams.
– Italian wrestler Adrian Severe worked a WWE tryout at the Performance Center last month. Severe was reportedly offered the tryout after receiving a short tryout while WWE was in Germany last year. Severe is a pro wrestler that was trained by former WCW star Alex Wright.
– Part-time WWE Superstar Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson recently revealed some details on his second autobiography via his official Facebook account. The Rock wrote:
“Amazing (and jarring) to go back and ‘experience’ my life again from 2000 to 2014. Writing my 2nd memoir w/ Joe Layden (who also wrote “The Rock Says” in 2000). Life of peaks and valleys (and a shot of tequila). Look forward to sharing it with you. Holidays 2014.”
– The Shield once again cut a promo about the CM Punk situation at a WWE live event. The trio spoke about Punk not being at the show in San Diego on Saturday night.
In a related note, fans who attended the show were offered refunds if they bought tickets to see Punk.
– The basic match-style that is being taught to developmental talent coming up in WWE is for the babyfaces to build towards one comeback spot, set up around their trademark moves, and ultimately finishing with a specific move that they can always use to win.
– The Rock reportedly informed WWE in August that he would not working WrestleMania XXX this year, but has not yet ruled out the possibility of doing WrestleMania 31 in 2015.
Additionally, WWE’s merchandise department were recently told not to produce any singular merchandise featuring The Rock. They noted that The Rock could be used in group shots, but nothing individual.
– WWE has reportedly been taking an aggressive approach recently in attempts to get customers of the WWE Magazine to renew their subscriptions. The company has apparently been sending out multiple renewal letters to subscribers in the past several months.
– Part-time WWE Superstar Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson recently noted that UFC president Dana White filmed an appearance for his new TNT series, “Wake Up Call.” The Rock tweeted the following regarding White’s appearance, including a photo of the two together:
Part-time WWE Superstar Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson recently noted on his official Twitter account that he surprised his housekeeper Esperanza by buying her a new car.
– According to The South Florida Business Journal, former WWE Superstar Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is having a $4.5 million home built in Broward County, Florida. Check out the full story online at BizJournals.com.
– WWE Hall Of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler noted on Twitter recently that he spent his New Year’s Eve at Hogan’s Beach in Florida. Lawler tweeted the following photo of himself with Hulk Hogan and Jimmy Hart:
We noted earlier that NBA star LeBron James posted a tweet on his official Twitter account asking how he could obtain a WWE World Championship belt. Not only did The Rock respond to James, but John Cena and CM Punk did as well. The following are their responses:
You need one? I may have one 4uRT @KingJames: Who do i need to talk to to get one of those World Championship Belt? WWE belt. The real ones
Part-time WWE Superstar Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, who was recently named by Forbes as the highest-grossing actor of 2013, commented on Twitter on the subject. The Rock tweeted the following:
– Kellan Lutz, who is portraying “Hercules” in a separate film from the one Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson recently starred in, noted in a recent interview that he was unable to get as big as The Rock did for his role. Lutz even went as far as to say, “There’s not enough ‘extra-curricular’ stuff for that.”
Check out the complete interview online at ContactMusic.com.
– WWE Superstar Mark Henry has apparently been spotted in Boston, Massachusetts, the site of tonight’s WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view. Henry was seen flying into Boston with WWE agents Billy Kidman and Dean Malenko.
Obviously Henry’s presence in Boston doesn’t necessarily mean that he will be making his return during the show. Some are speculating, however, that he will return to answer the “open challenge” that Ryback is rumored to be a part of on the show tonight.
– WWE Superstar Rey Mysterio made his official WWE return on the special “RAW Country” show on Monday night. Mysterio returned after the main event, which featured CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, Goldust, Cody Rhodes & The Usos vs. The Wyatt Family and The Shield. After the babyfaces won the match, The Real Americans hit the ring to help the heels beat them down. Mysterio’s music hit, and out came “Mr. 6-1-9” to help even the score. Mysterio hit his 6-1-9 on two members of the heel team and celebrates with the babyfaces to close the show.
– Part-time WWE Superstar Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson tweeted on Monday night his memory of debuting with WWE at the Survivor Series pay-per-view back in 1996. The Rock tweeted the following:
