Dwayne Johnson last had a major feud in WWE for two consecutive years in 2012 and 2013. In that program WWE, he had two marquee matches with John Cena at WrestleMania 28 and 29. But the match at the grandest stage in 2013 left him injured. Once his father, the late Rocky Johnson, shared that The Rock lost six figures for three days straight following his loss to ‘The Cenation Leader’.
No wonder ‘The Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment’ always says it’s not easy to wrestle and act simultaneously. His late father gave a proper synopsis of the repercussions of the same.
Rocky Johnson once shared how Dwayne Johnson lost big time against John Cena
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A few years ago in 2017, Rocky Johnson appeared in an interview with Hannibal TV. While talking about his son’s career in WWE and acting, he recalled DJ’s match with John Cena. He shared how much the 10-time world champion lost his absence due to injury.
Johnson said, “It’ll be crazy to go back. He likes to meet the guys, talk to them, help them. But as far as getting in the ring while his contract, he can’t anyway. Because the last time he wrestled Cena at WrestleMania he got a hernia.”
The Soulman added, “He had to have emergency surgery. They had to shut the set down for three weeks, it cost him two hundred thousand dollars a day.”
The Rock and also John Cena in recent years have shared how their injury will cost their film careers. This is the reason they don’t wrestle full-time during an active acting schedule. Back then, Cena didn’t know this and called out Johnson for being away from WWE.
Nevertheless, in the past few days, the 16-time world champion has accepted it was his fault for calling out DJ. Now that he is an actor himself, Cena understands why The Rock was away from WWE. Even Rocky Johnson knew this and he shared in this interview with a wish of working in his son’s film.
