Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson‘s feel-good vibes on the 2024 WWE Corridor of Fame ceremony shortly soured after an intense verbal confrontation with a fan.
The incident went down Friday at Wells Fargo Middle in Philadelphia instantly following SmackDown. Johnson had simply completed honoring his late grandmother, Lia Maivia, who was amongst this 12 months’s WWE Corridor of Fame inductees. When the ceremony ended and as he made his method backstage, a fan shouted one thing that shortly caught Johnson’s consideration.
In video shared on social media, you may see the WWE legend cease in his tracks, flip after which stroll in the direction of the fan. It seems Johnson asks, “What did you say?” It is not precisely clear what the fan mentioned to upset Johnson, and it is also not clear what the fan responded to Johnson’s query.
After a quick trade, it seems Johnson says, “That is what I assumed.” And as walks away, he turns round yet another time and tells the fan, “Watch your f***ing mouth.” Johnson then walks away with a critical look on his face.
It needs to be famous that the tense trade very nicely might be The Rock in character, as he embraces the villain function for WrestleMania 40. He’ll be a part of forces with Roman Reigns to tackle Cody Rhodes and world heavyweight champion Seth Rollins.
Becoming a member of Johnson’s grandmother within the 2024 WWE Corridor of Fame included boxing legend Muhammad Ali, boxing promoter Paul Heyman, wrestler Bull Nakano, wrestling tag staff Mike Rotunda and Barry Windham (aka the U.S. Specific) and wrestler Thunderbolt Patterson.
Johnson, who in 2008 inducted his father, Rocky, and his grandfather, Peter Maivia, into the WWE Corridor of Fame, was additionally honored on the Corridor of Fame ceremony by Ali’s late spouse, Lonnie. She shared that The Rock in 1998 requested Ali for his permission to make use of the monicker that personified Ali’s profession out and in of the canvass, “The Folks’s Champ.” After sharing that story, Lonnie introduced Johnson with the coveted The Folks’s Championship belt.
After Lonnie known as him to the stage, there was blended response to Johnson getting the consideration, which solely additional means that followers, too, have embraced Johnson’s function as a villain.Â
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