Dwayne Johnson Was Once Forced To Go To Pride for “Real Money” As ‘The Rock’ Confesses About Atrocious WWE Stint to Joe Rogan- “I Started Talking to Ken Shamrock”

Dwayne Johnson, aka 'The Rock,' discloses a pivotal career moment in a candid chat with Joe Rogan. He contemplated leaving WWE for Pride MMA, seeking higher earnings and revealing a potential game-changing shift in his career.

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The Temptation of Pride MMA:

In the late '90s, 'The Rock' considered ditching WWE for Pride MMA, enticed by a $500k payday, a substantial leap from his $150K wrestling earnings. Conversations with MMA fighters, including Ken Shamrock and Mark Kerr, fueled his serious consideration of training for MMA for the promise of "real money."

Vince McMahon's Intervention:

Despite dreaming of MMA, a pivotal call from WWE's Vince McMahon, inquiring about Johnson's knee and proposing a heel turn in the Nation of Domination faction, lured 'The Rock' back to WWE. This decision proved crucial, reshaping his career and catapulting him to iconic status.

The Career-Defining Call:

McMahon's call and Dwayne's decision to stay with WWE and join the Nation of Domination marked a turning point in his unparalleled success in wrestling and Hollywood. In an alternate reality, if 'The Rock' pursued MMA, what might have happened?

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