Themba Gorimbo became an internet darling among UFC fans after he mentioned his bankruptcy after his win at UFC Vegas 73. Moreover, that revelation caught the attention of Hollywood star Dwayne Johnson, who pledged to help the African fighter out. Gorimbo recently revealed when he will meet the Hollywood A-Lister.

Dwayne Johnson bought the XFL from Vince McMahon in 2020 hoping to make the league a phenomenon. However, in its first season under The Rock’s ownership, the league lost around $60 million. Despite that, he reached out to Themba Gorimbo and promised to help him out. This gesture made the fans shower more love on the Black Adam star.

Themba Gorimbo opens up about his plans to meet Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson

During a recent appearance on the Believe You Me podcast, Gorimbo confirmed that he has been in touch with Johnson on Twitter. The Zimbabwean fighter mentioned that he and the WWE superstar-turned-actor are trying to arrange a date to meet up in person. Gorimbo said, “I speak to him [Johnson]. We chat on Twitter and stuff like that, and we are arranging a date [and] where we’re going to meet, in person, obviously.”

Moreover, Gorimbo also expressed his excitement to meet Johnson, considering he’s one of the most popular personalities in the world. He added, “It’s anyone’s dream to meet The Rock.”

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He further went on to reveal that ‘The Rock’ is a very busy individual, so whenever he’s ready to meet him, Gorimbo will be there without any questions. “We are organizing a date. He’s a busy man and yeah, whatever date he will say, ‘Yeah, let’s meet’, I’ll be there, you know,” said the Zimbabwean fighter. Let us take a look at why Dwayne Johnson was able to resonate with Gorimbo’s situation.

The Rock’s “7 bucks” story with Gorimbo

When Themba Gorimbo revealed that he had only around seven dollars in his bank account heading into UFC Vegas 73, Johnson responded to him on social media because he had a similar past. Michael Bisping mentioned during the podcast that the Hollywood star named his production company in reference to the time when he was broke.

Bisping said, “The Rock, 7 dollars. For the people that don’t know, he talks about it a lot.” He added, “His production company is called ‘7 Bucks’ because he was broke and he was down to his last 7 dollars.” ‘The Rock’ clearly empathized with Themba Gorimbo’s ‘7 bucks’ situation, which made him respond to the Zimbabwean fighter on Social media.

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Some of Johnson’s recent big-budget movies haven’t worked out well as he would have hoped. However, despite those outcomes, he never fails to extend a helping hand whenever he feels like he needs to. ‘The Rock’ has certainly boosted Gorimbo’s morale, as he is in a much happier place now than he’s ever been.

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