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‘A Far Superior Actor To The Rock’: Fans Acknowledge As Dwayne Johnson’s Greatest Wrestler-To-Actor Ever Reputation Gets Tarnished

Published 12/28/2022, 8:30 AM EST

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Many WWE superstars have worked in a Hollywood films several times. One of those is Dwayne Johnson who went mainstream and became a worldwide Hollywood action hero.

But he isn’t the only one who has made this transition, from a wrestler to an actor. Recently, a 49-year-old director argued that another WWE superstar was a better actor that The Rock. And its not John Cena.

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Recently, Knives Out director Rian Johnson spoke with The Atlantic about his new film, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. He praised WWE Legend Dave Bautista, who plays Duke Cody for the Knives Out Sequel, for his acting. Moreover, he called Batista a better WWE star turned actor.

Johnson said, “I absolutely 100 percent agree. And I think somebody like [Paul Thomas Anderson] is going to give him a real part and is gonna look like a genius. As a person, Bautista is genuinely, immediately vulnerable when you meet him, and that’s what I was excited about.”

He added, “This is someone who has the physical trappings of someone who would play it big, but he actually brings sensitivity to the role.”

Batista’s movies have always differed completely from what The Rock and Cena do. Cena even once complimented the 6-time world champion for his selection of scripts.

Furthermore, it seems several people also agreed with Rian Johnson’s statement. They took to social media share their reactions over the same.

Fans support the claim that Batista is the better WWE star turned actor than Dwayne Johnson and John Cena

After Rian Johnson’s statement to The Atlantic, fans took upon Twitter to share their reaction on the same. Many of them called Batista a different type of actor than Johnson and Cena.

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However, there were some who were against the statement and defended The Rock and Cena. Below are some of those reactions.

The fans who agree with Batista being a better actor than The Rock and John Cena.

However, it seems some fans don’t agree with this report!

Shots fired at The Great One and The Cenation Leader by several users.

Fans talk about the difference between the three WWE legends.

Clearly, fans had mixed reviews, but Batista has a different fanbase after becoming an actor.

“I’m Super Sad” – John Cena Responds to Batista Not Wanting to Work With Him or Dwayne Johnson in Hollywood

Batista doesn’t consider The Rock as an actor

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While speaking to Tampa Bay Times in 2019, The Animal shared that he thought of DJ as a movie star, but not an actor. He also asked not to be compared to the rock as an actor.

Batista is happy for the success Johnson has achieved and also praised him for his stardom. However, he would never “consider him a great actor“.

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Tushar Deogharkar

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Tushar Deogharkar is a WWE writer at EssentiallySports. Tushar has done his Master's in Tourism Management and is an ardent fan of pro wrestling. He follows WWE and AEW very closely and wants to learn how the promotions are run.
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