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Massive Outrage Over Dwayne Johnson’s Controversial Partnership: “Don’t Confuse The Rock With an Actual Human Being”

Published 09/15/2022, 8:45 AM EDT

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Dwayne Johnson is an ace businessman alongside being an elite actor. After starting out his career as a football player, he transitioned into the world of pro wrestling. Soon after establishing himself in WWE, he changed his career path to acting. Currently, Johnson is one of the highest-paid actors in the world.

While acting, Johnson also co-owns or manages several brands of his own. Brands such as Zoa Energy, Acorns, XFL, and Teremana Tequila are all DJ’s successful ventures. The Rock is also popular for his collaboration with Under Armour’s ‘Project Rock’ apparatus.

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Recently, the UFC, Under Armour, ‘Project Rock’, and The Rock himself, all were in the news for a common reason. A few days back, The Rock announced on his Twitter handle that UFC and Project Rock are entering a partnership, and that Project Rock would now be the official footwear partner of the UFC.

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However, UFC Fighters have now been repeatedly asked to wear these shoes by Project Rock during events. But ‘Bloody Elbow’ has now reported that, even after wearing this footwear, the athletes are not getting paid. Even with a new deal and sponsorship, the athletes are not getting paid.

Several fighters have reported that they haven’t been compensated for wearing these shoes. Even Nate Diaz openly called out these shoes and stated, “These shoes f–king suck.” Several fans on Reddit openly voiced their opinion on this issue.

People were also triggered and even used his own catchphrase on The Rock.

Fans were extremely agitated with this partnership and questioned The Rock’s relation with MMA.

Dwayne Johnson is rumored to face The Tribal Chief Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 39

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WrestleMania 39 is going to be held in Los Angeles, next year. The last time, when The Rock made his presence felt at WrestleMania, it was seven years ago, when he returned at the 32nd edition of the event. He returned and went face to face with Erick Rowan of the Wyatt Family, whom he defeated within six seconds. While The Tribal Chief, Roman Reigns is also rumored to go off against either The Rock or Cody Rhodes.

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As per reports from Dave Meltzer, The Rock is currently heavily rumored to take on Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 39. Meltzer said, “It’s the plan. It’s 100 percent the plan for this year [WrestleMania 39]. But the idea is, it’s the plan if he can do it. We’re still months away, months and months away. So many opportunities and things like that may come up that are far more important than WrestleMania.”

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Roman Reigns is currently the undisputed champion and has held the title for more than 700 days. Although WWE has plans for bringing in two different champions at WrestleMania, they also do not want Roman Reigns to lose. Only time will tell what might happen.

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Shounak Chakrabarti

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Shounak Chakrabarti is WWE writer at EssentiallySports. With a degree in Journalism, he wants to stand tall as an objective journalist. An avid fan of wrestling from childhood, Shounak has followed the sport from its very core and Seth 'Freakin' Rollins just happens to be his favorite wrestler.
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