WWE Legend Confirms Triple H’s Dislike for Dwayne Johnson: “It Was Jealousy in a Professional Rivalry With The Rock”
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People’s favorite, The Rock, is one of the most decorated professional wrestlers globally. Since his debut in the WWE, Dwayne Johnson has climbed the ladders to reach the apex. The Rock followed his father’s footsteps to be a professional wrestler.
Rocky Johnson’s father even worked for the company and was often seen by The Rock’s side after his late 1996 WWE debut. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is undoubtedly a Megastar from getting into the wrestling business to now making movies.
However, when someone like “The Rock” achieves beyond his limits, any individual can envy him. Throughout The Rock’s astonishing career, there are some memories that other wrestlers might have been hesitant in show business.
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On the latest episode of the “Something To Wrestle With” podcast, the senior vice president of WWE, Bruce Prichard, revealed one such situation.
Conrad Thompson spoke to Bruce Prichard about The Great One’s early years in WWE. Bret “Hitman” Hart has faced The Rock only once in his wrestling career.
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The Brahma Bull went one-on-one with Bret Hart for the Intercontinental Championship title on the March 31, 1977, episode of Monday Night Raw. Rocky Maivia kept the gold title against The Hitman by a DQ finish. Bret Hart, in his book, revealed that Triple H pushed for him to beat Rocky.
However, the challenger did not find any reason to beat Rocky Maivia at the title match, as it would not have built any heat for Bret Hart’s heel turn. Hart winning the game would have only sabotaged the real young talent such as The Rock.
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Conrad Thompson asked the WWE Producer about the incident. Was it the Hunter wanted to derail The Rock? Was it a strategy of “The Game” to give “The Hitman” a second-tier belt? Clearly using this idea would have put Bret Hart out of the World Title picture for Shawn Michaels.
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Bruce Prichard responded, “No, more than anything, I just think that it was jealousy in a professional rivalry with The Rock.”
The Chief also mentioned that anytime a new guy came up, other wrestlers were jockeying for top positions. The jockeying was an act of professional rivalry. Even in Bret Hart’s book, he has reflected that The Game and The Heartbreak Kid disliked The Rock intensely. The DX team was myopic to see that The Rock was destined to become one of the all-time greatest in the history of WWE.
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Dwayne, “The Rock” Johnson, has paved his way throughout his life to make a successful career. The third-generation superstar has defied all odds in both WWE and Hollywood business.
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