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WWE Legend Reveals the Moment Vince McMahon Realised He Had a Megastar in Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson

Published 02/04/2022, 11:00 AM EST

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The WWE Future Hall of Famer Dwayne Johnson, aka The Rock, is known for impressive mic skills inside the square. Nobody better than the most electrifying man in sports entertainment worked the best with wrestling and mick skills. In addition, the incredible verbal takedowns by ‘The Rock’ introduced the world to a bevy of iconic sayings, catchphrases, and hilarious ways to insult folks.

When Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was a full-time wrestler, millions of fans used to look forward to tuning into Monday Night Raw or Friday Night SmackDown to see The Rock.

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However, our audience does not know that when The Rock picked up a mic for the first time, that was the moment WWE saw what he was worth doing.

The crowd loves when The Rock picks up the microphone!

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has had a roller-coaster career in the wrestling business. Despite Vince McMahon being hesitant to bring The Rock to WWE back then, The President was the only one who believed in him.

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During a Supercut episode on AdFreeShows, Bruce Prichard revealed the exact moment when The Rock became a guy from a roaster to the greatest of all time. Bruce mentioned that it all started when the future Hall of Famer joined the Nation of Domination.

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He stated the group was designed to make Ron Simmons, aka Farooq, the top guy in the group. “The turning point was Ron would go out, and Ron would cut the promos, and they would get down the line, and there would be a point where Rock would get the microphone. After three or four weeks of that, when Rock would get the microphone, the crowd just went nuts before he ever said a word,” said Bruce Prichard.

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The Great One has had many appearances in the WWE ring when fans have loved him for laying verbal smacks. The Vice President also added, “I remember sitting there and looking at Vince [McMahon], and he says ‘Damn! Put a microphone in his hand, and the crowd goes nuts. He hadn’t said a word yet. We got something here.’

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The words by Vince McMahon to Bruce Prichard when The Rock skillfully made the crowd love him without saying a word on the microphone tell us that Vince McMahon saw a future in The Rock. The owner of WWE, Vince McMahon, has been a backbone in building the career of The Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment.

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After spending time in the wrestling ring and later moving into Hollywood, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has proved that he is an all-time megastar.

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Akash Dhakite is a WWE writer at EssentiallySports. Since he was three years old, Akash has been a fan of WWE, which gives him an ascendancy of knowledge about this sport. He grew up watching John Cena and to ‘Never Give Up’ is something that he has learned from him.
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