“You’re Not Ready”: Dwayne Johnson’s First Meeting With WWE Chairman Vince McMahon Was Unique

Dwayne Johnson had a great wrestling career before becoming one of Hollywood’s top performers. During his WWE tenure, Vince McMahon played a big part in making him popular. Moreover, Johnson’s TV sitcom Young Rock’s recent episode portrayed how McMahon sent Johnson to Memphis to enhance and develop his wrestling talent.

McMahon has always had a tremendous wrestling mind; he knew how and when to promote wrestlers to the viewers. Additionally, the recent episode of Young Rock included his first encounter with McMahon. The Rock took to Instagram to share this story.

The Rock in the caption mentioned, “After my very first match ever, Vince flew me to Stamford to say “you got a lot of potential kid, but you’re not ready for the big leagues of the WWE. I’m sending you to Memphis. Go learn the business. Learn how to work and learn how to talk on the mic.”

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The Great One also expressed gratitude to McMahon for his early guidance and for recognizing the potential in that ‘punk kid’ with the ‘bad’ haircut. In Young Rock season 2, Adam Ray played McMahon’s character. During the episode, McMahon flew him to Memphis to learn the ropes and improve his in-ring abilities.

Additionally, The Rock discussed his WWE debut as Rocky Maivia and his magical debut at Madison Square Garden.

Dwayne Johnson and Vince McMahon’s relationship

As the CEO of the biggest pro wrestling company, Vince McMahon built a lot of superstars, including John Cena, Steve Austin, Undertaker, and many more. Over the years, he had many good and bad relationships with the WWE wrestlers. Additionally, on Twitter, The Rock shared how his relationship with Vince McMahon was.

Vince McMahon had played a huge role in the success of The Rock’s WWE career and pushed him to become one of the company’s greatest wrestlers of all time. Johnson considered McMahon to be one of his greatest business mentors and a father figure to him.

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The Great One has provided the WWE universe with countless memories throughout the years. Moreover, their friendship continued to grow and Johnson even purchased XFL from his former boss in 2020.