The Rock Speaks Out: His Return, John Cena, WrestleMania, More…

Matt Fowler, of IGN.com, recently posted an interview with current WWE Champion The Rock. He met with the Rock down in Panama where the Rock is shooting a new reality series, “The Hero.”

In the interview, Fowler asks The Rock about his return and if he had chosen John Cena to work with specifically, in which the Rock responds with,

“He was my pick, yes,” The Rock confirmed. “Definitely. You have to understand that my return back into the WWE was years in the making. And since I’ve been back, it’s been a three year-long journey that started at WrestleMania 27 in Atlanta. So John has always been my first choice. Here’s the thing. The question was that if I was going to go back in the WWE, how could I go back and make the most impact? With who can I headline WrestleMania in that company and make the most impact? And the bottom line is that it continues to be John Cena. Just in terms of, and we’ll use a Hollywood term here, box office appeal. Universal appeal. Athletic pairing. So there are a lot of reasons. 

I think we’re going to have a great match and my hope is that it’s going to be a classic,” The Rock continued. “With some great drama, some great emotion. This scenario for me is one that I’ve honestly dreamed of. A dream match. And what I’m talking about is being able to go back to the WWE and give back to the business, which is in my blood and has allowed me a platform to perform which then, twelve years ago, allowed me to make he transition to Hollywood. So the scenario I’ve dreamed of is that I’m able to go back, become WWE Champion, go into the what is considered the biggest marketplace in the world, which is the New York City area, at MetLife Stadium and headline WrestleMania as champion and give back to the business, the fans, the company and their number one hero. So I couldn’t have asked for a better scenario and we’re going to have a blast.”

The Rock stated that he plans to headline WrestleMania as champion and “give back to the business, the fans, the company and their number one hero,” which all but confirms rumored plans to have Cena win the title at WrestleMania 29. You can read the interview in it’s entirety here.

 

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