The Rock: I once thought maybe I should [do the UFC]
Johnson is a huge UFC and mixed martial arts fan, and spoke about when he thought he might change gears and train to actual fight in the UFC instead of just being a fan.
Today WWE superstar and Hollywood giant Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson joined the new Unfiltered Podcast hosted by former UFC champion Matt Serra and comedian Jim Norton.
Johnson is a huge UFC and mixed martial arts fan, and spoke about when he thought he might change gears and train to actual fight in the UFC instead of just being a fan:
About a decade ago, Johnson said he had already pretty much done everything there was to do in the world of pro wresting. He was a former WWE champion and one of the biggest draws in the history of sports entertainment. The Rock left WWE in 2004 to embark on a movie career, but that wasn’t going as well as he’d hoped.
“There was a time there where I thought, man, I achieved everything I wanted to achieve in WWE, my movie career is floundering a little bit, what do I do?” Johnson said. “I was relatively still young, I think I was 34. I thought, oh well maybe UFC. Maybe I should do something like that.”
