“Because we both had afros”- When Dwayne Johnson had joked about the reason for his relationship with Andre the Giant


“Because we both had afros”- When Dwayne Johnson had joked about the reason for his relationship with Andre the Giant

Andre The Giant and Dwayne Johnson

Dwayne Johnson is regarded as one of the greatest wrestlers of all time and is now one of the world’s highest paid actors. Dwayne Johnson was technically solid in the ring and excelled in the psychology and the storytelling. The Rock was a great seller and his mic skills are probably one of the best in the history of professional wrestling. Johnson in his peak could get a great match out of anyone, even a singles match against an average wrestler looked good when the rock featured in it. Dwayne Johnson’s expressions were on point and had the ability to connect with the crowd which only a few were able to.

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Dwayne Johnson was the face of WWE during his time in the company. He headlined several Live events and featured in the most watched episodes of RAW and SmackDown. Dwayne Johnson won the WWF Championship for the first time at 1998 Survivor series, since then he has been an 8-time WWE Champion and has also won the 2000 Royal Rumble. Dwayne left WWE in 2004 and returned to the company again in 2011 as a part timer. Dwayne Johnson made Sporadic appearances from 2013 to 2019 and announced his retirement from wrestling in 2019.

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Young Rock is an American Sitcom based on the life of Dwayne Johnson

Dwayne Johnson and Andre the Giant portrayed in the series Young Rock
Dwayne Johnson and Andre the Giant portrayed in the series Young Rock.

Dwayne Johnson is third generation wrestler and is the son of Professional wrestler Rocky Johnson. The Rock has shared timely about his early struggles in the wrestling business as well as his fight with depression when he was a teenager. When Dwayne was a young, he observed how his parents struggled to make ends meet while being forced out of their house and having their car impounded.

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A television sitcom named “Young Rock” is based on Dwayne Johnson’s life, The series premiered on NBC on February 16, 2021. Nahnatchka Khan and Jeff Chiang are the creators of the series. Critics have usually given the series favorable reviews and the show’s second season premiered in May 2022. The series has been renewed for a third season.

The Series has portrayed several WWE Superstars such as the Undertaker, Macho Man Randy Savage, Vince McMahon, Triple H, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Andre the Giant and many more. Superstars from the 80s are featured as Dwayne’s father Rocky Johnson was a part of WWF in the 80s and fought alongside them.

When Dwayne Johnson was a young boy, he shared a great bond with Andre the Giant. Johnson has revealed some stories from his youth about being raised around the Giant. Back in 2021, Dwayne’s sitcom had highlighted this connection and He had joked about a crucial resemblance the two had on Twitter while promoting Young Rock. Dwayne Johnson had said that Andre was his hero and that he loved him dearly and treated him like his son, quipped that perhaps this was because they both had African hairstyles.

“The 8th Wonder of the World & the punk scrub known as lil’ Dewey. Andre was a hero of mine. And for some reason he took a liking to me too & always treated me like his own son. Maybe because we both had afros.”

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