Following his surprise comeback to WWE earlier this year, fans were quite excited and speculated about Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s future with the organization.
At WrestleMania 40, The Rock changed course in response to criticism from the crowd, having originally planned to challenge Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns. He chose to turn villain instead, teaming up with Reigns to take on Cody Rhodes and WWE World Champion Seth Rollins.
The Rock’s relationship with WWE underwent a dramatic change in February when he was added to the TKO Board of Directors. In addition to this job, he received $30 million in shares and the rights to the trademarked moniker “The Rock.”
Talks over The Rock’s future with WWE have gotten more intense as WrestleMania 40 approaches and he is expected to pair with Roman Reigns on Night 1. The Rock and former WWE creative writer Brian Gewirtz discussed his continued relationship with the organization in a lengthy story published by ESPN.
The Rock declared, “I’m not off the board after WrestleMania.” “I will always be involved with this, and I am still on the board. We’re in it now, too. This is our passion and it always will be.
