“DC Was Shook”: Ariel Helwani & Others Left Rattled as UFC Fighter Channels His Inner Dwayne Johnson at UFC Noche

Dwayne Johnson is always the talk of the town. And his recent appearance in WWE has prompted everyone to talk about him even more. It has just been a few days since the $21 billion UFC-WWE merger and it seems that the WWE icon’s name is already on everyone’s lips. Especially UFC fighters.

Recently, one UFC lightweight fighter channeled his inner Dwayne Johnson at UFC Noche. This incident has rattled many souls, including MMA journalist Ariel Helwani.

UFC lightweight pulls out The Rock’s famous catchphrase

At Noche UFC at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Charlie Campbell destroyed Alex Reyes inside the octagon. After his grand victory in the second bout of the night, he channeled his inner Dwayne Johnson in his post-fight promo. He asked current UFC commentator Daniel Cormier, “What do you think about my boxing?”

Before the former MMA fighter could reply to his question, he pulled out one of The Rock’s iconic catchphrases, “It doesn’t matter what you think.” He then added, “Shoutout to Dwayne Johnson, the Rock. I’m a huge fan. Put me in a movie or something.” Ariel Helwani was shocked but quite enjoyed the segment.

Clearly, ‘The Cannibal’ admires DJ very much. Plus, with the UFC-WWE merger and Johnson’s latest appearance, he did a good job shooting his shot, which may put him in the limelight to work with Johnson in the future.

What does Johnson’s return to WWE mere days after the WWE-UFC merger mean?

From the very first day, when the UFC and WWE merger was announced, ‘The Great One’ was hopeful for a reunion. He knew that this merger would definitely turn out to be special and extremely successful. He has professional relations with both pro wrestling and MMA giants.

He has worked in WWE as a pro wrestler while he is also associated with UFC through his Project Rock deal. Just days after the merger took place, he returned to WWE. This might be a sign that we can expect more appearances from ‘The Brahma Bull’ henceforth.

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In addition, this merger might also result in crossover events in the future. Campbell was smart enough to put his desire out there in front of the public and media. Surely, his words will reach Johnson’s ears sooner or later and the Hollywood icon even might grant his wish.

What do you think about Campbell’s shoutout to The Rock?

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