“Smacked That UFC Fighter in the Face” – Jack Black Letting His Intrusive Thoughts Come Out Had Dwayne Johnson in Splits During UFC 296

UFC 296 had many celebrities attending the final pay-per-view of 2023. However, what fans didn’t expect was to see Hollywood star Jack Black cornering Stephen Thompson in his fight against Shavkat Rakhmonov. Moreover, the 54-year-old actor felt like he almost came to blows with a UFC fighter backstage, prompting a reaction from Dwayne Johnson.

Jack Black and Stephen Thomspon have been friends for a while now. ‘Wonderboy’ even confessed that having him and Kyle Gass walk out with him to the Octagon was his dream. However, a funny backstage moment from Black caught the attention of Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, who sent a message to his former co-star on social media.

Dwayne Johnson reacted to Jack Black’s appearance at UFC 296

‘ESPN’ posted a video of Jack Black warming up backstage to accompany Stephen Thompson during his walkout to the Octagon. He was stretching his muscles when he almost hit someone in the face. Black thought that it was a UFC fighter and believed that he almost messed him up. The 54-year-old actor said, “I almost smacked that UFC fighter in the face.” This seemingly caught the attention of his ‘Jumanji’ co-star Dwayne Johnson, who dropped a comment on that video.

‘The Rock’ starred in the remake of the 1995 Robin Williams starrer blockbuster alongside Jack Black. Since then, they’ve built a great relationship with each other. As such, the former 10-time WWE champion could not resist sharing a reaction after witnessing Black at UFC 296. Dwayne Johnson said, “My Jumanji brother ready to rumble!! love it.” Although this was Black’s first UFC appearance, he had trained with Stephen Thompson in the past and even taught him one of his moves. Let’s take a look at that front.

‘School of Rock’ star taught ‘Wonderboy’ the ‘Kick of Destiny’

The UFC welterweight veteran once appeared in a funny skit with Jack Black. There, the Hollywood actor taught one of his secret weapons, called ‘The Kick of Destiny’, which was an homage to his 2006 movie, ‘Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny’. Black instructed ‘Wonderboy’ on how to pull off that move. He said, “So, Wonderboy, what you wanna do is you wanna snap f***ing high. But you never take your eyes off target. Locked on, target.”

Being a martial arts expert, Stephen Thomspon successfully got the ‘Kick of Destiny’s technique right. Unfortunately, he pulled his hamstring while performing that kick. Thereafter, the 54-year-old actor asked the cameraman to cut the video after Thompson’s hamstring injury.

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Jack Black did not get to see his friend ‘Wonderboy’ emerge victorious while he was in his corner for the first time. However, Stephen Thompson is still an active fighter and has shown no signs of slowing down. As such, we might get to see the ‘School of Rock’ actor again at another UFC event in the future.

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