“Not Sure If Hulk Hogan Did That”: Dwayne Johnson Once Gave His Honest Take on The Hulkster’s Failed Hollywood Attempt

Dwayne Johnson is one of the WWE superstars who successfully transitioned into a Hollywood actor. Moreover, he paved the way for future WWE superstars who want an alternative career in acting. 

But not all wrestlers were able to become established actors in Hollywood or on the small screen. Once, The Rock shared his views on such WWE stars while mentioning Hulk Hogan.

A long time ago, in 2005, Dwayne Johnson sat for an interview with Playboy. This was two or three years after debuting as The Scorpion King in The Mummy Returns in 2001. However, the WWE star turned actor once shared his views on why Hulk Hogan and other wrestlers were not finding success in the acting world.

The host asked DJ, “Hulk Hogan and other wrestlers failed at movies. Why?”

DJ replied without insulting the 2-time WWE Hall of Famer. He said, “I’m not sure. I know what was important to me—choosing good material, studying, making sure everybody knew I wasn’t in it for the paycheck. I’m not too sure if Hogan and those other wrestlers did that.”

Prior to The Rock making it into Hollywood, wrestlers like Hulk Hogan, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Terry Funk, Jesse Ventura, etc. They all made a name for themselves in acting but haven’t matched the success of Johnson in Hollywood.

However, Hogan has a memorable role in Rocky III with Sylvester Stallone as Thunderlips. Furthermore, Ventura co-starred with Arnold Schwarzenegger in several movies in the 80s i.e Predator and The Running Man.

Nevertheless, DJ rules Hollywood as the only WWE superstar who has made massive success in both fields. Additionally, in the past few years, his stock as an actor has only seen an upward arrow.

How many WWE superstars successfully entered Hollywood after Dwayne Johnson?

The Rock took a risk in his life and transitioned himself into a Hollywood actor while having a great WWE run. However, after Johnson, many WWE stars tried to break into Hollywood and very few were successful.

Starting with John Cena, who started starring in movies around 2007 under WWE Studios production named 12 Rounds. Today, after several years, the 16-time world champion is known for his roles in Trainwreck, F9, and the most recent role that he found remarkable success, The Peacemaker.

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Also, while The Brahma Bull was making movies and Cena started his transition as an actor, Batista also took a risk. ‘The Animal’ struggled in his initial years in Hollywood but got successful after starring as ‘Drax the Destroyer’ in MCU’s Guardians of the Galaxy. Moreover, he is known as a method actor by his WWE colleagues.

After the men’s division made it into Hollywood, some of the women in WWE also tried in Hollywood. Fans praise Sasha Banks for her role in Mandalorian. Also, recently, Becky Lynch starred in Young Rock as Cyndi Lauper.

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