Dwayne Johnson, before he began his career in Hollywood, was an established wrestler for WWE. But even before that, he played college football. Johnson was a talented football player who played for the Miami Hurricanes as a defensive tackle. Though a talented player, he was mostly used as a backup for his position. But even playing as a backup defensive tackle, Johnson won the 1991 National championship with his team.

Dwayne Johnson came from a rich sporting background. His family was famous for being the legendary Anoa’i family of wrestling. His father was the popular Rocky Johnson, and he also had uncles who were already established wrestlers.

While he has gone on to become one of the finest celebrities, his calm and loving demeanor wasn’t always as it is today. An absolute fan-favorite, The Rock’s humility knows no bounds. However, during an interview with Sports Illustrated, The Rock once revealed how he was always angry.

Speaking in the interview, The Rock revealed how he had once almost pulled the tongue out of a teammate. He described the situation as a result of him losing ‘it’. 

He said that he was always angry with his playing time, which resulted in him boiling over with his teammate, Kevin Patrick. The Rock said, “It was like a movie fight — the desk got turned over, stuff was flying all over the place. We spilled out onto the weight room floor, still going at it.” 

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The Brahma Bull continued, “He wouldn’t stop talking, so I decided to pull his tongue out. I stuffed my big ol’ hand into his mouth, and I had a couple of fingers around his tongue, but it was so damn slippery!”.

He stated that the fight eventually ended and a couple of minutes later, they were hugging each other.

Dwayne Johnson’s father Rocky Johnson admits to his son trying to pull out his teammate’s tongue

Famous wrestler Rocky Johnson, Dwayne Johnson’s father, was a legend in his own right. He established various records and created history in his time.

Speaking with The Hannibal TV, Rocky Johnson gave an insight on the ‘pull his tongue out’ situation. He said, “oh yeah! He almost killed Heartbreak Kid and then he got into fighting the football team. I mean, he got on his own players and he’s trying to pull his tongue out.”

Rocky Johnson cleared more air about the whole incident. He stated the reason was that they had lost the game and someone blamed him for the mistake. He claimed that Dwayne did not make the mistake but still apologized. 

The Rock is now far away from his wrestling and football days. He is currently enjoying life in Hollywood. He was recently a part of DC SuperPets and also has a blockbuster release titled ‘Black Adam’ coming up in October this year.

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