Former WWE Writer Busts Major Myths About Dwayne Johnson in WWE: ‘The Rock Was Completely…’

Dwayne Johnson, better known by his ring name as The Rock, is a great WWE superstar who created his own brand and built his empire. There are various myths about his WWE career due to the fact that his career was advancing at an astronomical rate.

The staff that is behind it are the perfect person to discuss how the wrestler really was in real life since they have seen them up close. In a recent episode of the Cheat Heat podcast, veteran WWE writer, Brian Gewirtz, busted a lie about The Rock’s career.

Gewirtz joined Rosenberg for an in-depth discussion on his time working for WWE from 1999 to 2015, in which he talked about getting close to the Rock while he was on the rise.

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When the former writer initially started out, The Rock had only done a few TV shows and no movies. Given the fact that he was already a legendary figure in the WWE, there were still misunderstandings about him, including the idea that he was wealthy and led a grand lifestyle as opposed to the other wrestlers in the locker room.

Former WWE writer put to rest the popular myths of Dwayne Johnson

Talking about The Great One on the podcast, he stated, “He was completely one of the boys in the locker room. He didn’t had like had a separate locker room or changing to a different place or anything like that. Yeah, same deal in the locker room. He loves to drive, so driving between talent was an issue. You know, none of the talents had buses or anything back then. So it’s a different world then.” 

Many fans believe that DJ had a lavish lifestyle and assumed he had a private locker room and he traveled in his own bus. However, as per Gewirtz’s statement, he was like the other wrestlers and a good guy in the locker room.

As many legends, like Macho Man, have already stated, hearing about DJ being outstanding in the locker room was not surprising. Additionally, he garnered the admiration of many with his behavior in the locker room.

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