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Dwayne Johnson has turned into one of the most grim and ruthless heels in pro wrestling history. His recent thrashing of WWE Superstar Cody Rhodes instantly branded him with a terrifying and villainous mark. He stood true to his word and got the blood of Rhodes on his belt. However, his latest social media update brought back his good side to the fans.

The Rock’s football league, the XFL merged with the USFL a few months ago and saw a mammoth response from America. Dwayne Johnson and his team will soon carry out the grand opening of the UFL. Interestingly, the ferocious Brahma Bull narrated an emotional tale from his younger days to fans while talking about the upcoming football festival.

Dwayne Johnson goes into ‘Young Rock’ mode

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Dwayne Johnson is one of the biggest WWE and Hollywood Superstars today. However, before he had his limitless success and business ventures, he tried to make a career in football. Notably, Johnson was an active football player in his college days and wanted to play in the NFL. However, he had an entirely different path in store. Talking about it, he uploaded a reel on Instagram.

 

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Dwayne Johnson revealed that he was in a hotel in Dallas and pulled the curtain off his window to show something to his fans. He said, “I open the curtain and voila, that is our stadium where we will kick off tomorrow Saturday, March 30th. We will kick off our inaugural historic season of the UFL the United Football League the big historic merging in professional football between our XFL and the USFL.” He also talked about his own time as a young football player.

Dwayne Johnson said, “Not a lot of you know that my dream when I was a teenager getting in trouble, getting arrested doing a lot of stupid s*** that I shouldn’t have been doing when I picked up the game of football my dream was to play in the NFL and of course that never happened for me.”  However, his next words unearthed an even greater feeling before UFL’s grand opening.

Dwayne Johnson noted, “But you know it’s just wild and crazy how life can at times come full circle and man it’s coming full circle for me because I get to now just provide help provide an opportunity for players and coaches to live their dreams and man that’s a cool feeling.” His series ‘Young Rock’ showcases him in a world where he’s running for POTUS. However, this version showcases his true reality when he was a youngster.

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While he couldn’t be a top performer in the NFL, he will soon take over WrestleMania XL as ‘The Final Boss’.

The wrath of The Final Boss to unleash in Philadelphia

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Dwayne Johnson has set a really high standard for the upcoming WrestleMania XL with his Cody Rhodes beatdown. So far, everything looked like a level playing field for Rhodes and Seth Rollins. However, The Rock has completely flipped the tables on them and stands as the menacing Final Boss.

The promos so far had been Rhodes and Rollins hitting back at Dwayne Johnson and trolling him. The American Nightmare even slapped The Rock. But, The Final Boss is out for blood and Rhodes may now be aware that it is him who is being hunted. 

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Will Rollins and Rhodes be able to defy Johnson and Roman Reigns to avoid a Bloodline Rules match on Night Two of WrestleMania XL?