The Rock’s Grandmother Left Him With This WWE Legend While She Underwent Trial for Extortion

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has lived a storied life. However, not all of it was electrifying. There indeed seem to be times in The Rock’s life when everything was less than ideal. Especially when he revealed that when he was a young kid, his grandmother went through some legal trouble, leaving him under the mentorship of a WWE Hall of Famer.

The Great One’s connection to the pro-wrestling industry runs incredibly deep. Since he was a kid, he was surrounded by people from the business. With his family consisting of the most famous professional wrestlers, one can say that The Rock was born in the wrestling world. This meant he had some legendary mentors around him.

The Rock recently took to his Instagram account to share a post about an upcoming episode of his series “Young Rock”. This series entails stories from The Rock’s childhood and a lot more.

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In this particular video, The Rock shed light on how he got through one of the most troublesome times in his life. The former ten-time WWE World Champion said, “While my grandmother was about to go to trial on extortion charges, I was going through some changes. When I kept acting out at school, my mom called in the best man for the job.”

This person turned out to be WWE Hall of Famer Andre the Giant. The video further shows how Andre the Giant helped The Rock navigate around the first girl he had a crush on.

Did Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson ever face Andre the Giant in the ring?

The character of Andre the Giant appears several times in Young Rock. As The Rock has admitted himself, Andre the Giant was a mentor for him growing up and played a huge role in his life. However, when it comes to the wrestling ring, the two icons never faced each other in a single match. Both were separated by a whole generation of wrestling.

As far as dream matches go, that would have been one for the ages. Nevertheless, The Rock’s heartfelt story about a wrestling icon gives fans a peek behind the curtain into the real lives of these larger-than-life WWE Superstars.

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