‘Slapped This Rear Naked On Me’: Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Got Into It With A Former UFC Fighter That Required Him To ‘Get Back To His Senses’

The movies, which include Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as the lead actor, are always full of significant action sequences. Those action scenes are the reason why The Brahma Bull is the highest-paid action hero in Hollywood today.

One of Johnson’s movies, ‘Skyscraper’, which was released in 2018, was praised for its action sequences. However, in an Instagram post, The Rock revealed that he almost passed away in one of the scenes with former UFC fighter Jason William Day.

Some years ago, Dwayne Johnson narrated the incident while filming for Skyscraper. He wrote, “The glaze you see over my eyes as I’m about to pass out is real. As is how deep this rear naked choke is sunk in by @UFC veteran turned actor/stuntman @jasonwilliamday”

For one particular scene, the former UFC fighter Jason Day had to put Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in a rear naked chokehold. However, Johnson shared all the scenes he filmed with Day had real expressions.

Further, Johnson, in his elongated caption, recalled the authentic expressions during the choke were good for the shot. So, the lead actor asked director Rawson Thurber to film one more shot in which Jason would hold the choke much longer. Moreover, the former UFC fighter checked up on Johnson after every take to see if he was doing well.

After the last shot was done, Johnson got up and slowly came to his senses. Apparently, these are the ends where the former WWE star is willing to go to film a perfect scene. 

However, both the stars hugged each other after the shot. Moreover, The Rock stated Jason as, “a real class act and bad a**.” Also, Johnson was glad to have his hands dirty with a former UFC fighter.

How many stunt doubles does Dwayne Johnson have?

Sometime back Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt appeared on an episode of WIRED. In the episode, they answered ‘The Web’s Most Searched Questions’ while promoting their Disney movie The Jungle Cruise.

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One of the questions was how many stunt doubles Dwayne Johnson has. Blunt, in a funny way, replied, “He has never done a stunt in his life”.

Johnson joked, “I have 12, okay/” and said, “I do my all stunts, except all the one’s I don’t do.”

When it comes to shooting a stunt perfectly, Johnson is known to give his valuable insights for an excellent shot. His movies are proof of how accurately they film his stunts even though stunt doubles perform those scenes.

The former WWE Champion has performed high-risk maneuvers multiple times during his days as a full-time wrestler. These include jumping from the top rope, going through a table, chair shots, etc. So it’s nothing new when DJ chooses risky action sequences.

Johnson can perform most of the stunts. However, in movies, some stunts require a professional approach and hence he has a few stunt doubles who execute those stunts perfectly.

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