Don’t expect to see Dwayne Johnson on The Grayson Waller Effect anytime soon.
Now a part of the main roster, Waller is looking to make a name for himself on SmackDown and wants everyone to know who he is.
Targeting one of the most famous wrestlers of all time, the Australian Superstar has chosen to direct his insults at none other than The Rock. Wanting The Great One to recognise his potential, Waller even went as far as to mock The People’s Champion on a recent episode of SmackDown.
After multiple attempts, Waller finally got his wish as Johnson would issue a response of his own, referring to the recently debuting Superstar as an “Outback Jack Off.”
Grayson Waller was asked about The Rock’s comments while appearing on The Babyfaces Podcast. Waller was not a fan of Johnson’s humour, and stated he was provoking The Great One to get him to come back to WWE:
“I was over The Rock three seconds after he tweeted me with some mediocre response. I was trying to help him out. I went out of my way to go there to make the Rock relevant in WWE again. Obviously, he’s a huge global superstar, everyone knows The Rock, he’s probably the most well-known professional wrestler of all time, but when it comes to WWE, it’s all about what have you done for me lately?
He hasn’t done nothing for anyone lately, so I was trying to give him a path to come back in, maybe ease him in before Roman [Roman Reigns] and the Bloodline, they have all these things going on. I don’t think he was about that. The Rock is at a stage in his life where he knows if he gets back in the ring, all these young, hungry guys, we’re not going to sit down and show him the respect. We want to fight.
Waller ended the quote by referencing the SummerSlam challenge issued to The Rock, which was rejected as there was no appearance by the Hollywood star:
I don’t think The Rock wanted to fight me. I’ve moved on. I gave him his opportunity. He had the chance for the Grayson Waller rub, he didn’t take it, so I’m going to give that opportunity to someone else,”
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Also starring Chris Evans and Lucy Lui, Johnson will next appear in the Christmas action movie Red One. The film is in post-production and is set for release at the end of 2023.
H/t to Fightful.