The Rock and CM Punk have not always seen eye-to-eye.
Over a decade ago, CM Punk faced off against The Rock at Royal Rumble 2013, where he lost his WWE Championship to The Brahma Bull. The two again faced in a rematch at the 2013 Elimination Chamber, where Punk again failed to win back his title.
The loss crushed Punk’s dreams of headlining WrestleMania, and he later departed the company following his 2014 Royal Rumble loss. This soon began a rumor amongst the fans about the two not sharing a stable relationship.
Although nothing concrete ever emerged about their status, a wrestling fan called ‘allenownz‘ around three weeks ago claimed on Instagram that The Rock hated CM Punk and that Punk would not main event WrestleMania as long as The Final Boss was involved.
“The Rock totally hates this one person in WWE, and I’m completely convinced. He is never going to let this guy get his shine as long as he is involved somehow, someway. Every single time we get closer to WrestleMania season and this guy is still in the company, I promise you The Rock will be involved in some way or another.
I’m talking about CM Punk. As long as The Rock is here, this man is not allowed to main event WrestleMania.”
As the reel went viral, The Black Adam actor commented on the post around one week ago, and cleared all such speculations.
“First of all, Punk and I have become good buddies over the years. We’re solid. Secondly, whatever match making scenario is best for true long term (not short term) business success- that will be our Mania main event. Lastly, you’re clown.”
After the 28th March episode of SmackDown, the Instagram user’s comments no longer hold any value, as CM Punk will now main event WrestleMania 41 against Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins.
Hulk Hogan Addresses The Rock’s Chances Of USA Presidency
Recently, during an interview with Scott Johnson for News4JAX’s Going Ringside, Hulk Hogan opened up on his thoughts about his former rival, The Rock’s chances of becoming President of the United States.
“He’d probably win…. He’s got a great following. He’s a built-in audience that’s been with him for over 20 years, you know. I kind of like cracked the door open in Hollywood, and he kicked it off its hinges, so you know, if he ran…I don’t think he’s interested right now, but down the road, he’d make a great president.”
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