Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson joined the TKO Board of Directors in January 2024.
Subsequently, The Rock made his return to WWE programming and took on a significant role in the lead-up to WrestleMania XL.
The Rock bid farewell to WWE programming following WrestleMania 40 but briefly returned at WWE Bad Blood 2024.
The Final Boss made his debut on the premiere episode of WWE RAW on Netflix and later made another appearance on the February 21st episode of WWE SmackDown.
Throughout this period, The Rock collaborated with WWE Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque.
At the WWE SmackDown post-show press conference, The Rock spoke about his connection with Triple H. He stated,
“Nick Khan and Triple H, too.” With those two guys in particular…wrestling is an interesting business to be in because, while it’s a big business, I also feel like you’ve got to love it. If you’re these C Suite Executives, you have to love the business. That’s what Triple H, loves this business. I have known him for a considerable period. We’ve shared many enjoyable experiences, a lot of wild adventures. He’s doing a great job. I talk with him often. We’re very close. What I like about Triple H is that he’ll present me with something, I’ll like it, then we’ll chop it up, we’ll talk about it, and I’ll present him something else. Ultimately, what I love about Paul, by the way, it’s always been this way with Paul. Even back when we were wrestling every night together on the road. ‘Hey, let’s do something that’s never been done. Let’s do something that is unpredictable. Let’s do something that is bold.’ Regarding tonight with the Final Boss and coming to Cody Rhodes and saying, ‘I want to make you bigger than The Rock and I want to provide you and make all your dreams come true and your baby’s baby’s babies, and legacy. I want to make it all come true.’ Audacious, bold, disruptive. I could tell Paul and he’ll say, ‘Yeah, great, let’s go for it.’ I love that about him. That’s the bond that we have. Nick is the same way. Ari Emanuel, who is my very close business partner, who is the owner, feels the same way as well.”
During a recent visit on the “Insight” podcast, Ludwig Kaiser discussed working with Sheamus, highlighting their long-running conflict in WWE.
Kaiser added, “Sheamus is special. We’re talking about a future Hall of Famer. We’re talking about someone that I saw as a teenager. Sheamus is also a harsh, nasty guy to work with. If you don’t stomp this guy into the ground, he is going to come back up. You can’t catch your breath with this guy. He actually is what he says he is. He is that wild Irish dude that loves to fight and goes out there and comes back all bleeding. He loves that and loves to go to war. It awakens something in me that truly wants to pound his head.”
He continued, “I really don’t get tired of wrestling this guy. It’s entertaining, but I’m also furious up fighting him since it is a war. It is a war with him. One of the finest matches of my career thus far, and I’d want to do it again. Whenever I can beat this old man’s head in, I will do it again.”
