The Rock on possible WrestleMania 32 return, Roman Reigns

Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated is featuring an interview with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson where he talks about considering a return to the ring for WWE at WrestleMania 32 next year in Dallas and why he wasn’t surprised by the negative reaction Roman Reigns received at the Royal Rumble PPV earlier this year in Philadelphia.

On considering a return to the ring at WrestleMania 32:

“Any time for me, going back into the WWE, especially if it’s a match – and these guys know this because of the open dialogue between me and Triple H – the question is, can we create, in terms of a promotional scale for the fans, something better than what we did in Miami and back-to-back in New York with John Cena? Can we put together something that’s different but equally, if not more, exciting? So there’s a lot of elements involved that we continue to talk about and chop up. That’s the coolest part about the relationship I have with the McMahons, including Triple H. Look, the platform is there. You have Dallas and could set an attendance record, so that’s the first goal. And then what is the match that allows us to do that? I’ve had incredible matches with Triple H, so I’m not ruling it out, but I’m not saying it is going to happen. We continue to talk about it, and we’re still shooting each other text messages. He sent me a message from Dallas that said, ‘This could be us. The record is ours.’ So we’ll see.”

On not being surprised at the reaction for Roman Reigns in Philadelphia:

“I wasn’t surprised by the reaction at all. That’s the beauty of Philly. I have felt that from Philly on both ends, as a heel and a baby face. Roman was getting booed in every city, and I just knew – we all knew – well, Philly was going to be worse. The only advice I gave Roman was that you just need to stay the course. It’s a unique dynamic and relationship that you have with the fans in wrestling. They’re passionate, just like you’re passionate, but they know it’s a work, just like you know it’s a work. It’s this fine balance you have to find between just staying the course and continue to cut your teeth every night by putting in good performances.”

You can check out the full interview at the link below.

SI: Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson talks Wrestlemania 32, Hollywood success

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