Actor and former pro-wrestler, Dwayne The Rock Johnson, recently talked about a potential role in the WWE during an interview with BNN Bloomberg while promoting Black Adam.
During the actor's visit, the conversation turned to the WWE, which used to be Johnson's playground before he became the king of Hollywood. The interviewer, David George-Cosh, asked Johnson if he will take a larger role in the company as either a director or an investor if the ownership changes.
In classic Johnson fashion, the actor did not provide any explicit answer either way. On the potential sale of the company, Johnson said, "I've known Vince for a very, very long time and he's a businessman. I think the key if there were a sale of the WWE is to make sure that whoever acquires that brand in that property, you've got to love the wrestling business. Of course, you can love the asset, and you can love everything that comes with it, but you got to love the professional wrestling business … because if not, then you could kind of see the writing on the wall; four or five years down the road, what will happen?"
As a follow-up to the above question, George-Cosh asked if Johnson would join in a more active role, whether as a director or an investor. To this question, Johnson admitted he had spoken to Nick Khan, current WWE co-CEO alongside Stephanie MacMahon. However, he cast doubts on the potential of joining the company's board. In his words, "Nick [Khan] and I have talked about that, and we always enjoy that over a bottle of Teremana. I love the wrestling business. I grew up in it. My grandfather [and] my dad started here in Canada, where [his father] was born. So, I'm not quite too sure if a board seat is in my future, but possibly other things are in my future, for sure."