Tag: Dwayne Johnson

Dwayne Johnson Pivots On Joe Rogan Support Following Viral ‘N-Word’ Video

Dwayne Johnson, Joe RoganDwayne Johnson, otherwise known by his stage name “The Rock”, has walked back on his earlier praise of Joe Rogan following a controversial mash-up video from his earlier podcasts. It all started when Grammy award-winning artist India Arie posted a video on her Instagram story in which she shared a group of clips with Rogan […]

Dwayne Johnson, Joe Rogan

Dwayne Johnson, otherwise known by his stage name “The Rock”, has walked back on his earlier praise of Joe Rogan following a controversial mash-up video from his earlier podcasts.

It all started when Grammy award-winning artist India Arie posted a video on her Instagram story in which she shared a group of clips with Rogan repeatedly using a racial slur aimed at black people. You can watch the video in question below.

Johnson previously defended Rogan in an Instagram comment after Rogan apologized in a video for controversial podcasts with Dr. Robert Malone and Dr. Peter McCullough. Both doctors have been accused of spreading COVID-19 misinformation.

But after Arie’s video went viral, Johnson walked back his support of Rogan after being challenged on Twitter.

“Thank you so much for this,” Johnson said. “I hear you as well as everyone here 100%. I was not aware of his ‘N-word’ use prior to my comments, but now I’ve become educated about his complete narrative. Learning moment for me.”

The Joe Rogan Controversies Continue To Mount

Rogan has been under fire from many around the entertainment business for his stance on the COVID-19 vaccine. UFC president Dana White came to his defense at a recent post-fight press conference and doesn’t plan on taking disciplinary action against him (at the time of this piece).

Rogan has forced musical artists such as Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and now Arie to request to be taken off Spotify. He signed a nine-figure deal with Spotify to stream his The Joe Rogan Experience podcast.

Rogan has emerged as the top podcaster in the world along with being the voice of the UFC. He’s still anticipated to be on the UFC 271 pay-per-view broadcast next weekend, barring any last-second changes.

Rogan has since apologized for the video including multiple utterances of the racial slur.

What are your thoughts on the latest Joe Rogan controversies?

Dwayne Johnson, “The Rock”, Cooks Up Partnership With The UFC

Dwayne JohnsonDwayne Johnson’s shoe brand, Project Rock, is now the official footwear partner for the UFC in a historic deal. Johnson announced the partnership on social media. The collaboration will begin this weekend at UFC 270, the UFC’s first pay-per-view of 2022. Johnson has been seen at many UFC events over the years, most prominently at […]

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Dwayne Johnson’s shoe brand, Project Rock, is now the official footwear partner for the UFC in a historic deal.

Johnson announced the partnership on social media. The collaboration will begin this weekend at UFC 270, the UFC’s first pay-per-view of 2022.

Johnson has been seen at many UFC events over the years, most prominently at UFC 244 ahead of the historic BMF matchup between welterweights Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz. He was the centerpiece at the event’s ceremonial weigh-ins and also gave the winner, Masvidal the BMF belt after defeating Diaz.

The UFC partnership with Johnson comes at a time when the promotion’s sportswear brands are drastically changing. The UFC walked away from their deal with Reebok in 2021 and teamed up with Venom for fight kits.

Coincidentally, Reebok’s shoe deal with the UFC expired just last week. Johnson and the UFC rushed to make a deal over the last few days leading up to UFC 270.

The UFC also aired a promotional video at the beginning of their ceremonial weigh-ins, officially marking the partnership with Johnson and his company.

Dwayne Johnson’s Shoe Brand Is Official Footwear Of The UFC

Johnson and UFC president Dana White have had a relationship for years, mostly stemming from their common business interests. Now, they’ll get a chance to work together on a large scale.

Johnson is arguably one of the biggest personalities in the film industry, fitness, and also in professional wrestling. He has become a worldwide superstar and has been successful in virtually every venture he’s pursued.

It’s unclear if Johnson will be in attendance at UFC 270 this weekend, but he’ll more than likely be featured in a number of promotional content in days to come. The terms of the deal are unknown at this time.

What is your reaction to The Rock partnering with the UFC?

Ken Shamrock Says He Owned ‘The Rock’ Name Before Dwayne Johnson

Ken ShamrockMMA legend Ken Shamrock has revealed he owned ‘The Rock’ nickname before professional wrestler turned Hollywood movie star Dwayne Johnson took it on. During an appearance on Casual Conversations with The Wrestling Classic, Shamrock revealed he gave the WWE and Johnson permission to use ‘The Rock’ name. “Anything that had to do with the cage or […]

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MMA legend Ken Shamrock has revealed he owned ‘The Rock’ nickname before professional wrestler turned Hollywood movie star Dwayne Johnson took it on.

During an appearance on Casual Conversations with The Wrestling Classic, Shamrock revealed he gave the WWE and Johnson permission to use ‘The Rock’ name.

“Anything that had to do with the cage or Lion’s Den, they had to go through my approval, because I owned all that. I have [it] in my contract, I own that. In fact, funny story is that The Rock, he was known as Rocky. [They] had to have my permission to use the name The Rock because I owned Ken ‘The Rock’ Shamrock. That’s what I was known as when I was first fighting in the UFC. They called me Ken ‘The Rock’ Shamrock so I had that carved out too but anyways, so the cage, the Lion’s Den cage and all that stuff so it had to be something that had to be approved by me which I was fine doing, but a lot of the creativity that went into that I think had to do with a lot of the creative writers and the people at the WWF with the weapons and all that stuff but, I came up with the actual slang of the actual cage itself. Instead of just being a straight cage, I wanted to angle a little bit because that gave us a chance to actually work off that cage, because if it was straight up, you ain’t shooting him into the cage because it’s — you’re gonna get stuck in there, right? So by having an angle, you can run up on it, you do all kinds of gimmicky stuff on there so, there was a lot of creativity [that] went into that but I was a part of that creativity for sure.

Shamrock went on to reveal he never made any money from the name and was happy to stop using it once Johnson became a wrestling superstar.

“No [I didn’t make any money from ‘The Rock’ name]. You know what man? The Rock came up and started using it. Nobody even knew the issue at all. I didn’t because I was never kind of — I never liked that, right? Just like when they came up with the dolls that had the lion skin on it with the shorts on it, I owned that. They never asked me to do that, they didn’t ask to do that so therefore I own that, so I could’ve gotten all that too but you know what? I was fine with where I was at. It didn’t matter. So, and me and Rocky, we talked about it one time. He didn’t even know. He’s like, ‘Really!?’ I said, ‘Yeah. Don’t worry about it. No big deal.’ It’s like, ‘I’m not gonna do anything for that’ so it’s like, I’m known as The World’s Most Dangerous Man now.” (Transcribed by RingsideNews)

Do you think Ken Shamrock should’ve been compensated for allowing the WWE & Dwayne Johnson to use his name?

Daniel Cormier Claims He Looks Like Dwayne Johnson, ‘The Rock’ Agrees

Daniel CormierFormer dual weight UFC champion Daniel Cormier says he looks like Dwyane ‘The Rock’ Johnson and the movie star seems to agree. Cormier admits he has been struggling to keep the weight off during the lockdown. However, when an ESPN poster made him look podgy, Cormier intervened and asked for a bit more definition on […]

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Former dual weight UFC champion Daniel Cormier says he looks like Dwyane ‘The Rock’ Johnson and the movie star seems to agree.

Cormier admits he has been struggling to keep the weight off during the lockdown. However, when an ESPN poster made him look podgy, Cormier intervened and asked for a bit more definition on be added which resulted in him looking like ‘The Rock’. Check out the poster below.

Speaking on the latest episode of ESPN’s “DC and Helwani”, the MMA reporter tells Cormier he is being roasted online for the poster, he says.

“Robert Pearson made us this amazing poster and you are getting killed for this poster because they all think that you made it and you made yourself look like The Rock. You have this nice slim figure, the neck, what’s going on with this poster?”

Cormier then went on to explain how the whole poster situation played out.

“So here’s the deal, I was shown three copies…the poster,” Cormier said. “The first one was a little pudgy, you know, then I said ‘Make him a little less pudgy’ and then he made him a little less pudgy.”

“And then I said ‘Shave his head. Make his face look like mine but like The Rock, and then I want my body to look like The Rock.”

“Don’t hate,” Cormier said. “People are hatin’ because I look like Dwayne Johnson. It’s not my fault that there’s a very strong resemblance between me and The Rock.” (Transcribed by Heavy.com)

While not many fans seem to agree the only man who counts does. ‘The Rock’ took to social media to address the poster and his “twin” Cormier, he wrote.

“Maaan this gave me a good laugh. Me and my brother [Daniel Cormier] are pretty much identical twins. Get over it people. Sheeesh.”

What do you make of the poster of Daniel Cormier and Ariel Helwani?

The Rock Sends Message To UFC Fighters In Lockdown

The RockDwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has sent a message of support to UFC and MMA fighters during the coronavirus triggered lockdown. The UFC has been forced to shut down operations despite the best efforts of Dana White to press ahead with fight nights. It is unknown when MMA will return to our screens, but the UFC […]

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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has sent a message of support to UFC and MMA fighters during the coronavirus triggered lockdown.

The UFC has been forced to shut down operations despite the best efforts of Dana White to press ahead with fight nights. It is unknown when MMA will return to our screens, but the UFC President is currently working on converting a private island into the host venue of future events.

In the meantime, The Rock’ felt the need to send his sympathy to MMA fighters and tell them he expects fireworks when they return to the cage during a recent Q&A on Instagram.

“To all the fighters in the UFC, MMA, and around the world – specifically the UFC because I’ve been really following them closely, Dana White and I are very good buddies – I feel for you guys not being able to fight,” Johnson stated. “But soon enough, there’s a silver lining in this.

“Maybe it’s your training, maybe it’s your mental capacity that you could expand right now as you guys aren’t allowed in the cage as you’ve been shut down, but there is some silver lining in all of this and I hope you guys find it. Because when you come back, the velocity in which you guys come back, I expect to see some dynamite fights when you come back in the cage and I can’t wait. The moment I can be there, I’m going to be there cage side.”

‘The Rock’ made these comments after heavyweight contender Francis Ngannou called him an inspiration and offered the former WWE star a chance to train with him. Johnson then took the time to single out Ngannou for particular praise, he said.

“Francis Ngannou, let me tell you something, brother – you ain’t ready for me,” Johnson quipped. “I respect and love this guy so much. He is one of the top heavyweights in MMA, and in the world, and he is a dominant beast of a man. I can’t wait to see him fight again.” (Transcribed by MMA Insight)

How important is it for MMA to have stars like Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson as fans of the sport?

Conor McGregor Receives Praise From The Rock On Instagram

The Rock appears to be quite a fan of Conor McGregor.

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Following an outburst at a UFC 223 media day last month that landed him in a Brooklyn jail, former two-division UFC world champion Conor McGregor has received quite a bit of criticism, but more recently, he received some positive comments from Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.

McGregor then responded, thanking Johnson and offering up some praise of his own.

The “Notorious” one, who will appear in court next month, hasn’t competed inside of the Octagon since November 2016 when he viciously knocked out Eddie Alvarez in the main event of UFC 205 to not only become the promotion’s lightweight champion, but to become the first fighter in promotional history to hold two titles in two different weight classes at one time.

Following that fight, McGregor dropped a 10th round TKO defeat to the legendary Floyd Mayweather in a highly publicized boxing match last August.

His fighting future is currently unclear.

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