There have been speculations surrounding The Rock’s plans after WrestleMania 40. Well it seems he is leaving for his commitments outside WWE.
‘The Great One’ created a massive buzz when he coerced Cody Rhodes to relinquish his WrestleMania 40 spot to him, leading to a monumental clash between The Great One, Rhodes, and Seth Rollins.
It seems that his post-WrestleMania plans have been unveiled. WWE’s Nick Khan recently discussed The Rock’s upcoming schedule on The Town podcast and disclosed that following WrestleMania 40, The Rock will be gone filming Smashing Machine, followed swiftly by the live-action adaptation of Moana.
“Our fans love him. I think he loves our fans. Wrestling’s in his blood,” Khan remarked, highlighting The Rock’s innate connection to the sport. He praised The Rock’s career pivot, showcasing his versatility from kids’ movies to leading man roles, exemplified by his upcoming projects.
“That was the whole thing. No question, by the way, it’s one of the great career pivots that I’ve seen. So even, you talk about the kids movies, he was also like in the Get Shorty sequel. Which, if you’re like, I didn’t even know there was a Get Shorty sequel. He was in that. He had slimmed down considerably.”
“It wasn’t the right role for him. And boom, he came back as, okay, I’m going to be the leading man who I am. [His next film] Smashing Machine. So it’s his first, I think from what I understand, like not a hundred million dollar picture since he’s become a big megastar. So he goes into that a week or two after WrestleMania. Yeah. And then goes into live Moana after that, which knock on wood should be a big hit.”
