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Dwayne Johnson, or known to WWE and pro wrestling fans as The Rock, is one of the biggest movie stars in the world. He has far exceeded expectations in Hollywood, having made a phenomenal transition from the wrestling ring to the glamourous world of movies.
The WWE Universe don't get to see The Rock in the ring these days, with his last appearance coming on SmackDown last year, which was his first appearance in WWE since 2016.
The Rock is retired, having revealed last year that he won't ever have a match again. But, despite his retirement, there have been quite a few Superstars who still want to face him and have challenged him to a match in WWE.
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Here, we take a look at 5 current WWE Superstars who have challenged The Rock to a match:
#5 Bobby Lashley challenged The Rock
Bobby Lashley, who returned to WWE in 2018, has wrestled some big names in WWE over the years. But, two Superstars - and legends - that he hasn't wrestled and wants to wrestle are Brock Lesnar and The Rock.
Lashley has spoken about his desire to face Lesnar time and again, and there's a possibility that that match will happen somewhere down the line.
In an interview with Sportskeeda, Lashley also revealed that he would love to face The Rock in WWE:
"If there was one particular person, of course I would say The Rock. But he is from the wrestling business. I guess it's whoever has the biggest fan base right now, so Dan Bilzerian, Rock, Anthony Joshua, KSI, Logan Paul. Anyone of those guys, I would be down for."
Lashley needs some momentum to eventually get to a world title opportunity, and a match with The Rock could perhaps make that happen. Although, at the moment, it looks highly unlikely.
#4 Elias challenged The Rock
SmackDown Superstar Elias is someone who has tremendous potential, and it seems that the powers-to-be have also noticed it, having given him an opportunity to have a segment with John Cena at WrestleMania. He also revealed that he was to face The Undertaker at Crown Jewel last year, a match which unfortunately did not take place. The SmackDown Superstar's gimmick has one aspect that is similar to The Rock - both Superstars played the guitar in WWE.
Elias used this aspect to challenge The Rock for a match at WrestleMania two years ago:
“I hear all kinds of comparisons of The Rock. Of course, he played guitar a few times on Monday Night RAW and if he wants to meet at WrestleMania and come walk with Elias, I’m more than welcome to show him how it’s done. Here’s the thing, okay? He did a few Monday Night RAWs [with a guitar], he did The Rock concerts, and everybody thinks he’s great — he did cover songs, okay? He ripped off Wonderful Tonight and Jailhouse Rock. Elias is doing originals every single week in front of millions of people all around the world."
Elias continued to goad The Rock, and once again brought up his name ahead of the RAW Reunion last year where he stated that The Rock was not at the show because he was afraid of Elias.
#3 Daniel Bryan challenged The Rock
It often happens that WWE Superstars use social media to challenge and set-up matches with other Superstars. WWE have used Twitter extensively to tease fans about a potential match over the years. And, it seems that Daniel Bryan also used this tactic to challenge The Rock to a match, albeit this one being a sedate way to challenge someone to a match.
Bryan recently tweeted that he wants a match with The Rock solely on the number of times his daughter has sung The Rock's song, You're Welcome. The song was a part of the 2016 Disney film, Moana.
The Rock responded and accepted the challenge set forth by Bryan, and even said that he would be "jobbing" for Bryan, i.e. losing to Bryan. The Rock also congratulated Daniel Bryan and his wife, WWE Superstar Brie Bella, on the birth of their new child.
The Rock accepting Bryan's challenge was said in jest, and we highly doubt that this match - which has never happened before in WWE - will ever take place.
#2 Roman Reigns challenged The Rock
If The Rock was to ever return to the WWE for one final match, we can't quite see any other opponent that he would face apart from Roman Reigns. Reigns and The Rock have a close bond and are blood brothers, with both being part of the famed Anoa'i family.
Following the announcement that WrestleMania 37 will take place in Los Angeles, Roman Reigns revealed that he would like to face The Rock at The Show of Shows.
"If there is a stadium to hold... hey, DJ [Dwayne Johnson]. Check it out, not bad, right? Everyone's always dream matchin' me and first of all, we're family so it's all love, but if there was going to be an event for him to compete in, to perform in - a venue to hold that mass of attention he's going to bring, it's right here."
The Rock, while speaking earlier this year, revealed that a match between The Rock and Roman Reigns is still a possibility:
“Rock vs Roman Reigns — is it possible? Sure, anything is possible. You know for something like that to happen I think the venue would have to be right. I think the business model has to be right [laughs]. I’m very close with Roman, we’re family, so we’ll see.”
If this match were to happen, WrestleMania 37 seems like the perfect venue, considering it's happening in Los Angeles, which is the heart of Hollywood.
#1 Randy Orton challenged The Rock
The Rock made his first WWE appearance in three years when he appeared on last year's SmackDown 20th anniversary show. There, he shared the stage with Becky Lynch, and the two attacked King Corbin at that show.
Just a few hours prior to his appearance on SmackDown, The Rock was challenged to a match by Randy Orton, who wanted the two to face off at WrestleMania 36 in 2020.
The Rock responded a few days later, but it wasn't the response that Orton was hoping for. He declined this match as he said that he didn't want to get RKO'd and that his body was still recovering from the beating that Evolution had given him at WrestleMania 20.
Ric Flair, Batista, and Randy Orton faced The Rock and Mick Foley at WrestleMania 20 in a handicap match, and Evolution came out victors in that match. The two WWE legends, though, have never had a singles match in WWE, which is a pity, considering they are and were two big names in WWE.
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