5 friends of Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson in AEW

#3. AEW commentator Jim Ross and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson are “old friends.”

AEW commentator Jim Ross and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson spent some time together in WWE. The two men worked together in different capacities for a long time before The Rock moved on to acting.

In March 2017, Ross’s wife met with an accident that led to her demise. This loss shook JR. Several friends and fans reached out to the AEW commentator to show their support.

In an interview with Inside the Ropes, Ross recalled when The Rock called him in the middle of the night while he was in the hospital with his wife. The AEW star said that the WWE legend was in Europe filming a movie but decided to call his old friend to offer his condolences.

“He was somewhere in Europe taping or filming a movie the day my wife got killed. I was at the hospital sitting with her, she was on life support. Her family had not had time to fly in from California yet. So my phone rings and it’s Dwayne. So it’s like, I don’t know what time it was where he was, it’s like the middle of the night where I was. It just shows he’s not too big to reach out to an old friend and offer the condolences.” JR said.

JR also noted that no amount of money could change who The Rock is inside, calling him one of the industry's most sincere and caring athletes. It’s good to know that the WWE legend and the AEW commentator are still close to each other.