5 current WWE Superstars who have challenged The Rock to a match

#1 Randy Orton challenged The Rock

The Rock and Randy Orton

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.

.@TheRock I see you will be at #SmackdownOnFox this Friday. How about you & I have a discussion about who’s the greatest 3rd generation of all time and we answer that question April 5th in Tampa At Wrestlemania 36. A vipers sense of smell is unmatched. I smell what you’re cooking

— Randy Orton (@RandyOrton) October 4, 2019

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.

U think Bob O Sr & Chief Maivia along with our pops’ Bob Jr & the Soulman ran up and down those roads for decades taking bumps just so we can sell out WM36 so you can RKO my ass thru the earth. My body’s still recovering from that Evolution beatdown you gave me at WM20 😂

— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) October 7, 2019

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.