5 WWE Superstars who have funny nicknames in real life

Seth Rollins and Mandy Rose
Seth Rollins and Mandy Rose

#1 WWE Legend The Rock - Dewey

The Rock's family had a special nickname for him
The Rock's family had a special nickname for him

Dwayne Johnson, aka The Rock, is another WWE Superstar who has had many nicknames in WWE. He is The Great One, The Brahma Bull, and The People's Champion. To his family, however, he was Dewey.

The Rock laughed when he told the story behind that nickname during a Television Critics Association Zoom panel for the "Young Rock" TV series.

"When I was a little baby, I was with my godparents. I was probably, from what I'm told, 6 months old. And my mom had said to my godmother, 'Is his diaper wet?' She goes, 'No. He's just a little dewy.'"

The former eight-time WWE Champion revealed that people did not react well to his unsung nickname.

"In my existence for years, when my parents would come around in front of my girlfriends or friends or anyone, (it was), 'Hey, Dewey!' automatically. Because it's not like that's a powerful name. Automatically, people were like, 'Oh, God.'"

The Rock has not competed in a WWE ring since WrestleMania 32 when he defeated Erick Rowan in an impromptu squash match.

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