WWE News: The Rock Revealed Why He Launched Roman Reigns In Hobbs & Shaw 1
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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is gearing up for “Hobbs and Shaw” which will be the next big release of his movie career. He is on a promotion spree for the time being, obviously. While doing so he recently spoke with Yahoo to disclose interesting details about the movie and his co-star Roman Reigns.

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In case you don’t know, WWE’s Big Dog Roman Reigns will be making his Hollywood debut with this upcoming movie. He is the real-life cousin to The Rock who is also playing the role of his on-screen brother in the film. This release is likely yo make Roman Reigns even more mainstream name to the audience. Prior to that, The Rock talked about why he took his cousin in this project.

The Great One revealed that Roman Reigns was simply the first name that he thought of while casting for the concerned character. There’s no way that nepotism worked for the former Universal Champion to grab this role. But rather he had to earn the opportunity to feature in this project.

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The Rock also mentioned there’re certain good qualities of Roman Reigns why he likes him so much. He can make a global appeal to the audience. Plus, his hard work and dedication are matchable, second to none. So his first show was okay in just one take, (courtesy sescoops.com)

“Obviously it shows when he’s able to make a transition like this, and the very first day, first take – bang! He knocked it out of the park. It was a very great feeling because then I was like, ‘Mic drop, b—–s. Look at my cousin.’”

The Rock also revealed a hilarious incident from Hobbs and Shaw set. He and Roman Reigns were swinging their maces prior to the actual take. Reigns put full force to his swing landing the mace to the cameraman’s forehand. It actually knocked him down, right there,

“Our A-camera operator Lukasz Bielan? is one of the best in Hollywood – and now we know he can take a wooden club to the skull and keep on rockin! We love ya brother Lukasz – you’re our champion and tougher than a $2 dollar steak.”

This movie a spin-off film of the Fast & Furious series. It is set for a release in theaters for fans to watch around the world on August 2nd. Roman Reigns filmed his part in the movie during his time off from the WWE to put Leukemia in remission.

Arindam Pal

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