Roman Reigns believes The Rock’s career trajectory simply cannot be replicated. Speaking with Nico Leonard ahead of WrestleMania 42, Reigns was asked how the wrestling business would look without his family’s contributions, and he zeroed in on The Rock’s unique place in history.
“It would still be close to where it’s at, but you would have some missing gaps. To replace my family, and Dwayne in general, it would take a lot to fill those voids. What he’s done is unspoken. Nobody ever hit the scene like Dwayne did and was able to move on to the next thing. To be able to keep it there, that was perfect.
Three or four years of perfection and then so smoothly transition to the big screen, no one will ever do that. It will never happen again. No one has ever been white hot in two years, and then two years later, now they’re the biggest box office draw. It won’t happen again because the template is different,” Reigns said.
The Rock made his debut as Rocky Maivia at Survivor Series 1996, becoming one of the biggest stars in wrestling over the following five years before transitioning to Hollywood. He returned to team with Reigns at WrestleMania 40.
Reigns challenges CM Punk for the World Heavyweight Championship in the night two main event of WrestleMania 42 on Sunday, April 19 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
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