Dwayne Johnson has surely the most successful and talented ring-to-screen transition, as he can surely work in action as well as comedy films, showcasing his versatility. Though he had a slow start in acting, he is now one of the leading actors in the industry. One of the key reasons, that the Black Adam actor is so successful is because of his successful in-ring career in WWE.
Nevertheless, there was a time when he thought of performing in Pride MMA as it would help him earn more money. However, Dwayne Johnson is under heavy criticism as people called him out for his lies on The Joe Rogan Experience. But, retired MMA fighter, Michael Bisping comes to the rescue of Johnson as he states how he would’ve been a big name in MMA.
Michael Bisping Come To The Rescue Of Dwayne Johnson After His Alleged Lies on The JRE Podcast
After Dwayne Johnson allegedly lied on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast about how he nearly walked away from pro wrestling and joined Pride MMA. People started to condemn that People’s Champ as he won his first title within a year after his debut in 1996.
However, Michael Bisping, came to the rescue of Johnson, as he said on his official YouTube channel, how the wrestler could have been absolutely fine as a MMA fighter.
“Okay, now listen, somebody like Dwayne Johnson, big guy, granted wasn’t a wrestler, didn’t wrestle at school or college or anything like that, wasn’t a martial artist, was a football player but somebody like that could have made a big splash in Pride. They loved big massive muscular freak shows, I mean look at Bob Sap. Bob Sap was not a martial artist but he was a gigantic draw in Pride.”
The veteran MMA fighter added that the 10-time WWE Champion would’ve been fine as Pride MMA “openly encourage” the use of performance-enhancing drugs.
“And let’s be honest in Pride, they openly encourage the use of performance-enhancing drugs so Dwayne Johnson would have been fine.”
While Bisping justified how The Rock would be a big name in Pride MMA, the question remains, what did the Skyscraper actor say in The Joe Rogan Experience podcast that has made people criticize him?
Dwayne Johnson Criticised For His Lies on The Joe Rogan Experience Podcast
When Dwayne Johnson was on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, he allegedly lied on the show as he thought of leaving WWE in 1997, as MMA athletes were joining Pride MMA as it helped them earn big bags of money, while he earned only $150, 000 per year in WWE.
“In ’97, during that time, while I was still going out to L.A. and working out, we were crossing all the MMA guys. Pride just opened up in Japan so I was seeing all these MMA guys going over to Pride. … At that time I was making $150,000 wrestling 235 days a year. So do the math of that and how much you’re making per match. We start hearing, hey these guys over in pride are making 250, 350, 500 [thousand dollars].”
Fans and actors believe that the actor is allegedly lying on the podcast, as he became one of the prominent faces of the wrestling organization. The Hercules actor is heavily criticized, as fans state that he is trying to gain sympathy and attention from the people.
