On a recent edition of his “Kliq This” podcast, Kevin Nash discussed Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s recent SmackDown return opposite Austin Theory.
According to Nash, The Rock’s WWE return during the ongoing Hollywood strikes makes perfect sense with respect to protecting his personal brand.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On Johnson’s appearance with Theory at SmackDown: “He looked great. It looks like he put on 15 pounds from the Colorado game [laughs]. They went through the list, and Theory is young, right? Like 26 [years old], something like that? The list of guys he’s worked with already, woo. I really thought that he held his own in there.”
On why Johnson would choose to come back to WWE now: “Well number one, to keep his brand strong. Who knows how long [the SAG-AFTRA strike] will go on. Dwayne is double pinched in this, because not only is Dwayne a member of the Screen Actors Guild as an actor, but he’s also a producer, so [he has] a pension health plan. I don’t think he’s doing it for the payday, but he’s definitely doing it from a PR standpoint. I don’t think it’s ever a bad thing to come back to where you started and show the world you’re the biggest star in [Hollywood].”
