WWE Talent Question The Rock's Special Treatment After Internal PG Memo
The Rock is back in WWE, and having a great time as a heel. It also seems that the rules don't apply to him.
A recent memo emphasized the need for talent to follow PG guidelines on TV and social media. Despite this, The Rock's use of profanity, like in a recent promo, has raised questions among talent about double standards. They wonder why he's allowed to curse while others aren't.
Nick Khan, Paul Levesque, Dan Ventrelle sent out a memo "the other week" about how talent needs to adhere to PG guidelines on TV and also on social media. The Rock, like most things in his life at this point, is getting a bit of special treatment.
WWE is under the TKO banner, and a publicly traded company. They also need to adhere to TV-PG guidelines. That being said, there seems to be an exception that is getting under some talent's skin.
The Rock's viral promos, where he keeps cursing, including opening up his social media promo this week with "are you f*cking kidding me?" about Cody, has rubbed some people the wrong way. There seems to be a feeling that we are seeing a double standard, because we're talking about Dwayne Johnson here.
It seems that The Rock is able to get away with dropping every flowery profanity he wants to on social media, while the rest of the roster are wearing PG handcuffs. Talent are asking why The Rock is getting a pass.
The thinking is that "even if he is the big movie star, shouldn't everyone play by the same rules? So he can curse and use that to get over, but everyone else is handcuffed?"
The Rock will wrestle alongside Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 40 in a tag team match, but that was not the match he wanted. He wanted a singles match against Roman, but now he will face Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins in tag team action. Dwayne Johnson's original plan had to shift, and I exclusively covered that story as it unfolded.
Lia Maivia, the grandmother of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame next month. While WWE has yet to announce the news, this would make Maivia the final inductee in the Class of 2024, and The Rock had a huge hand in making that happen.
Dwayne Johnson is also on the TKO board of directors. This is something that a lot of people have brought into his storyline, and it might be more of a shoot than some fans realize. He is obviously afforded certain privileges, but he also isn't back for the long-term at all.
The Rock will remain on the TKO board of directors. His seat also came with $30 million in company stock, and a WrestleMania match. He may come back for another match, but he will have to work it into his Hollywood schedule.
The Rock's next movie, The Smashing Machine, will start shooting on May 1st. That doesn't give him a lot of time after WrestleMania to get prepared fro his next project.
