Richard Gadd Jokingly Challenges The Rock At WWE’s Netflix Debut After Golden Globes Shout

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As Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson helped usher WWE‘s Monday Night Raw into its Netflix era, one of his biggest fans was in the crowd.

Baby Reindeer creator and star Richard Gadd, “a wrestling fan my entire life” who mentioned The Rock in his Golden Globes speech on Sunday, told Deadline he was “so psyched” to be at WWE’s Netflix debut, joking about getting The Rock in the ring himself. “I’m gonna give him a Stone Cold Stunner.

I’m gonna see, I think he can take it. He’s taken a few down the years,” said Gadd. “But it would be an honor to— maybe I’ll put my Golden Globe on the line in a sort of Universal Championship vs Golden Globe match with Cody Rhodes, maybe.

Winner takes all.” As his breakout Netflix series won the Golden Globe for Outstanding Limited Series or Anthology on Sunday, Gadd started his speech by giving The Rock an impromptu shoutout. “This is insane seeing all you people here.