The Rock uses Lil Wayne’s ‘Tha Block Is Hot’ as his WWE entrance music in New Orleans

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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson debuted a new New Orleans-inspired entrance which featured Lil Wayne‘s ‘Tha Block Is Hot’ in his recent WWE appearance.The wrestler-turned-entertainment polymath showed up to WWE: Smackdown last Friday (February 21), which was held in New Orleans.

Before he came out, his staple catchphrase rang out (“If ya smell what The Rock is cooking…”) as he replaced his iconic Jim Johnston theme with Lil Wayne’s 1999 debut single ‘Tha Block Is Hot’ while imagery of New Orleans appeared on-screen.In the post-show press conference, Johnson explained why he chose to remix the track.“I’ve always been a big fan of Lil Wayne,” he said. “I’ve always been a big fan of Louisiana hip-hop from Master P, Juvenile, Birdman, 504.

All of those guys. Those are my guys. I came up in Miami and South Florida. Those are my influences. I love all of those guys.

I felt like, ‘We’re coming to New Orleans’.”THE FINAL BOSS IS BACK ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️ #WWE #TheRock #SmackDown ♬ original sound – WWE “I wanted to give love to Lil Wayne and I love Kendrick and I love the Super Bowl.