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The Undertaker thought Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s WWE career was over after ‘awful’ debut

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18.06.2020 - 12:15

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Dwayne Johnson’s WWE debut wasn’t as inspiring as you’d expect from the man who would become The People’s Champ.When smiling Rocky Maivia – a tribute to both his father and grandfather’s names – stepped out in front of a passionate Madison Square Garden crowd, he’d been thrown to the wolves.Even wrestling legend The Undertaker recalls the terrible reaction the future Hollywood icon received, and how the character was just all wrong.‘He came into Madison Square Garden, and they’d given him the name of Rocky Maivia.

Oh my gosh, it was awful,’ he told Gary Vaynerchuk on YouTube.‘I mean, they handcuffed him right out of the get go, right?‘I remember watching him, and the Garden [fans], they’re merciless if they don’t like what you’re doing.

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