Dwayne Johnson shadows his ‘Baywatch’ movie at WWE Return

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson took a shot at himself during his long-awaited return to the WWE.

“If The Rock had to guess why you’re so angry, it’s probably because no one likes you and you’re not funny,” Johnson, 51, told Jinder Mahal during the day WWE Raw on Monday January 1. “If you were one of The Rock’s movies, you probably would be Baywatch.”

Mahal, 37, joked that he has ‘fortunately’ never seen the film since it premiered in 2017. But his statement did not faze Johnson.

“Well, no one else did either,” the actor replied. “Shut up when The Rock talks to you!”

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As the crowd cheered for Johnson’s comeback, he mellowed and seemingly broke his wrestler persona.

“Wait, I’m sorry. You actually didn’t see it Baywatch?” he asked Mahal lightly before giving him a chance to respond. “It doesn’t matter if you haven’t seen it Baywatch!”

Johnson’s return to the WWE comes nearly twenty years after he left the ring to pursue a film career. Since leaving the wwe, johnson has made a name for himself as an actor, landing roles in numerous star-studded films including Baywatch.

Johnson also starred in the film adaptation of the iconic series Zac Efron, Priyanka Chopra-Jonas And Alexandra Daddario. The film was a flop at the box office and was not a hit; critics earned a whopping 17 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. The former wrestler took to social media to shed light on the bad reviews at the time.

“Yes, positive uplifts 😂 Fans love the movie,” he wrote via X (formerly Twitter) in May 2017. “Critics HATE it. What a glaring disconnect. People just want to laugh and have fun.”

The following year, Johnson continued to have a good sense of humor about the film when he accepted a Razzie, which honors the worst performances and projects.

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“I’m also excited because I was just told that I too will be taking home the gold tonight. No, not an Oscar – maybe someday. But a Razzie,” Johnson said in a March 2018 video shared via X. “Here’s the fun part. The movie was so bad they actually had to create another category.

That year, Johnson received the “S–t Sandwich” award, which he graciously accepted.

“The new category is a movie that sucks so much that you ended up falling in love with it. I’m not kidding, which means the sandwich you ate is so bad that you eventually started to like it,” he explained. “Look, we created Baywatch with the best intentions, it didn’t turn out that way, but I humbly and graciously accept my Razzie.”