We can only assume that being snubbed for both Tooth Fairy and Why Did I Get Married Again? is what finally caused The Rock to return to WWE. After seven years apart from the world of wrestling that made him semi-famous, actor Dwayne Johnson slipped back into his Rock persona once again as it was announced he would host Westlemania XXVII on April 3, his first since 2004. “You helped me accomplish my goals, helped me accomplish my dreams because you never lost my side,” Johnson told the howling audience on last night’s WWE’s Raw. “Thank you, I love you, and it is because of you that I’m back in this ring and it’s because of you, and I give you my word, that I am never, ever, going away.” Because what’s more important: a statue declaring your superior acting ability, or the sweet familiar sting of Spandex burn? We thought so.
Before you run out and get your copy of Race To Witch Mountain turned into a commemorative bronze sculpture though, Dwayne’s triumphant return to the ring doesn’t mean he’ll be abandoning his film career all together. In 2011, we can look forward to Johnson’s role in Fast Five, the latest in The Fast And The Furious series, as well as Sinbad in the new Arabian Nights. “After seven long years … finally The Rock has come back home,” he said. As long as we can still get a Scorpion King 2, Dwayne can live in whatever home he wants.
