The Rock gives thoughts on WWE/UFC merger

[Chris]

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson says he's excited to see what Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel and Vince McMahon can accomplish together.

Rock appeared on Thursday's edition of CNBC's Squawk on the Street to promote the XFL and his Teremana tequila brand. During the interview, Rock was asked for his thoughts on the Endeavor/WWE deal and if he feels McMahon and Emanuel will work well together.

Rock said:

I see smooth sailing with those guys. They've known each other for a very, very long time. We all have, as a matter of fact. And I see smooth sailing with this. This has been a long time coming.
When you think about where Vince started... I often talk about my seven bucks moment, how I had seven bucks in my pocket when I was cut from the Canadian Football League. Vince had his seven bucks moment too as well when he leveraged every dollar he had for the very first WrestleMania. Years later, he creates this merger with Ari that's in the billions of dollars. When I say smooth sailing, I mean these guys are adamant on creating an incredible conglomerate that's going to entertain the masses. And I think between WWE, UFC, bull riding, and probably some of the other things that are coming down the pike, I'm excited about this merger.

Rock also mentioned that he "just connected with Vince the other day."

On Wednesday, Emanuel told CNBC he plans on letting WWE "do what they like to do" while he looks to save on costs, drive sponsorship revenue, and follow the same model he did with the UFC.

While it has been over 7 years now since Rock wrestled a match, his daughter Simone is just starting her WWE career as a member of The Schism on NXT. The 21-year-old now named Ava had her first match at Stand & Deliver last month. She also performed at an NXT live event in Largo, Florida on April 14. Rock recently told The Pivot that wrestling helped save his relationship with his daughter.

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[Deezy]

Of course he had to shoe horn in his 7 bucks story.