Jack-Hammer
YOU WILL RESPECT MY AUTHORITAH!!!!
As has been the case regarding The Rock's in-ring career since suffering a torn adductor during his match with John Cena at WrestleMania 29, there's once again a lot of doubt as to The Rock wrestling at WrestleMania XXXI next year.
A little while ago, a report came out providing some information on The Rock's schedule for 2015 and that a WM match seems unlikely. Fast & Furious 7 will be released 5 days after WrestleMania XXXI, so The Rock will be heavily promoting the film during the weeks leading up to its release. Since Paul Walker was killed in a car accident and this was the franchise that made him a star, Universal Studios is predicting this will be a big hit and surpass the $788 million Furious 6 made.
Given that The Rock has been paid a ton of money for his role, it's unlikely that the studio will be happy with him wrestling, thereby risking injury, thereby taking time off from the movie that the studio paid him 8 figures to star in less than a week before it comes out. While I'm not sure if the studio could come right out and forbid him from wresting legally, going against its wishes could result in his career hitting a wall. Maybe he wouldn't be considered for certain big money roles in future projects from the studio and other major studios could follow suit. The Rock's injuries suffered during his 2nd match with John Cena kept him from doing promotional work for the movie Pain & Gain. The Rock's fortunate that the film made $86 million on a $26 million budget, even though him missing some promotional work for the film may have had little impact on the numbers, it's possible that the studio could have used him as a scapegoat had the movie bombed.
Within the past few months, there were reports alleging that The Rock wrestling at the big show once again was more than likely with a rumor. Since The Rock's surprise return on Raw several weeks back and the teased confrontation backstage between him & Triple H, there were rumors that the two would have one final match against each other for WrestleMania XXXI. Since Vince's appearance this past Monday on Raw, there were rumors going about that WWE was going to with a power struggle storyline between Vince & The Authority that was originally going to happen for WrestleMania XXX, but was scrapped. The reports suggested that The Rock would ally with Vince in order to combat The Authority. However, various reports have come out since stating that Vince has no desire to appearing on television as a character with any degree of regularity, so it looks like this was nothing more than a rumor.
A little while ago, a report came out providing some information on The Rock's schedule for 2015 and that a WM match seems unlikely. Fast & Furious 7 will be released 5 days after WrestleMania XXXI, so The Rock will be heavily promoting the film during the weeks leading up to its release. Since Paul Walker was killed in a car accident and this was the franchise that made him a star, Universal Studios is predicting this will be a big hit and surpass the $788 million Furious 6 made.
Given that The Rock has been paid a ton of money for his role, it's unlikely that the studio will be happy with him wrestling, thereby risking injury, thereby taking time off from the movie that the studio paid him 8 figures to star in less than a week before it comes out. While I'm not sure if the studio could come right out and forbid him from wresting legally, going against its wishes could result in his career hitting a wall. Maybe he wouldn't be considered for certain big money roles in future projects from the studio and other major studios could follow suit. The Rock's injuries suffered during his 2nd match with John Cena kept him from doing promotional work for the movie Pain & Gain. The Rock's fortunate that the film made $86 million on a $26 million budget, even though him missing some promotional work for the film may have had little impact on the numbers, it's possible that the studio could have used him as a scapegoat had the movie bombed.
Within the past few months, there were reports alleging that The Rock wrestling at the big show once again was more than likely with a rumor. Since The Rock's surprise return on Raw several weeks back and the teased confrontation backstage between him & Triple H, there were rumors that the two would have one final match against each other for WrestleMania XXXI. Since Vince's appearance this past Monday on Raw, there were rumors going about that WWE was going to with a power struggle storyline between Vince & The Authority that was originally going to happen for WrestleMania XXX, but was scrapped. The reports suggested that The Rock would ally with Vince in order to combat The Authority. However, various reports have come out since stating that Vince has no desire to appearing on television as a character with any degree of regularity, so it looks like this was nothing more than a rumor.
