Dwayne Johnson continues on his path as this generation’s new movie star. With his roles in the ‘Fast & Furious’ series, the action-comedy ‘Central Intelligence’ and his HBO show ‘Ballers’ it’s hard to deny The Rock’s star power.
But before Dwayne graced our screens with many forms of entertainment, he got his start in the entertainment industry with the WWE. As a staple of the company’s programming from the late 90’s until the early 2000’s, ‘The Rock’ was a bonafide star among other big name talents like The Undertaker, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Triple H, and Mankind. Out of all the wrestlers who helped the WWE win the ‘Monday Night Wars’ and beat the WCW in ratings, The Rock was the one who stood out the most. His personality could not be denied.
Now, Dwayne will be giving everyone a look into what it takes to be a wrestler and how to make it in the industry. He will team up with fellow superstar actor Will Ferrell to produce a new wrestling comedy on Fox. They will also bring in former WWE head writer Brian Gewirtz to work on the show with them.
Following from Variety.
Fox has nabbed a hot comedy from the wrestler-turned-superstar and producer Will Ferrell, inspired by the real-life experiences of Johnson and former WWE head writer Brian Gewirtz, Variety has learned.
The project, hailing from Johnson’s Seven Bucks Productions and Ferrell’s Gary Sanchez Productions, received a put pilot commitment at Fox. Andrew Gurland, who created FX’s “Married,” will write the pilot script.
The series offers a behind-the-scenes look at a fictional professional wrestling outfit and chronicles the one-of-a-kind odd couple relationship that develops between a charismatic young character, like the The Rock, and a painfully awkward comedy writer new to the world of wrestling. A fish-out-of-water among all of these alpha males, this beta former sitcom writer needs as much help as he can get navigating the extremely passionate, sometimes crazy and always unpredictable world of professional wrestling.
“This November will mark the 20th anniversary of my professional wrestling debut,” said Johnson. “I was 24 years old, putting in the hard work, making $40 bucks per match and had no clue of the long journey that lay ahead of me with characters and backstage stories so colorful you’d think there’s no way that can be true. The entertaining show that goes on in front of the crowd pales in comparison to the insanely entertaining show that goes on backstage. Brian and myself can’t wait to tell our stories.”
