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Joe Rogan Believes Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Uses Steroids & Should “Come Clean”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: CHRIS DELMAS / Getty Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has become one of the most beloved celebrities around the world, but Joe Rogan has a bone to pick with the wrestler turned movie star and he’s calling out The Rock and holding his feet to the fire. In a recent episode of his Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Rogan questioned whether or not The Rock is using steroids and seems quite convinced that he is even though he’s never confirmed nor denied using the drug. The topic came up after Brian Johnson a.k.a The Liver King was exposed for using steroids to muscle up even though he claimed his physique was all due to his high protein raw meat diet. Related Stories Because of that revelation, Rogan feels that “The Rock should come clean right now,” as he believes “Ther...
Joe Rogan Believes Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Uses Steroids & Should “Come Clean”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: CHRIS DELMAS / Getty Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has become one of the most beloved celebrities around the world, but Joe Rogan has a bone to pick with the wrestler turned movie star and he’s calling out The Rock and holding his feet to the fire. In a recent episode of his Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Rogan questioned whether or not The Rock is using steroids and seems quite convinced that he is even though he’s never confirmed nor denied using the drug. The topic came up after Brian Johnson a.k.a The Liver King was exposed for using steroids to muscle up even though he claimed his physique was all due to his high protein raw meat diet. Related Stories Because of that revelation, Rogan feels that “The Rock should come clean right now,” as he believes “Ther...
‘Black Adam’ Was A Bust That May Cost Warner Bros. $100M In Losses
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Warner Bros. / Warner Bros. Apparently everything Dwayne Johnson touches does not turn to gold. His recent theatrical outing Black Adam was a bust and will be a major loss to Warner Bros. As spotted on Yahoo! News, The Rock’s latest movie isn’t performing to goal in terms of revenue for ticket sales. While the comic adventure did over $387 million dollars in gross sales globally after seven weeks after its release, it took about $195 million dollars to produce it. Related Stories Additionally, to market the film experts say the company spent another $100 million dollars which included out-of-home advertising, commercials, teasers, and of course fitting the bill for Johnson’s promotional tour. In short, the project is in the red and at this point...
The Critics Are Not Smelling What The Rock’s ‘Black Adam’ Is Cooking Despite Strong Early Reactions
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Warner Bros. / Black Adam Dwayne, The Rock Johnson, has been promising for months that the hierarchy of the DCEU is about to change with the arrival of his blockbuster anti-hero film, Black Adam. That sounds good, but the consensus is that the critics are not smelling what The Rock’s Black Adam is cooking. Black Adam is just days away from striking movie theaters with a tremendous lightning bolt, but when the film arrives, it will do so by being critically panned among movie critics across the board. Right now, The Rock’s 15-year passion project is sitting at a disappointing 54% after being reviewed by 79 reviewers. If there is any positive to get out of that, 43 reviews are fresh, while 36 or rotten. We also don’t have an audience score, and if Black Ada...
Dwyane “The Rock” Johnson Says He Kept ‘Black Adam’ From Appearing In ‘Shazam!’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Warner Bros. / Warner Bros. Now that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is finally about to make his DCEU splash when Black Adam hits theaters later this year, fans are learning that he could’ve made his debut much earlier had Warner Bros. had their way. Vanity Fair is reporting that Warner Bros. had originally planned on Johnson’s Black Adam character to make his debut in 2019’s Shazam! opposite Zachary Levi, but the WWE Hall of Famer vetoed the idea saying it would be a “disservice” to the anti-hero. The original script to the surprise hit film was supposed to tell the origin stories of both Shazam and his arch-nemesis, Black Adam, but The Rock objected to it and the studio decided to honor his wishes and give each character a standalone film. Related Stories “W...
Pardison Fontaine Throws Shot At The Rock, Twitter Asks Where’s The Smoke For Tory Lanez?
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Pardison Fontaine makes no bones about the love he has for his girlfriend, Megan The Stallion, and it looks like he’s ready to defend her honor in a major way. After Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson made mention of the Houston Hottie during a recent interview, Pardi took umbrage with the quip and fired a shot towards the WWE legend turned actor. The Rock and Kevin Hart were on a recent press run to promote the film DC League of Super-Pets and The People’s Champ was asked by the interviewer if he could be a pet for any celebrity. Without blinking, The Rock said he’d gladly become one for Megan The Stallion. When the interviewer asked to elaborate, The Rock wisely moved past the question. The viral clip of the moment made its way to Pard...
The Rock’s Daughter, Simone, Slams Haters Who Don’t Like Her Wrestling Name
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: KENA BETANCUR / Getty Twenty-year-old Simone Johnson will not be known by a moniker that is any variation of her famous father’s. The daughter of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was signed to the WWE in 2020, but her debut was delayed due to a knee injury. When she does take to the ring, she announced on Sunday that she will be known as Ava Raine. Not surprisingly, fans offered their own name suggestions on Twitter. One fan wrote, “I’m slightly disappointed she won’t be known as The Pebble,” to which she responded “i beg of you guys to find a new joke. anything.” A fourth-generation wrestler, Simone’s grandfather Rocky Johnson and great-grandfather Peter “High Chief” Maivia are WWE Hall of Famers. Her father was a 10-time WWE world champion be...
HHW Gaming: Dwayne Johnson Reportedly Working On ‘Call of Duty’ Movie
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty Is Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson helping bring Call of Duty to the big screen? According to one report, he most certainly is. The former WWE champion turned big-time action movie star isn’t afraid of the dreaded video game curse. He told us that much while speaking to him about his film Rampage, based on the iconic arcade video game of the same name. He also starred in 2005’s Doom, loosely based on the popular first-person shooter that was critically panned and a box office flop. Related Stories Speaking with Men’s Journal, Johnson had video game Twitter buzzing after he revealed he was working on another video game movie. “I can’t tell you which game, in particular, we’re doing, but there will be an announcement this year,” he said. ...
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Announces ‘Black Adam’ Has Finished Filming
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Albert L. Ortega / Getty For years DC has struggled to keep their cinematic universe appealing to comic book fans thanks to puzzling decisions and weak films featuring their biggest heroes, but can Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson be the difference maker going forward? Over the weekend the wrestling icon turned Hollywood heavyweight took to Twitter to announce that his highly anticipated DCEU debut film, Black Adam has wrapped principal filming and that his character would shake up the worlds of DC in a big way. Calling the film the “Hardest undertaking of my entire career,” The Rock thanked the film crew for their hard work and promised that “The hierarchy of power in DC universe is changing.” Well, that’s nice to know. Known to be the arch rival of DC Comics’ ...
Dwayne Johnson Reveals When Black Adam Will Arrive To Shake Up The DCEU In The Most Epic Way
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: NBC / Getty Zack Snyder’s Justice League is currently the talk of the internet, but the DCEU’s future is still in limbo. Hopefully, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and his Black Adam movie can help restore the balance. When it comes to anything Dwayne Johnson is involved with, he never half-asses the rollout of any of his projects, and his first DC movie is no exception. Sunday afternoon (Mar.28), before the UCLA vs. Alabama NCAA tournament game, the one time WWE superstar turned biggest action star on the planet announced that his film Black Adam would be smashing into theaters July 29, 2022. Johnson revealed the big news during a small spot on TBS, but that’s not all. The Rock also took over NYC’s Times Square in the most epic way possible using all of ...
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Co-Signs Joe Biden & Kamala Harris
Source: WENN/Avalon / WENN Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has a favorite in the Presidential race. The famed actor and WWE legend has endorsed Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for President and Vice President of the United States. Johnson, whose Daddy (OG wrestler Rocky “Soulman” Johnson who passed earlier this year) we must point out was a Black man, has never endorsed a presidential candidate before. As a registered independent with “centrist ideologies” as he puts it himself, Johnson went a step further and actually had a conversation with Biden and Harris. Citing his father’s teaching that respect is earned, the Rock’s first question to Biden and Harris was how they intended to earn the respect of the American people. “By doing what we say we’re going to do,” responded Biden. “By keeping our wor...
