"I'll Rock Bottom his candy a**" - The Rock on returning to WWE to face 32-year-old fighter

The Rock recently opened up about facing a 32-year-old fighter if he returns to WWE. The Brahma Bull last competed in the ring at WrestleMania XL, where he teamed up with Roman Reigns to take on Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins.

Even though he showed up in WWE earlier this year, The Great One has remained away from wrestling a competitive match. Now, during an interview with KISS XTRA, The Rock was asked about UFC Heavyweight Champion Tom Aspinall being interested in performing in a WWE ring.

The Final Boss was asked if he would be up for being the 32-year-old British fighter's first opponent in the sports entertainment juggernaut.

"There's one answer as The Rock, which is 'I'll Rock Bottom his candy a**.' But then there's the other answer, which is, 'I love Tom; I've got a lot of respect for him,'" he said.

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The People's Champion then praised Aspinall and said that though professional wrestling isn't for everybody, the UFC fighter would be fun to watch.

"I think he would be a great WWE performer. He's a [sic] kind of guy you just already know who's just disciplined and committed, and he's a fan, and that's the thing, right? with the fighters. We've had a lot of fighters try and crossover into WWE, and it's not always for everybody. But Tom would be fun," he added.

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The Rock revealed the reason behind his incredible weight loss

A few weeks ago, The Rock showed up at the Venice Film Festival, having lost a lot of weight. His slim look took many by surprise. The Hollywood megastar recently revealed the reason behind his drastic change.

In an interview with SPORTbible, he said that he gained 30 pounds for his role in The Smashing Machine, and he is now shedding weight for a new role in a different movie.

Reportedly, he will play Chicken Man, a 70-year-old, in an adaptation of the Lizard Music novel. This movie will see The Great One team up with Benny Safdie, who is also the director of The Smashing Machine.

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While writing articles, he ensures that he only relies on credible sources for information and covers relevant subjects that do not project an agenda against a particular person or association. WWE legend Paul Heyman once shared Sherjeel’s work on his social media handle.

Sherjeel’s earliest memory of pro wrestling is watching Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Undertaker square off for the WWE Title in the main event of a pay-per-view in 1998. His favorite wrestlers are Randy Orton and Jeff Hardy. While he admires Orton for his character work as a heel, he looks up to Jeff because of his unique wrestling style and risk-taking ability.

If he could go back to the Attitude Era, Sherjeel would like to manage Ken Shamrock and be his mouthpiece. He feels Shamrock’s promo skills prevented him from becoming a main event-level act in WWE. Hence, he would like to help the UFC Hall of Famer get over with fans.

When not writing about pro wrestling, he likes to read classics and fiction books.

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