WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair’s ESPN’s 30 for 30 special aired on Tuesday night and pulled in 1.831 million viewers for its premiere.
The documentary looked at Flair’s pro wrestling career and contained interviews with various wrestlers including The Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, Charlotte Flair, Stephanie McMahon and Triple H. However, there were some notable names missing from the film including Vince McMahon, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.
Sports Illustrated had an article about the film. Although the article never stated that Johnson actually turned down the documentary, it was mentioned that the director Rory Karpf failed to get Johnson, Austin, and Heyman:
“Karpf said he interviewed 46 people for the doc (the filming started in Sept. 2015 and post-production ended this month) and what he pulled from pro wrestling icons such as Ricky Steamboat, Hulk Hogan, and Shawn Michaels is particularly compelling. (Karpf said the only people from the wrestling world he wanted for the film but failed to get were Steve Austin, Paul Heyman, and The Rock.)”
Johnson took to Twitter to react to the article:
Turned down? Not true. Ric and his fam are very good friends of mine and my family.
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) November 6, 2017