As we previously reported here on eWn, several WWE Superstars are frustrated with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson enjoying special privileges for his promos.
Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter has shared some new details regarding the perceived “double standard” for The Rock’s promos.
The Rock’s stardom and position on the TKO Board of Directors gives him more leeway than any other talent on the roster, particularly for the length and content of his promos.
One talent noted that The Rock “does what he wants and no one can tell him otherwise.” The Great One also has a team of representatives that handle any issues that might arise.
The Rock has been openly cussing on social media with his promos since returning to the company on the Road To WrestleMania 40. This resulted in Cody Rhodes cutting an expletive-laden promo on Monday’s episode of WWE RAW.
According to the report, ”One person noted that there was a feeling that the era of Vince McMahon’s double standards for his handpicked stars and for everyone else was over, and then The Rock shows up and it’s exactly the same.”
Meltzer also revealed FOX’s tactics for censoring The Rock on air. He said,
”So the deal with the TV what they had to do was, FOX gets the script ahead of time, so they know when to bleep. The Rock promo is completely scripted, but if it was anyone else, they would not be allowed to say it. With The Rock, it’s like he can say whatever he wants, but we know what he’s gonna say and when he’s gonna’ say it, so anything that they wanna bleep out, they will bleep out. And they know when to bleep it out because they know ahead of time, so that’s kind of the gist of the promo and why certain things were bleeped out.”
The Rock will make his WWE in-ring return at WrestleMania 40 (Night One), where he will team with Roman Reigns to face off against Seth Rollins and Cody Rhodes.
