After a successful Hollywood career, Dwayne Johnson has not forgotten about his roots in pro wrestling. The pro wrestling business has always been close to his heart. In fact, the ‘Great One’ makes sure he gives back to the business whenever possible.
It’s no secret that Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson comes from a legendary pro wrestling family. He has seen the business up close way before WWE made it a global phenomenon. And now, he is bringing back those memories from the humble days of pro wrestling to fans.
Recently, The Rock shared a video on Twitter to announce a new wrestling show, ‘Tales from the Territories,’ in partnership with VICE TV. He narrated what he plans to bring on the table with the new show, and it’s nothing but promising!
Dwayne Johnson narrates, “This is where it all began, canvas rope and steel, the fabled squared circle. Travel to the golden age of professional wrestling, when the industry was divided into local territories.”
He continued, “When wrestlers lived and breathed their characters 24/7. Risked their lives to protect the wrestling business and fought for real inside and outside of the ring.”
Pro wrestling will always be a core passion and love of mine.
Our @SevenBucksProd partners w/ @ViceTV to bring you a NEW ELECTRIFYING wrestling series.
Legendary stories told by the legends themselves.
‘TALES FROM THE TERRITORIES’
OCT 4 on @VICETV#kayfabeDNA pic.twitter.com/SHP0j7tZ6V— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) August 8, 2022
The narration concludes, “It was the wild wild west in pro wrestling. You know their names. You have no idea where they came from. Bone-chilling tales of triumph, violence, and perseverance told by the legends who lived them. This is where it all began.”
Furthermore, the former WWE Champion introduced himself and Dany Garcia as the Executive Producers of the show. Plus, the show also has assistance from the creators of the infamous Dark Side of the Ring series. This will be The Rock’s second series on pro wrestling, following Young Rock on NBC.
We are thrilled to announce our partnership with @TheRock, @SevenBucksProd & @VICETV to bring you TALES FROM THE TERRITORIES.
Travel to the golden age of wrestling. Exhilarating tales of triumph & perseverance told by the legends who lived them.
Premieres Oct 4 on VICETV pic.twitter.com/RMSfl5d3xB
— Dark Side of the Ring (@DarkSideOfRing) August 8, 2022
Fans shower Dwayne Johnson with love days after major criticism for stirring DCEU with Black Adam
Last week, The Rock’s Instagram post got him major backlash from fans, especially DCEU fans. Reason? He called the ‘DC Extended Universe’ as ‘Black Adam DC Extended Universe’. This backfired on him as the fans didn’t want to see Black Adam dominate and change the course of their favorite comic book series.
Luckily, the resentment for Black Adam did not carry forward to Johnson’s other projects. In fact, fans are over the moon as The Rock prepares to showcase the inside stories from the territory days of professional wrestling. Not just fans, but ECW Legend Blue Meanie also took to Twitter to thank the ‘Brahma Bull.’
Congratulations @TheRock!! I'm psyched to watch this!!
— Brian Heffron aka The Blue Meanie (@BlueMeanieBWO) August 8, 2022
Loved the dark side of the ring series, very excited for this
— Hafiz Alfarzan (@HAlfarzan) August 8, 2022
This is going to be awesome. I love territory wrestling and the history behind it.
— Chip Maxey – Toot Toot (@ChipMaxey) August 8, 2022
I just saw this and I'm psyched as well as AMPED to see rhisbshow, congrats @TheRock @DarkSideOfRing @VICETV on this show!!!
— Tennille Walker (@natric01) August 8, 2022
Fans were ecstatic to know about the new series. While one fan asked Dwayne Johnson to make sure he includes stories of Dusty Rhodes in Florida, another fan reiterated the importance of having WWE Hall of Famer The Iron Sheik on the show.
Thank you for this
— Its Marc (@Marc_Geer) August 8, 2022
Well done Dwayne. Hope you are doing Florida when Dusty ruled big time for years.
— Gary Kaltbaum (@GaryKaltbaum) August 8, 2022
Thanks for getting involved with the guys from @DarkSideOfRing . I truly enjoy their work and was really worried we wouldnt see any more from them. This is great news for all fans of the history of pro-wrestling!
— Michael Snow (@snowman4217) August 8, 2022
You better have the legend @the_ironsheik on or he will camel clutch you like the jabroni Hulk Hogan!!
— Kevin Jerpi (@KevinJerpi) August 8, 2022
This is going to be awesome. I love territory wrestling and the history behind it.
— Chip Maxey – Toot Toot (@ChipMaxey) August 8, 2022
In the trailer we can see pictures of several wrestlers. Moreover, Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart and Abdullah the Butcher are two confirmed wrestlers for the show, as seen in the teaser.
Similarly, we can expect many more legends to appear on the show. ‘Tales from the Territories’ premieres on October 4th, 2022, only on Vice TV.
Are you excited about the new wrestling show by The Rock? Share your views on the trailer below.
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