{"id":316836,"date":"2023-09-19T11:12:27","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T11:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/popularindinews.com\/?p=316836"},"modified":"2023-09-19T11:12:27","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T11:12:27","slug":"the-rock-makes-epic-return-to-wwe-destroys-austin-theory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/popularindinews.com\/celebrity\/the-rock-makes-epic-return-to-wwe-destroys-austin-theory\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rock Makes Epic Return To WWE, Destroys Austin Theory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/83\/4by3\/2023\/09\/16\/8386775a3e76479b8cbf46a47420d8ac_md.jpg\"          loading=\"lazy\"          alt=\"the rock\"        ><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dwayne &#8220;The Rock&#8221; Johnson<\/strong> knows how to make an entrance and he proved it in a big way with his surprise return to the WWE after nearly 4 years.<\/p>\n<p>The Rock stunned the packed crowd watching WWE Smackdown at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado Friday night, when he stepped out from behind a backdrop to his signature song, &#8220;Electrifying,&#8221; playing loudly over the sound system.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone went berserk, cheering like crazy and shooting cell phone video to capture the epic moment. You may recall, the last time the WWE legend had suited up for a wrestling match was in October 2019.<\/p>\n<p>After the initial shock, The Rock made his way to the ring, where WWE U.S. Champion <strong>Austin Theory<\/strong> and ex-NFL punter <strong>Pat McAfee<\/strong> were giving each other some lip.<\/p>\n<p>The Rock got in on the action, trading insults with Theory as the tension grew.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/fc\/4by3\/2023\/09\/16\/fcc162760cbc48ce82727b0f9c73301a_md.jpg\"          loading=\"lazy\"          alt=\"\"        ><\/p>\n<p>Finally, The Rock sent Theory over the edge after calling him an &#8220;a\u2014hole&#8221; &#8212; and even getting the audience to chant, &#8220;You are an a\u2014hole.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Theory threw a flurry of punches that hit their mark, but The Rock quickly turned the tables and gave his opponent a spinebuster.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/c5\/4by3\/2023\/09\/16\/c5ce2cedd5884e019edfdd5582b2c985_md.jpg\"          loading=\"lazy\"          alt=\"the rock wwe\"        ><\/p>\n<p>With Theory laid out on the canvas, The Rock delivered his famous \u201cpeople\u2019s elbow.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It was all over after that. Theory was down for the count.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/47\/4by3\/2023\/09\/16\/47e997dd95594184a2ca689185a474e4_md.jpg\"          loading=\"lazy\"          alt=\"the rock wwe\"        ><\/p>\n<p>The Rock is back!!!!<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2023\/09\/16\/rock-wwe-austin-theory-pat-mcafee-dwayne-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dwayne &#8220;The Rock&#8221; Johnson knows how to make an entrance and he proved it in a big way with his<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":316835,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Rock Makes Epic Return To WWE, Destroys Austin Theory - Popular Indi News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/popularindinews.com\/celebrity\/the-rock-makes-epic-return-to-wwe-destroys-austin-theory\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Rock Makes Epic Return To WWE, Destroys Austin Theory - Popular Indi News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Dwayne &#8220;The Rock&#8221; 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