Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Details His Surprise WWE Return On SmackDown

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Denver, 14 November - It was a surprising turn of events for the fans attending the On September 15 episode of WWE SmackDown when the biggest star in WWE made his return. On September 15, 2023, the Rock made a surprise return to SmackDown to take out Austin Theory. This marks his first televised appearance on WWE since October 4, 2019.

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on September 16, 2023, where he explained how his surprise WWE return on the September 15 episode of SmackDown happened.



Johnson was in Boulder, Colorado for ESPN's College GameDay when he found out that SmackDown was taking place in Denver the night before. He called Nick Khan, WWE's President and CEO, and told him that he wanted to make a surprise appearance on the show.

When Johnson's music hit on the SmackDown broadcast, the crowd erupted in cheers. Johnson said that it was an incredible feeling to be back in front of the WWE audience.

It was incredible. So here's the crazy thing about that is we were in Boulder. I was there for College GameDay. And I found out the night before that WWE SmackDown was going to be in Denver, which is right up the road. So I call my buddies at WWE, Nick Khan, and I said, 'Hey man, I heard SmackDown is here. Can you confirm that?' He said, 'It is.' I said, 'Well good, The Rock is coming to SmackDown.'

I went out there -- it was really an incredible thing. I've been really lucky over the years to entertain in a lot of different ways, but that kind of connection with the WWE audience -- by the way, that kind of connection, it's just like this tonight. With a live audience, there's nothing like it.

So my music hit, ‘If you smell.’ And I went out there. They had no idea. And you guys know how hard it is to keep a secret. It doesn't exist. This was a full-on secret. The people went nuts, 13,000 people sounded like 130,000 people. And it was just incredible. So WWE audience, it's my family, I love them, and it was incredible. And by the way, I gotta say, not only is that connection just like this incredible, but there’s nothing like going to SmackDown and laying the smackdown on their candy asses all night long.

Johnson's return to WWE was a major moment for the company, and it is sure to be one of the most talked-about moments of the year.

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