The Rock News

The Sun conducted an interview with The Rock this week, during which the former WWE champion talks about his ex-wife, fatherhood, politics, Chris Benoit and steroid use.

Regarding steroid use, The Rock said: "In terms of rampant steroid use, they're taking the appropriate steps to implement much stricter policies. An epidemic started and they had to act. We need to have a zero tolerance policy in place. We have a great responsibility as athletes, actors and celebrities to children, because we are very influential.

You know the outcome of the matches, it's a scripted television show. What I tell guys interested in getting into wrestling is you need to find a way to connect with the live audience. And you don't do that through your biceps." Rock said he avoided using steroids when he was wrestling. "I never felt I needed to do that. I never wanted to be the biggest guy. I wanted to be the most entertaining."

Earlier this week, we published a rant John Cena supposedly went on against The Rock.

Turns out, however, that Cena's comments to the British newspaper The Sun were taken a bit out of context, in order to make him look far more bitter toward The Rock than he actually is.

Cena was quoted as saying: "At one point Rock loved wrestling and wanted to do this all his life. So explain to me why he can’t come back." The Sun ended the quote there, but John actually added:

"So explain to me why he can't come back for our 15th anniversary show or why he can’t make an appearance at WrestleMania. I wish he’d just show up, say hi and leave. Do the eyebrow once and get out of town."

Cena also said: "He's genuinely a nice guy. I've met him. And a fantastic human being... But I think we all know now that he wants to be an actor. And there's nothing wrong with that, because he’s truly found another passion. He's good at acting. His films make money."

Those two quotes were omitted from the article.

In a recent interview with England's The Sun, John Cena had less than favorable things to say about former WWE star Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.

Cena questioned why The Rock couldn't come back to WWE if he loves it as much as he says he does.

"What I get peeved about, and this is my whole Achilles heel, is that I’ve wanted to do this my whole life," Cena said. "Rock falls into that category. At one point he loved wrestling and wanted to do this all his life. So explain to me why he can't come back."

Cena did acknowledge that Johnson's successful movie career is important to note, and respect.

"He wants to be an actor and there’s nothing wrong with that," Cena said. "He's very good and very successful. Associating with sports entertainment doesn't do much for his acting career. I get it. Just don't f--- me around and tell me that you love this. That's the only thing that gets me really pissed off."

Seems like an unusual reason to be angry, if you ask us. Isn't The Rock allowed to love both wrestling and acting? What do you think?

The Rock - introduced by his real name, Dwayne Johnson - presented the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects at last night's ceremony.

The former WWE star made a solid impression, cracking a joke about how traumatized he was as a child thanks to the effects in Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Dave Meltzer is reporting that WWE is trying to line up some huge surprises for the 15th Anniversary RAW special next month.

The three-hour special will air Monday night December 10 and begin a 8 p.m. EST.

WWE has even contacted The Rock for an appearance. If he did agree, it would likely be a video segment and not live. Expect WWE to pull out some big surprises for the show.

Dwayne Johnson (aka "The Rock) stars in The Game Plan . It hits theaters this weekend. Below, the former WWE star speaks with Sports Illustrated...

SI: How was it putting the pads on for the first time in over 15 years?
Johnson: It doesn't take long to get up to speed. You lace up the cleats, strap on the helmet and then your head is squeezed and it all comes back to you. You're ready to get out there and ball.

SI: One week into shooting, you were injured badly. What happened?
Johnson: I rolled out, jumped up to throw and my Achilles. Two weeks later I was back, but I went from a scrambling quarterback to a somewhat scrambling, mainly drop-back pocket passer. I became Bernie Kosar.

SI: Just two weeks?
Johnson: Sometimes there's great momentum [on a film]. We had that, so I got on the phone with the director the day after surgery and said, "If you can shoot around this injury, you will see me on the set in eight weeks." Then I asked my doc. He said, "Draw an imaginary five-foot radius around you -- nobody can even come close to you"

SI: How did you spend the down time?
Johnson: There was very little, actually. The day after surgery I was an animal in the gym. You would have laughed your ass off. I was crunching, sweating, blood coming out of the gauze. It was crazy. Afterward, I did get to finally enjoy my favorite TV shows: America's Most Wanted and Family Guy.

Click here to read the full interview with The Rock.

With his new movie, The Gameplan, hitting theaters next week, The Rock is making the PR and talk show rounds.

He recently commented on steroids, saying there needs to be a "zero tolerance" policy and that the actions of Chris Benoit went against the person he knew so well.

“I knew Chris very well,” The Rock said. “He was a tremendously gifted athlete. The guy who committed that heinous crime is not the guy I knew.”

Overall, The Rock added that wrestling will always be in his blood. His father and maternal grandfather were both wrestlers. His uncles were a tag team known as the Wild Samoans.

“My dad was adamantly against me getting involved in professional wrestling,” said The Rock, a defensive tackle on Miami’s 1991 national championship team. “He wanted me to play football.”

The Rock has opened his own MySpace page.

It’s basically a promotional page to hype up his upcoming movie, The Gameplan. The Rock does even check the page from time to time, posting the occasional message. Check it out here.

This will at least push those Hulk Hogan divorce rumors to the side of the wrestling news:

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and wife Dany Garcia Johnson have separated, they have announced in a statement to People magazine.

"While certain aspects of our relationship have changed, we are both vitally important to each other's lives," their statement reads.

"We will continue to advance and manage our business interests, our philanthropic efforts and most importantly the raising of our child together, as a loving team. We've been fortunate enough to spend the last 17 years together as a couple and look forward to spending the rest our lives together as best friends and business partners."

In 1997, he married Garcia, now the CEO of a wealth management firm. They have a 5-year-old daughter, Simone Alexander.

• Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s next film, The Gameplan, is currently scheduled for a release this coming October. The film is being presented by Disney. Johnson will also be hosting the Taurus World Stunt Awards on May 20th, which will air on The A&E Network on May 25th.

• Hulk Hogan will be using his voice for a special episode of “Robot Chicken” this June. The special is a Star Wars parody for The Cartoon network. The show has received a lot of media attention lately since it was announced that Star Wars creator George Lucas and Mark "Luke Skywalker" Hamill will be involved in the project.

• The Condemned, starred Stone Cold Steve Austin, comes out tomorrow.