Tag: The Rock

‘Young Rock’: Wrestling wives, Slim Jims, and the best qualities of Rocky Johnson

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | May 17, 2022 | Featured Home Page, Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews

This week’s episode of Young Rock, titled “Rocky’s Code” is really a tale...

‘Young Rock’ cooks up a well-told, sort-of-true story in this week’s episode

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | May 10, 2022 | Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews

It seems like just about everyone gets worked in tonight’s episode of Young Rock, titled...

Adrian Groulx revels in being the youngest of ‘Young Rocks’

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | May 10, 2022 | Hollywood Headlock, Hollywood Headlock Interviews, Interviews, PPV Reports 2022

In the world of Young Rock, there’s only one true champ for the title of “Youngest Rock” — and...

From only having seven bucks to only having six minutes: Dwayne Johnson’s WWF try-out featured in ‘Young Rock’

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | May 3, 2022 | Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews

With his hair tousled up and his million dollar smile ready to dazzle, Dwayne Johnson arrives for...

‘Young Rock’ tells tales of a young Rocky, and a really, really young Dwayne

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Apr 26, 2022 | Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews

The flashback storytelling gets exponentially tricky this week, as Dwayne Johnson (in 2032) tells...

Dwayne Johnson enrolls in his father’s school of hard chops in ‘Young Rock’

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Apr 12, 2022 | Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews

For wrestling fans of a certain age, and that includes this writer, tonight’s episode...

Actors Leilua and Anderson chart the rocky path of Dwayne’s parents in ‘Young Rock’

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Apr 12, 2022 | Hollywood Headlock, Hollywood Headlock Interviews

Tonight’s episode of Young Rock promises a trip down a very particular memory lane, as Dwayne...

1980s nostalgia rules in this week’s episode of ‘Young Rock’

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Mar 30, 2022 | Other Reviews

In the time-travelling adventures of Dwayne Johnson, as told in NBC’s Young Rock showing at...

Dwayne Johnson has football dreams stamped out in this week’s ‘Young Rock’

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Mar 22, 2022 | Other Reviews

Tonight’s episode of Young Rock portrays pivotal moments in the life and times of Dwayne...

‘Young Rock’ season two opener hits the ground running

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Mar 16, 2022 | Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews

Young Rock is back for its second season, featuring the tall and true tales, with some license...

Kendrick pulled from AEW Dynamite for ‘abhorrent & offensive’ comments

Posted by Bob Kapur | Feb 2, 2022 | News

Brian Kendrick was pulled from Wednesday night’s episode of AEW Dynamite after controversial...

The Rock looks back on 2021, looks ahead on the future, and looks past ‘Fast and Furious’

Posted by Bob Kapur | Dec 31, 2021 | News

In an interview with CNN, Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson appeared to permanently close the...

‘Young Rock’ gets into the Christmas spirit

Posted by Greg Oliver | Dec 17, 2021 | Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews

There’s a rich tradition of network television shows doing Christmas specials, standalones...

Survivor Series: A feast for the eyes or a turkey of a show?

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Nov 22, 2021 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2021

A dominant overall performance by one brand, a statement victory by one world champion over the...

‘Young Rock’ Episode Eleven: To be continued…

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | May 4, 2021 | Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews

It’s the season finale for Young Rock, which we now know is not a series finale as it has...

Get some guacamole on The Rock!

Posted by Greg Oliver | Apr 30, 2021 | News

Let’s get this out of the way first — “The Rock” Dwayne Johnson can...

‘Young Rock’ Episode Ten: Football and family dreams

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Apr 27, 2021 | Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews

Election Day is coming … in about eleven and half years for future Dwayne Johnson. In...

‘Young Rock’ Episode Nine: Reaching for the stars

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Apr 20, 2021 | Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews

One thing that Young Rock has done well throughout the season is to allow every character to have...

‘Young Rock’ executive producer Brian Gewirtz looks back on 15-plus years with the WWE

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Apr 13, 2021 | Hollywood Headlock, Hollywood Headlock Interviews, Interviews

When Slam Wrestling had the opportunity to speak with Brian Gewirtz, executive producer of NBC’s...

‘Young Rock’ Episode Seven: an action-packed episode

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Apr 6, 2021 | Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews

I’m going to cut to the chase for this week’s episode of Young Rock, titled...

Brian Gewirtz brings his own wrestling acumen to ‘Young Rock’ as executive producer

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Apr 6, 2021 | Hollywood Headlock, Hollywood Headlock Interviews, Interviews

Dwayne Johnson is, naturally, the driving force and very raison d’être for NBC’s Young...

‘Young Rock’ Episode Six: A royal battle in Hawai’i

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Mar 30, 2021 | Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews

NBC’s Young Rock has tiptoed along a very fine line in its episodes, playing to both...

Chavo Guerrero, Jr. forging a new legacy behind the scenes

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Mar 30, 2021 | Hollywood Headlock, Hollywood Headlock Interviews, Interviews

So, you need someone to train actors to get into the ring and fill the wrestling boots of some...

‘Young Rock’ Episode Five: Mom’s Rules

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Mar 23, 2021 | Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews

This week, it’s another chance for 15-year-old Dewey Johnson (played by Bradley Constant) to...

A-Ten-Hut! ‘Young Rock’ drafts Australian wrestler & actor Wayne Mattei as its Sgt. Slaughter

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Mar 23, 2021 | Hollywood Headlock, Hollywood Headlock Interviews, Interviews

In previous interviews for our Young Rock series, Slam Wrestling has heard from actors who...

‘Young Rock’ Episode Four: Are you ready for some football?

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Mar 16, 2021 | Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews

It feels like a lifetime since we’ve seen Uli Latukefu playing the role of 20-ish-year-old...

Stacey Leilua sees opportunity and responsibility in playing Ata Johnson in ‘Young Rock’

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Mar 16, 2021 | Hollywood Headlock, Hollywood Headlock Interviews

It’s not a stretch to say that pro wrestling is largely a macho, manly kind of world. This...

Dwayne Johnson gets reflective in post about potential XFL-CFL tag team

Posted by Bob Kapur | Mar 11, 2021 | News

Finally… The Rock… has come back… to the CFL? Well, not as a player, of course....

‘Young Rock’ the latest of Dwayne Johnson’s Presidential bid teases

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Mar 9, 2021 | Hollywood Headlock, Hollywood Headlock Interviews, News

“I’m Dwayne Johnson, and I approve this message.” Those were the final words...

‘Young Rock’ Episode Three: The wrestling business show

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Mar 2, 2021 | Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews

As noted in the review of last week’s episode, Young Rock has laid down its rules about...

Kevin Makely has a savagely good time portraying Macho Man in ‘Young Rock’

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Mar 2, 2021 | Hollywood Headlock, Hollywood Headlock Interviews

Let’s be honest: it’s hard to truly stand out in a lasting way in the world of...

Young Rock, Episode Two: Rocky and Ata take center stage

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Feb 23, 2021 | Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews

After last week’s fast start out of the gate, which introduced the concept of the show and...

‘Young Rock’ premiere episode: A fast and furious rush through the many lives of Dwayne Johnson

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Feb 16, 2021 | Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews

The first episode of Young Rock, a series produced in part by Dwayne Johnson as a look back upon...

Squared Circle Cinema and Shots: A Rock-y Family Double Feature

Posted by Tommy "Milagro" Martinez | Feb 12, 2021 | Hollywood Headlock, Movie Reviews

One can argue that the lines of “Sports Entertainment” became more and more blurry with the rise...

Long & Delirious: A stream of consciousness journey through 8 Fast & Furious movies

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Dec 25, 2020 | Movie Reviews

Here’s the thing: I have never seen a Fast & Furious movie. I’m not much of a car or racing...

Photographer captures all sides of The Rock in new photo book

Posted by Bob Kapur | Sep 12, 2020 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

When you think of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, you can have one of several images in your mind:...

The Rock, Styles, Nash admit to testing positive for COVID-19

Posted by John Powell | Sep 2, 2020 | News

The pandemic has hit home for The Rock and AJ Styles who both revealed on social media that they...

Dwayne Johnson buys the XFL

Posted by Bob Kapur | Aug 3, 2020 | News, The Sporting Connection

RedBird Capital Partners, a private investment firm, announced that it has tag-teamed with Dwayne...

Author explores the world’s love of Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson

Posted by Jamie Hemmings | Nov 3, 2019 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

Tres Dean is one of the millions (and millions) of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s...

‘Beyond the Mat’ Story Archive

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Jun 6, 2019 | Hollywood Headlock

Barry Blaustein’s 1999 documentary Beyond the Mat captured lightning in a bottle when it was...

The Rock picture book detailed but not in-depth

Posted by Greg Oliver | Nov 5, 2018 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

When I scribbled down some words, “detailed but not in-depth,” to describe the latest...

Foley’s ’20 Years of Hell’ now a tour too

Posted by Kari Williams | Sep 1, 2018 | Interviews

Twenty years ago, Mick Foley stood atop a nearly 20-foot high steel cage, not knowing that the...

Spoken word tour latest challenge for Ken Shamrock

Posted by Kari Williams | May 28, 2018 | Interviews

A doctor told UFC fighter Ken Shamrock that, as a teenager, a broken neck would prevent him from...

Press conference launches ‘Mania hype

Posted by Bob Kapur | Apr 4, 2013 | Interviews, WrestleMania

NEW YORK CITY – A cliché of wrestling promos is when the guy says “the time for...

Legend breaks down the top Mania matches

Posted by Joe E. Legend | Mar 20, 2011 | Joe E. Legend

Now that I’ve cleared the air on some of the basic things wrong with WWE — you DID...

‘Raw’ live in Buffalo: Blue-collar appreciation

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Mar 1, 2011 | WWE House Shows

BUFFALO, NY – A sports-talk radio personality recently pegged sports fans in Buffalo as just...

Jericho opens up on acting

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | May 24, 2006 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Hollywood Headlock Interviews, Interviews

Before asking Chris Jericho to talk about his upcoming stage performance in Opening Night, his...

The Rock hints that ring career is finished

Posted by Jon Waldman | May 18, 2006 | Hollywood Headlock Interviews, Interviews

What has been the fear of WWE fans for the last couple years looks like it is now a reality...

Film Review: ‘Doom’ can’t quite live up to its legacy

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Nov 2, 2005 | Hollywood Headlock, Movie Reviews

Most people of a certain age will remember that when Doom arrived on the video game landscape, it...

Rocky Johnson: The unknown WWE trainer

Posted by Greg Oliver | Aug 20, 2003 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

After 30 years in the business, Rocky Johnson is more than happy to give back. As the boss of the...

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