The Rock looks back on 2021, looks ahead on the future, and looks past ‘Fast and Furious’
In an interview with CNN, Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson appeared to permanently close the...
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‘Young Rock’ gets into the Christmas spirit
There’s a rich tradition of network television shows doing Christmas specials, standalones...
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‘Young Rock’ Episode Eleven: To be continued…
It’s the season finale for Young Rock, which we now know is not a series finale as it has...
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Bruno Lauer’s appearance in ‘Young Rock’ a nod to his friendship with Dwayne Johnson
In a way, Bruno Lauer, best known to wrestling fans as WWE manager Harvey Wippleman, deserved more...
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‘Young Rock’ Episode Ten: Football and family dreams
Election Day is coming … in about eleven and half years for future Dwayne Johnson. In...
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‘Young Rock’ Episode Nine: Reaching for the stars
One thing that Young Rock has done well throughout the season is to allow every character to have...
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‘We shocked the world!’ – A look back at wrestlers-turned-politicians
In a recent column about Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s TV show Young Rock, SlamWrestling.net...
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‘Young Rock’ Episode Eight: Turning points for Rocky, Dewey, and Dwayne
As Young Rock continues to use Dwayne Johnson’s life story, told in a dramatically creative...
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‘Young Rock’ executive producer Brian Gewirtz looks back on 15-plus years with the WWE
When Slam Wrestling had the opportunity to speak with Brian Gewirtz, executive producer of NBC’s...
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‘Young Rock’ Episode Seven: an action-packed episode
I’m going to cut to the chase for this week’s episode of Young Rock, titled...
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Brian Gewirtz brings his own wrestling acumen to ‘Young Rock’ as executive producer
Dwayne Johnson is, naturally, the driving force and very raison d’être for NBC’s Young...
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‘Young Rock’ Episode Six: A royal battle in Hawai’i
NBC’s Young Rock has tiptoed along a very fine line in its episodes, playing to both...
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Chavo Guerrero, Jr. forging a new legacy behind the scenes
So, you need someone to train actors to get into the ring and fill the wrestling boots of some...
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‘Young Rock’ Episode Five: Mom’s Rules
This week, it’s another chance for 15-year-old Dewey Johnson (played by Bradley Constant) to...
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A-Ten-Hut! ‘Young Rock’ drafts Australian wrestler & actor Wayne Mattei as its Sgt. Slaughter
In previous interviews for our Young Rock series, Slam Wrestling has heard from actors who...
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‘Young Rock’ Episode Four: Are you ready for some football?
It feels like a lifetime since we’ve seen Uli Latukefu playing the role of 20-ish-year-old...
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Stacey Leilua sees opportunity and responsibility in playing Ata Johnson in ‘Young Rock’
It’s not a stretch to say that pro wrestling is largely a macho, manly kind of world. This...
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‘Young Rock’ the latest of Dwayne Johnson’s Presidential bid teases
“I’m Dwayne Johnson, and I approve this message.” Those were the final words...
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“Trailblazer” Dwayne Johnson dedicates award to his late father Rocky Johnson
Dwayne “the Rock Johnson dedicated his Hollywood Critics Association “Trailblazer...
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‘Young Rock’ Episode Three: The wrestling business show
As noted in the review of last week’s episode, Young Rock has laid down its rules about...
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Kevin Makely has a savagely good time portraying Macho Man in ‘Young Rock’
Let’s be honest: it’s hard to truly stand out in a lasting way in the world of...
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Young Rock, Episode Two: Rocky and Ata take center stage
After last week’s fast start out of the gate, which introduced the concept of the show and...
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Azar ‘made humble’ (but not too much) by ‘Young Rock’ role
Young Rock, showing on NBC on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. EST, takes viewers back to Dwayne Johnson’s...
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‘Young Rock’ premiere episode: A fast and furious rush through the many lives of Dwayne Johnson
The first episode of Young Rock, a series produced in part by Dwayne Johnson as a look back upon...
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Actor Matthew Willig has ‘Giant’ shoes to fill in ‘Young Rock’ role
Dwayne Johnson has claimed the mantle of Hollywood movie star number one, and he was no slouch in...
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Squared Circle Cinema and Shots: A Rock-y Family Double Feature
One can argue that the lines of “Sports Entertainment” became more and more blurry with the rise...
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