Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is officially on the lineup for WWE’s WrestleMania 32 next April, though it remains to be seen if the 10-time world champion will actually compete or show up in a non-competitive capacity.
The announcement came via Instagram, where The Rock posted a video clip of his past WrestleMania performances with a caption that said the “People’s Champ is coming home to do 3 things with THE PEOPLE [sic]: Set an ALL-TIME attendance record, ELECTRIFY Dallas like never before & make all time #WRESTLEMANIA history.”
The Rock has also shown up to the past two WrestleMania events in non-wrestling roles, taking the stage with the likes of Ronda Rousey and Hulk Hogan in different years. His last time in the WWE ring for such an evening was WrestleMania 29 in April 2013, when he defeated John Cena.
WrestleMania is WWE’s biggest event and one of the biggest pay-per-view specials of the year. The event costs about $60 on pay-per-view for those without a subscription to the WWE Network (which costs $9.99 a month) and is available in 175 countries worldwide. WrestleMania 31 last year was the highest grossing WWE event ever, bringing in $12.6 million in ticket sales with nearly 77,000 people in attendance, and another 1.33 million tuned in on television.
The Rock, who started his career as a wrestling star, has gone on to become an actor, producer, and business owner. He started wrestling with WWE (WWE) in 1996 and became a superstar in the sport. After a break from the ring to pursue other ventures, The Rock signed a three-year deal with WWE in 2011, helping boost the company’s performance. “We set pay-per-view buy-rate records and attendance records each time,” he told Coins2Day earlier this year. “So: boom!”