‘His Time In the Ring Is Over’: Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s WWE Comeback Stirs Controversy Amid Concerns About His Acting Career Since ‘Black Adam'”

Fans can smell what Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is cooking and some believe it’s a colossal return to the WWE ring. The People’s Champ sent social media into a frenzy when he closed out the high-stakes Bad Blood battle in Atlanta this month. The premium Oct. 5 event hosted five orchestrated fights, but it was The Rock’s ominous 1-2-3 countdown and hand gesture of a slit throat that sparked speculations of a Wrestlemania 41 meeting between him and Roman Reigns, his real-life cousin, Cody Rhodes, and possibly Jimmy Uso. Johnson was a WWE franchise star when he stepped away in 2004 to pursue his Hollywood acting career. He never officially retired, though, and his ties to the organization are deeper than ever since cementing a deal this year that gave him an ownership stake in WWE. Fans accuse The Rock of running back to WWE to save face amid reports Hollywood kicked him out as his acting career takes a hit from “Black Adam” box office flop. (Photo: Therock/Instagram.) The “Fast & Furious” antagonist returned to the ring in 2011 and again in 2013, when he lost the WWE championship title to John Cena. His last Wrestlemania appearance took place...