There are few wrestlers in the history of the industry better on the microphone than Dwayne The Rock Johnson, and the former WWE Champion turned biggest movie star in Hollywood proved it again last night during a surprise appearance on Day One. He had the crowd hanging on every word he said and chanting insults at his opponent, but he saved a few of the biggest middle fingers and turned them toward one of his own movies: Baywatch.
The set-up of the segment was pretty simple. For days leading into WWE’s Day One (a special episode of Raw on New Year’s Day), WWE creative head Triple H and others tweeted out teases about a huge star coming back for an appearance. During the show, WWE once again teased the spot and then trotted out former heel champion Jinder Mahal. The crowd was less than pleased. He came into the ring and ran down The United States for awhile and talked about his own accomplishments before The Rock’s music hit, and the crowd lost their minds. Johnson then entered the ring and unloaded insults on Mahal. In one moment, he said the following…
