Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson calls out reporter for ‘toxic, false clickbait’ and spreading ‘bulls***’ after he was called out for his villainous WWE persona and not helping with relief efforts following Maui wildfires
- The reporter has been vilified by some online for trying to mislead his followers
- The Rock is currently playing a villainous character on WWE programming
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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson called out a reporter on got.
The reporter, Nick Sortor, spread a word that Johnson was reportedly booed for not keeping his promise to help the victims of recent wildfires in Hawaii. Sortor also claimed that the crowd chanted “Maui!” Maui Maui!’ last Thursday.
Johnson’s appearance in Las Vegas had nothing to do with the Maui wildfires. He was booed by the T-Mobile Arena crowd, but that was the hoped-for response from WWE leadership.
The Rock’s recent return to WWE’s sports-entertainment programming is as a heel, or the professional wrestling term for the villain of the storyline. Collecting boos and a negative reaction from the crowd is a big part of being a heel.
The chants that Sortor claimed were the word “Maui” were actually “Cody” as the crowd cheered for Cody Rhodes, the face or hero in the canon, as opposed to Johnson.
Johnson is a legendary professional wrestler who uses “The Rock” as his in-ring name
Johnson’s role as the villain marks the first time he has appeared as such for the company since 2003
“I don’t normally respond to this kind of toxic, false clickbait garbage because I hate worthy bull*** with a response, but if you’re using the tragic events in Hawaii to draw attention to yourself, I will don’t stay quiet,” Johnson said. X.
“Nick, instead of posting this kind of nonsense that you know is not true, I encourage you to post something positive for Hawaii, for our Polynesian American people. Or actually take positive action and come to Hawaii to help in an uplifting way,” Johnson continued.
Johnson also claims that one of his charities has raised more than $50 million for victims of the Maui wildfires.
Sortor’s original post on Sortor responded to Johnon’s claims on Monday.
“It is clear that the claim in this message is disputed by the Rock itself, which appears to have some validity,” Sortor said. “I am leaving this position simply to provide context to the ongoing dispute between the two of us over Maui funding.”
Rhodes and Johnson took the stage together last week to help promote WrestleMania 40, which takes place over two nights in April.
Rhodes, the son of legendary professional wrestler Dusty Rhodes, is currently WWE’s most popular face and in less than two months will headline his second consecutive WrestleMania, the company’s biggest annual show.
The Rock, who retired as a full-time performer from WWE in 2004, now makes sporadic appearances when his Hollywood schedule permits and the storylines are intriguing enough to warrant the necessary time inside the squared circle.
Johnson called out Sortor for wrongly linking him when he was booed with the Maui wildfires
Johnson’s storyline rivalry with Rhodes marks the first time The Rock has been a heel in over two decades.
Some users on Others believe Sortor posted the claim knowing he was deliberately lying to his followers.
The Rock’s post in response to Sortor has been viewed more than 26 million times.