Both Roman Reigns and Dwayne Johnson come from a lineage of Samoan professional wrestlers. Their Anoa’i family, has a rich history in the wrestling industry, with several members achieving success and recognition. Johnson achieved worldwide fame and success as “The Rock” during his time in the WWE. Reigns, following in the footsteps of his family, rose to prominence in the WWE as well.
Johnson transitioned from wrestling to a successful acting career starring in numerous blockbuster movies and becoming one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood. Furthermore, Roman has been featured in a few movies as well. Dwayne Johnson and Roman Reigns both appeared in the film “Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw.”. Released in 2019, it was a spin-off from the popular “Fast & Furious” franchise.
In “Hobbs & Shaw,” Dwayne reprised his role as Luke Hobbs, a former federal agent who teams up with the lawless Deckard Shaw. Reigns made a special appearance in “Hobbs & Shaw” as Mateo Hobbs, the brother of Johnson’s character. While promoting their movie on VT, Dwayne and his cousin revealed an interesting behind-the-scenes story.
“And the cool scene in the movie, we both throw double axes bang knock out the bad guys cold in the take. It was like okay we’re supposed to throw the axes, but as you bring the axe back you’re supposed to yeah then see give effects put the axe there you save money. You don’t have CGI in the ring actually we took this axe and he chucked it and it hit and I look over and the cameraman is down,” The Rock disclosed.
They revealed this chuckle-worthy story while playing the “Who is more likely to” game. And the host asked them who was more likely to ruin a scene by laughing.
Are Roman Reigns and Dwayne Johnson making their return in Fast X?
After the “Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw” movie, Roman Reigns and Dwayne Johnson have not been seen together on the big screen. Reigns’ appearance alongside Dwayne Johnson added an exciting dynamic to the movie. Combining their real-life connection as cousins with their on-screen chemistry
It was recently announced that The Rock is set to make his return to the “Fast and Furious” franchise. He will be reprising his role as Hobbs in the next offering of the franchise “Fast X.” In fact, Johnson appeared in the mid-credits scene of the first outing of the Fast X trilogy.
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Although The Great One has made his triumphant return to the franchise, fans are yet to find out whether Reigns will be reprising his role in Hobbs and Shaw’s movie. Hence, fans should stay tuned for all the latest announcements regarding the cast.