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The Rock on WWE WrestleMania 40 opponents: 'My respect for them is boundless'

Originally posted on F4WOnline.com  |  By Ian Carey  |  Last updated 4/5/24

The Rock says he's honored to share the ring with his WrestleMania opponents. 

He released a statement on Friday saying he has pushed himself physically and mentally to get ready for the WrestleMania night one main event. He also said his respect for those he'll be wrestling "is boundless."

The Rock wrote:

My 12 week training camp for #WrestleMania has been intense and unlike anything I’ve ever done. Pushing myself physically, mentally and psychologically to places I’ve never gone. The men I’m wrestling this weekend at WrestleMania are the best in the world. My respect for them is boundless. My love for pro wrestling is forever. Honored to share the ring, go to war in our squared circle and entrain the fans. Here’s a raw and uncut look at one of my final training sessions this week. Audaces Fortuna Iuvat, - Final Boss

Rock spoke about his training camp for WrestleMania in an interview with ESPN published earlier this week as well. He said getting back in the ring is "just like riding a bike."

"Suplexes, a launch off the top rope, a catch, like bodies hitting bodies," Rock said. "It's things like that that you have to do and have to prepare for. And you're getting bruised up, you're hitting the ropes. It comes back fairly quick. ... It's like riding a bike."

Before he heads into Lincoln Financial Field for WrestleMania, he will be in Wells Fargo Center tonight for the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony. Rock will induct his grandmother, Lia Maivia, into the 2024 WWE HOF class. 

This article first appeared on F4WOnline.com and was syndicated with permission.

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