8 Times When Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Ignited Real-life Feuds with Wrestlers and Co-stars (2 of 5)

Tyrese Gibson 

In 2017, after Johnson announced he was planning to create a Fast & Furious spinoff based on his character Luke Hobbs, Gibson was none too happy about it. Upset that this would push back the production of the 9th Fast & Furious movie, Gibson, who plays Roman Pearce in the franchise, threatened to boycott if Johnson appeared in it. Johnson never responded directly to those threats, although ultimately he did end up sitting out of the F9 film. When Gibson appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2021, he stated the two eventually had a long talk and agreed to let bygones be bygones. 

John Cena

The rivalry between the two WWE legends didn’t just exist in the ring; Cena was legitimately angry after Johnson began devoting more time to making movies at the expense of his wrestling career. When Cena himself began focusing on becoming a film star, he was asked about this perceived hypocrisy. He confessed that while his intentions at the time were  good, the way he tried to get the Rock to return to wrestling had been done the wrong way.