The Rock Comments On Wrestlemania 32, Recalls His WM Debut, WWE Officially Hires TV Host, Stephanie Comments On ESPN Appearance

Stephanie McMahon

Following her appearance on ESPN’s SportsCenter earlier today, Stephanie McMahon posted the following Tweet:

BOO-YAH! Thanks @ESPN for having me on @SportsCenter today to talk about @WWE‘s #WrestleMania with @HannahStormESPN! pic.twitter.com/5IeLkKzyrr

— Stephanie McMahon (@StephMcMahon) March 29, 2016

Cathy Kelly

WWE has officially hired Sirius XM podcast and Afterbuzz TV host Cathy Kelley, who was rumored to be hired by the company last month. Kelley posted the following video, noting she will be bringing exclusive backstage access to WWE’s social accounts all week :

officially official #WWEmployed #HiMom #WrestleMania32 pic.twitter.com/eXBiaKa0An

— Cathy Kelley (@catherinekelley) March 29, 2016

The Rock

The Rock posted the following promo and Instagram post, taking a look back at his Wrestlemania history as Intercontinental Champion at Wrestlemania 13:

1997, I was 25yrs old, the youngest Intercontinental Champion in WWE history and performing in #WrestleMania13. It would become one of the most defining moments of my life. Not because it was my first WrestleMania I had the privilege to be a part of, but because I was boo’d out of the building. Literally boo’s from 20,000 people that screamed “Get the f*ck outta here”. And when you’re supposed to be a good guy or “babyface” in wrestling speak – getting boo’d is the worst thing that can ever happen. They boo’d me because I wasn’t being real. I was told by the company how to act, how to respond to fans and the worst part of all.. I was told what to say and what not to say. Not long after this match, I lost the title and was eventually sent home for months to recuperate from an injury – it didn’t really matter anyway because I wasn’t drawing the company any money nor did the fans care I was gone. A week before I was scheduled to return to the WWE, I got a call from Vince who said “How do feel about turning heel?” (which means becoming a bad guy). I said “Great, but I have one request… give me 2 minutes on the microphone on live TV and let me be myself. Be real and authentic. I gotta be me”. Vince said “You got it”. The following week I cut a promo that was from the heart. Real and authentic. 6 months later I was the hottest heel in the company. Even though I hated being boo’d out of the building at WrestleMania13, I learned one of the greatest life lessons that still serves me today. Be real. Be authentic. Be me. Truly my honor to perform this Sunday at #WrestleMania32 for the WWE Universe.. as me. #TheRock #DwayneJohnson #BigBrownBaldTattooedPuppyLover #SlightlyElectrifyingAndOneHandsomeSumbitch

A video posted by therock (@therock) on Mar 29, 2016 at 12:36pm PDT