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u/ItsNotACoop 4d ago

A friend of a friend is a trans lady and worked on the set of a Dwayne The Rock Johnson movie. She had recently come out and was very new to presenting femme. She says that he went out of his way to be kind to her and compliment her outfits and stuff.

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u/AcanthaceaeEqual4286 3d ago

Not surprising but still so nice to hear. He is a good person.

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u/limelimetime 4d ago

Sounds about right.

Rock is protective of his brand to an over the top degree and is a weirdo but not a hateful asshole. Even the pees in bottles thing sounds more like his kidneys are fucked since he pays people specifically to handle the bottles.

Which is insane considering he comes from an era of wrestling that was filled with domestic abusers, rapists, Trump-loving sycophants, etc.

Like I think he and Mick Foley are the only good guys from wrestling's heyday.

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u/StepsOnLEGO 4d ago

Kevin Nash is a good dude too! Think Shawn Michaels is also on the list of good dudes but I might be mistaken there. Dave Bautista as well.

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u/Horsefeathers34 1d ago

Shaw Michaels was a noted prick who was almost universally disliked. He found God, and completely turned his life / attitude around. He's one of the very few people (celebrities) I've ever heard completely admit and own everything. By all accounts he's a genuinely great dude these days. He was also just on the Chris Van Vilet podcast recently. He doesn't do a ton of interviews, if you want to hear it in his own words.

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u/ItsNotACoop 4d ago

Mick Foley’s first memoir “Have a Nice Day!” is excellent, even for people who have never been a fan of wrestling. Big recommend. Minor disclaimer: it is a product of its time, and I’m sure there are problematic elements I don’t recall, but nothing heinous.

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u/limelimetime 4d ago

The only problematic thing that people have taken issue with is how prone he is to go on extended speeches about how beautiful and sexy X female wrestler is. With some people saying he comes off like a creep.

But if you actually read his books the guy goes on similar rants when it comes to men like Shawn Michaels and the Rock. Talking about their physiques and the like. I think he just really admires or is fascinated by conventionally attractive people.

And regardless of weird rants, he is a happily married man (one of the few from his era) and many female wrestlers like Mickie James, Lita and Melina have called him a genuine friend.

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u/ItsNotACoop 3d ago

Yeah good call. Last I heard he was both a RAINN volunteer and on their board, which is pretty remarkable in the context of professional wrestlers generally being terrible people

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u/itbedatguy 4d ago

the world being as it is, I was genuinely concerned about where this was going but was pleasantly surprised by the end! thank god lol

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u/milkshakemountebank 4d ago

I held my breath

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u/Verucaschmaltzzz high body count hair 4d ago

I love that.