Only nine days remain before the grandest spectacle in sports entertainment, WrestleMania 29, comes to MetLife Stadium, and one of the biggest players on the card is wasting no time trying to promote his highly-anticipated main event rematch from last year.
WWE Champion Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson took to Twitter Thursday to talk with the fans leading up to his WWE Championship match with John Cena at WrestleMania. The Rock, who has more than four million Twitter followers, tweeted about several topics.
Those topics included WrestleMania:
"My fav Wrestlemania moment will come April 7. Met Life Stadium. The greatest way I can give back to the @WWE. #RockTalk"
His days playing football for the University of Miami:
My best Univ of Miami moment was winning the National Championship. Amazing team & coaching staff. Ridiculous talent. #RockTalk @JejeJewel
His taste in music:
"My fav rock bands are Aerosmith & The Rolling Stones. True legends. #ItsAmazing #CantUHearMeKnockin #RockTalk @pedringuimaraes"
His upcoming movie "G.I. Joe: Retaliation":
"Making #GIJoeRetaliation & playing Roadblock was a childhood dream come true. Super cool, plus Block's a bad mofo! #RockTalk"
His life philosophy:
"3 important things I learned for success: Stay hungry, humble & surround yourself w/ quality peeps. (And eat pancakes) #RockTalk"
And his look to the new frontier: Star Wars.
"I want to play a Jedi, Space Cowboy & Evil Sith all rolled into one. Anything's possible - calling JJ! #StarWars #RockTalk"
Ric Flair's Son Reid Dies
One of the wrestling world's most beloved legends was dealt a tragic blow Friday as authorities say the son of 16-time World Champion Ric Flair was found dead in a hotel room in North Carolina.
As the Associated Press reported, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say they received a call to a hotel on the south site od Charlotte on Friday morning where they found the body of Reid Fliehr, 25, also a wrestler.
No signs of foul play were found by police and the cause of death will be determined by the medical examiner's office.
Flair, whose real name is Richard Morgan Fliehr, was absent from a scheduled appearance on Monday Night Raw and has been at home dealing with a swollen leg caused by a blood clot, according to the wrestling news site Lordsofpain.net.
Flair's agent sent a statement on the death of Reid, calling him ""an incredible son, brother, friend, and professional wrestler."
P. Diddy To Perform at WrestleMania
Continuing with the growing tradition of live musical acts that have performed at "The Grandest Stage of Them All," hip-hop superstar Sean "Diddy" Combs will be performing at MetLife Stadium April 7 at WrestleMania.
Combs, who will also co-host a special WWE relief party for Hurricane Sandy, will join a list of other big music acts that have performed at WrestleMania, including Limp Bizkit, Motorhead, Flo Rida, Boyz II Men, Ashanti, Nicole Scherzinger, Saliva, Run-D.M.C., Drowning Pool, Salt-n-Pepa, Ice-T, P.O.D,. Kid Rock and more.
"WrestleMania is one of the biggest spectacles in the world and I'm looking forward to performing in front of millions on April 7," Combs told WWE.com. "I've always been a fan of WWE and I'm excited to support these two important causes, Superstars for Sandy Relief and the Be a STAR anti-bullying initiative."