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Social Media allows many stars to continue storylines after the TV cameras have finished rolling. It also allows former wrestlers to share their opinions on the current product, even though some are definitely more welcome than others. Of course, The Rock is still pushing for a match against Roman Reigns at WrestleMania, which means that the former World Champion keeps a close eye on the product at present.
The Rock may be one of the most successful actors in the business at present, but the former WWE Superstar has never forgotten where he came from and uses his Twitter account to share his opinions regularly.
Here are just three WWE Superstars that The Rock has recently praised and two that the former star has insulted.
#5 The Rock praised: Dolph Ziggler
Dolph Ziggler has been part of WWE's roster for more than a decade and in that time he has shared the ring with some of the company's biggest legends. Ziggler has quite the reputation for putting over talent. However, earlier this year when he was set to face Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship as part of The Horror Show at Extreme Rules, he had some interesting support.
The Rock took to Instagram to make it clear that he endorsed Dolph Ziggler as the next WWE Champion. WWE shared an image of Ziggler with the Championship and The Great One decided to leave the following in the comments.
"I'd co-sign this decision [one-hundred percent]. Talented dude and always has a spark in his presentations."
Of course, Drew McIntyre saw the comment and responded in true Rock fashion to state "It doesn't matter what you think." Ziggler on the other hand, Tweeted his thanks to the WWE legend ahead of the match.
"ANOTHER legend signs off on DZ for WWE champ & its the greatest of all time, @TheRock," Ziggler tweeted. "Appreciate it brother, I truly do. But only 1 man can right this wrong Sunday, ME. See you at #ExtremeRules Drew?
Dolph Ziggler came up short in his quest to become WWE Champion, but McIntyre did eventually lose his Championship to Randy Orton at the most recent WWE pay-per-view, Hell in a Cell.
#4 The Rock Insulted: TJP
The Rock shares his opinions of the current crop of WWE stars on social media regularly, but whilst he has praised a number of stars, there are some who have managed to get on the wrong side of The Great One.
TJP posted a Tweet of the Nike quote which is "Just Do It" which led to an interesting back and forth with The Rock, who went on to refer to TJ as CJ as a way to make it clear that he didn't know who he was.
The entire thread between the two men started because of the quote, but TJP went on to use The Rock's "be the hardest working man in the room" quote against him after The Rock commented on his use of Nike's logo. Of course, The Great One felt the need to respond.
Interestingly the insult wasn't the final message on the thread either, it appears that TJP took the critism well and even thanked The Rock since it did get the former Cruiserweight Champion a bit of publicity.
#3 The Rock Praised: Kevin Owens
Kevin Owens recently qualified for the men's Survivor Series match which could hopefully be the boost that his career needs at present since the former Universal Champion has been stalling in recent months.
A short feud with The Fiend and a strange rivalry with Aleister Black before he was moved over to SmackDown in the Draft has left Owens looking lost, but at least KO will always have the backing of The Rock.
Back in 2017 when the former NXT Champion was new to the ranks on the main roster, The Rock was present at an episode of Monday Night RAW to film some of the scenes that were used in Fighting With My Family.
Following his appearance on the show, The Rock took to Instagram where he praised Kevin Owens and talked about the fact that he was told about him back in 2012 when his name came up in a conversation with Curt Hawkins.
The Rock stated that he enjoyed chatting with Owens and that he appreciated The Champ himself, which must have been a huge endorsement for Owens at the time.
#2 The Rock Insulted: CM Punk
Back in 2011, CM Punk was having one of the best runs of his WWE career and the company decided it was time to let the self-proclaimed "Best in the World" loose with a live microphone.
CM Punk's pipebomb has become one of the greatest promos of all time, but it appears that the former World Champion managed to offend several stars when he reeled off a number of insults on live TV.
One of the men who was brought into the pipebomb was The Rock. Whilst much of the promo was aimed at John Cena in the beginning, The Rock was later mentioned as one of the men who were close to Vince McMahon.
"You’re as good as kissing Vince’s a** as Hulk Hogan was. I don’t know if you’re as good as Dwayne though. He’s a pretty good a** kisser. Always was and still is...And trust me, this isn’t sour grapes. But the fact that Dwayne is in the main event at WrestleMania next year and I’m not makes me sick!"
The Rock was obviously offended by the comments and took to social media to make it clear to Punk why he was the one main eventing WrestleMania and not him.
"CM Punk: it's simple business - The Rock is the main event at Wrestlemania cause it draws more money in one night, then u will in lifetime."
CM Punk and The Rock later collided at The Royal Rumble back in 2013 and it was The Great One who took the World Championship from The Best In The World.
#1 The Rock Praised: AJ Styles
AJ Styles has been one of the biggest names in the wrestling business for a number of years, but only made his way to WWE back in 2016 when he made his debut at The Royal Rumble.
Styles has since won the World Championship and been part of some interesting storyline alongside The Club and Shinsuke Nakamura. Throughout his four years in WWE, it appears that The Phenomenal One has also gained the attention of The Great One.
Back in 2019 when AJ Styles got on the wrong side of Stone Cold Steve Austin on an episode of Monday Night RAW, The Rock responded to Steve Austin's Tweet regarding the Stone Cold Stunner.
Styles sold the move better than most men who have taken it before him and even added a backward roll after the move to make it look more powerful, which was something that The Rock praised on his Twitter account.
The Rock went on to state that the segment between Steve Austin and Styles brought down the house on RAW.
