4 Wrestling rumors we hope are true and 4 we hope aren't: Vince McMahon "impressed" by surprising superstar, The Rock to make in-ring return to WWE sooner than expected?

#4. Hope isn't true: WWE planning The Rock's in-ring return sooner than expected?

The Rock

The Rock has been away from WWE for a long time now. He revealed that he "quietly" retired from wrestling, the platform that propelled him to Hollywood megastardom.

There have been rumors about The Rock's return to WWE at Survivor Series, potentially setting up a WrestleMania dream match against Roman Reigns in 2022.

“I’m a problem right now for everybody. If I were them, I would stay on set."@WWERomanReigns on why @TheRock should stick to Hollywood 🍿 pic.twitter.com/KtGMmzxtDE

— SportsNation (@SportsNation) June 16, 2021

According to a report from Wrestlingnews.co, WWE is hopeful that The Rock will make his in-ring return at Survivor Series - 25 years after he made his WWE debut:

WrestlingNews.co was told that there was some hope that The Rock would actually wrestle at Survivor Series. The reason why WWE wants The Rock on that show is to celebrate the 25th anniversary of his debut. The Rock debuted in a traditional Survivor Series match in 1996.

While we hope that The Rock returns, we only hope this isn't true because his first in-ring appearance since 2013 (minus his six-second clash with Erick Rowan in 2016) should happen at the grandest stage of them all.

"FINALLY, THE ROCK HAS COME BACK TO DALLAS!" - @TheRock #WrestleMania pic.twitter.com/DJkczdpnrV

— WWE (@WWE) April 4, 2016

An appearance without wrestling would be ideal for The Rock upon his WWE return.