5 Former WWE Superstars who praised Kevin Owens

#1 The Rock praised Kevin Owens for his work ethic

The Rock first came across Kevin Owens whilst training for his WWE comeback in 2012. Despite now being the highest-paid actor on the planet, Dwayne Johnson has always kept in touch with - and remained a fan of - professional wrestling.

Prior to 2012, however, The Rock's last official singles match had taken place all the way back in 2003. In order to make sure that its star attraction was ready for his return to the ring, WWE arranged for him to workout alongside then-Superstars Curt Hawkins and Curtis Axel.

In a 2017 Instagram post, The Rock revealed how a post-training discussion had seen Kevin Owens mentioned:

"After our workout, me and Curt were chopping it up about great independent wrestlers. I said 'Dude I just saw this guy last night on YouTube named Kill Steen or something like that. He's amazing'. Curt said, 'That's my good friend Kevin Owens'. I said 'We'll tell your friend he's badass and I hope WWE signs him.'"

It's a WHOLE NEW GAME!! @FightOwensFight is the NEW @WWE #UniversalChampion, thanks to COO @TripleH! #RAW pic.twitter.com/ubphGf6Fqx

— WWE (@WWE) August 30, 2016

Kevin Owens would, indeed, sign with WWE - and eventually become a World Champion. The Rock praised Owens for his efforts, alongside a picture of the two together at a WWE television taping:

"Now 5yrs later and relentless hard work, he's WWE Universal Champion...I like when good things happen to good hard working people. He's an a*****e though for growing a better beard than I can." said The Rock

As one of the biggest Superstars in WWE history, endorsements do not get much larger than one from The Rock. Kevin Owens, though, absolutely deserves the credit he received.