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Rumours broke this week that The Rock is considering making a return to the WWE and competing at next year's WrestleMania 35 event.
The Great One has not competed in a WWE ring since WrestleMania 32, where he had a six-second match with Eric Rowan.
Since then, The Rock has been out smashing records in Hollywood and becoming one of the most successful actors on the whole planet.
With WWE having secured their lucrative fox deal, the company will no doubt want to pull out of all the stops at WrestleMania 35, and you don't get much bigger in terms of attractions than The Rock.
Johnson could step in the ring with James Ellsworth at Mania and the fans would lose their mind, but if the rumors are true, and he is willing to work a proper match at the event, then the WWE should be lining up the biggest possible opponent for The Great One.
So, who should get the privilege of sharing the ring with The Rock at WrestleMania 35? Let's take at the four best options.
#1: Triple H
The Rock's last appearance for the company came when he defeated Eric Rowan in 6 seconds at WrestleMania 32.
One year prior to that, however, The Rock, along with Ronda Rousey, had a showdown with Triple H and Stephanie McMahon.
Rumours began to circulate earlier this year that The Rock would team with Rousey to take on Stephanie and Triple H at this year's Mania, but that wasn't to be, and Kurt Angle ending up occupying The Rock's presumed role.
It seems unlikely that the WWE would want to go ahead with match at next year's Mania but a singles match between The Rock and Triple H would be a major draw.
Despite both stars being headliners of yesteryear, they both remains two of the biggest draws in the whole industry, and a match between the two men could easily headline any PPV event.
#2: John Cena
The Rock's last real program in the WWE took place between 2011 and 2013 when he had a generation-crossing feud with John Cena.
The feud only featured two matches, both of which headlined WrestleMania. Six years later, Cena and The Rock are even bigger names than they were before, and they would likely be able to use their status in Hollywood, and their strong relationships with the press to sell this match on an even bigger scale.
In terms of storylines, the fact that their feud is currently 1-1 should be enough to sell the match, and both men are so successful now that they wouldn't need to do too many appearances before the night to guarantee that tickets were sold.
#3: Brock Lesnar
In the six years since Brock Lesnar returned to the WWE, not a year has gone by that hasn't featured some sort of rumour about a match between The Rock and Brock Lesnar.
These two men have only met each other in the ring once before when Brock Lesnar defeated The Rock in the main event of SummerSlam 2002.
In the sixteen years since they last met, The Rock has gone to become one of the biggest movie stars on the planet and Brock Lesnar has gone on to become one of the most accomplished athletes of all time.
Of all the matches on this list, from a financial perspective, this one could easily be the biggest draw, especially given Lesnar's recent return to the UFC. The two men are megastars and a match at Mania would be a guaranteed way to pull in a potentially record-breaking audience.
#4: Roman Reigns
Roman Reigns is one of the most unpopular superstars in the WWE today, at least when it comes to live audiences, and many fans believe that the best way for the WWE to deal with this is to turn him heel.
Turning Reigns heel wouldn't be too difficult but if the WWE is going to do it, then they should make it as memorable as possible.
Picture the scene: Reigns has just failed once again to win the Universal title, fans are cheering as he lies in the ring with his head in his hands, tormenting him. The Rock's music hits and the crowd go crazy. He comes to the ring to comfort his cousin, the two men embrace and then.... spear! Roman flips out and annihilates his cousin, leaving him a bloody mess in the middle of the ring.
If the WWE were smart, then having Roman turn on his cousin would be an excellent move. His heat would be nuclear overnight and a match between the two men would have a lot of selling points.
Sure, Reigns would go over at Mania and fans would boo, but at least that would be the point this time.
In fairness to Roman as well, other than maybe Cena, he is the most capable man on this list of getting a great match out of The Rock as well.
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