The Rock created an unparalleled legacy in the wrestling industry. WWE fans witnessed his rise to the top during the Attitude Era. Rock’s promos were unlike anyone else with his charisma making each statement a must-watch moment on the microphone. Even the matches of Rock delivered with classics against the likes of Chris Jericho, Steve Austin, and Brock Lesnar. Rock made quite a few friendships in wrestling during his various stints.

We will look at some of the more surprising wrestlers to become friends of The Rock at some point. The old school names are guys he faced during the prime of his career. Meanwhile, many new friendships would form in the occasional returns to WWE. Find out just which of your favorite wrestlers are pals of The Great One. These are the top ten surprising wrestling friends of The Rock.

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10 Brock Lesnar

Brock Lesnar being friends with anyone is shocking given the nature of his personality. However, the relationship with The Rock started off well since Rock put Lesnar over to win the WWE Championship within just four months of his main roster debut.

Rock’s passion for UFC and visiting a few events would see them catching up. Lesnar has been praised by Rock many times in interviews for both their time working together in WWE along with his incredible level of success in UFC.

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9 Goldberg

The story of Goldberg and The Rock is quite similar to Brock Lesnar’s tale. Rock went out of his way to put over Goldberg in Goldberg’s first WWE match back at Backlash 2003. The event would see Goldberg score a massive win before Rock left for Hollywood to film movie projects.

Goldberg didn’t forget that he kept in contact with Rock and viewed him as a good friend. The two have linked at various events when on the red carpet or in the VIP areas together. Goldberg has tried his hand at acting which likely bonds him even more with Rock.

8 Ricochet

One of the recent wrestlers to form a bond with The Rock is Ricochet. The fandom of Ricochet started when the work of Rock made him fall in love with wrestling. Despite having a more aerial-based offense, Ricochet clearly has been inspired by The Great One.

The Rock’s People’s Elbow move was mimicked by Ricochet even though he improved it to The People’s Moonsault. Ricochet has praised Rock countless times on Twitter with Rock returning the favor and calling the young star the future of wrestling.

7 The Dudley Boyz

An unknown fact about The Rock is that the Dudley Boyz were among his closest friends during the Attitude Era. Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley were the primary traveling partners of Rock back when the talents would all buddy up to share road expenses like car rentals.

Others like Taz, Mark Henry, and even Shane McMahon would join them. However, The Rock and the Dudley Boyz were the main trio to spend time together. Bubba and D-Von have always been complimentary about Rock in interviews, especially since he often covered their dinner as the bigger star.

6 Mick Foley

The unlikely tag team of The Rock and Mick Foley showed that they have superb chemistry together. Rock and Foley always hit a home run working together regardless of if they were teaming or facing off against each other.

Foley stated that Rock became one of his better friends in the wrestling business. Recent interviews have seen Foley reveal that his daughter Noelle and Rock’s daughter Simone are now friends that keep up and text each other for the new era of the Rock and Sock Connection.

5 John Cena

The tension between The Rock and John Cena was legitimate during their feud to the dream match at WrestleMania 28. Cena and Rock got quite personal with each other referencing things like divorces or writing promos on hands to remember it.

This build did create box office records with WrestleMania 18 and WrestleMania 19 leading to all-time successful grossing numbers. Rock and Cena eventually made peace once the battle was over. Cena’s journey into acting has seen even Rock go out of his way to show support.

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4 Kevin Owens

The Rock is one of the few legends that like paying attention to what’s hot in the wrestling world. Kevin Owens is someone that Rock knew of before he even signed with WWE. Rock replied to a few of Owens’ tweets during his time on the independent circuit.

The story was revealed that Curt Hawkins was training with Rock for Rock’s returns to WWE. Hawkins put over Owens and others that made Rock realize these were the next big stars. Owens has been praised quite often by Rock especially after joining WWE.

3 Steve Austin

Steve Austin and The Rock helped change wrestling forever as the two faces of the Attitude Era. One mega-superstar is hard to find, but WWE was able to find two at the same time. Austin and Rock had countless classics throughout the years.

There was some tension since top wrestlers were essentially battling each other to reach the top of the mountain. Austin and Rock would not become good friends until they each left the ring around the same time in 2003. Both guys are now quite close with fond memories of working together.

2 CM Punk

The promos from CM Punk often ripped apart The Rock when mentioning him in 2011-2013. Punk wanted to become the top star of WWE and didn’t appreciate the part-timers coming back and getting handed the main event spots.

Rock and Punk became close after the harsh words due to realizing they got along when working together. They are close enough for Punk to be in Rock’s contacts as Rock tried to call him live on air when fans were chanting “CM Punk” during a dark segment on Raw. Punk sadly did not answer to give us an iconic moment.

1 Triple H

The rivalry between The Rock and Triple H was outstanding on television, but they were battling behind the scenes as well. Rumors indicated that Rock held a grudge with Shawn Michaels for trying to bury him to ensure that Triple H would have been the next star.

Triple H revealed that he and Rock didn’t become good friends until Rock’s return in 2011. The new roles and no longer having to compete for the top spot made them realize they had a lot in common. Rock and Triple H go out of their way to praise each other for major accomplishments on social media these days.

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