Leo Gillick
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has reduced mass and reemerged as Dwayne ‘The Pebble‘ Johnson. There has been speculation as to the reasons for his change in physique, but he’s put the rumors to rest.
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The People’s Champion: The Rock was the star of the late 90s to early 2000s WWE. Dwayne Johnson was a beast, slamming elbows through any and every challenger, rippling in muscle and dripping with charisma. But, he’s not the spring chicken he once was.
- As he’s aged, for the most part, he has maintained his huge physique and stayed as big as he once was. He’s appeared in many films since his retirement from wrestling and stayed huge throughout. But now he’s decided to leave behind the muscles and has emerged looking like a mortal man.
There has been a lot of talk about why Dwayne Johnson decided to strip back his muscles. Some suspected it was to reduce the strain that maintaining that muscle puts on his heart. Others suspected he may be ill.
However, Dwayne Johnson has spoken about his decision.
It’s All An Act
In actual fact, the real reason Dwayne Johnson has slimmed down has nothing to do with his health or heart. It’s all for a new acting role. After playing the lead in The Smashing Machine, he is looking to strip back the weight for another role in a film called Lizard Music.
- “We’re gonna make a film called Lizard Music, which is based off of a novel written by Daniel Pinkwater.” He explained the reasons for his body change, stating, “It’s a very whimsical and eccentric 70-something-year-old man called the Chicken Man. And his best friend is a 70-something-year-old chicken.”
So, he’s stripping down weight to fit the role of a new character he’s looking to play. If anyone knows a thing or two about body transformation, it’s Dwayne Johnson. It must feel great, after years of being an absolute unit, to be stripped back to a lightweight man.
- “This is me slimmed down,” he said. “In the process of slimming down. I still have a long way to go.”
