Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson reveals plans were 'LOCKED' for him to face Roman Reigns at WWE's WrestleMania 39... and admits he's 'OPEN' to putting the match on next year

Dwayne Johnson has revealed that he nearly faced off against Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 39 earlier this year. Johnson, often referred to as 'The Rock', a name coined in the WWE, hasn't wrestled since beating Erik Rowan in a match that lasted just seconds in 2016. Reigns taking on WWE legend The Rock seemed to be the ultimate destination, and though it hasn't yet happened, Johnson told the Pat McAfee show that is very almost did. Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson has revealed he nearly faced Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 39 Reigns is the long-time WWE undisputed champion and Johnson's real-life cousin, is the current face of the company The Rock hasn't fought in the WWE since 2016 but revealed he shook hands on a potential bout 'Going back to the WWE and wrestling a match always comes down to the reason why and what can we create that's never been done before for the fans,' he began, before McAfee asked him specifically about a match with Reigns. Reigns instead faced off against Cody Rhodes, surprisingly beating the former AEW star Reigns has been centre of a 'Bloodline' storyline that has run over a few years with fellow real-life family members The Usos and Solo Sikoa He went onto team with Sikoa to take on Jimmy and Jey Uso at Money in the Bank in London in June as the latter two turned on their cousin, before facing off against Jey on his own with his title on the line before Jimmy turned on Jey during the match.