{"id":3012,"date":"2015-11-12T15:04:05","date_gmt":"2015-11-12T21:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/?p=3012"},"modified":"2015-11-12T15:23:19","modified_gmt":"2015-11-12T21:23:19","slug":"rock-gives-insight-on-why-he-walked-away-from-full-time-wrestling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/11\/12\/rock-gives-insight-on-why-he-walked-away-from-full-time-wrestling\/","title":{"rendered":"Rock gives insight on why he walked away from full-time wrestling"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1802936818\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>In the early 2000s, &#8220;The Rock&#8221; Dwayne Johnson decided to walk away from full-time wrestling and pursue acting. Now a decade later, Johnson reflected on the decision in a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oprah.com\/own-master-class\/Dwayne-Johnsons-Decision-to-Quit-Wrestling-and-Pursue-Acting-Video\" target=\"_blank\">new episode of &#8220;Oprah&#8217;s Master Class,&#8221; which is scheduled to air Sunday (Nov. 15) at 8:00 p.m. EST on the Oprah Winfrey Network<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When I was at the height of my career, I felt for the very first time that I was close to accomplishing everything that I was close to accomplishing in wrestling. So, I quietly walked away,&#8221; Johnson said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It kind of shook me a little bit because wrestling was\u00a0all I knew at the time. I had dabbled in acting (The Mummy), but I also felt that I wanted to do more. I wanted to achieve more. I wanted to grow. I wanted to grow as a person. I wanted to reach as many people as people as possible. Not for the box office value of it, but the connection.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I had come from a world where I was connecting with an audience every night. And, I wanted that connection.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Johnson said if he was going to make the transition into acting, he wanted to be great, not just live off his popularity and have a short shelf live.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I wanted longevity,&#8221; he said. &#8220;If that&#8217;s the goal, then I have to do everything I can possibly do to know the business of Hollywood from top to bottom.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Johnson closed his comments on the topic by encouraging viewers to be a student of their game, surround themselves with good people, and &#8220;go to work.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Also included in the episode will be what Rock learned from being booed by 20,000 wrestling fans, depression after his football career ended, and other topics.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2513706130\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>[ Video Sneak Peek at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oprah.com\/own-master-class\/First-Look-Master-Class-with-Dwayne-The-Rock-Johnson-Video\" target=\"_blank\">Oprah.com<\/a> ]<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3738754870\"><div id=\"pwtor-1649113653\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>In the early 2000s, &#8220;The Rock&#8221; Dwayne Johnson decided to walk away from full-time wrestling and pursue acting. 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