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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson says gruesome injury is the reason why he doesn’t have six pack abs

Published 13:30 6 Aug 2021 BST

Alex Roberts
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson says gruesome injury is the reason why he doesn’t have six pack abs

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The People's Champion does not have time for trolls.

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson says a gruesome wrestling injury is the reason why he doesn't have six-pack abs. During a recent interview with WIRED, The Rock answered some of the strangest questions asked about him online. One in particular caused a stir when read out by his Jungle Cruise co-star Emily Blunt. "What's wrong with The Rock's abs?" "That's so f****d up!" quipped Johnson, initially pointing the finger at social media platforms and the unrealistic body standards he believes they perpetuate. In defence of his physique, he added: "There's nothing wrong with them, no. Here's the thing. I think because on Instagram, all these Instagram fitness models have these incredible six, eight, 12, 24-pack stomachs." https://www.instagram.com/p/CSA94mnHGlN/ He then went on to explain why a shocking wrestling injury incurred during his time in the WWE is the reason why he doesn't have six-pack abs. "I've got a five-and-a-half pack, sometimes a four-and-a-half pack. "But the problem was - which a lot of people don't know - I tore it in a wrestling match, I tore the top of my quad off my pelvis, it went bang, in a wrestling match. "And then what that did was that caused a chain reaction and it tore my abdomen wall, so then I had to do a triple hernia emergency surgery, of a tear, a tear and a tear [pointing to each tear]." The Rock continued to lay the smackdown on naysayers who questioned his physique, referring to them as "f*****g a******s". He said: "They are Googling 'What's wrong with The Rock's abs?' Well, it's called a wrestling match for 45 minutes and the top of my quad popped off my pelvis, and my adductor popped off my pelvis." [caption id="attachment_283682" align="alignnone" width="597"] The Rock has won the WWE Championship eight times. (Credit: Dwayne Johnson)[/caption] The scripted and pre-determined nature of WWE matches often fools people into thinking the in-ring action is without risk. This couldn't be further from the truth. Broken limbs and shattered bones are relatively commonplace in an industry where you take repeated bumps multiple times a week.
The Rock reveals shocking injury is why he doesn't have six pack abs