Dwayne Johnson

He was a real trailblazer in our world of pro wrestling.

And I wanted my dad to have that.

I wanted him to tell his story.

But I also said to him multiple times, just be real.

Just be honest.

You don't have to put on a show.

You don't have to be presentational.

The world of pro wrestling, especially your era, is presentational enough.

You don't have to work the gimmick.

You just have to be yourself.

It's easier said than done, and I understand that, especially to men like that where so much of their identity is wrapped up in...

Their persona and why people fell in love with them or so they think.

So the book came out and I was excited for my dad and he was going on these book signings.

And I said, hey, let me read the book.

And I read the book and I see on the cover it said, you know, forward written by Dwayne Johnson.

I go, God, I don't remember writing a forward.

Did I?

I read the foreword, and it was fine, and it was pretty standard.

And I went, okay.

And then I start reading the book, and it was once you get in the pages of the book, that's when things become real.