Following Monday night's surprise appearance by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson on WWE RAW there has been a lot of speculation that he will have a program at WrestleMania 31 in March, but Johnson recently told TMZ he doesn't think he will be wrestling.
Johnson came back Monday night and interrupted Rusev, eventually knocking him out of the ring to end the segment. He also reportedly will be appearing on the 15th anniversary edition of SmackDown that is set to air Friday night and was taped on Tuesday and he will appear in a segment alongside Triple H and Stephanie McMahon where they hint at a match between the two.
TMZ caught up with Johnson on Wednesday and asked him if he thought he would be wrestling at WrestleMania 31 on March 29, 2015 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.
"I don't think so (smiling). I might get hit in the mouth," Johnson told the site.
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There have been rumors circulating that Johnson won't face Rusev despite the seeds being planted Monday, but that the WWE is leaning toward a match between Johnson and Triple H at WrestleMania 31. It has been reported that the two even hinted at a WrestleMania 31 clash during their SmackDown segment.
Johnson has said in the past he is open to working WrestleMania 31 if he had the right opponent and the right deal came along, and it seems as though his response to TMZ was tongue-in-cheek and likely not serious.
There is some concern due to Johnson getting injured during one of his 'Mania clashes with John Cena, that the movie deals he has may prohibit him from wrestling due to the risk of injury, but that remains to be seen.
Johnson took a seven-year hiatus from the WWE starting back in 2004 and he returned to host WrestleMania 27 in 2011 and then battled Cena at WrestleManias XXVIII and XXIX and appeared alongside Hulk Hogan and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin in the opening segment of WrestleMania XXX.
Johnson and Triple H have faced each other many times in singles matches -- including on the very first edition of SmackDown -- but they've never squared off one-on-one at WrestleMania. Johnson, Triple H, Mick Foley and The Big Show were in a Fatal 4 Way main event at WrestleMania 2000.
While Johnson told TMZ he won't be wrestling, the latest word is that Rock vs. Triple H is penciled in as a high-profile match for WrestleMania 31.
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