Dwayne Johnson is about to cash in yet again, and this time he is teaming up with actor/producer Will Ferrell to develop a new wrestling comedy that is based on his life.
A pilot is set to debut on Fox in the near future that will feature stories taken straight from The Rock’s wrestling life. Variety has more details:
The series offers a behind-the-scenes look at a fictional professional wrestling outfit and chronicles the one-of-a-kind odd couple relationship that develops between a charismatic young character, like the The Rock, and a painfully awkward comedy writer new to the world of wrestling. A fish-out-of-water among all of these alpha males, this beta former sitcom writer needs as much help as he can get navigating the extremely passionate, sometimes crazy and always unpredictable world of professional wrestling.
“This November will mark the 20th anniversary of my professional wrestling debut,” said Johnson. “I was 24 years old, putting in the hard work, making $40 bucks per match and had no clue of the long journey that lay ahead of me with characters and backstage stories so colorful you’d think there’s no way that can be true. The entertaining show that goes on in front of the crowd pales in comparison to the insanely entertaining show that goes on backstage. Brian and myself can’t wait to tell our stories.”
This has been a longtime passion project and we’re thrilled to be jumping into the network comedic space on a topic we love and know so well. Fox, Gary Sanchez Productions and Andrew Gurland are the perfect partners to help us bring this story to life,
The show will be produced by Dwayne Johnson’s Seven Bucks Productions along with Will Ferrell’s Gary Sanchez Productions. Johnson’s Seven Bucks Productions is also responsible for HBO’s Ballers, HBO’s Rock and a Hard Place, CNN’s Soundtracks: Songs That Made History, Spike TV’s Rock the Troops, and the soon to be released Baywatch and Shazam movies.