TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie and The Rock have parted ways — on YouTube, at least.

On Tuesday morning, the Republican governor’s office posted a fake movie trailer on the popular video-streaming site portraying the never-shy Christie an action hero in the quest for another round of pension reform. The tongue-in-cheek clip — titled "No Pain. No Gain." — featured Hollywood-style explosions, a dramatic score, and shots from one of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson’s films.

It wasn't online for long. The video was yanked after only a few hours because Johnson's attorneys called to complain, the governor's office acknowledged.

But around 2 p.m. today, the video was back up on YouTube — though all semblance of the WWE wrestler-turned-movie star was left on the cutting room floor.

"Unfortunately The Rock is in high demand & won’t be able to appear in our Summer flick," read a tweet on Christie’s Twitter page. "But #NoPainNoGain lives on."

It is unclear why lawyers for Johnson — a registered Republican — asked for the clip to be removed. Reps for the actor did not return messages today, and Christie’s office declined further comment.

Still, the episode was an embarrassing one for Christie’s usually social-media savvy press team, which helps the possible 2016 presidential candidate cultivate his brash-talking image.

The video was designed to help Christie peddle his latest objective: more changes to New Jersey’s public-worker pension system. In 2011, Christie signed a deal with Democrats to revise the system, making public workers pay more and promising the state would continue to increase payments.

But faced with a $1.7 billion state budget shortfall, Christie chose to reduce pension payments to cover the gap, rejecting an alternative plan by Democrats to raise taxes on millionaires and businesses.

Christie promised to roll out a plan to make further revisions but has provided no details. His office said the video was produced to play at the start of town hall meetings over this summer to tout the plan. The next one is scheduled for Tuesday in Long Beach.

Johnson’s attorneys weren’t the only one unhappy with the clip. Union leaders and Democrats have slammed Christie for making light of the pension issue, saying while his cuts balanced the budget, they will saddle New Jersey’s troubled pension system with more long-term debt.

"The state’s economy is in ruins, and yet the governor is mocking the pain and suffering he’s causing middle-class families," John Currie, chairman of the state Democratic Party, said in a statement.

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