Are you eagerly awaiting news on what WWE Hidden Gems addition is coming next after some of the hits they’ve uploaded in recent weeks? If so, wait no longer, as we can exclusively reveal what’s set to arrive this week. While some may best know WWE legend The Rock as Dwayne Johnson thanks to his success in Hollywood, those in wrestling will remember him for being one of the biggest stars in history. Before he was The Rock he was Rocky Maivia, and before that he was Flex Kavana. But before even that, he had tryout matches with the-then World Wrestling Federation under his real name, Dwayne Johnson. And this week’s WWE Hidden Gems addition will look at The Rock during that period.

More specifically, this WWE Hidden Gems addition is a dark tryout match from March 11th, 1996 and is Rock’s second ever WWE match of any kind, and possibly excluding any practice matches in preparation for this tryout, this is likely his second match period. Here, a very green Dwayne Johnson takes on Skip of the Bodydonnas, also known as Chris Candido. This will be available tomorrow morning on July 19th, 2018. And remember, new WWE Hidden Gems come every single week, so always check back for more.

Below is the WWE Network synopsis for this WWE Hidden Gems addition on The Rock:

“A Rocky Start – 03/11/1996 Long before he became The Rock and ahead of his official WWE debut, see Dwayne Johnson face Bodydonna Skip in this rarely seen dark match.”

So, what do you think? Do you like the idea of dark matches, tryout matches, etc. being highlighted? Are you excited to see someone this early into their career, especially knowing how far they’d end up going not only just in wrestling but in entertainment? Let us know all of your thoughts in the comment section below.

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