He can smell what the Rock is cooking.
Mark William Calaway, aka the Undertaker in the ring, has endorsed fellow WWE alum Dwayne Johnson for an upcoming presidential bid — declaring his old WrestleMania mat mate a “uniter” of the divided states of America.
“Jumanji” star Johnson, 48, first teased the notion of a run for president in an interview with USA Today last week, in which he said he would “consider a presidential run in the future if that’s what the people wanted.”
Now, Calaway, 55, has revealed why he believes the “Ballers” star has what it takes to lead the Free World.
“That man works his tail off and he dives in wholeheartedly in everything that he does,” Calaway told TMZ Sports. “And if he gets his mindset that he wants to make a run at politics, ya know what? I think he’ll do it”
The wrestling legend also agreed that the widely beloved actor, who currently produces and cameos in NBC’s “Young Rock,” may be in a unique position to bring together a wide variety of people from opposite sides of the aisle.
“I think so,” he said of Johnson’s likability. “He’s so charming, he’s so witty, I think he can be the uniter that people are looking for.”
“I know that he has the charisma,” the veteran wrestler added.
He also joked that the Rock’s old moves in the ring might come in handy during his presidential run.
“Maybe all it would take would be one eyebrow, and he’d look at the left, raise the eyebrow. Look at the right, raise an eyebrow and hit ’em with ‘the People’s Elbow.’ ”
One thing we know for certain: He’s got plenty of cash for a campaign. The entertainer was ranked Hollywood’s highest paid actor in 2019 and 2020, with a salary last year of $87.5 million.
