The Rock Reveals Childhood Friendship With WWE's Nick Khan
The Rock and Nick Khan are mutual friends in high places, it seems...
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has history with WWE President Nick Khan and his sister, Nahnatchka, stretching back to the 1980s.
Johnson revealed as much in a post uploaded to his Instagram page over the weekend. Showcasing an image of the three sitting at a dinner table, Rock said they’d regularly attend his grandmother’s wrestling shows in Honolulu, Hawaii as children. The trio apparently loved the sport back then - and now, almost 40 years later, they remain entrenched in it.
Here’s the caption:-
This one’s special. Means a lot to me. Years in the making. Full circle. In the mid 1980’s, Nick Khan, his sister Nahnatchka Khan and myself used to run around as kids in Honolulu, Hawaii every month when my grandmother would promote her pro wrestling shows at our local arena. As kids we LOVED the pro wrestling business and as adults, our love and respect for the wrestling business has become boundless. Now years later…. Nick is WWE PRESIDENT. Nahnatchka is one of the best TV show runners in Hollywood and the CREATOR OF YOUNG ROCK ~ our award winning TV series on NBC, based on my wild upbringing in the world of pro wrestling. And I’ve gone on to do a thing or two and become famous for rocking a fanny pack. Life is unpredictable. Amazing. Here we all are. Our @teremana toasts and amazing conversations were flowing (one person missing) #squaredcirclemana #ourbiz #wwe #vkm
Nick has been with WWE since August 2020. Reporting directly to Vince McMahon, he has become one of the most powerful people in the company since then, having played a pivotal role in the company’s $1 billion Peacock/NBCUniversal deal amongst other things. It was reported last week that should Vince McMahon ever step down as WWE Chairman and CEO, Nick would likely be first in line to take his position.
Rock, meanwhile, had been pegged for a return to WWE at Survivor Series 2021, but was prevented from doing so due to filming commitments. Steadily linked to a match with cousin Roman Reigns over the past few years, Johnson’s pro wrestling comeback is yet to come to fruition.