The ‘Fast 8’ Feud Between Dwayne Johnson And Vin Diesel May Be An Act For WrestleMania
Dwayne Johnsonwas revealed to be the highest paid actor in Hollywood today,making $64.5 million a year. However, more people are still interested in the feud that was revealed to be taking place between Dwayne Johnson andVin Dieselon the set ofFast 8.
For those who don’t know, not long before production wrapped on the sequel, Dwayne Johnsontook to Instagramto call some of his male co-stars “candy-asses” who don’t conduct themselves professionally. Not long after, it was revealed that Vin Diesel was the more specific subject of this post because he was delaying shooting just so he could chill out in his trailer. Since then, details about thetension on set having to be regulatedby Universal executive vice president Mark Sourian have made this feud quite a fascinating topic of conversation.
However, it turns out that this feud may all just be some kind of promotional stunt leading to an eventual confrontation atWrestleMania 33next spring, which happens just beforeFast 8hits theaters. Find out more after the jump.
According to “an insider” who spoke toLife & Style(seriously), this whole Dwayne Johnson and Vin Diesel feud is nothing but a huge prank. Here’s what the magazine says:
“They are playing a huge prank, and it’s all for publicity. The Rock convinced Vin to amp up the drama between them so they could turn it into a WWE match to help promote the April 2017 release of Fast 8.”
This makes perfect sense for multiple reasons. First, let’s just take a moment to acknowledge how out of character the confrontational Instagram post by Dwayne Johnson was. Part of the reason the story became so big was because Johnson typically uses his Instagram for positivity and motivation, and he usually doesn’t get caught up in stupid drama, especially when it comes to cast members that he’s become extremely close with since joining theFast and Furiousfamily inFast Five.
Plus, when you think about it, his candy-ass remark really feels like nothing more than the kind of taunting he used to do inside the wrestling ring when he was best known as The Rock and was always curious as to whether or not we could smell what he’s cooking.
Surely it’s no coincidence that WrestleMania 33 will be happening on April 2 with the release ofFast 8planned for April 17. Seeing Dwayne Johnson and Vin Diesel face off in the wrestling ring is the kind of marketing that will not only benefitFast 8, but also WrestleMania. Even people who don’t care about wrestling would absolutely want to see Johnson take on Diesel.
Since this was likely meant to be a long con leading into next spring, we’re bound to get more tidbits about the feud in the coming months, and even though we’re presumably in on the joke now, hopefully it’ll still be fun to watch.
