The Rock, also known as Dwayne Johnson, is arguably the greatest WWE superstar of all time as he helped revolutionize the WWE during the Attitude Era and the Monday Night Wars and help the business become what it is today.Feuds with the likes of Triple H, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Hulk Hogan, and John Cena have helped The People's Champion become the global star he is today and one of the best the business has ever seen.Since leaving the WWE initially back in 2004, The Great One has become one of the highest paid and in-demand actors in Hollywood, but there was a time where he was going to take a completely different career path.

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Muscle and Fitness published an article last year about The Rock and how he could have made the switch from the ring to the Octagon to perform MMA. We know several wrestlers have done this such as Brock Lesnar, Dave Bautista, and Bobby Lashley, but never The Rock.

Previously appearing on the UFC Unfiltered podcast, Johnson said: "I thought, man, I achieved everything I wanted to achieve in WWE, my movie career is floundering a little bit, what do I do? ... I thought, oh well maybe UFC.

“In my head, I felt like it was at least a two-year process for me to even get in the [cage], let alone the UFC. I wasn’t quite too sure what to do or what kind of people to put around me at the time, so the idea kind of fizzled out and I continued to stay on the path of movie making.”

The Rock followed up on this article on his own Twitter account yesterday, saying: "Yup, I considered @ufc 10yrs ago. My goal was @GregJacksonMMA as my coach & 2 full yrs to train. Smartened up 'cause I prefer my jaw in tact.'"

Fans of The Rock will agree that he made the right decision to go into movies instead of the Octagon ten years ago, but with his fighting spirit, you know he would have been as dominant in the UFC as he is in the WWE and movie industry if he did decide to take that career path all those years ago.

Do you think The Rock could have succeeded in the UFC? Have YOUR say in the comments section below and the fourth episode of GiveMeSport’s WWE podcast is here! Check it out via this link: https://soundcloud.com/user-818579649/gms-wwe-podcast-money-in-the-bank-fallout