The Rock comments on joining TKO Board of Directors

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The Rock says it’s a privilege to “sit at the table” his family helped build. 

TKO Group Holdings, the parent company of WWE & UFC, announced on January 23 that Rock would be joining its Board of Directors. He released a statement on Tuesday via social media thanking TKO for the opportunity. 

The Rock wrote:

My honor to join @TKOGrp Board of Directors (parent co who owns @WWE @UFC)

An historic day of big business with deep and personal “life comes full circle” significance for me.

I have the privilege now to sit at the table, that my grandfather and my dad helped to build.

Now the fun part – we go to work.

We build.

Thanks to all you guys out there for your support and hype.

And thank you to my TKO/WWE partners-

Ari Emmanuel

Mark Shapiro

Nick Khan

Paul “Triple H” Levesque 

On the Day 1 edition of Raw, Rock returned to WWE and teased fans with a potential match against Roman Reigns by asking the live crowd if he should “sit at the head of the table” when he goes out to eat later that night. 

The deal with The Rock to serve on the TKO Group Holdings Board of Directors also includes a merchandising agreement between the two parties. Rock released the below statement shortly after the deal was announced:

Johnson said:

My grandfather, High Chief Peter Maivia, and my dad, Rocky ‘Soulman’ Johnson, would’ve never thought this day would come. Which is why I’m very humbled to have a seat at the table that has decades of history and family legacy for me. A table that my family helped to build. Being on the TKO Board of Directors, and taking full ownership of my name, ‘The Rock,’ is not only unprecedented, but incredibly inspiring as my crazy life is coming full circle. At my core, I’m a builder who builds for and serves the people, and Ari is building something truly game changing. I’m very motivated to help continue to globally expand our TKO, WWE, and UFC businesses as the worldwide leaders in sports and entertainment — while proudly representing so many phenomenal athletes and performers who show up every day putting in the hard work with their own two hands to make their dreams come true and deliver for our audiences. I’ve been there, I’m still there and this is for them.