Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Reveals Why He Almost Gave Up His Wrestling Stage Name for Good

“Do you smell whatDwayne Johnsonis cooking?” just doesn’t have the same ring to it.

However, giving up the moniker didn’t last long — and a few other decisions were made along with reincorporating his wrestling persona.

“So finally I reached a point where I said, ‘Alright, two things have to happen: I’m gonna surround myself with a different group of people, different management, and then I’m gonna make sure that I just gotta be me,” he explains. “If you wanna call me ‘Rock,’ you call me ‘Rock.'”

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TheSkyscraperstar adds that it’s about staying true to himself as well as his fans.

“It’s the most important relationship I have,” he says.

During a visit toLive with Kelly and Ryanon Tuesday, the star opened up about being in the delivery room for 2-month-old daughter Tiana Gia‘s birth.

“I will say, it was the most amazing experience I’ve ever seen,” Johnson said. “I look at Lauren [Hashian], and women and mothers, in a different light than I ever have before. And it was beautiful.”

“I was encouraging her — holding her hand. And the doctor said, ‘Would you like to come down and watch and help?’ ” Johnson recalled. “I said, ‘Yup, I’m going to come down. Watch. Help.’ ”

source: people.com