Dwayne Johnson paid a heartfelt tribute to his “friend” and “childhood hero” Hulk Hogan with an Instagram post early Friday morning, one day after the professional wrestling legend died at the age of 71.

Before The Rock morphed into movie star Dwayne Johnson, and well-before John Cena traded his jorts for a Peacemaker helmet, Terry “ Hulk Hogan ” Bollea made the leap from a professional-wrestling ring to Hollywood.

In an image shared on Instagram, Johnson appears in character as legendary MMA fighter Mark Kerr, complete with facial prosthetics, a receding hairline, and a hauntingly worn expression. Johnson also shared that the film will have its world premiere at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival this fall.

The Final Boss has not been seen since John Cena shockingly sold his soul to him at WWE Elimination Chamber back in early March. The Rock, Cena and rapper Travis Scott orchestrate

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The final time is nearly here, and before the year ends, John Cena speaks on whether or not he will face Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson before he hangs up his boots.