WWE recently caught up with both Roman Reigns and Dwayne Johnson to discuss
Hobbs & Shaw, a movie the two real-life cousins star in together as brothers. There are a number of topics covered but the highlight comes when The Great One talks about how much it meant to him to be able to shoot a movie with The Big Dog.
"To be able to have Roman Reigns next to me in a big movie like this, who's my family, and our families are so tight, was so meaningful," he says. "Because as the WWE Universe knows, here's a guy who was Roman Reigns, the leader of The Roman Empire, Superman. And he had to reveal to the world, he has a choice by the way, to not tell the world about his leukemia returning, or, 'I'm going to reveal it to the world and be vulnerable and be me.'"
"And when someone chooses, 'I'm gonna reveal it to the world and be vulnerable and be me..." Johnson then paused before adding: "You know, I get emotional now, so to have him next to me and to know where he's come from, and what he's had to overcome, and to know everyone that he's inspired in the WWE, not only the locker room, but all of us in the WWE Universe, it's very special."
Hobbs & Shaw marks Reigns' first big screen role and if it's given him a taste for Hollywood, there's a very good chance that he'll follow in his cousin's footsteps by making the leap from WWE to movies. That's probably a long way off, though, as Reigns does seem pretty happy where he is right now.
Hear more from both men in the video below: