Lombardi served as the opponent for Rocky Maivia when the latter wrestled his first match for the Stamford-based company back in early 1996 at a house show in Corpus Christi, TX. The youngster emerged as the winner of the contest and went on to have one of the most successful careers in the business.
The Brooklyn Brawler spoke with Sportskeeda Wrestling’s Senior Editor, Bill Apter, this week. He shared a detailed description of Triple H and The Rock’s interesting interaction before the latter’s first match in WWE.
Here’s what the veteran had to say:
You can watch the full interview here:
Steve Lombardi also spoke about The Rock’s first interaction with Mankind
During the same interview, Brawler also discussed some advice Mick Foley (aka Mankind) shared with Rocky Maivia before the latter’s debut bout.
Lombardi mentioned that season two’s eighth episode of NBC sitcom Young Rock clearly depicted how the events panned out backstage during The Great One’s debut. It will be interesting to see if he returns to the squared circle for another match after successfully transitioning into Hollywood.
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