Jelly Roll Reveals The Rock’s Reaction To His WWE SummerSlam 2025 Match

Jelly Roll made his WWE in-ring debut at this year’s SummerSlam Premium Live Event. The American rapper joined forces with Randy Orton to take on Drew McIntyre and Logan Paul in a tag team match.

In a recent appearance on INSIGHT with Chris Van Vliet, Jelly Roll revealed The Rock’s reaction to his SummerSlam match. The musician revealed that Dwayne Johnson was “all praises.” He also revealed that he had previously talked to The Final Boss about his desire to make his WWE in-ring debut, adding that Johnson was extremely supportive.

“Just, all praises. Because I talked to him about it, then I was like, ‘Man, I think I want to get involved in a match.’ He’s like, ‘You can get healthy enough?’ I was like, ‘Yeah, man.’ He’s like, ‘Go shoot for it, brother.’ DJ’s energy is, ‘How can I help? Like, he’s got that energy in life. Anytime you get around him, it’s automatically processed. And then he’s like, How can I help?’ So immediately, I’m like, ‘I’m having a match,’ and he stops. We’re walking, and he stops and looks at me and goes, ‘How can I help?’ I’m like, No, I got it; I’m talking to Triple H.’ Like, we’re good. He’s like, ‘Just let me know.’ You know what I mean? But, like, that instant, like, that’s his spirit in life,” he said.

Jelly Roll also talked about what it was like to meet The Rock after 10 years.

“Dude, it was like I almost cried when I hugged him, just for all he’s done for me, as a friend. I don’t know if I’ve ever expressed this this way, but dude, when he first discovered my music he sent me a message. He was the biggest box office star in the world at the time, and I was an underground rapper from Antioch, Tennessee with 100,000 YouTube subscribers. This dude just immediately started pouring into me, sending voice notes, not even just messages on Instagram, voice notes, so you know it’s him. It’s like, ‘Hey, brother, just want you to know I spent some time in Nashville, gave me his Nashville history, and he was like, I understand you, the world will understand you. Be patient with them. They might not get it now, but they’ll get it. You’re speaking for a group of people that’s unspoken for.’ This dude saying stuff to me like this a decade ago. I like the concept that I would go on to have the success I’ve had is like, so far-fetched in my mind at that time, but like, he just seen something in me that he thought he just needed to pour love into. I always say this openly, every big moment I had in my career for the longest time, one of the first two messages I would get would either be The Rock or Joe Rogan. Just like when I made my Grand Ole Opry debut, I think I’d posted a Grand Ole Opry invite video, and then eight minutes later, I had a DM from Dwayne. DJ was like, Yo the Grand Ole Opry, that’s my dream. You’re living my dream like he’s joking with me. I’m like, Dude, you’re the biggest star in the world, you’ve lived every one of my dreams. But he’s gassing me up that I’m living his dream by singing it to just like, What a sweet soul. So to meet him was like, put all that together, man. Was just really, really sick.”

Jelly Roll delivered an impressive performance in his debut outing inside the squared circle, garnering praise from fans and veterans of the pro wrestling industry. The match eventually ended with Logan Paul pinning him.