WWE fans once booed The Rock out of the ring at WrestleMania

WWE fans once booed The Rock out of the ring at WrestleMania

Published Mar. 29, 2016 4:17 p.m. ET

WWE legend The Rock will be a part of WrestleMania 32 on Sunday in Dallas, and though it's a mystery what The Rock will actually be doing during the show, he's promised to electrify what is expected to be a crowd of more than 100,000. 

The Rock is one of the most popular characters in the history of the wrestling business, but he wasn't always a huge hit with the fans. In a lengthy post on Instagram Tuesday The Rock recalled the time he bombed at WrestleMania 13. Then wrestling as Rocky Maivia, he faced The Sultan (who would later become Rikishi) in an Intercontinental title match. Rocky rolled up The Sultan to retain his title but was assaulted after the match by his opponent and the Iron Sheik. Rocky Johnson (The Rock's father) ran into the ring to save his son, but the crowd in Rosemont, Illinois, was unmoved, though you couldn't exactly tell on the broadcast as the camera cut to a backstage segment immediately after the match. 

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