The Rock Turned Down WWE Monday Night Raw Guest Host Slot

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Mike Tyson will be guest hosting Monday Night Raw on January 11, 2010 when Raw goes head to head with UFC on Spike, but it turns out Tyson was actually the second choice.

WWE first contacted The Rock to be the guest host for the show, thinking it would keep the momentum from Bret Hart going and also provide a huge tentpole to keep viewers from switching to UFC. Additionally, The Rock has said he would guest host, and the timing is good with the Tooth Fairy movie set for release in January.

However, the Rock turned down the offer for a variety of reasons, including not wanting to take sides in a WWE/UFC war, as well as a busy promotional schedule heading into the movie release. WWE still expects the Rock to guest host Raw in 2010, likely before Wrestlemania 26, but it will not be the January 11th show.

credit: Wrestling Observer

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