- The Rock is renowned for many things.
- He has a strict diet but allows himself legendary cheat days.
An Emmy Award-winning writer gave two wild anecdotes during a guest appearance on Sirius XM Radio about how "extraordinary" The Rock's diet is.
Stephen Merchant, one of the brains behind the smash-hit TV show The Office, said Hollywood actor and former WWE superstar The Rock sets alarms at specific times to remind him to eat.
The Rock even takes his own pre-prepared food to restaurants and requests the chefs to heat it up, rather than eat off of the menu.
"I do remember having a meeting with him in Texas, just before WrestleMania, and we were in his hotel room … and his alarm would go off on his phone at 3:17," Merchant said on the radio show.
"He'd go to the fridge, and there'd be like turkey and rice with like '3:17' written on it, and he'd have to microwave it. It was so regimented — it was extraordinary."
The Rock has specific requests for chefs at restaurants, according to Stephen Merchant
Describing what it's like to eat with The Rock at a restaurant, Merchant added: "Someone told me — maybe he told me — that when he goes for dinner with friends, he'll have to take his food to the restaurant and have them heat it up because it's such a structured diet."
Wrestling Inc. has reported rumors of The Rock returning to the WWE ring for WrestleMania 39, which takes place April 1 to April 2 at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, next year.
The Rock could potentially compete against his real-life cousin Roman Reigns, one of the most decorated male performers on the WWE roster.
Iconic ring announcer Jim Ross said recently, though, that he could also tag team with his 20-year-old daughter Simone Johnson, who has been training at the WWE's developmental center since 2020.
The Rock seems to enjoy the mother of all cheat days when he allows himself
However, he is also renowned for his notorious cheat days that include things like 12 pancakes, four pizzas, and 21 brownies in one day.
Other cheat days, according to Food Network, have included five pints of ice cream, or two bacon cheeseburgers and a 'midnight sugar train', or six sushi platters and a plate of cookies.