Young Rock season 2 will feature The Undertaker, Triple H, and other WWE legends. Created by Dwayne Johnson and Nahnatchka Khan, Young Rock debuted on NBC back in February. With a trio of actors swapping in and out of the title role, the sitcom has focused mainly on three different periods in Johnson’s upbringing: his childhood, where he grew up around wrestlers, his time in high school, and his stint as a football player at the University of Miami. The show also includes a separate storyline, set in the year 2032, which sees Johnson portraying himself and making a bid for the U.S. presidency.

But as more details have been revealed about the series’ second installment, it’s been confirmed that the sitcom is looking to expand into a new chapter of Johnson’s life. It was previously reported that Young Rock season 2 will feature wrestling legends such as Roddy Piper, Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler, Gene Okerlund, Big John Studd, and Freddie Blassie. Now, with the new season 2 set to premiere on March 15, it’s been confirmed that the NBC comedy will feature iconic characters that represent a more recent era of WWE.

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According to PWInsider, casting is currently underway for actors that would portray WWE icons Triple H and The Undertaker. Other names mentioned for Young Rock season 2 include Downtown Bruno Lauer and The Brooklyn Brawler, who was one of the first people to ever have a wrestling match with The Rock, as Johnson was then known. It’s also noted that the series will explore Johnson’s rookie year with WWE.

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Young Rock, which will air a special Christmas episode on December 15, has included wrestlers in the past. Some like Matt Willig, who plays the legendary Andre the Giant, take on an importance and appear in multiple episodes. Other WWE characters, like Vince McMahon, only appear in a few scenes. It’s not currently known if the appearances of Triple H, Undertaker, and others will be a significant part of the Young Rock season 2 narrative. Regardless, Johnson’s early run with WWE would be fertile ground for the show to cover. In a similar fashion to his Hollywood career, Johnson didn’t not enter WWE as a megastar. In fact, he was initially loathed and jeered by crowds despite playing a good guy character. The sitcom could get a lot of mileage out of the future icon attempting to find his footing.

Johnson has said in the past that if the series continues for long enough, Young Rock could very well examine his time as a WWE superstar. Since that is happening sooner than some fans expected, perhaps the potential Young Rock season 3 and beyond will shed light on his transition to Hollywood, and audiences may even get a fictionalized version of Johnson's feud with Vin Diesel. In the mean time, however, Young Rock season 2 will focus on Johnson’s journey to becoming The People’s Champion that fans know and love.

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Source: PWInsider