{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_s3rjgjqfvl3mmsjx4krq","title":"Report – WWE Officials ‘Very Surprised’ By The Rock’s Praise Of AEW & Tony Khan","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/report-wwe-officials-very-surprised-by-the-rocks-praise-of-aew-tony-khan-s3rjgjqfvl","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_s3rjgjqfvl3mmsjx4krq","seq":1479129,"kind":"article","title":"Report – WWE Officials ‘Very Surprised’ By The Rock’s Praise Of AEW & Tony Khan","url":"https://www.ewrestlingnews.com/news/wwe/report-wwe-officials-very-surprised-by-the-rocks-praise-of-aew-tony-khan","summary":"The Rock’s heartfelt tribute to PAC reportedly caught some people within WWE by surprise, particularly because of the praise Dwayne Johnson directed toward AEW and Tony Khan. During the latest edition of “Wrestling Observer Radio,” Garrett Gonzales asked Dave Meltzer about Johnson’s September 29 tribute to the late Benjamin Satterley and whether his comments could […]","published":"2026-10-03T04:35:32Z","seen":"2026-10-03T05:18:21Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-ewrestlingnews-com-605f35","name":"ewrestlingnews.com","domain":"ewrestlingnews.com"},"via":"kite-ewrestlingnews-com-605f35","topics":["professional-wrestling","wwe","pac","the rock"],"authors":["Ryan Clark"],"entities":[{"id":"Q18640123","name":"The Rock","type":"person"},{"id":"Q55636022","name":"Tony Khan","type":"person"}],"image":"https://i0.wp.com/www.ewrestlingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/The-Rock-PAC-Tribute.jpg?fit=1680%2C945&quality=30&ssl=1","story":"st_s3rjgjqfvl3mmsjx4krq","category":"arts-culture-entertainment","category_p":0.4699999988079071,"category2":"sport","sentiment":"positive","tone":0.2800000011920929,"political":0.15000000596046448}]}