SpongeBob Wants To Know How 'The Rock' Became 'The Rock'
NEW YORK (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has a new friend on social media and he lives under the sea.
SpongeBob Squarepants on Friday tagged Johnson in a tweet asking what inspired his nickname.
Hey @TheRock, what inspired your nickname...Patrick Star's home? Either way, we love it! #SaySomethingNiceDay pic.twitter.com/PLL5VzfWGc
— SpongeBob (@SpongeBob) June 1, 2018
Johnson on Sunday responded asking exactly what name SpongeBob was referring to --mean "Big Daddy? The Rock? Samoan Thor? and several others.
Hi Bob, which nickname are you referring to? Big Daddy? The Rock? Samoan Thor? Beef Piston? Or the inappropriate one I earned back in college?
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) June 3, 2018
Ps, love your work.
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SpongeBob responded that he earned "one or two cool names" in boating school. He then asked if The Rock could smell what Bob was cooking. The answer: Krabby Patties.
In response to the potential budding "bromance" the WWE tweeted that Spongebob may have BFF competition.
Move over, @Patrick_Star! @SpongeBob might have a new best friend in @TheRock! https://t.co/W4I6eXCGam
— WWE (@WWE) June 3, 2018
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