First Look At Actors In Character As WWE Legends For "Young Rock" NBC Sitcom

WATCH: First Look At Actors In Character As WWE Legends For The Rock’s NBC Sitcom, “Young Rock” (VIDEO)

The actors who will be playing some of the key roles of famous people from the world of pro wrestling in the young life of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in the new sitcom dubbed “Young Rock” on NBC have been revealed.

On Saturday afternoon, The Rock took to social media to announce the list of actors who will be playing the roles for wrestlers such as Andre The Giant, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, The Wild Samoans, The Iron Shiek, The Junkyard Dog, as well as longtime WWE Chairman Vince McMahon and even The Rock’s grandma, Lia Maivia.

Featured below is the announcement from the official Instagram page of “The Great One” himself:

An honor to introduce my childhood WRESTLING HEROES from YOUNG ROCK!!!

In my new @NBC show #YoungRock based on my true life events, we explore my wildly entertaining yet complex life growing up – and these wrestling legends, who were our “family”, were my heroes!

As with everything, my goal is to delivery quality — so here are the talented actors bringing these icons to life….

@mojowillig playing the “8th Wonder of the World”, ANDRE THE GIANT

@kevinmakely playing the “Macho Man” RANDY SAVAGE

@fasituaamosa & @johntui1 playing Afa & Sika, THE WILD SAMOANS

@brettazar playing (no jabronies) THE IRON SHIEK

@mrnatejackson playing THE JUNKYARD DOG

@atuisila playing pro wrestling’s first female promoter – and my grandma – LIA MAIVIA

@adamraycomedy playing @WWE’s Chairman & CEO, VINCE MCMAHON (I made sure Vince’s office had a few cool Easter eggs for the fans )

Excited for you to watch and ENJOY THE SHOW!!!

#YoungRock
#NBC
#SeasonPremiere
THIS TUES FEBRUARY 16TH

Check out exclusive photos of each of the aforementioned actors — in their character costume and makeup to look like the legends from the world of pro wrestling that they are cast to portray in the series — as well as a special sneak peek video of all of the actors in character as the aforementioned WWE legends via the Twitter and Instagram posts embedded below.

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