People's Champion leaves Punk a voicemail message in Los Angeles
Wednesday 22 February 2017 20:20, UK
The Rock stunned fans in Los Angeles after Monday's episode of Raw - by leaving former WWE Superstar CM Punk a voicemail message!
The People's Champion was at the Staples Center to film scenes for Fighting with My Family, the movie he is working on based on the lives of English WWE star Paige and her wrestling family.
The crowd chanted relentlessly for Chicago-born Punk, who left WWE in 2014, after a match was filmed pitting an actor portraying his wife, former Divas Champion AJ Lee, against a performer starring as Paige.
"One second, let me call [CM] Punk. Are we ready?," said The Rock. "It better not go straight to voicemail. I don't care if it's 11.30 in Chicago."
The WWE legend made good on his promise, phoning Punk and saying: "Hey Punk, it's Rock. This is not a joke.
"I am literally calling from the middle of the Staples Center with about 15,000 strong [fans]. I hope you hear this, they are chanting your name."
Punk later revealed on his Twitter account that the reason he failed pick up the phone was because he was walking his dog, but did thank the Los Angeles crowd for their vociferous support of him.
The Second City Saint won the WWE Championship twice, the World Heavyweight Title on three occasions and the ECW Championship once during his time with the company.
Punk has moved into mixed marital arts since his WWE exit, losing his debut bout in UFC to Mickey Gall in Ohio in September.
The Rock also appeared in front of the crowd prior to Monday Night Raw, joking that John Cena was not cast in the Paige film as he wanted a "good movie" before being "fired" by WWE Chairman Vince McMahon.
