Dwayne Johnson's time growing up with wrestlers in Dallas

Driving the news: On a recent episode of Joe Rogan's podcast, Johnson, 51, explained that his late father, Rocky Johnson, wrestled for Fritz Von Erich, the family patriarch whose real last name was Jack Adkisson.

• And Johnson would hang out with the Von Erich boys.

What they're saying: "Every week at this famous arena called the Sportatorium, this tiny little arena the size of a little flea market, I used to wrestle with them in the afternoons and just roll around the ring," Johnson said.

• He added that Kerry, the Adonis of the family, was his hero.

The big picture: Johnson went on to have his own professional wrestling career, before becoming one of Hollywood's highest-paid stars.

• Only one of the Von Erich brothers, Kevin, lived past the age of 33.

Zoom in: Rocky Johnson and Fritz Von Erich shared the Sportatorium ring several times, according to the Dallas Morning News.

• Rocky Johnson retired from wrestling in 1991 and died in 2020.

Reality check: One of Kevin's sons, Marshall, shared a clip of Johnson talking about his family to X.

• "Crazy to think someone I looked up to as a kid looked up to someone in my family when he was a kid," he wrote.
• Johnson replied: "I sure did brother."

Of note: Johnson maintains ties to North Texas as a co-owner of the Arlington-based XFL, which recently merged with the USFL.

The bottom line: "I love Dallas," Johnson told Rogan.