Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson reveals terrifying private jet incident over the ocean

By JUSTIN ENRIQUEZ FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

Published: 15:57 BST, 31 March 2025 | Updated: 16:08 BST, 31 March 2025

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has revealed a scary private plane incident that could have resulted in catastrophic results.

The  52-year-old WWE legend  took to his X (formally Twitter) on Saturday to open up about his traveling issues while heading from Hawaii to Texas to take part in the opening weekend of the United Football League’s second season.

He said: ‘I’m here back home in Hawaii, and I was scheduled right now to be in Houston, Texas. Right now, I was going to be on the field in Houston, Texas hyping up the crowd getting them ready with mana and electricity as we kicked off our UFL, our United Football League season number two, live on Fox.

‘I was ready to go. Man, I was super pumped to get down there to Texas, to rock and roll with all the players and fans and coaches. I’m just so super bummed that I can’t be there and I’m so sorry.’

He went on to apologize to everyone including players and fans before detailing the scary incident.

The Rock said: ‘Last night, we had some issues with the plane about 35-to-40 minutes into the flight.

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has revealed a scary private plane incident that could have resulted in catastrophic results

The 52-year-old WWE legend (pictured in LA in January)  took to his X (formally Twitter ) on Saturday to open up about his traveling issues while heading from Hawaii to Texas to take part in the opening weekend of the United Football League’s second season

‘The pilot comes back to me, he gets down on one knee, and he is face-to-face with me. It’s just me on the plane. Just me and the crew. And he says, “Mr. Johnson, I’m sorry to inform you but we cannot continue to fly over the ocean. We have a problem. We have to turn the plane around, and we have to land back in Hawaii. You have my word I will land you back safely on the island.”‘

Johnson made sure to give credit to the pilot for his ‘demeanor in that moment’ and his safety first approach.

He continued: ‘He explained to me what happened, and he said it was a hydraulics issue with overheating.

‘He said there are some issue we can work out as we are in the air, and then there’s some that we are not going to take a chance, especially over the ocean, and especially when the computer of the plane is saying don’t fly anymore over the ocean, you gotta get back to land.’

The Tooth Fairy actor got candid as he got real about how most people feel when they hit turbulence on an airplane as he asked himself: ‘Is this it? Is this how I check out?’

He continued: ‘But when the pilot comes out and he has a conversation with you, and he gets down on one knee, and then he goes back to the cockpit, the flight attendant, she was amazing, she goes “Mr. Johnson can I get you anything?”

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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson reveals terrifying private jet incident over the ocean

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