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See The Rock's Brutal Response To A Comedian's Comment About His Wrestling Career

Short, sweet and savage.

The Rock has the reputation and perception of being a pretty positive and warm-hearted celebrity, but the actor and former wrestler proved that he can mix the niceties with a firm read when need be.

The Rock's patience was put to the test on Sunday evening after he innocently published a congratulatory tweet to his fellow wrestling colleague Kurt Angle on his return to WWE.

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  • Things took an unexpected turn when, out of nowhere, Australian comedian Ben Pobjie took the actor's tweet as an opportunity to stretch his comedic muscles, filling him in on the widely known fact that "wrestling isn't real." 

  • Well, The Rock definitely had time that day as he delivered arguably the most direct yet savage response to the critique, completed with his signature wit and charm:

  • Twitter clearly sided with Johnson on the matter, dragging the comedian through the mud for his words to the former wrestler:

  • Meanwhile, Pobjie seems to still be on a high from the attention he's received since the dragging:

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