Dwayne Johnson: WWE legend The Rock officially retires from wrestling

- The Rock is one of the most decorated wrestlers after an illustrious career spanning more than 15 years

- His last appearance in the ring was against Erick Rowan at WretleMania 32

- WWE is said to be attempting to get The Rock to appear on the first Fox episode of SmackDown Live on Friday, October 4

WWE legend Dwayne Johnson better known to his fans as The Rock has officially called time on his illustrious wrestling career.

The Rock made a name for himself during the WWE Attitude Era days in the 1990s and went on to dominate the game into the 2000s.

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Speaking while promoting his latest movie Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, the iconic wrestler took stock of his hey days in the WWE before announcing the huge bombshell.

"I miss wrestling, I love wrestling. Yes, I do," SunSport quoted The Rock.

"I quietly retired from wrestling because I was lucky enough to have just a really wonderful career and accomplish what I wanted to accomplish, but there's nothing like a live crowd, a live audience, a live microphone as you both know," he conceded.

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The 47-year-old quit WWE more than a decade, but has often made returns to the ring, including two WrestleMania showdowns with John Cena in 2012 and 2013.

The eight-time WWE champion's last recorded fight was against Erick Rowan at WretleMania 32, where he took just six seconds to defeat the American wrestler.

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