After it seemed Arnold Schwarzenegger was fine discussing the topic of himself versus Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Jason Kelce pushed the matter aside, revisiting the topic that was the source of the mild controversy between his brother and the “Kindergarten Cop” star. Jason asked Schwarzenegger to determine who would be better at leading humanity against an alien invasion. “I don’t think that you should limit it to just one or the other. Why not work together?” the Hollywood veteran responded. He also praised Johnson, calling him “the modern-day Arnold.” The Kelce brothers were not going to get Schwarzenegger to disparage his younger action-movie counterpart because the two were friends.
On a previous sports-related podcast, Schwarzenegger was asked about the perceived rivalry between himself and the “Red Notice” actor. “I’ve known him for many many years and he and I are friends,” he said on “Pardon My Take” in December 2023. In fact, Schwarzenegger said The Rock was among those celebrities with surprising political ties, as the WWE legend helped him out while he was the governor of California. “[Johnson] was the honorary chair for a year,” he said.
Perhaps there was no feud between Schwarzenegger and Johnson, but the Kelce brothers did ask the former about his past beefs. He flipped the script and inferred the football pros were eyeing acting roles themselves. “There’s a reason these guys are out here together in Hollywood,” Schwarzenegger said, seemingly onto something.
