Dany Garcia Reveals How The Rock Reacted When She Told Him They Should Buy The XFL

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's ex-wife Dany Garcia recently discussed their purchase of Vince McMahon's XFL.

The Rock bought the football league along with Garcia and RedBird Capital for $15 million this week. The league was set for auction after declaring bankruptcy earlier this year but Johnson and his team snatched it up before it could be put up.

Related: Official Press Release On The Rock's XFL Purchase

Dany spoke to Yahoo Sports in the wake of the development and revealed her former husband's reaction when she told him they should buy the defunct entity.

"I called DJ up and I said, 'Dwayne, there's something really big and really important for us to do. Are you in?' He was like, 'What is it?' because of course he was in. 'Tell me, we gotta do it', and I said, 'Let's go get the XFL' and he's like, 'Let's go get the XFL. 100 percent.' And we started the mad process."

Garcia, now the first woman to own a league, is The Rock's business partner, in spite of their divorce. The pair founded Seven Bucks Productions in 2012 and have remained very close although they're both married to other people. Get this, Dany's present husband is actually Johnson's trainer.

She also opened up on their very rare relationship.

"It's very rare. I understand [it's rare] to work with your ex. First of all, we have the support of our spouses," she explained. "Mrs. [Lauren] Hashian Johnson, Dwayne's wife, is amazing. My husband is amazing, Dave Rienzi, and Dave and Dwayne are so close. My husband is Dwayne's strength and conditioning coach. That physique that is on DJ, it was all designed by my husband. So we all are close and we respect each other. There's an incredible amount of respect."

Only The Rock Could Pull This Off...

This is truly incredible. Working closely with a former partner should already be difficult in itself but doing so while both being in other relationships is something else.

Clearly, it's working for Johnson and Garcia. Then again, their relationship goes as far back as college so they likely know each other inside out.

As for the XFL, we'll be following any developments pretty closely as this is all very exciting.

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Source: Yahoo Sports

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