Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson 'pumped' for the Super Bowl during rehearsal

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is ‘pumped’ for the Super Bowl as he stands on the SoFi Stadium field for rehearsal

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson said he’s ‘pumped’ as he took to Instagram on Saturday to share footage getting ready for his role in Super Bowl Sunday.

The actor, 49, has been tapped to host NBC Sports’ Super Gold Sunday, a celebration of Super Bowl LVI and the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Johnson shared a reel with his social media following and said, ‘Rehearsals for the SUPER BOWL and I’m already pumped and covered in goosebumps — just can’t help it.’

Excited: Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson said he’s ‘pumped’ as he took to Instagram on Saturday to share footage getting ready for his role in Super Bowl Sunday

The former professional wrestler lightly jumped around in the snippet as he held a microphone on the SoFi Stadium field.

He was dressed in a black T-shirt, black shorts and black running tights from his Project Rock Under Armour collaboration.

The 6ft5in entertainer sported aviator sunglasses and rounded out his look with a pair of neon green sneakers.

Hosting gig: The actor, 49, has been tapped to host NBC Sports’ Super Gold Sunday, a celebration of Super Bowl LVI and the 2022 Winter Olympics

Gearing up for Sunday’s events he said, ‘You know when my mic is in my hand something electrifying is going down.

‘Can’t wait for you to see what me, @NFL & @NBC have cookin’ up. All for the game we love.’

The father-of-three added, ‘My NFL dreams never came true, so this will be a TRUE HONOR. Dreams ain’t just for dreamers.’ 

The Rock added hashtags, ‘#SuperBowl #SoFiStadium#RockAtThe50 #LetsGetDownToBusiness #7.’ 

Raring to go: Johnson shared a reel with his social media following and said, ‘Rehearsals for the SUPER BOWL and I’m already pumped and covered in goosebumps – just can’t help it’

Johnson is set to narrate the open of the Super Bowl LVI Pregame Show on NBC and Peacock at 5 p.m. ET. He’ll also deliver a pre-kickoff speech from the field. 

Additionally, the coverage will feature the awarding of the Lombardi Trophy in LA and multiple gold medal events in Beijing.

The wrestler-turned-actor was also active on Instagram on Friday.

He posted a video recorded in his home gym wearing a white Project Rock thermal.  

Ready for action: The former professional wrestler lightly jumped around in the snippet as he held a mic on the SoFi Stadium field

Social media activity: The wrestler-turned-actor was also active on Instagram on Friday as he posted a video recorded in his home gym wearing a white Project Rock thermal

Eminem’s song ‘Till I Collapse played loudly in the background as the superstar filmed himself making his way to a fridge.

He showed viewers his dog Hobbs, who was resting on the floor.  

‘Friday. Finish your week strong and on an uptick,’ he said in the caption. ‘Work to gain that edge and momentum going into the weekend.

Then he grabbed an energy drink from ZOA, a brand for which he takes on the role of Chief Energy Officer. 

Multihyphenate: The Rock sipped a ZOA energy drink – a brand for which he takes on the role of Chief Energy Officer

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