Japanese wrestling legend The Great Muta (Keiji Mutoh) made an appearance at a Hercules promotional event in Japan earlier today where he confronted The Rock and after engaging in some banter, shook hands with The Rock, who said that it was an honor to meet the legendary Mutoh, who he said is an inspiring man.

Mutoh has been pushing for a match against The Rock for the past 12 years when The Rock was in the country in May 2002 to promote The Scorpion King movie. At the time it was reported that Mutoh was attempting to open the lines of communication between the WWE and All Japan Pro Wrestling, however nothing ever came of the meeting.