NBC has bought a wrestling drama set in the 1980s that is executive produced by Dwayne Johnson, the wrestler-turned-actor also known as "The Rock," from Jerry Bruckheimer Television, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The one-hour project has a put pilot commitment from the network, the story says. It also counts Brent Fletcher and Seamus Kevin Fahey, writers on "Spartacus: Gods of the Arena," as co-executive producers and writers, the piece notes.