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The pro wrestler-turned-actor who is also known as Dwayne Johnson channels his inner pop star on the new show based on Jimmy Fallon's 'Tonight Show' segment.

• Mar 17, 2015

AceShowbiz - Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson channels his inner Taylor Swift in a preview of Spike TV's new show "Lip Sync Battle". In the short clip he posted on his Instagram, the pro wrestler-turned-actor is all out while lip-syncing and dancing to Swift's "Shake It Off".

"#LipSyncBattle OF ALL Lip Sync Battles... Channelin' my inner @taylorswift And comin' to take the title from @jimmyfallon #IJustShakeItOffBaby #RockVsFallon #Spike APRIL 2nd," he captiond the video, which also features the show's host LL Cool J standing on the side of the stage.

#LipSyncBattle OF ALL Lip Sync Battles... Channelin' my inner @taylorswift And comin' to take the title from @jimmyfallon #IJustShakeItOffBaby #RockVsFallon #Spike APRIL 2nd.

A video posted by therock (@therock) on Mar 15, 2015 at 3:10pm PDT

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Spike TV's "Lip Sync Battle" is based on one of the favorite segments on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon". Fallon, John Krasinski and Stephen Merchant executive produce the show and will also appear on the upcoming series.

The show will premiere Thursday, April 2.