The Rock Reacts to His First WWE Match: 20 YEARS OF THE ROCK

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Hey, what's up, guys. So we're doing a little feature here that we're going to do every once in a while and it's called Rock Reacts. Now, what we have here for the very first Rock Reacts, the amazing crack workers at Seven Bucks Digital Studios found my very first match in the WWE. I'll just give you guys a little bit of context. Generally, when somebody comes in the WWE and they have their very first match, their very first match is generally what's called at a live event or at a very small venue. It's certainly not at a big pay-per-view. My very first match in the WWE was at one of their biggest pay-per-views of the year called Survivor Series in the most famous arena in the world, Madison Square Garden, where my grandfather wrestled in the 70s for Vince McMahon's dad, my dad wrestled for Vince McMahon's in the 80s, and here I came in in 1996. I give you that context. I remember knowing what the finish of the match was and I made one call to my parents and I was like, hey, just watch tonight, something special is going to go down. And I was super, super, super amped and excited for this night. Here we go, Rock Reacts. Ladies and gentlemen, his debut. All right, so right now I am feeling myself, I'm so hyped up, I'm so excited, and I've got a fucking chia pet on my head as a haircut. Superstar [INAUDIBLE]. His father-- So I jump over the top rope, like I'm a bad bitch, and I literally point-- I have to rewind this just so you guys know. I think I'm pointing to what's called the hard cam, and I'm literally pointing to nothing. And that's why my back was to you guys. And again, I had this whole thing mapped out in my head that I was going to jump over the ropes, I was going to look at the hard cam, because we're always told, you look at the hard camera, the main camera, you're speaking to the world. I jump over the top ropes and I'm like, yeah! I'm here! Fucking hard camera's behind me. Here we go right now, reaction continues. Jake the Snake just got hit with what looks to be a heart punch from a man by the name of Crush, who was an awesome guy who has since passed away and I appreciate him so much. So after that elimination, now I am the only one left. It is one against two. And it is the two heels against the one young rookie baby face. And I'm going to pause it right here because something really, really cool happened. These guys are amazing athletes, they go out, so I had no idea what the finish of this match was going to be until maybe an hour before the match. So we set it up where ultimately the final three competitors were two bad guys against one good guy, and that was me. So the moment Jake the Snake Roberts got beat, you felt an immediate shift in the tone of the crowd, 22,000 people in Madison Square Garden. They looked at the two bad guys, they looked at the new rookie, and in that moment, 20,000 people can either go, shit, he's going to get his ass kicked! Or they go, shit, he's going to get his ass kicked! But you know what? We like that dude and we want him to kick ass too. And 22,000 people did something in this moment that defined my career and literally changed my life in one night. And it's something you can't write, it's something in wrestling you can't write, you can't script it, you can't script it in Hollywood, because you just can't script how people are going to react to something. And that thing that they did was 20,000 people started chanting my name. Here we go. --is left with two men on one, two-- Holy shit, look at that hair. --against the rookie. Two on one sounds kinda good. Look at this, he's a newcomer and they're already chanting his name, the entire building! 20,000 people! They're chanting my name. They're like, Rocky, get a haircut! Holy shit! So I'm in there with a guy named Crush, first name was Brian, has since passed away. He's amazing and also he was a great friend. And also a good buddy of mine who's still in the WWE kicking ass is Goldust. This is called a test of strength. And back in the good old days of wrestling, I loved doing this. --in a tug of war. Exactly. We know he'll take a shortcut, just like he did this morning. And the injured Mark Henry-- wait a minute, one, two! It's got a quick, small package, one, two, kick out. Look at the power. Then I start nailing Goldust with the big right hand and I start going crazy right here. Right here, all that crazy shit and those crazy moves, in wrestling terms that is called Babyface Fire. Now Goldust is just slapping me, by the way. Here we go. They shoot me in, there's a duck, going on, double crossbody. And look at this, over the top goes-- Over the top! Bro, Vince McMahon commentating, he was one of the greatest of all time in terms of commentating. I wish he would still commentate. And now here we go, back and forth, trading punches. With the powerhouse crush. Ah! He better watch out for that heart punch. A low blow, right into the balls. But they're not just any balls. Those are the people's balls. All right, here we go. This is it. This is the end! Oh, he moves! Hard punch to Goldust. You could feel the crowd. Uh-oh, big mistake. Big crossbody. One, two, three. Here's a little Info that I'll share with you guys that I've never shared with anyone. When I gave the big crossbody to Crush and he basically let me go over, and that's what it means in wrestling terms. As I was pinning him, I'm going to rewind it for you guys, I give him a big crossbody, landed on him, I started pinning and the referee was counting, one, two. You'll see my head down and I was actually speaking to him and as I am pinning him, I'm saying to him, thank you so much, brother. Thank you so much, I appreciate that. And I heard him say, I got you, brother. It's a very special thing when something like this happens. So anyway, I just want to share that with you guys. He's no longer here, but I'll always appreciate that man for doing what he did. So here it is, crossbody, you see my head down, I'm talking to him right now. I'm saying, thank you so much, brother. And he's like, no problem, brother, I got you. And then I get up and of course Jim Ross, one of the greatest of all time, telling that great story as he always does. Now it's just between me and Goldie, It's a little slide down the back, up. This was my finishing move at that time, it was the big shoulder breaker bang! Then [INAUDIBLE] told me, it's your night, put your head up. Referee Jack, phenomenal. Here is your winner-- Oh my god, I feel like my-- --Rocky Maivia! --Name should be [? Adrienne! ?] And then I turn my back to the hard cam, get a good shot of the back of my head. 22,000 people at Madison Square Garden, bro. Completely crazy. --and how proud is Rocky Johnson and his-- Vince McMahon saying how proud is Rocky Johnson, my dad and my mom. Here's the thing, they had no idea that I was winning. My mom was bawling at home, my dad too, as well. It was a very special night, my grandmother was crying too, as well. This particular night, aside from me wearing some bright ass blue wrestling gear and a really awful haircut, I had no business, it looked like a pineapple and a chia pet all mixed in one, it was a very, very special night. And this night really kicked off my career, really defined my career. There's an old saying in show business, if you can make it in New York, then you can make it anywhere. And my very first night in New York, they embraced me like a son and since then I have nothing but gratitude and love for New York City, for the WWE. For all those guys that put me over that night in the ring, I appreciate that. And the greatest thing I appreciate is the fans. All right, guys, I had a blast with Rock Reacts. Let us know in the comments what you want me to react to next and subscribe to the YouTube channel and I appreciate you guys so much. I'm out, and I'm going to go get a bad haircut.
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Channel: The Rock
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Length: 9min 28sec (568 seconds)
Published: Tue Oct 04 2016
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