Dwayne Johnson recently took a break from dominating the silver screen and every weight room in America to watch his WWE debut as part of a video segment called “Rock Reacts.” Johnson jumped into the ring at the 1996 Survivor Series at Madison Square Garden to start a career that would electrify the world of sports-entertainment like never before. He was then called “Rocky Maivia” before eventually becoming known simply as “The Rock.”
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Johnson breaks down his look (“Chia Pet haircut”) and gives some behind-the-scenes insight as to what was going on during the match. (NOTE: Johnson does use some strong language in the video below.)
WWE made a pretty good call putting “Rocky” over. And we’re glad he got some better finishers than the “Shoulder Breaker Bang.”
