Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's SURPRISE WWE Return
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's SURPRISE WWE Return
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00:00 The Rock is back in the WWE arena.
00:03 After nearly four years away, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson made an epic return to the
00:08 wrestling world during Friday Night Smackdown.
00:11 The star went up against Austin Theory and delivered one electrifying performance.
00:16 The Rock went up against another WWE foe, John Cena.
00:25 But this time, he was greeted with a hug.
00:27 WWE fans last saw The Rock in the ring for the 20th anniversary episode of Smackdown
00:37 in 2019.
00:38 But his daughter, Simone, has kept the family legacy live on.
00:41 Simone made her WWE debut as Ava Raine in 2022.
00:45 And two years prior to that, Dwayne told Access Hollywood that his daughter "kicks ass"
00:50 in the ring.
00:51 "Everything you do is rooted in family.
00:54 Everything you do is rooted in who you are and your background."
00:57 And it seems your daughter might have taken a little bit of a chip off the old block.
01:02 Chip off the old rock.
01:04 The old rock.
01:05 Yes.
01:06 Yes, I'm very proud of Simone.
01:08 So she's my oldest daughter.
01:10 She's 18 years old.
01:11 That's so awesome.
01:12 I have a four-year-old and I have a two-year-old.
01:13 All girls, by the way.
01:14 I'm surrounded by the most beautiful estrogen.
01:18 That's also the ego inhibitor.
01:24 So Simone has been training to become a WWE professional.
01:27 It's so cool and I'm so proud of her because that world, that is a difficult world not
01:34 only to be in, but it's also a difficult world to make it in.
01:37 But it's also doubly difficult when you're a woman.
01:45 And she goes in there and she not only has big shoes to fill and is well aware of our
01:51 family name, but also has this desire to create her own path, which is the best part about
01:56 it.
01:57 And also she goes in humble, hungry, and is a student every day and just wants to learn.
02:03 God bless her.
02:04 Yeah, very proud of her.
02:05 Have you seen her wrestle?
02:06 She's badass.
02:07 Okay.
02:08 Yes.
02:09 So you know she kicks ass in the ring.
02:10 She kicks ass, yes.
02:11 Tell me about the meaning behind the name because I love it.
02:16 Thank you very much.
02:17 So Terra Mana is spirit of the earth and in Spanish, Terra is earth.
02:24 And in Polynesian culture, we have a term called mana.
02:26 It's a word called mana that means spirit, it's soul.
02:33 You know how sometimes when you can walk into a room and you can just feel the energy, especially
02:37 if it's positive?
02:40 And those two words combine, Terra Mana.
02:42 So can I walk into a room and say my mana is good?
02:45 Absolutely.
02:46 Does that work?
02:47 Yeah.
02:48 You can walk into a room and say the mana in the room feels good.
02:52 And then you can be like my mana in particular is just like awesome.
02:55 Okay, okay.
02:56 I like that.
02:58 You gave your first bottle to Oprah.
03:01 Not a shabby person to give it to.
03:03 No, she's a tequila connoisseur.
03:05 She is.
03:06 She said you cannot go to her house without taking a sip of tequila.
03:11 Is this a similar thing at your home?
03:14 Well what Oprah says is she says you can't come into the house without taking a sip of
03:18 tequila.
03:19 The only reason why you don't have to is if Jesus told you not to.
03:24 So in my house, I do add Jesus.
03:26 I also have to add the devil into the mix.
03:29 No, of course.
03:31 I mean when people come over to my house, it's not a must, but it's a must.
03:36 Okay, okay.
03:37 All right.
03:38 Not bad.
03:39 And also, because they get a little concerned like, oh, I don't want to do shots.
03:42 I'm like, this isn't a college.
03:43 This is a sip.
03:44 This is a sipping tequila.
03:45 What I love about this is it's, you're the rock.
03:47 You can make the top shelf, most expensive tequila, but what you chose to do is make
03:52 this the tequila of the people.
03:54 Why was it so important that you wanted everyone to have access to this?
03:58 Because I wanted everybody to be able to enjoy a tequila that was made with the highest quality
04:04 and the best of taste, the most optimistic and positive mana behind it.
04:13 So that was important to me.
04:15 And I know that, you know, look, I'm a lucky guy.
04:17 I'm in a pretty good position.
04:19 It wasn't always like this.
04:20 And I know what it's like to live paycheck to paycheck.
04:22 I know what it's like to be evicted.
04:23 I know what it's like to be on hard times.
04:27 And so I wanted to make a tequila, again, that was affordable for everybody.
04:33 So it's $29.99.
04:35 That's amazing.
04:36 I really love that.
04:38 Thank you.
04:39 Okay, we're going to play a little game called On the Rocks.
04:42 I'm sure you're, you get it.
04:45 Okay.
04:46 Who holds their tequila better, you or Kevin Hart?
04:49 Oh, without question, me.
04:52 Kevin's a lightweight.
04:54 No, but wait a second.
04:55 He's not here to defend himself.
04:57 He is a tequila connoisseur.
04:59 So he holds his alcohol very, very well.
05:02 Tequila home, on vacation, or out with friends?
05:06 You mean when?
05:07 Yes.
05:08 When's the best time?
05:09 Oh, all the above.
05:10 When it's Terra Manna, because it's so smooth, all the above.
05:12 I love that.
05:13 Home, vacation, work, everywhere.
05:16 I think I could have it everywhere, too.
05:17 I carry a Terra Manna flask in my bag.
05:21 Don't let, don't tell anybody.
05:24 Okay, and finally, The Rock for President 2024, or will you host the Oscars?
05:30 Would you host the Oscars?
05:32 Would I host the Oscars?
05:34 Yeah, I would host the Oscars.
05:37 They asked me to host it, I think, last year.
05:39 I think it was last year, but I didn't have the opportunity to because I was so committed
05:43 to the other project I was doing.
05:48 But yeah, I would be open to that, for sure.
05:51 And I always say this, I would be open to it if we can create something for the Oscars
05:57 that's kind of never been done.
05:58 Now, that's very ambitious because it's the Oscars and it's our, it's the biggest night
06:03 of our industry.
06:06 But yeah, I would be open to that.
06:07 I think it's time.
06:08 Break out the tequila.
06:10 Yep.
06:11 Thank you so much.
06:12 Be the first drunk host.
06:13 Thank you.
06:14 Thank you.
06:15 Thank you.
06:16 Thank you.
06:16 Thank you.
06:17 Thank you.
06:18 Thank you.
06:19 Thank you.
06:19 Thank you.
06:20 Thank you.
06:21 Thank you.
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