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00:00 I remember getting a phone call from Jim Ross and he said,
00:03 "How do you feel about joining the Nation of Domination?
00:06 We're going to turn you into a bad guy."
00:09 How do you feel about that? I said, "I love it."
00:11 >> What's he doing in the ring?
00:12 Look at this.
00:14 >> What? Rocky, come on.
00:16 I think we have just seen a new member of the nation.
00:22 I can't believe this.
00:24 >> The only thing I ask is that,
00:27 just give me one opportunity,
00:28 even if it's a 30 seconds,
00:30 just give me one opportunity to get on the microphone and just say what I feel.
00:35 It's all I need. 30 seconds.
00:39 He said, "Sure." Then somebody had told Vince,
00:43 "Rock just wants 30 seconds."
00:45 Vince was like, "Yeah, sure."
00:47 Who knows what they thought I was going to do.
00:50 They probably like, "Yeah, whatever."
00:51 Who knows what he's going to say.
00:53 >> I got three words.
00:56 Die, Rocky, die.
00:59 That's the gratitude I get from you pieces of crap.
01:03 >> It's not a white thing.
01:04 >> It's not a black thing.
01:05 >> It is a me kicking your ass thing.
01:07 >> In arenas across the country,
01:10 I heard chants of Rocky sucks.
01:14 >> I am a lot of things.
01:18 >> But sucks isn't one of them.
01:21 >> Just in that, I was just able to be myself.
01:23 From then on, it was shot out like
01:26 a rocket because I was just able to be authentic.
01:30 >> Now off we go.
01:33 Dwayne is a performer that people love to hate.
01:38 >> My via was fueled by the fans negativity.
01:41 Finally, with a platform to engage the audience,
01:44 he exploded on television screens.
01:46 >> When you introduce me,
01:48 you damn sure better introduce me as The Rock.
01:51 >> Man, all of a sudden, they formed up that nation of
01:53 domination and all of a sudden you start to see this guy start
01:56 talking and you knew this guy was going to be big money real quick, real fast.
02:01 >> If you've got enough manhood to accept my challenge,
02:05 then your bottom line will read,
02:09 has been compliments of The Rock.
02:13 >> What Rock did was bring his swagger from the youth,
02:18 which was known for their swagger,
02:21 talking trash and backing it up by the way.
02:25 >> That was always our way of mind.
02:27 We talk trash, we'll razz each other.
02:29 We'd be right in the middle of it.
02:31 >> He brought that as The Rock.
02:33 He brought that into the nation of domination.
02:36 >> You people wanted The Rock.
02:40 Well, The Rock has answered your call.
02:43 Thank you very much.
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