Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson Debuts A New Move - "Late Night With Conan O'Brien"

(Original airdate: 09/05/01) Dwayne talks about his catchphrase, does his Arnold Schwarzenegger impression, and debuts his new move, "The People's Strudel." Watch more classic clips @ conanclassic.com.

[@Dagnabit888]

Hope this guy makes it in Hollywood

[@TheCamp0r]

probably not he has 0 charisma

[@Sentient_Zee]

They don’t need him. There’s a guy who looks quite similar. Wayne Johnston I think his name is.

[@humanonearth1]

Already has dude. He makes a ton of money per movie.

[@servantoftheexpander9688]

This is not sarcasm this is stupidity

[@englishbreakfast2689]

@@KRAST666 up there, already two of them. woosh.

[@lucapiunno2014]

Conan is easily the best talk show host, no doubt

[@Sourmnt]

Craig Ferguson is up there

[@glaringoddly7119]

Him and Graham Norton.

[@prashantnegi007]

clearly you haven't heard of Jimmy Fallon, the greatest talk show host ever. He does what he wants and doesnt care what his producers or audience think and i guess thats what makes him so great. His laugh is so genuine. He is a real scholar and a gentleman.

[@d.johnson9957]

Amongst today's talk show hosts I would say he and Graham Norton are the best.

[@d.johnson9957]

@@prashantnegi007 Interesting. He has a kind face and he does genuinely laugh at times but as to him not caring what the producers and audience think, I have to disagree with you. Unless, he has removed politics from his show, he is just another talk show host who spouts leftist propaganda and hate in what they call, "comedy." Conan brings up a political joke once in a blue moon and doesn't force the leftist ideology and narrative down his audiences throats, he focuses on comedy and entertainment. I have yet to hear Graham Norton bring up something political so if he has it just shows how rarely he lets politics seep into his show as well. I don't particularly like comedians or entertainers in general who use their platform to force ANY kind of ideology or political narrative down their audiences throat. Let me be clear, I'm not referring to the few greats out there who may pepper politics into their acts. I'm referring to the ones whose ENTIRE act is comprised of nothing but politics, the leftist narrative, and disgust for anyone with a differing opinion or political view.

[@Mojo_Gojo_Casa_Domain]

The Rock is not quite at his current superstar charisma yet, you can tell he's more reserved now than what he becomes 🤣

[@LlamaDrama142]

Maybe. This is actually post-Rock era as far as WWE goes, and he had a bunch of charisma in the ring at this point. Hollywood is new to him, so maybe he’s treading cautiously here. But to be honest, he’s a lot calmer now in his later years than he was when he was younger.

[@jerelminter]

@@LlamaDrama142 No it wasn't, this was when The Rock was still in the WWF (WWE was called the WWF when this was recorded), and just came back to wrestle again full time after he was gone for 3 months making a movie (I think it was The Scorpion King) but on WWF television programming, Vince McMahon said he was suspended to explain his absence.

[@LlamaDrama142]

@@jerelminter it’s post-Rock in terms of his career. This is a new phase in his life and he’s becoming a Hollywood star. He’s still a wrestler, but he quits just a year or two after this.

[@L1KECLOCKWORK]

This was at the end of his run in wwf. His original full time run that is.

[@The77stevo77]

Lol giant head from roids

[@quntface1518]

Simone is now an adult and training to be a wrestler... how time flies.

[@crayon5475]

She's already made her NXT debut now. Time does fly

[@LethalMartialArtist]

She’s general manager of NXT, time does fly.

[@Qtipz123]

I love how this version of "The Rock" looks small to how he looks now 😳😅

[@shadowrealm8014]

If you watch wwf matches from his early days he was skinny no massive muscles

[@d.johnson9957]

Well, in his defense, when this was aired he had a newborn at home and from the way he's fidgeting, I would say he's probably downed a lot of caffeine just to make it to the show in an upright position. A newborn can deflate the biggest of giants.

[@everythingdibs344]

@@d.johnson9957 could also just be anxiety. Or maybe he just really has to use the bathroom.

[@PatrickStarfist]

He moves better in this shape rather with his movie star muscle. He's also leaner whem return to WWE

[@Teamo86]

He evolved like a Pokémon.

[@clevelandbci9562]

I can't believe the The People's Strudel didn't catch on.

[@DGS_1992]

Actually. It did.. he really did do that people's strudel in wrestling after this segment.

[@DGS_1992]

Not even joking. Lol look it up.

[@umair111]

Both guys aged incredibly well

[@dcsteele]

The Rock doing Arnold's accent is great

[@L0ckE91]

Can we please have The Rock on Conan O‘Brien needs a Friend?

[@Shazayum]

He looked a little shy here

[@mst3kanita]

Oh this was that brief time conans background was super purple, but after 9/11 they darkened it.

[@thearsweirdvideoclub8663]

Man this set feels weird, kinda sticks out

[@jasonezzell6901]

Wow. Six days before 9/11. And the towers in the background of the set. And here we are coming up on 20 years, this year.

[@venkateshpotter1685]

It aired 6 days before 9/11

[@goldstandardsilver555]

its amazing how more comfortable he is being dwayne johnson the public figure now than he was back then, you can definitely see he's a bit anxious and nervous here, but these days he's so cool and confident in being himself rather than just the rock

[@megyskermike]

Yeah the confidence and his comedic skills are a night and day difference.

[@Kp-pk9nl]

Lol the Rock’s Arnold Schwarzenegger impression is hilarious

[@AutisticPersona]

WOW! A rare Pre-9/11 set show!

[@thearsweirdvideoclub8663]

Woah! They had a set between the dark version of this one and the super blue dark one.

[@WhatsOn427]

Yep there were only four episodes with this backdrop that had the WTC and no curtain. New set debuted September 4, 2001, this is from September 5. Innocent times.

[@yuriifilonenko2783]

"look for the scorpion king in theaters" little they knew...

[@asundelgun3487]

The people's strudel always made me laugh

[@blackcommunion3820]

He was only 29 here. He looks so mature. Lol

[@Sentient_Zee]

He did look about 40 when he was 15 with that moustache.

[@ZenHarold]

29 is quite mature

[@waryaawariiri1812]

This was six days and three shows before September 11 attacks.

[@ZenHarold]

@@waryaawariiri1812 how is this related to maturity topic?

[@pb4920]

29 is mature he just had a kid

[@ComicalRealm]

Fun fact: The Rock was once considered to voice Pikachu in Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019) before Ryan Reynolds was cast.

[@Ganiscol]

His voice would have been funnier, to be honest. Or James Earl Jones. 😅

[@Tomattoism]

The in-ring persona is strong in this one

[@slippydouglas]

I love how Conan slyly slipped in that he came up with the line “drink a glass of ‘shut up’ juice” by saying “cooking some ‘shut up’ pie, that's what they're cooking”, without directly calling out Dwayne. That's a deft Conan power move, and why he's the best in the biz (since Carson).

[@manierwarsaw9820]

He Looks Brilliantly Staggering

[@nicholasbolgioni]

"There's been talk that this means you're gonna be the next big action hero, in the mold of Arnold Schwarzenegger" What a prophet Conan really is

[@DCol]

thats not really what a prophet means but ok.. Conan literally says "theres been talk" that means other ppl were saying that.. months earlier during Rock's cameo in Mummy Returns.

[@Badar2310]

Just intime for his birthday, nice! Never seen this one. Thank you Team Coco and Happy Birthday Rock!!

[@miriamstrauss]

Conan is such a unique talk show host!! Hahah anywho, wishing a peaceful and happy Sunday to everyone reading this ✌🏻

[@jeremygrimsley7154]

Conan: Hit you with a shut up sandwich 😂 The Rock actually started saying that catch phrase after the show with Conan 😅

[@darknight1676]

Happy birthday Dwayne

[@kingcam6003]

and he became the worlds biggest action star

[@biotic_god80085]

Crazy how old this is, they mentioned Simone was just born and now she is signed with WWE

[@peytonlong5573]

Crazy at 29 he just completely flipped his professional career and became even 10x more popular

[@brianerney8119]

Happy birthday the rock 🎂 🎁

[@KPD017]

Happy Birthday DJ! I love this video! Blast from the past! ❤️❤️

[@DUBaviator]

Conan was on top form in this interview

[@UniqueVidhan]

I love this guy, he is a real entertainer.

[@MHensleyForever]

6 days later :(

[@lonelyone]

I guess this guy was always destined to become a star.

[@kinghiggins5021]

The rock is one of my all-time favorite wrestlers

[@devoncones7146]

And long and behold he did become the next actor action hero

[@pepstalynn]

It's crazy that his daughter Simone, now, is 20 years old working on her WWE debut.

[@fansun88]

I have never seen a guest shaking their legs so much during late night show.

[@Qtipz123]

Wow!! Conan: This means you'll be the next big action star. Someone was ahead of the times 😁👍

[@gamblingoptions]

Can’t wait for the new movie!

[@arshiaroshdieh9221]

I’m crying watching this, too damn funny

[@thomasbravado]

He was in the mid afternoon of his wrestling career at this point, with some good runs still to come but ultimately on his way out of that world so he could focus on being a movie star.

[@questadam2879]

I met Conan twice at his show when he was still doing Late Night. He asked if I wanted to fight in the parking lot. Awesomely funny during the commercial break. Immature like a ten year old boy but hilarious. Also pasty white skin under the makeup with a huge Irish Melon. Conan, hands down the best. 👌💯👌💯

[@joshuamartinpryce1237]

The rock seems to be level headed in this interview, usually he is jokey and very easy going. He actually seemed to be more serious, I am glad he had his daughter Simone. She is a beautiful girl. The interviewer was the jokey one. Spirituality is knowing when to be serious and also being level headed.

[@klarastern5597]

look at that young Rock! Only a pebble...

[@betzabethrosas3981]

WoWWW he’s so beautiful

[@Robbie_S]

Thank you for saying WWF....it always was and is!!👍👍👍

[@aqueelkadri8371]

Young Rocky is refreshing to look at

[@norddrage7605]

so thats the peoples strudel that was extensively utilized during his heel run in '03 XD

[@venkatasairam7921]

Many more happy returns to Dwayne Johnson

[@thatkid386]

The Rock finding his footing !

[@djdannyd816]

Legendary

[@Ganiscol]

Conan is dancing on the razors edge there 🤣

[@flickmew99]

need more unreleased conan remotes

[@as14prez]

2021 Conan looks younger than 2001 Conan

[@theneurologist1]

"just wrapped it up...." Holy eff, that was already 22½ years ago!

[@blackcommunion3820]

Happy birthday 🎊🎉🎂🎁🎈 Dwayne

[@stephenjacks8196]

The Rock for President 2024

[@himanshuverma97]

That actually went on to become a superpower in Jumanji, sort of

[@josejeovaze4802]

Funny thing is he did do the move as Hollywood Rock.

[@johnwayneaquaria8770]

Happy birthday to the rock! I’m honored to have the same birthday lol

[@TamimProduction]

Happy birthday to you too

[@johnwayneaquaria8770]

@@TamimProduction thanks!

[@Nashlash]

This interesting!

[@dishwater2929]

Wow I don't think I ever saw this set with out the curtain folded up.

[@nikitalavrenov8048]

This was only 6 days before 9/11

[@NanaKofiOwusu3041]

He looked so much like Black Adam then

[@edromes30]

And he actually made it his move.

[@d.i.d.wisdom5041]

1:42 aye Nurse won't lying tho. The Rock daughter looks JUST like him . Scary sometimes lol

[@baronsamedi4603]

I don't know why but I had the feeling that rock would have like 9 or 10 kids that he would train to be the next generation of WWE superstars

[@humanonearth1]

2:28 HAHAHAH exactly, how do you laugh at the rock bro. He could literally turn conan into a pretzel which would be a great bit.

[@Nobodysurvivesevenonebit]

People champ

[@KyloRen4238]

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson Shows 1. Dwayne The Rock Johnson - Family Guy 2010 2. Dwayne The Rock Johnson - Hannah Montana 2007 3. Rocky Johnson - That '70s Show 1999 Movies 4. Mitch Buchannon - BayWatch 2017 5. Hank - Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 2012 6. Captain Charlies T. Baker - Planet 51 2009 7. Sean Porter - Gridiron Gang 2006 8. Sarge - Doom 2005 9. The 🦂 👑 - The Mummy 2 Return 2001

[@wwfgolden-attitudeeravideo4855]

6 Days before 911

[@KyloRen4238]

I Love Dwayne Johnson. He's pretty awesome. I'm gonna watch Doom when 2026. Watch it his movies on his birthday, makes him special and me. I'm no Actor. But I am good person. And special. May is a special month for me... just not May. January to December. My youngest bro, December 18. Y!? Star Wars Episode 7, that's y it's special. I'm right!?

[@Owen741.]

We should have the evolution of Conan's hair video

[@jeffmullins1475]

I feel like he would be great in a musical.

[@anupamarao8197]

His eyebrows remind me of Joey's in FRIENDS iykyk

[@zackantersijn6246]

I think its amazing that conan can move is hairline front and back

[@dbunik44]

So for those wondering why we're on a tenth F@F movie is that the rock wants to make an epic motion picture such as "The Ten Comandments" it's going to be based on the conqueror Hannibal withg him playing the Carthaginian king

[@BandMagicalMystery]

A movie called the Scorpion King? I wonder how well will that go, probably an oscar on CGI effects

[@blackcommunion3820]

Some of these angles are interesting 🤣

[@KyloRen4238]

Happy Birthday Dwayne Johnson. And me too. UR awesome. Doom kick-ass, love that. Planet 51!? Kool. Love u The Rock. May the Peace be with u Man. From Harlingen Texas. May 2, 1972👈 (The Rock) (Me) 👉 May 2, 1995 May 2, 2021 through May 2, 3021

[@AbzArt]

Happy Birthday, have a great day!

[@sagarmathers3821]

Happy birthday yo God bless you

[@KyloRen4238]

Y Thank u @@sagarmathers3821. ;)

[@KyloRen4238]

Thank u, @@AbzArt.

[@Shroop]

Conan would definitely beat the Rock in a fight

[@lukasnovak399]

I'm not sure about that, but Whirligig would smash him like nothing

[@kinggao6044]

​@@lukasnovak399 Actually I remember Conan mentioned that Whirlgig avoids fighting with a jacked man and only targets young children and old people because he fears getting grabbed by the leg and slammed onto the concrete ground. Maybe he might have a better chance with Kevin Hart.

[@IamSH1VA]

Comic fight, making people laugh - yes always yes

[@MrHotSpice100]

That’s the easyyyy be fella

[@VARUNCOUTINHO]

9:26 Lmao

[@sagarmathers3821]

Couldn’t smell what he was cooking!!

[@timmay8558]

Please tell me the rock is going on the podcast

[@Qtipz123]

I can do both eyebrows. I learned doing the opposite left side first, then I learned the right side. Now I can do both, interchangeably 🤨😏

[@noveaubleu8716]

Something about a big head looks good on film

[@joshmccollen700]

One week later...BOOM.

[@youthteenager2407]

This came out 5 days before disaster.

[@kevinbrown1893]

Six more days, people...six more days --- on a Tuesday.

[@akhandbharat4074]

This guy can beat my neighbours..

[@Tyree_Gregory]

Today’s the rock’s birthday

[@paulbo9033]

I think this guy could have a wonderful career in front of him

[@humanonearth1]

His head isn't big. It's his body that is massive.

[@jbelton1989]

6 days before the country and the rest of the world went straight to hell

[@ayv-]

wow, days before 9/11

[@livinsite1]

Noooooo Conan is ending!!!!!

[@SomeBodyIUsedToKnow8]

Yes, I’m so old, been watching since the early 90’s

[@GrayBlood1331]

This was before dwayne went to charm school lmao.