How the Rock Wound Up Using Conan O’Brien’s Line During a WWE Match

Conan O’Brien reveals the downside of attending Harvard and the origin of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s “shut-up juice” catchphrase.
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[@wertytrewqa]

I love how humble he is. Totally downplaying his accomplishment while building up everyone else around him regardless of their formal education credentials.

[@johhny711]

I agree

[@lasotamusic]

Conan gets the $$$s. So .... that's a plus?

[@globdrop]

@@lasotamusic what?

[@roycecute17]

And that's why we love conan.

[@SparkySINN]

He learned that at Harvard

[@HurriShane00]

Conan: the joke came from The Rock: IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE THAT JOKE CAME FROM!!

[@benb4343]

100% the correct response😂

[@daAnT1990]

When Conan set up the scene I was kind of hoping that it was the "it doesn't matter" line

[@saintsataniko2116]

Geez, Conan is such a genius he wrote on the Simpsons, hosted the best late night talk show of all time, and fed The Rock lines for the WWE. They don't teach that at Harvard!

[@Snakeman612]

How could you FORGET....ALSO a writer on SNL

[@90whatever]

I would argue that Craig Ferguson was probably the best late night talk show host with Conan a very close 2nd

[@pianoman9421]

@@90whatever For me it's Carson (almost cheating to include Carson, but if we're ranking everyone), with Ferguson a close second and then Conan. All three were/are true greats.

[@cfynest1]

He didnt feed the rock lines lmao his assistant left him and used ONE phrase to give to rock 😆

[@andresbarriga5305]

@@90whatever You know what's up

[@justinlatini4725]

I could listen to Conan talk forever. He’s so genuine, funny, and interesting.

[@Chimera_166]

He's the only talk show host that's likable. His comedic timing is always perfect. Creates humor from absolutely nothing

[@sanjithechef]

That’s why his Podcast Conan O’Brien needs a friend is so good. I’ve enjoyed every single episode I listened to, whether I knew the guest or not, or whether it was a celebrity or fan lol he’s arguably better without a script than he was with one on late night

[@Boppsta712]

Lucky for you, he's great at talking forever

[@cajunomics3]

Agreed. I could listen to Conan talk about anything.

[@groovercrusader6651]

Conan was the one of the reasons why early Simpsons was SOOO funny.

[@NoName-cn3cp]

Up to season 8. Season 9 was ok.

[@xandercrews4729]

@@NoName-cn3cp he left way before that. I believe the last episode he wrote on was “Homer Goes to College”

[@anitabonghit7606]

The last good season was 12 I had 1 through 12 on disc and watched them constantly

[@Acorn_Anomaly]

There's been a new show runner for the last couple seasons, and I think things are picking up.

[@4OURS7N]

FAX

[@henrysutulovich6608]

Conan just might be the greatest comedy minds of a generation, yet remains so humble everyone can actually picture themselves, no matter of background, education, or even not having anything to do with the comedy business, having actual conversation with in person.

[@positrack99]

It's older than Conan. I'm surprised he's trying to take credit for it.

[@positrack99]

@Frank P I agree. I cant even think of any talk show host I'd put in the top 10.

[@dcapjunk]

Sam Hyde

[@gbharris]

​@@positrack99hes not just a talk show host

[@kushking420]

I miss Conans show so much, It was always my favorite late night talk show. He's so funny, unique and creative.

[@ZachofPotatoes732]

The best part was that he was genuine.

[@samnectar]

I've always loved that catchphrase and instantly remembered it when The Rock said it all those years ago. I love it even more now I know the origin of the phrase. Conan is a legend and a genuine lovely person.

[@christinemerritt974]

Conan is one of my favorite human beings of all time. He is in the top 5. Humble, Hilarious, Hard-Working, Intelligent, Kind, and Crazy. ❤

[@MANecci]

I have about 100 questions for Conan and I think 75% of them would be about The "Homer Goes To College" episode of The Simpsons

[@donmogsleyforever]

He actually wrote the monorail episode

[@spaceo8568]

Omg yes!

[@lukehobbs128]

@@donmogsleyforever he wrote a few episodes and I believe a staff writer so he wasn't always credited as writer on those early seasons but still contributed.

[@VideInfra]

I actually talked about that episode today with my coworker. Those first 10 seasons left a mark.

[@jabroniii3547]

@@donmogsleyforever *also wrote

[@kevincollins8620]

I've been a big fan of Conan before the rock... then became a huge rock fan in THAT era. It comes full circle. Soo cool.

[@troyforce2]

"Harvard is not Hogwarts..." What a line - very true.

[@mr.guydude]

Conan was the one Late Night Show I would actually watch entire episodes of. Thank you, for existing! 💘

[@blackbelt2000]

I remember Conan used to say "I went to Harvard......School of Driving" lol

[@UncleRicoOSU]

I used to love that.Anytime a guest would mention be went to Harvard he would correct them and say Harvard school of driving. I always wanted a Harvard School of Driving T-shirt

[@alwaysgabriel]

Fukkk i cant believe shutup juice came from conan Legend!!! My friend used to say that all the time and other rock quotes in grade 6 lmao love it

[@dustinrhodes4793]

3:25 for The Rock part

[@idkanymoreman]

Thanks

[@ClevertymeZ]

Thanks!

[@interceptingfist5682]

You're the goat

[@highviewbarbell]

Appreciated, though the first part is interesting too if you've got time

[@jaymeg67]

Thank you!

[@user-ze6ob3cs7m]

The Rock's delivery makes any material good and go over with the fans.

[@EXG21]

It doesn't matter!!!!!

[@Yanni75]

Delivery? I thought it was his cooking.

[@Chris.4345]

@@Yanni75 No, it’s Digiorno

[@JSmellerM]

Conan truly is better than everybody else. He even knows the past tense of 'to sneak'.

[@lewishopps8575]

Well he went to Harvard, he should know it

[@oophorror2251]

@@lewishopps8575that’s elementary level.

[@LalboiThiek]

Snuck? Is that even a word?

[@Matty80822]

Snook?

[@dudedabsworth8023]

I loved the cast of the early years of Conan. The pictures of the nights out were amazing. It was all magic.

[@HoneyMike]

Conan and The Rock are great together. I remember when Conan interviewed him on his late night show, it was always hilarious. Mind blowing to know that Conan wrote one of The Great One's one liners

[@NormanNorthman]

Is Conan coming back? I loved his Conan without borders and watching him travel and interact with people. He is hilarious. He should return with a show where he travels the world

[@dethisbtfl]

currently has his podcast and it's hysterical

[@eezy.knewsome]

@@TheChupacabra he’s got a deal with hbo. Not out of the question

[@iskocanasjr8612]

conan without borders and clueless gamer are the best!

[@lukebennet6989]

@@dethisbtfl I'll have to check it out! Any recommendations for episodes?

[@MechaGai]

@@lukebennet6989 The Paul Rudd episode. 100%

[@smurfitoo1585]

By far my top 3 favorite lines from the rock and to find it that was Conan’s idea makes my life so much better

[@MichaelMyers-pj2uk]

Conan has definitely gotta be one of if not the best late night talk show host. He is extremely smart and funny. Very humble. He jokes around but also treats people with respect and you can tell he gets a long with a lot of people.

[@Sly88Frye]

Now I wonder if The Rock actually knew that it was from Conan O'Brien originally. That is awesome!

[@tracyjohnson5023]

Conan is refreshingly humble and absolutely correct that some of the smartest people you know didn't go to college.

[@MyMiniMovieMagic]

My favorite comedian of all time. Just a great human being. And so happy that he's found a new lifeblood with his EXCELLENT podcast 🙌

[@selfiekroos1777]

"IT DOESNT MATTER IF IT WAS CONAN'S LINE"

[@calixa]

WHAT?!?!

[@Sulu-sw3zo]

@@calixa One of The Rock's sayings was "IT DOESN'T MATTER..."

[@kdonyt123]

@@Sulu-sw3zo That "WHAT" is a Stone Cold reference...

[@calixa]

@@Sulu-sw3zo WHAT!??!

[@Sulu-sw3zo]

@@calixa IT DOESN'T MATTER!

[@slickrick2204]

3:24 for The Rock part.

[@noledge887]

Really cool to see him giving props to Tommy Blacha. Tommy is hilarious.

[@viperstrike0]

Conan is such a builder of people.

[@applepeel1662]

Conan is easily one of my most favorite TV personas ever

[@happydayz7857]

A great Joel Goddard story. He knew what he was doing 😀

[@pihermoso11]

If I were Conan and came across a rough crowd where my jokes just go over their heads, I'd tell them ' I wish everybody had a Harvard diploma! '

[@JohnnyPerth]

Great interview as usual

[@AizenSama5]

Conan's genius is undeniable with his inspiration from classic comedy and his influence on modern comedy.

[@THGRene]

I started watching Conan by mistake. When I was in the 4th grade I was packing late at night for a trip to Mexico. It was conans first season at Late Night. I was hooked.

[@Filmation77]

That's so Shocking that Conan invented one of the Rock's most FAMOUS lines , (one of the most famous promo lines in Wrestling History)

[@mkhanman12345]

Not really

[@inanisneminem]

I love Conan. He's one of my heroes

[@spinningbacksidekick]

And there's the difference between Conan and the others. Jay Leno would have sued The Rock and the WWE.

[@makarovkid9696]

Damn just got a bunch Joe Godder flashbacks. He was hilarious.

[@Wabout666]

U can see how much admiration Howard has for Conan..

[@thinkplanetearth2946]

Love Conan. What a great story.

[@2blkSSs]

I love Conan.... he wasn’t always the funniest, but he was always a good human being.

[@FAMCHAMP]

Wow I remember when The Rock said Shutup Juice Cool to know that was Conan

[@rustycaplinger8036]

Conan is the best late show host of all time.

[@TETCOM.]

My 2 heroes... together....WOW

[@Revdrum]

Conan is seriously the best of them

[@pho3nix-]

Great story!

[@serbonkers4130]

That was so cool. So the rock did have writers write shit up for him. His delivery was top notch!

[@RataStuey]

I love Conan so much

[@fives.]

I loved the Tommy Blacha shout-out. That he oversaw the diamonding of Ten Minute Podcast is heartbreakingly unfortunate ‘cos he is a great comedic mind

[@DrSbaitsojr]

in about a year, that jacket is going to have used hot wings in the pocket.

[@RetroCollecto]

Conan is the best because through all his successes he’s maintained his humble nature

[@rjlong89]

Howards favorite interview

[@idemon_138]

I had no clue Joel Goddard wasn’t a comedian because he was hilarious

[@galenspikesmusic]

oh my god, Smackdown era Rock and Conan, these were my formative years

[@maximoonraker1930]

"It's what you do with it", then proceeds to write history

[@lsthree6996]

The funniest talk show host.

[@ASwagPecan]

Social media team knows what clips to upload to get engagement

[@squidgewinkle]

I love how random people appear in these videos; a camera cuts to them seemingly out of the blue. I call them ghost guests.

[@kenhutton1692]

Conan is the best. Hands down 😂😂😂😂

[@TheReaIestOne]

It's so weird to watch him talk seriously. I've always loved Conan.😁

[@bradwest4821]

That's simply awesome

[@leoalcaraz6153]

Conan is so awesome

[@SJT.IN.KC85]

Conan on Late Nite NBC was my favorite TV show growing up... Even though he made fun of the Taurus SHO 🤣

[@BigE7375]

is Howard back in the SiriusXM studios now?

[@malako777A]

Conan's humor is that Goldilocks zones between silly and witty and its perfection.

[@dagobello]

Great for Conan not suing for copyright infringement

[@jamespalaszeski7951]

The very last sentence sure hits different now!

[@daloco6664]

Conan is the greatest my absolute #1

[@metalrockgaming]

i remember that match that was hilarious.

[@Zoran69]

I don't think I've ever heard Conan swear until now 😅

[@randoguy5767]

awesome story.

[@mcdavyg]

This is great.

[@renemarrero6523]

That’s so cool! 😂

[@johns3491]

Although Conan came up with the catchphrase, it was The Rock's delivery that sold it. Any other wrestler that had that line would have flubbed it.

[@Charlie-eq3dj]

When was this interview done?

[@basedsalvy]

He sorta said Hulk Hogan's catchphrase and MJF's catchphrase when he was imitating the announcer he mentioned

[@andrewfrey5562]

Conan is the all time goat

[@retepcsivejas]

I’m still looking for new Conan and Bill Burr clips...

[@edromes30]

He just did one. On the latest Conan Needs a Friend.

[@machomusprime50]

I miss late night with Conan O'Brien..O'Brian... I used to wake up tired every morning to catch at least the opening of the show.

[@lewiswilliams1893]

The Rock character all makes sense now! It's everything Conan does behind the scenes.

[@thepetermullins]

"There's no such place as Hogwarts" *Oxford and Cambridge dip their newspapers in their smoking jackets and raise an eyebrow each*

[@03J45]

Respects for Conan. Many artists would be selfish and try to take credit

[@artismcgrey]

Legendary.

[@sprgeorge333]

Stern talking about Harvard being the hardest college to get in... Oxford alum laughing I'm Latin.

[@mixedhairless]

I gotta use that classic in 2022

[@boreduser12]

Amazing.

[@christheghostwriter]

That really is a great story

[@jofridz]

🎉Conan is awesome

[@tsubject12]

That was the moment when Conan went into professional wrestling

[@LukeBCtown]

Makes sense that the rocks hilariousness comes from Conan

[@thinlion01]

I forgot about Joel Jr was hysterical. Now I miss him and Max

[@malloryjostes2129]

Joel!! I'd forgotten about him!

[@larryallen4553]

Self depreciating comedians are the funniest. And Conan is the best by FAR!!!

[@Ayplus]

Lmao. What a crazy connection

[@ytzpilot]

I saw a tapping of Conan in April 1994 so that was probably Joel Godard warming us up at that time 😅

[@moonwalker4eva712]

These two men operate at a different level, highly intelligent.

[@kingsuperbus4617]

What a great story

[@pianodocta1615]

Tommy blacha is so dopeee lmao

[@scruffydelilah1186]

Conan is an American treasure.

[@AhtoNajeebRashied]

I appreciate the fact that you didn't say national treasure. Such a tired overused expression. Your take on it is refreshing.