'There's nothing like it!' - The Rock on WWE, hobbies & making Moana 2 | The Pat McAfee Show

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson joins the show:
0:00 Live from Radio Row!
2:00 The Rock and professional wrestling
4:00 Getting back in the ring
8:00 WWE updates and love for wrestling
9:00 Fishing and driving in the pickup truck
10:00 Pursuing new passions
11:15 Eating and weight goals
12:00 Moana 2!
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[@indacut1]

Only heel rock can save this storyline. He needs to keep that energy

[@RICARDO-jx8ky]

Man I’ll be honest I’m rooting for Cody to be put in the mainevent but i won’t mind a heel Hollywood rock 🤷‍♂️ it’ll be a great run if he stays for atleast a year, Hollywood rock was something else

[@IblewuponyourfaceIII]

Which heels you talking about the heels Dwayne Johnson wears with his dresses?

[@REDANDSILVER741]

@@IblewuponyourfaceIII No one cares, stop posting this everywhere

[@IblewuponyourfaceIII]

@@REDANDSILVER741 Why are you crying about it?

[@KashetiesWarrior8923V]

I’m all for HEEL Rock ❤

[@REDANDSILVER741]

Bring back Heel Rock and have him just go off on everyone. That’s the only thing that can redeem him.

[@JudeHarvey-dd6cw]

honestly yes

[@nickster1135]

He is the best comedy heel him and hurricane 🤣

[@goku7090]

Then the crowd would start cheering him again lol.

[@RJ-mc3yh]

Stupids just we wanna people’s champ #TheRock🔥💥🔥.....

[@nickster1135]

@goku7090 hahaha they would

[@GuerillaMetal]

He gotta bring back Hollywood Rock

[@RICARDO-jx8ky]

Man I’ll be honest I’m rooting for Cody to be put in the mainevent but i won’t mind a heel Hollywood rock 🤷‍♂️ it’ll be a great run if he stays for atleast a year, Hollywood rock was something else

[@lesmoepye5903]

Great idea… but Roman as a babyface just wild!😂😂

[@iainnicholls8537]

Rock heel tonight will be bk tonight .teams with reighns and beats up cody

[@Odinson42]

Board Member Rock

[@themarinect]

16:38 The Rock reaction reminds me of Hollywood Rock. Bring him back!!!

[@steveypantsreal]

Hahahaha yes it does thanks for pointing that out this gets me excited imagine heel Hollywood rock vs Cody vs Roman’s triple threat I see it happening

[@sean24833]

Hollywood Rock is back

[@smedits2705]

I want heel Rock sporting his Sunglasses with steel frames and absolutely demolish the crowd with a promo like that lol. PLEASE COOK THIS STORYLINE ASAP! P.S - They've cut that part out from this video

[@Big_3000]

Don’t forget the leather vest and pants with the gold Brahma bull belt buckle

[@RJ-mc3yh]

Stupids just we wanna people’s champ #TheRock🔥💥🔥..

[@Ghost-304]

Wasn’t that Baby Face Rock . I sure remember him getting aloud pop during them promos etc

[@RICARDO-jx8ky]

Man I’ll be honest I’m rooting for Cody to be put in the mainevent but i won’t mind a heel Hollywood rock 🤷‍♂️ it’ll be a great run if he stays for atleast a year, Hollywood rock was something else

[@shawnsdr3406]

And his heel theme was bad A$$

[@BrizzyTV_]

Heel Hollywood Rock can definitely save this storyline. Even as a triple threat match, I can see it working. Imagine Rock bullying Cody and Roman just talking straight cash. The people are gonna love that!!

[@kyleknapp1985]

You’re gonna be really pissed when it’s one on one bc that’s what it will be .

[@danslandmunro351]

@@kyleknapp1985Cody vs Roman

[@kardave2848]

I love when people boo The Rock and he calls them "ten pounds of monkey crap!"

[@TIMB1044]

in a 5lb bag

[@jbj6495]

20:03 Rock: Right now, I'm at 268 Pat: Where are you right now? 😅

[@MrEmmanuelSimon]

Hollywood Rock is best for business 🕶

[@sincityquinn]

He called them Cody crybabies 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@justinjohnson8551]

rock is not worried at all about them babies. 🤣

[@MichaelElam2]

💀🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Pheonixrising24]

thats the perfect word to describe them...

[@ysoljers]

WE WANT HEEL ROCK

[@IblewuponyourfaceIII]

Which heels you talking about the heels Dwayne Johnson wears with his dresses?

[@uzi978]

Heel Rock vs Heel Roman?!

[@BLACKSTA361]

​@@uzi978The Rock is the only person that can turn Roman Face. I'm not even joking. Eventually obviously not straight away

[@jonbrownvipyoutube5718]

The Rock doing great so far

[@TheGoat_211]

He’s speaking facts aswell. Grown men crying about another guy😭😭 it’s wrestling, chill out

[@Ghost-304]

Facts but it sure sounds like Rock was crying for that Mania match as well if we’re being honest

[@TheGoat_211]

@@Ghost-304 bro people were literally asking for this match for years now. And now people don’t want it.🤷‍♂️

[@thelastquincy1457]

​@@Ghost-304this is just business dude. And the reports are now coming out that WWE and Triple H already knew rock was back for mania when they had Cody win the rumble.

[@HighWoody]

@@Ghost-304 the rock just made you dork marks look like weirdos.

[@Slinkyy1234]

All you nerds ruined wrestling

[@sincityquinn]

Why did they cut him off when he was speaking about Cody?

[@johannrobertofreirefreire3143]

They dont like Cody crybabies

[@sincityquinn]

@@johannrobertofreirefreire3143 They uploaded the full thing later. ROCK WENT IN!!

[@ykosiris3125]

Hollywood Rock is coming back

[@JPDigital24]

Hollywood Rock gimmick was 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@dzl7822]

His entrance music will always give me goosebumps

[@therealkreationsncaa]

Same bro!!

[@dzl7822]

@@therealkreationsncaa electrifying

[@DJColdTurkey]

That was DEFINITELY a Hollywood Rock promo. If that’s the rock we getting I may be cool with Cody finishing his story later lol

[@RICARDO-jx8ky]

Man I’ll be honest I’m rooting for Cody to be put in the mainevent but i won’t mind a heel Hollywood rock 🤷‍♂️ it’ll be a great run if he stays for atleast a year, Hollywood rock was something else

[@DJColdTurkey]

@@RICARDO-jx8ky that’s what I’m saying! Hollywood Rock is probably my favorite WWE character so Cody just gonna have to understand lol

[@RICARDO-jx8ky]

@@DJColdTurkey Alot of people don’t know but there was a point in time where the rock (heel) and stone cold (face) saved the wwe from a scandal that Vince had 🤷‍♂️I’m in for a Hollywood rock run

[@DJColdTurkey]

@@RICARDO-jx8ky the real one know my boy 🤝🤝🤝

[@RICARDO-jx8ky]

@@DJColdTurkey don’t get me wrong I want Cody to finish the story but I’ll take Hollywood rock over anything 🤷‍♂️ he had one of the best runs back when he would go face to face with stone cold and it was a massive success

[@DrSamwpepper]

Hollywood rock return,and he brins back the NoD to help combat the bloodline. This is what we need.

[@deGOOSE415]

Bring back Faruuk!! WE ARE THE NATION OF DOMINATION

[@marcjohnson643]

D-Lo

[@Rhn_albni106]

We need Hollywood Rock and his 2003 theme come back in 2024 😎⚡

[@rubencasanova6144]

We fans are so sensative now a days. The Rock changed the game Let him work!

[@faizansiddiqui3841]

Hollywood Rock… please bring The Hollywood themesong back !

[@ChrisLT]

Corporate Hollywood Rock, let's go.

[@LucrativeLessonsWithLandy]

corporate hollywood rock coming out to the nation of domination theme music wearing 03 hollywood rock attire.

[@frankcastrogiovanni9271]

Corporate Hollywood Board of Directors Rock…let’s go!!!!!

[@HOLLYWOODCOMBAT]

Rocky! Rocky! Rocky! Rocky!

[@thevarietygamer1848]

For what it’s worth, that chicken McNuggets line was used heavily during his heel Hollywood rock run.

[@drew3338]

Pat calling the rock a TWINK is hilarious 🤣🤣🤣

[@moonscore]

Let’s not pretend here, the reactions showed a vast majority of WWE universe want Cody, not a small subset of vocal fans. That being said, I think they would mostly agree a heel-turn Rock would be very much worth the bait-and-switch.

[@osaji922]

Yeah, but it's like the Super Bowl. Nobody cares if the hardcore football fans don't like Taylor Swift. She brings in more people and more money. Same thing with the Rock.

[@Mr.Perry33]

@@osaji922Just want this pointless match to be over so we can all get on with our lives and stop talking about it

[@JPDigital24]

The Rock is a smart business man

[@theofficialgreenkane9645]

A few chop edits in there 10:37

[@anasshahid224]

The Rock is a legend! Between getting Moana 2 ready, running the XFL and even returning to WWE to wrestle Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 40, absolutely amazing.

[@ts1975]

😂😂I love this

[@jerelminter]

"It's time to finish the stor - -" "IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOUR STORY IS !!"

[@jazearbrooks7424]

#codycrybabies

[@parastheviper]

I've always enjoyed the wrestler - The Rock, he understands the ins and outs of the business and checks every box as a professional wrestler. Rock v Roman is a great once in a lifetime WrestleMania main event to me.

[@FernandoGarcia-rl6gj]

Having the rock perform at wrestlemania is a rarity and we should appreciate the time he's willing to give back to pro wrestling because he's already done a lot for the business. This is the ultimate payoff to the bloodline storyline alot of people have been asking for. The Cody die hards are going to cry up a storm but at the end of the day it doesn't even matter. Its only 10% of the fan base that's crying lol

[@richardlogan850]

Goosebumps! These promos going to be 🔥 welcome back Hollywood Rock for possibly his last match.

[@Titanick9-1912]

To me as a life long rock fan to watch wrestling and you hear if ya smell what the rock is cookin music hit its a flash back to all the great stories told with stone cold, HHH, The undertaker, mankind it's a treasure trove/ time capsule. For every true wrestling fan

[@kyleknapp1985]

People. Please. Just pay attention . Tell me how you could possibly demand Cody get the title match he wants. This man is the greatest of all time.

[@JamesWilsonMD]

No Vince questions, wow the PR machine really rolling into place and you are all falling for it!

[@kinghiggins5021]

The people champion the rock Hollywood and corporate rock is back I love it

[@DanJrACS]

The Rock is no dummy he's the goat and knows it's Cody's time. He's not gonna let the people down

[@aashishranjan8050]

Hollywood Rock is back.Absolutely LOVING IT. I have never been more excited for a press conference.

[@certifiedchaos4643]

We need a rock and Shannon collab lol

[@685_Era]

Jacket is seki🤙🏾Bring back OG theme for this wrestlemania and heel turn and 🔥dude is about to show em why he is the great one ⚡

[@bjorneriksson107]

In a controlled environment he talks and talks, on JRE he’s silent, scared and just goes “yea” to everything Rohan says 😂

[@hayden7198]

Mcaffe not understanding kayfabe 🤣🤣🤣

[@mediumsizeddeal]

Hey @espn, why did you edit out Rock's #codycrybabies bit????

[@cursedchild3639]

The Rocks a great guy. Successful in and out of the ring.

[@user-nm6qv9ll7l]

Months ago while the rock was on pat McAfee show said , I want this match . We were locked in last year. Now he is on board and be can do everything. I think the rock vs Roman is official.

[@robnewcomb1926]

When rikishi said he did it for the rock is when the story began

[@aks19880]

He should come in a suit with sunglasses and really cut a nasty promo on how he's a board member and controls everyone

[@MrHotSpice100]

Wow Rock really made this wrestlemania what it was .. coming back to this after it was done he knew exactly what he was doing .. shows why he’s the goat

[@shivansingh2175]

The rock is backkk❤

[@frankielasvegas5756]

Also the best people in the business are the ones that can switch into their character on a dime. Obviously Rock's one of them, Steve could switch into Austin real quick too.

[@jbee5209]

Hollywood rock 2003 might come back 😂😂😂

[@renatoarauz7784]

rock just destroyed the internet marks lol

[@Joecbg100]

shuv it.

[@curly7452]

@@Joecbg100looks like you’re one of them 😂😂😂

[@dxtremecaliber]

@@curly7452lmao no and he didnt cook the supporters but im ngl he cooked on this one its the best Rock promo since 2003 he should turn heel and build a story from this lol

[@curly7452]

@@dxtremecaliber I’m so down for corporate/hollywood rock lol

[@modernwarrior24]

​@@curly7452you can call everyone marks but it still doesnt disprove the fact none of it made sense

[@tyleradkins6016]

FINALLY, THE ROCK HAS COME BACK TO WRESTLE-MANIA!

[@carinaflores5406]

Number one 💙❤️🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🥺 the rock 💪

[@runpullfourskinz6796]

He said he was a ring general. Rock vs Gunther eventually?

[@Johno1992]

One of gunthers chops snaps him in half fs 😂

[@nayab1841]

I absolutely love this, but there are idiots who think this is what he genuinely thinks. Heel rock will salvage this thing.

[@frankielasvegas5756]

Turning him heel is the only direction they could've gone with him. He was already getting booed heavily and nothing he said or did would alleviate any of it so he can't be the babyface in the situation so what do you do? Turn him heel feed into it give them even more reason to boo him. That's what got Edge to turn heel his hometown booed him.

[@dppatters]

People are absolutely insane to not want Rock back. Smh

[@rrichmond14]

Why would we? He had his time. NOw he's just sabotaging things.

[@dillonbanks609]

@@rrichmond14you a grown man talking about wrestling. You had your time to watch it, now let your kids watch it

[@rrichmond14]

@@dillonbanks609 And your a grown man right here with me in this comment section. We'll be some lames together... Either way, you said nothing just to embarrass yourself.

[@ebi-chan2970]

@@dillonbanks609exactly kids like Cody. He’s basically their John cena

[@sixoseven5623]

We want him back! Just not at the expense of a 2 year story arc that a lot of people are invested. Literally any other time, he would be loved for coming back.

[@markk7731]

Just imagine if TKO Group Holdings had Roman and Cody do the show together. Build some tension, maybe get in each other's face at the end of the broadcast. That would put new eyes on the WWE product. Roman and Cody could also appear on the Logan Paul show and do the same. Paul has a young audience. I'll say what I've said since Rock appeared on Smackdown 2 weeks ago. Having Rock at Wrestlemania 40 is like having Robocop at Halloween Havoc 1990.

[@vengencechishi1785]

Rock vs Cody needs to happen

[@carlmartin9089]

bro even world class shows like this experience sound issues!

[@rebelpunk13]

Hollywood and heel rock was the best rock. Dude was an absolute menace back in the day. He can be the new “evil” boss ala Mr McMahon for the new era in wwe

[@jmbama2008]

Excited for Moana movies. The Journey of Water at Epcot was fun

[@thegamemah]

"YOU CAN STAY RIGHT THERE!!! .....if you want to 😅😅" HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@jacquesleffall7608]

This is amazing to hear how Rock, Dustin, and Cody grew up together!!! Wow!!!

[@imupinthetrees]

The Rock should have brought Oprah to the show

[@angel-ij4xv]

oh god no

[@osaji922]

He could have enticed her with a turkey leg.

[@therocksaysthis8821]

Trying to be edgy and you failed

[@imupinthetrees]

@@therocksaysthis8821wipe your mouth fangirl

[@vfollowgod]

Rock vs Roman 🔥 Been waiting years for this match.

[@AliFrankTheTank]

4 years in the making 🔥🔥🔥🔥 There isn’t more than one ROYAL Family 🩸

[@KadeemG61]

@@AliFrankTheTankThat royal family betrayed him. He betrayed on AEW and walked away and now Cody is nothing more than Dusty’s Kid.

[@RJ-mc3yh]

Stupids just we wanna people’s champ #TheRock🔥💥🔥.....

[@RJ-mc3yh]

Stupids just we wanna people’s champ #TheRock🔥💥🔥......

[@TV14greaterthanPG]

That's an electrifying W for The Rock, W for Pat McAfee for bringing lit 🔥 People to interview

[@floridagator222]

He can act heel all he wants. He better be able to go in the ring or the main event is gonna suck.

[@roidjones]

That jacket is tough

[@AlmondBoss]

#WeWantCody

[@AliFrankTheTank]

you got em he ain’t off the card

[@ultimatedragon8013]

We want rocky . Screw Cody Rhodes

[@newagerise4638]

They planned this last few months TikTok has had many Hollywood Rock videos.

[@meckygaming3390]

Cody cry baby

[@TYLERtheMAGGOT1]

Cody sucks

[@RICARDO-jx8ky]

Man I’ll be honest I’m rooting for Cody to be put in the mainevent but i won’t mind a heel Hollywood rock 🤷‍♂️ it’ll be a great run if he stays for atleast a year, Hollywood rock was something else

[@Ghost-304]

It’s just a way to take distractions away from WWE allegations going on. Rock vs Roman is huge match and it allows Cody to be a heel

[@Mr.Perry33]

Cody is the biggest babyface tf you talking about

[@davidcrook99]

Heel rock vs Cody

[@ozzy6312708]

Rock was about hit Pat with that Rock Bottom when Pat suggested he had to hold the microphone the whole time, gave him the ole 🤨

[@rosalynnartis2404]

Why did he feel the need to tell him to dap everyone's up like he wasn't gonna do that anyways... "Daps... Yea daps. Daps. Daps all around."

[@JohnnyRhett]

Wish they’d use the rock version of the Moana song for the soundtrack,, since it’s live action. I’ll post the link to the song if anyone wants to hear it

[@AmoryBandit]

Legend has it he’s still handing out dabs till this day

[@popiks2367]

We want rocky ...plzz wwe make our dream match come trueee

[@kodymyers2134]

Did they cut out the Cody part?

[@kanzensaimin2257]

They did 😂

[@michaelvazquez7851]

Good interview

[@MrWingoTube]

I need heel Rock!

[@mohamadrezaie3276]

cody fans: but cody didn't finish story😢 the rock fans: ahh shot your Mouth jabrony

[@godisgood9933]

I can't wait for moana 2.

[@BlaccNBlanco]

WWE Universe: We want Cody. The Rock: It doesn't matter what you want! The People's Champ The Rock is screwed unless Hollywood Rock returns.

[@93deiondavis]

Love the Rock

[@callmekingtrey7756]

Yes I’ve been saying since last year he need to return as Hollywood rock theme and all lol

[@jamesstewart8377]

If he continues as a babyface this whole match is doomed.

[@sainiman9710]

I can't wait for Hollywood rock please bring it back it will bring high ratting

[@aaronjohnson9432]

Fireee 😎🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@zach22233]

I agree with what they did rock should be a heel. And I really hope that was the plan all along. If not then I hope they go along with it and use it.

[@allmightyaesir]

Heel rock is the way to go, only thing we will take if not cody

[@joshgrisham2275]

I'm glad Pat is back.

[@austinhassler7283]

NO ONE EXPECTED ROCKY SUCKS FROM THE STAFF

[@excaliber8713]

What staff said that

[@aidanmaharaj5275]

@@excaliber8713 Seth Rollins literally said it during RAW

[@nickm724]

Why did they edit out his Cody crybaby bit? That was hilarious.

[@thelastquincy1457]

Edit what out i heard it on the video. Where he was imitating how they sound on there keyboards.

[@lpn8585]

He came back to promote the UFL.