The Rock interview before his debut (1996)

[wafel4a]

WTF rocky mavia

[mikeycomets3347]

i love how Kevin Kelly is like making it worse for the rocky mavia saying like all eyes on you...im sure he was nervous as hell! lmfao

[lovableboo7]

This interview is so weird bcus The Rock is not insulting him...lol xD

[pjomayo]

@lovableboo7 He was "Rocky Maiva" at this point,not The Rock.

[sbhawkins912]

Would you look that hermaphrodite interviewing The Rock.

[Greg4fun]

hearing him talk like this is just weird haha

[parw181]

2:12 and the millions

[nhuw125432]

God damn if he only knew how huge he is going to become...

[theoracle8191]

@nhuw125432 I think he was trying to visualize it in the beginning of the clip. He was looking around and his eyes seemed occupied with something else.

[ChannelUmptyThree]

You know what that buzz in the air is?

Its a tiny hint... a little trace... just the very beginning... of The Rock's ELECTRICITY!!!!

Rocky! Rocky! Rocky! Rocky! Rocky! Rocky!

[mutncar]

I tell you what Kevin, it doesn't matter what you think! thumbs up for the rock

[86Stooy]

Who would've thought from this video that The Rock you become a legend and one of the best characters wrestling has ever seen

[TheFlyGuy87]

his never really change same rocky. what a legend

[Zofim239]

how old was he at his debut?

[1ofAKind316]

@Zofim239

He was 24.

[steroidsischeating]

@Zofim239 He was 25

[1ofAKind316]

@steroidsischeating

I already answered his question.

But thanks, anyway.

[TheSeki1999]

@steroidsischeating 24

[1ofAKind316]

@TheSeki1999

Why do you bother to

answer comments that

I've already responded to?

[ImKoolWithThis]

@steroidsischeating He was 24.

[legendkiller835]

If only at the time Kevin Kelly knew that he was talking to the jaborni beating pie eating trail blazing eyebrow raising people champ The Rock

[wizardrockiscool]

@legendkiller835 Kevin Kelly didn't know that The Rock would end up calling him an ugly hermaphroditic

[wizardrockiscool]

@legendkiller835 hermaphrodite**

[MrAssKicker97]

CAN U SMMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLL WHAT THE ROCK IS COOKIN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Pulpedtoafiction31]

WOW.I never saw this before and I watched the SS PPV that year aswell.Never bothered with the tit bits though,lol.

[trudon]

is that the hermaphrodite kevin kelly?

[lh18021]

cont.. He started running promos and as the year wore on started gaining respect until after a match with triple H at summerslam 98 where he lost the title but brought on a new identity of a lone wolf away from the nation as they broke up. He became popular as the people's champ getting massive pop at breakdown until he betrayed the people at survivor series then broke that off after wrestlemania 15 then he became insanely popular. bang the great one

[lh18021]

He joined the nation in mid to late 97' then became the rock pre much around then was a slow

[chrissygavina]

cute..i love The Rock..he admitted to being thrilled at being in d same place w/ Bret Hart & HBK,whom he later called Jabroni,Roody Poo,Candy Ass.. haha..no doubt,he's d ONLY WWE superstar who had gone this far..

[TheGogeta2222]

2,3 years later the rock was waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay better

[mysterybat35]

lol he was a fatty back then

[Gaz6231]

2:10

...AAAND MILLIONS.

[Robertncc]

who could say that this young man would be one of the greatest wretlers star ever in WWE History.

[Millertalon]

When did he OFFICALLY become....... "The Rock"???

[sppoky]

@Millertalon as far as can remember cause I was so young..everybody used to hate rocky miavia, john cena's kind of hate lol ..then one night something happens in his dressing room I think he is attacked or something I might be wrong because like I said i was like 9 back then everything is like flashes... so after that.. there was no more rocky miavia and The Rock began to appear

[Millertalon]

@sppoky Ahhhh yeah! I'm 29 now so I was a young teen then. I looked at Rock Interviews 1998, 1999 & 2000 and could see how he evolved & brough back ALOT of memories and flashbacks!

[MsNotzi]

@Millertalon:

He became "The Rock" soon after joining The Nation of Domination circa '97 or '98. That's when Rock was officially a heel (bad guy) for the first time. The rest is history.

[lh18021]

@Millertalon He joined the nation in mid to late 97' then became 'the rock' pre it was a slow transition to solidify into his identity

ie. Rocky 'the rock' Mavia was more permanent around mid 98'. Given at this time he was a truly hated heel possibly the most hated outside of the Austin rivalries.

[ryhorn100]

And last night, 15 years later, he did the same thing once again in the same building. ROCKY! ROCKY! ROCKY!

[KevinMcmanimen]

2:12 the millions!

[Asiate]

FINALLY!!

[Drinapropriatetouch]

I feel like you can see the rock thinking 'one day I'm going to call this guy a hermaphrodite'

[StonexxDemonmaggot]

man the rock was so humble before he became THE MOST ELECTRIFYING MAN IN SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT!!!!!!!!!

[willbrennan100]

Even before he was in the WWF his interview/ promos were better then any garbage that any superstars today do

[PeterEhik]

He was young and chubby, but in three years, he became one of the biggest stars ever!!!

[Lilin1989]

sexy

[wangundegi]

rock looks so cute and chubby

[mcmechosoudek]

I tell you what, Kevin SHUT YOUR MOUTH JABRONI!.

[mojomatt176]

lol i have expected him to interrupt kevin kelly and start talking shit

[rankingtrevor]

Looks so young and fresh-faced!

[99455172]

IF YA SMEEEEEELALALALALA

[SultanThePoD]

What a legend. All he wanted is to make his wrestling family proud, i think it's safe to say he did just that!

[mp4401]

what year was this?

[1ofAKind316]

@mp4401

Are you not able to read the video title? SMH

[AHIDFIRJG]

@1ofAKind316 l0l he an idiot

[robertocarlosibarra]

@1ofAKind316 LMFAO great response

[undisputed4life]

@1ofAKind316 What year is this?

[GHHPRODUCTION]

@1ofAKind316 lol

[BEARARMZ]

@mp4401 last year

[sylentknight]

@mp4401 damn good question....

[briank212]

@mp4401 I think you may need specs man.

[1ofAKind316]

@briank212

LOL

[Metal1998]

@mp44011996

[MrAssKicker97]

@mp4401 cant you read the goddamn title you r stupid

[mp4401]

@MrAssKicker97 it says youtube

[Ghouse666]

@mp4401 bro.... read the title bro

[BadAssBlackOverlord]

@mp4401 moron

[Terryodo2]

I thought I was looking at the fresh prince.

[rtfuhj]

This is classic!

[kanes]

how long have hbk been??? thats the rock debut and hbk is already a grand star and i just seen him in wrestle mania 25 with d undertaker

[tanuvasa]

even as Rocky Maivia he still shows charisma and confidence on the mic. true class. and lil does Hermie know that this same humble samoan would be forcing him to pick his nose infront of millions of viewers, in the years to come haha

[shreekoo]

The rock says stop being a pie eating jabroni and buy yourself a new pair of balls to cover your vagina that exposes your fake manliness

[reh629]

WOW!!! WHAT A CORNBALL! WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THIS CLOWN? HE IS PROBABLY A BROKEN DOWN HAS BEEN WORKING HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASIUMS

[UltimateGokhan]

lol the rock was like .. =.= omfg shut up already

[75jey]

he has not he same nose .

[shaansharma24]

if you keep pressing 7 it looks like rocky is jerking off

[texasghost]

It's just weird to hear him talk like a normal guy and not screaming and yelling.

[21richkid]

According to sources, The Rock made history of being the first African American to win the WWF Championship when he beat Mankind at Survivor Series. This is been disputed to bring this up because Rocky is mainly seen as a Samoan wrestler than a Black wrestler which is obvious. Its not like he was adopted, his dad Rocky Johnson is Black and his mother Ata is Samoan so he is both African and Polynesian blood.

[marie90]

@21richkid ever hear the one drop rule? That rule applies to the dwane also... He may be mixed but he IS black (just exacly how barack obama is half black and white but is still considered black instead of mulatto)

[Hitmonchan107]

Even his out-of-character interviews are better than WWE now.

[MERCER12OLI]

@Hitmonchan107 That's true, I prefer him in his character for WWE but he is a great guy no matter what:)

[jhammaster]

@Hitmonchan107 who cares all nine of you enjoy the video.

[AtTheDriveBy]

@Hitmonchan107 This was in character, he was billed as a major face. 

[JoeyBatz]

Little does Kevin Kelly know that this polite young man and up and coming talent would be forcing him one day to conduct an interview with his finger up his nose. Now THAT was a great promo.

[Dnll55489]

O_o.... dang.... he's so darn beautiful!!!!! I mean.... really REALLY beautiful.... his looks... they're beautiful!

[shadowgrinch]

Damn, Rocky Maivia really is annoying. Cena-like annoying.

[christianyonas]

The Rock is still polite in here..not trying to make fun of somebody like now LOL

[SageofSorrow]

@christianyonas yeah the main reason behind that "ROCK" persona he took on is simply because people got tired of his "goody goody" attitude. And soon(for no apparent reason what so ever) the "fans" turned on him and started that "Rocky Sucks" shit. Thats why he turned heel after a while, and became arrogant and "hated" the fans.

[shadowgrinch]

@SageofSorrow

The fans turned on him because he was being pushed too hard by the WWF as a face even though 'Rocky' had only been in the WWF for 3 months. It's like the push Cena is getting now, only the push for 'Rocky' then was more earlier in his career.

[christianyonas]

so young! O_o

[Nordfelt]

Not too long after, Rocky would slap the taste out of this Hermie's mouth. IF YOU SMEEEEEELLLLL

[cassianio]

i would have craked if he said,kevin kelly..u know your damn role and shut your damn mouth!!haha

[taco398]

the millions of ppl that r watchin at home turned in to the millions...

[like2seeit86]

The birth of the "Great One"!

[neomysterio]

It just looks odd seeing the Rock talk like that. LOL

[Brianwwecw48]

whatever happend to kevin kelly? and nice video dude keep up the rare stuff

[1ofAKind316]

@Brianwwecw48

no idea what happened to kevin kelly

and thanks:D

[MrManfly]

@1ofAKind316 don't know what happened to him, and don't care cuz he sucked!

[1ofAKind316]

@MrManfly

Nope. I didn't care either.

[cavspunk08]

@Brianwwecw48 He works for Ring Of Honor doing mostly their Internet PPVs and some stuff for their show on HDNET

[miamimagicians]

@Brianwwecw48 Kevin kelly is still involved in Pro Wrestling, he works for ROH!

[ThrashAD720]

@Brianwwecw48 Kevin Kelly works for ROH now.

[Bradwhy33]

@Brianwwecw48 Kevin Kelly works for ROH now

[joizzy87]

@Brianwwecw48 Kelly was fired like back in 2003. I think he still does announcing for ROH I think

[MrCharliesay]

@Brianwwecw48 He got released in 2003 and works the independent circuit now

[Live4Ever329]

@Brianwwecw48 hes on ROH now!

[Mohitz]

@Brianwwecw48 He works for Ring of Honor wrestling now.

[keh678]

@Brianwwecw48 He's doing real wrestling fools. He's the play by play guy for ROH on sinclair.

[1ofAKind316]

@keh678

He knows now. You're at least

the third user that's mentioned that.

[PrettyPreciousz]

aww rocky looks soo good here:D

i bet he didnt realize how big of a star he was going to be:D

Great vid Eric:)

[1ofAKind316]

@PrettyPreciousz

i dont think he knew either:D

but it worked out in the end:DD

thanks Victoria:D

[PrettyPreciousz]

@1ofAKind316

it sure did work out in the end:D and he became electrifying too:)

np eric:)

[1ofAKind316]

@PrettyPreciousz

remember Victoria, he didn't become a success overnight

same with SCSA, who began as The Ringmaster

[Yoni123]

@1ofAKind316 He didn't begin as the ringmaster. he had wrestled for many years before he became the ringmaster