The Rock On Why Match With Chris Jericho At House Show Is One Of His Favorites
As noted, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson conducted a Facebook Live Stream last week. During the stream, the Rock talked about some of his most memorable matches in the squared circle, one of which, was a non-televised live event match against Chris Jericho in Honolulu, Hawaii.
"It was a live event," Rock said. "It was a house show. No cameras. No nothing. It was in, it was in Hawaii at the Blaisdell Center, which is Honolulu's big arena and I went there, I wrestled Chris Jericho. Hawaii was very special, so that match, that night, the crowd that came out. I wrestled with Chris Jericho – he was my chosen dance partner. I appreciate that. And here's a cool little thing: we sold out the Blaisdell [Center] faster than Elvis Presley."
The Rock suggested that returning to Hawaii as a success was special, given how much he struggled in Hawaii.
"But [the match] was special for me because I did a lot of my growing up in Hawaii and all of the years of struggling as a family. I was evicted in Hawaii, we were evicted out of our little efficiency, forced to move, forced to leave Hawaii. My grandfather, years ago, bought the wrestling promotion in Hawaii and he struggled with it. He died struggling. My grandmother took over the wrestling promotion. She became the first woman promoter in pro wrestling in a very cutthroat, shark-infested world. And, anyway, Hawaii always represented so much struggle. I started getting arrested when I was 14 years old, doing a lot of stupid s–t that I shouldn't have been doing. I was, at that time when we got evicted out of our efficiency, I thought it was the worst thing that could ever happen, and, actually, at that time, it was. Now, in hindsight, it was the greatest thing to ever happen because it forced me into this mindset, honestly, for hard work. If I could do anything, I would do everything I could to make sure we never get evicted again."
In addition to providing a workout demonstration, the Rock answered some questions from fans during the Facebook Live Stream. To check out the full video, click here.