Today is a very special day for one Dwayne “The Rock”
Johnson—he is 43 years old today.
I know that I have mentioned it on more than one
occasion, but I have followed The Rock’s career since I was five years old.
Yes, I was schooled on his humble beginnings as Rocky Maivia, and I saw his
debut match at the 1996 Survivor Series. And whereas I thought he was kinda
cute then, in hindsight I’ve gotta say: Yikes!
Now, don’t get me wrong—I admit that my heart melted a little when I learned the origin behind the “Rocky Maivia” moniker. I still think that it was a sweet little homage to his father Rocky “Soulman” Johnson and his grandfather “High Chief” Peter Maivia… I’m just sayin’ that the crowd did him dirty during those first three or four months. But I tell y’all: When I first saw Dwayne Johnson in this more “bad boy” character that we’ve all come to know and love… well, y’all—I was done for! You see, my Uncle Ronnie ordered a pay-per-view called Fully Loaded, and The Rock was in a strap match against Triple H. From that very day to this one, I make sure to count myself among the millions… and millions of The Rock’s fans—hell, I even break out with random chants of “Rocky! Rocky! Rocky!”
Now, don’t get me wrong—I admit that my heart melted a little when I learned the origin behind the “Rocky Maivia” moniker. I still think that it was a sweet little homage to his father Rocky “Soulman” Johnson and his grandfather “High Chief” Peter Maivia… I’m just sayin’ that the crowd did him dirty during those first three or four months. But I tell y’all: When I first saw Dwayne Johnson in this more “bad boy” character that we’ve all come to know and love… well, y’all—I was done for! You see, my Uncle Ronnie ordered a pay-per-view called Fully Loaded, and The Rock was in a strap match against Triple H. From that very day to this one, I make sure to count myself among the millions… and millions of The Rock’s fans—hell, I even break out with random chants of “Rocky! Rocky! Rocky!”
And I told Ruby the other day that if I ever decided that
I wanted to be a wrestler, I would adopt (and, if possible, try to perfect) the
People’s Elbow!
In closing today’s blog post, I would like to wish a Happy
#43 to Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, and I hope he celebrates it the best way he
knows how—if ya smellllllllllllll, what The Vipress-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s… is
cookin’!
Smooches,
Natasha
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