Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's SURPRISE WWE Return

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00:00 The Rock is back in the WWE arena.

00:03 After nearly four years away, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson made an epic return to the

00:08 wrestling world during Friday Night Smackdown.

00:11 The star went up against Austin Theory and delivered one electrifying performance.

00:16 The Rock went up against another WWE foe, John Cena.

00:25 But this time, he was greeted with a hug.

00:27 WWE fans last saw The Rock in the ring for the 20th anniversary episode of Smackdown

00:37 in 2019.

00:38 But his daughter, Simone, has kept the family legacy live on.

00:41 Simone made her WWE debut as Ava Raine in 2022.

00:45 And two years prior to that, Dwayne told Access Hollywood that his daughter "kicks ass"

00:50 in the ring.

00:51 "Everything you do is rooted in family.

00:54 Everything you do is rooted in who you are and your background."

00:57 And it seems your daughter might have taken a little bit of a chip off the old block.

01:02 Chip off the old rock.

01:04 The old rock.

01:05 Yes.

01:06 Yes, I'm very proud of Simone.

01:08 So she's my oldest daughter.

01:10 She's 18 years old.

01:11 That's so awesome.

01:12 I have a four-year-old and I have a two-year-old.

01:13 All girls, by the way.

01:14 I'm surrounded by the most beautiful estrogen.

01:18 That's also the ego inhibitor.

01:24 So Simone has been training to become a WWE professional.

01:27 It's so cool and I'm so proud of her because that world, that is a difficult world not

01:34 only to be in, but it's also a difficult world to make it in.

01:37 But it's also doubly difficult when you're a woman.

01:45 And she goes in there and she not only has big shoes to fill and is well aware of our

01:51 family name, but also has this desire to create her own path, which is the best part about

01:56 it.

01:57 And also she goes in humble, hungry, and is a student every day and just wants to learn.

02:03 God bless her.

02:04 Yeah, very proud of her.

02:05 Have you seen her wrestle?

02:06 She's badass.

02:07 Okay.

02:08 Yes.

02:09 So you know she kicks ass in the ring.

02:10 She kicks ass, yes.

02:11 Tell me about the meaning behind the name because I love it.

02:16 Thank you very much.

02:17 So Terra Mana is spirit of the earth and in Spanish, Terra is earth.

02:24 And in Polynesian culture, we have a term called mana.

02:26 It's a word called mana that means spirit, it's soul.

02:33 You know how sometimes when you can walk into a room and you can just feel the energy, especially

02:37 if it's positive?

02:40 And those two words combine, Terra Mana.

02:42 So can I walk into a room and say my mana is good?

02:45 Absolutely.

02:46 Does that work?

02:47 Yeah.

02:48 You can walk into a room and say the mana in the room feels good.

02:52 And then you can be like my mana in particular is just like awesome.

02:55 Okay, okay.

02:56 I like that.

02:58 You gave your first bottle to Oprah.

03:01 Not a shabby person to give it to.

03:03 No, she's a tequila connoisseur.

03:05 She is.

03:06 She said you cannot go to her house without taking a sip of tequila.

03:11 Is this a similar thing at your home?

03:14 Well what Oprah says is she says you can't come into the house without taking a sip of

03:18 tequila.

03:19 The only reason why you don't have to is if Jesus told you not to.

03:24 So in my house, I do add Jesus.

03:26 I also have to add the devil into the mix.

03:29 No, of course.

03:31 I mean when people come over to my house, it's not a must, but it's a must.

03:36 Okay, okay.

03:37 All right.

03:38 Not bad.

03:39 And also, because they get a little concerned like, oh, I don't want to do shots.

03:42 I'm like, this isn't a college.

03:43 This is a sip.

03:44 This is a sipping tequila.

03:45 What I love about this is it's, you're the rock.

03:47 You can make the top shelf, most expensive tequila, but what you chose to do is make

03:52 this the tequila of the people.

03:54 Why was it so important that you wanted everyone to have access to this?

03:58 Because I wanted everybody to be able to enjoy a tequila that was made with the highest quality

04:04 and the best of taste, the most optimistic and positive mana behind it.

04:13 So that was important to me.

04:15 And I know that, you know, look, I'm a lucky guy.

04:17 I'm in a pretty good position.

04:19 It wasn't always like this.

04:20 And I know what it's like to live paycheck to paycheck.

04:22 I know what it's like to be evicted.

04:23 I know what it's like to be on hard times.

04:27 And so I wanted to make a tequila, again, that was affordable for everybody.

04:33 So it's $29.99.

04:35 That's amazing.

04:36 I really love that.

04:38 Thank you.

04:39 Okay, we're going to play a little game called On the Rocks.

04:42 I'm sure you're, you get it.

04:45 Okay.

04:46 Who holds their tequila better, you or Kevin Hart?

04:49 Oh, without question, me.

04:52 Kevin's a lightweight.

04:54 No, but wait a second.

04:55 He's not here to defend himself.

04:57 He is a tequila connoisseur.

04:59 So he holds his alcohol very, very well.

05:02 Tequila home, on vacation, or out with friends?

05:06 You mean when?

05:07 Yes.

05:08 When's the best time?

05:09 Oh, all the above.

05:10 When it's Terra Manna, because it's so smooth, all the above.

05:12 I love that.

05:13 Home, vacation, work, everywhere.

05:16 I think I could have it everywhere, too.

05:17 I carry a Terra Manna flask in my bag.

05:21 Don't let, don't tell anybody.

05:24 Okay, and finally, The Rock for President 2024, or will you host the Oscars?

05:30 Would you host the Oscars?

05:32 Would I host the Oscars?

05:34 Yeah, I would host the Oscars.

05:37 They asked me to host it, I think, last year.

05:39 I think it was last year, but I didn't have the opportunity to because I was so committed

05:43 to the other project I was doing.

05:48 But yeah, I would be open to that, for sure.

05:51 And I always say this, I would be open to it if we can create something for the Oscars

05:57 that's kind of never been done.

05:58 Now, that's very ambitious because it's the Oscars and it's our, it's the biggest night

06:03 of our industry.

06:06 But yeah, I would be open to that.

06:07 I think it's time.

06:08 Break out the tequila.

06:10 Yep.

06:11 Thank you so much.

06:12 Be the first drunk host.

06:13 Thank you.

06:14 Thank you.

06:15 Thank you.

06:16 Thank you.

06:17 Thank you.

06:18 Thank you.

06:19 Thank you.

06:20 Thank you.

06:21 Thank you.

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