Dwayne _The Rock_ Johnson Misses Wrestling

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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson talks about his former wrestling career and getting his start in New York.
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Do you ever miss wrestling?
I miss wrestling.
I love wrestling.
Yes, I do.
As a matter of fact.
I didn't realize you guys had that in common, by the way.
I did, Moonlight.
She wrestled.
I have done some wrestling events.
WrestleMania actually was when- In Miami.
I got to wrestle at WrestleMania, which was a huge honor, and you were making your big
comeback, so I was giddy.
It was amazing.
I remember that.
Yeah.
That was down in Miami.
Yeah.
You're a big movie star now, so how much do you miss it?
Do you wish you could do a little bit of everything?
Well, I mean, no.
I quietly retired from wrestling because I was lucky enough to have just a really wonderful
career and accomplish what I wanted to accomplish.
But there's nothing like a live crowd, live audience, live microphone, as you know, as
you both know.
Plus, I grew up in wrestling, for a lot of you guys that don't know.
My grandfather wrestled, my dad as well, my whole family.
And I actually had my very first match ever in the WWE, was in Madison Square Garden,
and it was a big pay-per-view.
And it's funny because I credit my time and my journey in pro wrestling to get me to where
I am today, especially that particular night.
So I'll break it down for you.
Very first match ever in the company of the WWE, and generally, your very first match,
you have it in a small town, small crowd, non-televised.
This was Madison Square Garden, sold out, one of the biggest pay-per-views of the year,
Survivor Series, sold out Madison Square Garden, 22,000 people.
I was in one of the main events.
No one knew who I was.
And there's that saying, if you make it here in New York, you can make it anywhere because
it's the toughest crowd, and they really test you, especially in the world of wrestling.
So I went out, I had my match, and in about the 15-minute mark of my match, 22,000 people
were chanting, Rocky, Rocky.
And it just set me on a path in my career that I'll never forget.
So right here in New York City.
There you go.
Wow.
