"I got three words: 'Die, Rocky, Die'. That's the gratitude I get from you pieces of crap, for all my blood, my sweat and my tears?! You know, hey: this isn't about the color of my skin - this is about respect. I became the youngest Intercontinental Champion in WWF history, and what did it get me? In arenas across the country, I heard chants of 'Rocky sucks!' Well, Rocky Maivia is a lot of things, but 'sucks' isn't one of 'em! You know, hey, it's not a 'black thing', it's not a 'white thing', and hey: let's talk about a racist faction. You wanna talk about a group that's prejudiced? Let's talk about the D.O.A.note . The D.O.A. epitomizes racism, but... hey, you know what: to hell with the D.O.A.! I wanna make one point to all you jackass fans out there: Rocky Maivia and the new Nation of Domination lives, breathes and dies respect... and we will earn respect, by any means necessary!"
— August 18, 1997 WWE Raw promo following Rocky Maivia's Face–Heel Turn
The Rock: "You know, Mr. McMahon, all day long, The Rock's phone has been ringing off the hook and the message has been clear: 'Why, Rock, why did you sell out?' Well, actually, The Rock never 'sold out'. The Rock just 'got ahead' (Vince and Shane nod in approval of The Rock). Now, will some of you call The Rock 'a kiss-ass'? (Crowd shouts "Yeah!") Well, I’m sure you will, because quite frankly, you are all unintelligent pieces of trailer park trash! (Crowd boos) Do you smell it?"
The Rock: "Now, you pieces of trash, you work your candy asses off, day-after-day-after-day, 9 to 5, for minimum wage! Well, The Rock did what The Rock had to do to get to the top of the world, and that is him standing, smack-dab in the middle of the Corporate Ring, your WWF World Champion!" (Crowd boos and jeers at The Rock)
Jerry "The King" Lawler: "Clap for him, JR!"
Jim Ross: "Not a chance."
The Rock: "Now, sure: you pieces of trash. You work hard. You do what you have to do, day after day. And quite frankly, you're all no different, from a big piece — the biggest piece of trailer park trash - in Stone Cold Steve Austin! Well, I'll tell you what: you and Austin - you can have your morality, you can have your honesty, you can have your blood! (Crowd drowns The Rock out with "Austin!" chants)
Jim Ross: "Respect is earned: it's not awarded, it's not an endowment!"
The Rock: "...You can have your blood, your sweat, and your tears, and I'll tell you what: all that hard work? 50 cents couldn't get you a cup of redneck coffee! Now, 'Die, Rocky, Die'...'Rocky Sucks'?"
Jim Ross: "He finally said something the fans agree with!"
The Rock: "You see, The Rock never, EVER forgot that, and he's going to damn sure MAKE SURE that you never EVER forget it as well! You see what The Rock plans on doing, he plans on raisin' the Peop-Oh, I'm sorry! He plans on raisin' the 'Corporate Eyebrow'! He plans on plantin' ya with the 'Rock Bottom'! And The Rock damn sure plans on layin' the Smackdown on your candy ass with the most electrifying move in sports entertainment today — THE 'Corporate Elbow'!"
Jerry The King: "Woo hoo! The Corporate Elbow! I can't wait to see it!"
Jim Ross: "Why don't you go up there and join 'em?!"
The Rock: "Now, The Rock said that he 'would rather be the people's ass than to ever kiss his'! But now, The Rock says he would much rather kiss Mr. McMahon's ass than to ever, AND THE ROCK MEANS, EVER KISS YOURS! IF YA SMELLLLLL WHAT THE ROCK IS COOOKIN'!!!"
— November 17th, 1998 promo on WWE Raw following his Face–Heel Turn and his first WWF Championship at Survivor Series.
The Rock: "You come out here and you spit your little talk about how The Rock comes out and spits his little nursery rhymes? Well, I'll tell you what, The Great One has a little nursery rhyme for you, Stone Cold, and it goes like this: 'Mary had a little lamb...' Well, I'll tell you what: piss on the lamb, piss on Mary, and piss on you! The Rock is gonna go out there tonight and do what do what he does best, and that's lay the smackdown on your roody-poo..."
Crowd: "CANDY ASS!!"
The Rock: "Nuh uh! Hey: don't do it! Don't do it, because The Rock guaran-damn-tees to prove to you (points to the audience), you (points to the interviewer), this goof holding the camera, this chick gawking at The Rock; he will prove to the millions..."
Crowd: "AND MILLIONS!!!"
The Rock: "And millions of The Rock's fans exactly why The Rock IS The Great One, exactly why The Rock IS The Chosen One, and exactly why, The Rock is, without a shadow of a doubt, the BEST damn WWF champ there ever was! IF YOU SMELLLLLLL..."
Crowd: "SMELLLLLLLLL"
The Rock: "Hey! Uh Uh, Philly: this ain't sing-a-long with the champ! IF YOU SMELLLLLLLELELELELELELELLL...WHAT THE ROCK...IS COOKIN'!!!"
— WrestleMania XV promo
Michael Cole: "Rock...Great One...the Big Bossman has challenged you to a hardcore match tonight - the winner to become number one contender for the World Wrestling Federation title. Do you accept?"
The Rock: "FINALLY THE ROCK HAS COME BACK TO PITTSBURGH!!! The Rock says this: does The Rock accept the Bossman's challenge - hardcore match - for the WWF number one contender spot? Well, considering the mood that The Rock is in: you're damn right. That's exactly the type of match The Rock wants, exactly the type of match that makes The Rock's bacon sizzle, so you're damn right you got..."
Detective 1: "Excuse me, excuse me..."
The Rock: "Ho oh: speaking of 'bacon'..."
Detective 1: "Are you aware...are you aware that the car that hit Stone Cold was registered in your name?"
The Rock: "Of course, jabronis: The Rock is aware. If you would've been aware yesterday and not at Dunkin' Donuts stuffing your faces with all the donuts, The Rock says this: he called it in yesterday that The Rock's car was stolen. So The Rock just wants to know: (holds out his hands) are you going to arrest The Great One?"
Detective 2: "No, you're not under arrest. We just have some questions to ask you."
The Rock: "Exactly, because there is no reason to arrest The Great One. The Rock says this: you have the nerve to come in front of The Rock, and interrupt The Rock, and you two jabronis don't even have enough class to introduce yourself? (looks at Detective 1) What is your name?"
Detective 1: "Detective Wh-..."
The Rock: "IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOUR NAME IS!!! The Rock says this: right now, as The Rock speaks, there are literally millions..."
Crowd: "AND MILLIONS!!!"
The Rock: "Of Rock's fans, and if you all just know your role, SHUT YOUR MOUTH, you (points to Cole), you (points to Detective 1) and especially you (points to Detective 2), in four seconds, they will all chant The Rock's name!"
Crowd: "ROCKY!!! ROCKY!!! ROCKY!!! ROCKY!!! ROCKY!!! ROCKY!!! ROCKY!!! ROCKY!!! ROCKY!!!"
The Rock: "Now, seeing as you jabronis really want to find out who was driving The Rock's stolen car?"
Detective 2: "Yes, we do, sir."
The Rock: "Well, The Rock has one question for you. Write this down: do you like donuts?"
Detective 2: (with an exasperated expression) "Sure, we like donuts."
The Rock: "What's your favorite donut?"
Detective 2: "Jelly."
The Rock: "Oh, you like jelly; well, jelly's a good one. The Rock says this: write this down. When you leave here, go down to Dunkin' Donuts: get the biggest jelly donut you can find. Write it down: hold that jelly donut up, squeeze all the jelly out....squeeze all the jelly - write it down! You like writing things down! Squeeze all the jelly out, and then, write this down, you don't wanna forget this: TURN THAT SON OF A BITCH SIDEWAYS, AND STICK IT STRAIGHT UP YOUR CANDY ASS!!! So The Rock says this: if you don't wanna write anything else down, you definitely wanna right this down in BIG. BOLD. LETTERS.: IF YOU SMELL (points to Detective 2) WHAT THE ROCK (points to Detective 1) IS COOKIN'!!!" (points to Detective 2)
— November 15, 1999 WWE Raw promo
Jonathan Coachman: Rock, how excited are you? It's WrestleMania; over 54,000 people—
The Rock: People? The people?! The same people who booed The Rock at last year's WrestleMania?! The same people who booed when The Rock when he sang, and gave the concert of a lifetime? The same people who chant 'sellout' to The Rock? Oh, The Rock is a sellout... The Rock has sold out this and every WrestleMania he's ever been in! You see, Coach, these people hurt me; they hurt the People's Champ. So tonight, The Rock could care LESS about the people!
You see, Coach. The Rock is here for one reason, and one reason only, and it is to fulfill his destiny; fulfill MY destiny! And that’s beat Stone Cold Steve Austin, right in the middle of the ring, at WrestleMania, 1… 2… 3.
This is the Holy Grail; The one thing... that The Rock has never done, the one thing that I've never done! It consumes me. It eats me alive! Coach, this night... the biggest night of my life. This is everything to The Rock. Everything.
Oh yeah, for the past two occasions, Stone Cold Steve Austin has beaten The Rock right in the middle of the ring. Right in the middle of that ring! 1, 2, 3, he’s beaten The Rock. But if there’s one thing that Hollywood has taught me, it’s that Act One and Act Two, they don’t matter. The only thing that matters, everyone remembers: Act Three. The end, the climax, the Grand Finale! This is the last chapter to the greatest rivalry this industry has ever seen, when Stone Cold Steve Austin goes one-on-one with...
The Jabroni beating, a-la-la-la, Pie Eating
Not afraid to sweat, not afraid to bleed
Gonna beat that bald-headed bastard, guaran-damn-teed!
And then, Coach, The Rock would have done it all. FINALLY...! (pause, removes sunglasses)... finally...
You see, Coach. The Rock is here for one reason, and one reason only, and it is to fulfill his destiny; fulfill MY destiny! And that’s beat Stone Cold Steve Austin, right in the middle of the ring, at WrestleMania, 1… 2… 3.
This is the Holy Grail; The one thing... that The Rock has never done, the one thing that I've never done! It consumes me. It eats me alive! Coach, this night... the biggest night of my life. This is everything to The Rock. Everything.
Oh yeah, for the past two occasions, Stone Cold Steve Austin has beaten The Rock right in the middle of the ring. Right in the middle of that ring! 1, 2, 3, he’s beaten The Rock. But if there’s one thing that Hollywood has taught me, it’s that Act One and Act Two, they don’t matter. The only thing that matters, everyone remembers: Act Three. The end, the climax, the Grand Finale! This is the last chapter to the greatest rivalry this industry has ever seen, when Stone Cold Steve Austin goes one-on-one with...
The Jabroni beating, a-la-la-la, Pie Eating
Not afraid to sweat, not afraid to bleed
Gonna beat that bald-headed bastard, guaran-damn-teed!
And then, Coach, The Rock would have done it all. FINALLY...! (pause, removes sunglasses)... finally...
— March 30, 2003 WrestleMania XIX, backstage promo
The Rock: Finally, The Rock has come back to Indianapolis!
(the audience cheers)
The Rock: Triple H, let The Rock understand this for a second... last week on Raw, he beat your ass in a cage match and now this week, you're the number one contender for the WWF title? Well, The Rock realizes why that is: 'cause you got a three foot nose, you turn it sideways, and stick it straight up Vince's ass!
(the audience pops)
The Rock: Triple H, The Rock says at this pay-per-view, Fully Loaded, number one contender or no number one contender, The Rock is gonna do to you exactly what he does best, and that's lay the smackdown on your candy ass!
(the audience pops again)
The Rock: Now, on to "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn.
(the audience boos)
The Rock: The Rock understands what took place. The night you won King of the Ring, you got down on your knees, put your little hands together and you said a prayer, and it sounded like this: (mimicking Billy Gunn) Oh dear God... you see, my name's Billy. And I just won King of the Ring, but there's one problem. Everybody still thinks (returns to normal voice) THAT I ABSOLUTELY SUCK!
(the audience pops)
The Rock: And then at that point, Billy, your house started to shake, the heavens opened up and God Himself spoke to you and said this: Bob... (mimicking Billy Gunn) But my name's Billy! (returns to normal voice) IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOUR NAME IS!
(the audience pops and applauds)
The Rock: You are absolutely right. You do suck. But there is one thing, and one thing only, you can do: you must go find the man who is simply electrifying.
(the audience pops)
The Rock: You must go find The Rock!
(the audience pops again)
The Rock: (mimicking Billy Gunn) Oh, but God, Anybody but The Ro—(returns to normal voice) KNOW YOUR ROLE AND SHUT YOUR MOUTH!
(the audience cheers again)
The Rock: And then, Billy, as fear went through your body, tears went down your cheek, and piss rolled down your leg, your house started to shake again, the clouds parted, the heavens opened and what seemed like millions...
Crowd: AND MILLIONS!
The Rock: ...of voices all said to you in unison "Jabroni." IF YOU SMELLLLLLLLLLL what The Rock... is cooking!
(the audience cheers)
The Rock: Triple H, let The Rock understand this for a second... last week on Raw, he beat your ass in a cage match and now this week, you're the number one contender for the WWF title? Well, The Rock realizes why that is: 'cause you got a three foot nose, you turn it sideways, and stick it straight up Vince's ass!
(the audience pops)
The Rock: Triple H, The Rock says at this pay-per-view, Fully Loaded, number one contender or no number one contender, The Rock is gonna do to you exactly what he does best, and that's lay the smackdown on your candy ass!
(the audience pops again)
The Rock: Now, on to "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn.
(the audience boos)
The Rock: The Rock understands what took place. The night you won King of the Ring, you got down on your knees, put your little hands together and you said a prayer, and it sounded like this: (mimicking Billy Gunn) Oh dear God... you see, my name's Billy. And I just won King of the Ring, but there's one problem. Everybody still thinks (returns to normal voice) THAT I ABSOLUTELY SUCK!
(the audience pops)
The Rock: And then at that point, Billy, your house started to shake, the heavens opened up and God Himself spoke to you and said this: Bob... (mimicking Billy Gunn) But my name's Billy! (returns to normal voice) IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOUR NAME IS!
(the audience pops and applauds)
The Rock: You are absolutely right. You do suck. But there is one thing, and one thing only, you can do: you must go find the man who is simply electrifying.
(the audience pops)
The Rock: You must go find The Rock!
(the audience pops again)
The Rock: (mimicking Billy Gunn) Oh, but God, Anybody but The Ro—(returns to normal voice) KNOW YOUR ROLE AND SHUT YOUR MOUTH!
(the audience cheers again)
The Rock: And then, Billy, as fear went through your body, tears went down your cheek, and piss rolled down your leg, your house started to shake again, the clouds parted, the heavens opened and what seemed like millions...
Crowd: AND MILLIONS!
The Rock: ...of voices all said to you in unison "Jabroni." IF YOU SMELLLLLLLLLLL what The Rock... is cooking!
— Sunday Night Heat, before Fully Loaded (1999)
"Finally... (the crowd follows along) The Rock has come back to New Jersey! (the crowd cheers) Just assure, as for the very first time, Kevin Kelly, The Rock stood right in this arena and called you an ugly hermaphrodite, is this sure as this Sunday night at Armageddon, The Rock will be at Hell in a Cell. This is gonna be the most brutal match The Rock has ever been in. The DANGEROUSEST MATCH The Rock has ever been in: The Hell in a Cell. And it doesn't matter, Kevin Kelly what you'd call it; whether it's called the Hell in a Cell, or Rage in a Cage, Painis in your Anus; the only thing that matters...is that The Rock is going in this Sunday night to do exactly what he does best: layeth the smacketh down and get back The Rock's WWF Title! (the crowd cheers again) And the fact of the matter is this: Is that The Rock knows this Sunday night, he has his work cut out for him. The Rock knows he's got five other guys he's gotta compete with. And even if The Rock has got to beat Kurt Angle, which means... (takes off sunglasses and starts imitating Kurt Angle) "I'm gonna drink a big glass of milk. Eat some chocolate chip cookies, and then maybe I'll take three Viagra". (the crowd cheers yet again) Or maybe The Rock has got to face Rikishi. Beat Rikishi. (imitating Rikishi) "I did it...for The Rock. I did it for the people. I did it... I did"—Ah, shut your mouth, you thong-wearing fatty! (the crowd cheers yet again) Or maybe even The Rock has got to beat The Undertaker, The American Badass, beat him so bad that one more time he'll raise up... (imitating The Undertaker) "Rest...in...peace..." (the crowd cheers again) Or maybe The Rock has got to beat Triple H himself, (imitating Triple H) "which means-uh...he's gotta beat The Game-uh...in the middle of the ring-uh...and he has a two-dollar slut for a wife-uh..." (the crowd cheers again as they chant "Rocky! Rocky! Rocky!") Or maybe The Rock has got to beat... (puts on a cap and starts imitating "Stone Cold" Steve Austin to the crowd cheering) "'Stone Cold' Steve Austin, which means I gotta get in my—I gotta get in my pickup truck, drink some Steveweisers, listen to some Backstreet Boys, and that's the bottom line...'cause The Great One said so." (puts on sunglasses and the crowd cheers again) One more thing: This Sunday night, at Armageddon, The Rock is gonna do all he can to win the WWF title... (the crowd follows along)'' IF YOU SMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLELELELELELELE... WHAT THE ROCK! IS! COOKING!"
— Monday Night Raw, before Armageddon (2000)
