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Dwayne Johnson now owns several famous phrases coined by 'The Rock' in WWE (2024)
If you followed the old WWF's 'Attitude Era', you might remember all those catch phrases coined by Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson. This is the time in which he built his character and transformed it into what we know today as 'The People's Champ'. Amongst those phrases, there are so many that became a staple of what he is today. Now that he is part of the baord at WWE'sparent company TKO, Johnson decided to make a power play with many of those phrases and also names. He filed an ownership of intellectual property certification of the greatest hits. As such, 'The Rock' now owns anything related to that and he will profit from all of them.
Which IP does Dwayne Johnson own now?
Amongst the terms, names, and catch phrases Johnson owns, the list goes deep. He now owns rights to The Rock, Rocky Maivia, Team Corporate, Rock Nation, The Nation, Roody Poo, Candy Ass, Jabroni, The Samoan Sensation, The Blue Chipper, The Brahma Bull, The People's Champion, The Great One, The Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment. As far as catch phrases goes, he owns 'If you smell what The Rock is cooking', 'Know Your Role and Shut Your Mouth', 'Team Bring It', 'Just Bring It', 'The People's Elbow', 'Rock Bottom', 'Finally, The Rock has come back to...', 'It doesn't matter what', 'Blue Hell', 'The millions... (and millions)', 'Rockpocalypse', and 'Project Rock'.
For every single one of those names and phrases, The Rock will be able to collect royalties in connnection with sales and merchandise that bear these trademarks. This includes jabroni and candy ass over the next 10 years. There is only one stipulation that Johnson needs to respect. He can't license the IP to companies that are competitive with TKO. Apart from this and his seat on the board, TKO also awarded Dwayne a $30 million stock reward. This information was first published by Alex Weprin at The Hollywood Reporter.
He now owns rights to The Rock, Rocky Maivia, Team Corporate, Rock Nation, The Nation, Roody Poo, Candy Ass, Jabroni, The Samoan Sensation, The Blue Chipper, The Brahma Bull, The People's Champion, The Great One, The Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment.
"If you smell what The Rock is cooking" is among the greatest wrestling catchphrases of all time. "Finally The Rock has come back" is the opening salvo and this iconic line is an exclamation point at the end of an experience only one superstar can provide.
"The People's Champion" has accomplished a lot during his illustrious WWE career that began in 1996. He is a 10-time WWE Champion, two-time Intercontinental Champion and five-time tag team champion. He also won the 2000 Royal Rumble.
Surprised Johnson didn't own 'The Rock' trademark until he joined the TKO board of directors? It's a little like Taylor Swift and her record masters. Last week, TKO Group Holdings announced it had appointed Dwayne Johnson to its board of directors (TKO owns WWE and UFC).
Johnson began his wrestling career with WWE in 1996. The third-generation wrestler became famous for rivalries with wrestlers including “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and Triple H and his finishing maneuver, The Rock Bottom, according to his biography on WWE's website.
Dwayne Douglas Johnson (born May 2, 1972), also known by his ring name The Rock, is an American actor, businessman, and professional wrestler. As a wrestler, he is signed to WWE, where he performs on a part-time basis and is a member of The Bloodline.
Johnson, 51, has been back in WWE since New Year's Day, but this is not the same affable Rock that fans of his movies or television projects know. It's not even the same co*cky "People's Champion" that wrestling fans loved -- or loved to hate -- in the 1990s and early 2000s.
His in-your-face style in the studio and on stage has made Kid Rock a big contributor to the soundtrack of the WWE Universe. Several of his songs have been the official themes for WWE pay-per-view events, including “co*cky,” the worldwide hit, “All Summer Long,” and “New Orleans,” the official theme of WrestleMania 34.
"Austin 3:16" ultimately became one of the most popular catchphrases in wrestling history, and one of the best-selling T-shirts in WWE merchandise history. Austin in 1996.
Originally Answered: What exactly is the meaning of the line used by The Rock in the WWE: “If you smell what The Rock is cooking”? The Rock said in his autobiography (published in 2000), that it originates from the phrase : “If you smell what I'm cooking” which means “If you know what I'm saying” or “talking about”.
In the uploaded video, he could be seen saying the following for the 'Maharaja': “The guy in there tonight, Jinder Mahal, The guys's a stud.He looks like a million bucks.It was great to mix it up with him, dropping those people's elbows on him.”
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