Opie and Anthony - The Rock Controversy (January 6th, 2000)
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- Опубликовано: 20 окт 2024
- Back when wrestling was at it's peak, The Rock went on the show to discuss the trials and tribulations of performing in tights. But, due to some racist comments made by a sister O&A site, The Rock left abruptly which turned a so-so interview, into 'Radio Gold'.
Sadly, the other parts of this saga (the snob to O&A when they went to the opening of WWF New York and The Rock having the phone the boys in the lobby because they wouldn't let him into the studio to smooth things over) are nowhere to be found. If you do have links, let me know and I will put them up.
Rock was totally respectful and said I appreciate it and excused himself. Did nothing wrong
You are brain dead
JR and Conrad sent me here
yeowart I heard about this from the whole f’n show. What episode of grilling with JR was this on?
Yep Nope one from 3 weeks ago
Me too
@@blade8989 it was the royal rumble 2000 episode. Sent me here too
Alex McWaters thank you
I like how they got mad AFTER the rock left....
he hadn't done anything to get mad at beforehand, what else were they gonna? "i'm guessing that you're gonna leave so fuck you"
Wouldn't you?
E101ification why tf would they be mad? they caused this dumbass
@@extremeking425 shut up, rocks a bitch and walked like a turd
@@damiensandowsbrotherdamien2190 lol would you say that to his face?
I read the Rocks book, the one before he got really famous. And he dealt with a lot of issues he moved around a lot as a kid, neither whites or blacks accepted him fully. So he started getting into trouble, fighting and being an asshole. One cool thing he was a vigilante he started beating up bullys that were picking on other kids. Dude had issues I never knew of before I read the book back in '99.
So honestly, I just think this interview brought back bad memories
I have that book too but didn't finish it. I remember how ppl used to talk trash cuz his grandpa ate food with his hands cuz heritage. I feel if O & A read the book they'd have more sensitivity.
Then y wld he agree to do a segment in which dx frames the Hart foundation by trashing the Nation's locker room and writing some racist (nothing serious) stuff on the walls? O&A's issue was that The Rock didn't bother to hear their side of it. The dick who wrote that had nothing to do with show. If i remember correctly, it was a fan made site and it was taken down after.
@@matthewzablocki5310 that was in 97 where Rock didn’t have a say in creative (he wasn’t even a full year as a wrestler). Shawn Michaels had the power and he made that happen.
As person that is mixed black/Mexican I can relate to how the Rock feels about that.
Of course he would write that he beat up bullies haha....mark.
I was a writer for the wrestling website. I remember when this happened all of us behind the scenes thought it was hilarious and awesome. We were thinking all publicity is good publicity and this was going to make the site even bigger. But Sickboy got so freaked out and embarrassed by it that he came home after the interview and started deleting a bunch of posts and cracking down. The site went really down the tubes and he ended up letting somebody else run it and it eventually just died. It will always be funny to me that The Rock basically destroyed our stupid ass little website. The more famous he gets the weirder it gets to me. lol
But I wanted to clear up some stuff related to some comments I see left here.
O&A had nothing to do with the website. They did not know what was on it. I seriously doubt either one ever actually read it.
Everything Sick says is true. Sick was there as a fan and was super excited about it. He wasn't a racist, he wasn't there to cause problems or anything, this wasn't an inside joke on anybody, this wasn't an ambush. He was absolutely legitimately shocked by all of this.
Sick owned the site but he wasn't managing it like day to day, hour to hour, he had no idea the black/samoan joke was there. All writers had total freedom and autonomy to write and post whatever they wanted, whenever they wanted. Sick was not approving the stuff that got posted. If I remember correctly the joke was posted by a writer with the screen name Drunken Bastard who was a Filipino. (Which made it funnier to us that we were being called racist because of one of the non-white guys on the site.) Almost none of us knew it was up there until this interview happened and then we started searching for it and trying to find out who did it. It was one little line way deep down in the middle of a long post. So it always seemed crazy to me that somebody in the WWF was monitoring the site to that degree to even find that joke. It was also weird because the WWF seemed to like what the site was doing and had started letting one of our writers do columns for the official WWF magazine. This ended that.
We never knew at all what the Jackie and Mark Henry jokes were about. I don't doubt something like that happened. The whole point of the site was marrying wrestling commentary with cringey and offensive humor. But I don't believe we ever actually found them.
It was racist
Typical white people, defending racism because its inside them.
what ever happened to sickboy?
@@FriendsOfOurs After the wrestling website, he started White Trash Devil which was a metal/music focused site. That was pretty popular but eventually imploded in a similar fashion. A few years later a few of us started reconnecting and we decided to try doing a new site. Everybody was real excited at first but it slowly fizzled out and never launched. After that Sick deleted his social media, never emailed anymore and just vanished. I search for him every couple of years or something but never find anything.
30:00 mins in to get to the part everybody wants to hear
Also, BORING!!!
Thank you, that SHOULD have been in the description.
This was just great. I love everybody in this.
The Rock was such a good sport.
a black eye to the site and a black eye to me had me dying 🤣🤣🤣
Why’s that
30:30 here we go
rock shouldnt even say that on air. mute the mic
I remember hearing this live and just cringing like a mother fucker
Ugh Melinda cackling into mic in background. Remember when they said they hated when people brought to girlfriends to the show? How to hated when shows would have loud laughter in background. She was a 4 at best. Ant was majorly whipped.
9:05 - I lost my shit after this smark called in to know his role! X D
The Rock = The Black Elvis
DGenerationMC Black Johnny Bravo
Samoans are asian
why didn't cumia start screaming his crime stats out?
Joey Trimble long before he went off the edge with that kind of stuff.
Obama hadn’t yet been elected and Zimmerman had yet to murder Trayvon. Not to mention, Ant would never spout that bullshit in front of an actual black dude.
@@adriangrimm3826 Except Patrice right?
@@adriangrimm3826 they hate stats that much? weird, they seen fine with those in basketball...
@@adriangrimm3826 Murder? Way too bad that piece of garbage Trayvon attacked him first snd threatened his life on the spot. Bang. Self-defense. Quit being naive and listening to CNN.
Go Rock! Handled himself with sheer class.
I love how they throw stern under the bus, yet compared to his interviews this is cringeworthy. The rock can hardly hide his disdain. The nervous repeating themselves, the mindless drivel that still causes them to stumble over their words, etc
O&A can be a bit tedious but Sterns interviews do suck lol
Too bad Patrice wasn't in studio.
Patrice would have destroyed the Rock
Was he there in 2000?
Patrice worked for the WWF from 2000-2002
Good lord...You can really tell Dwyane was HOT!
Was the Rock doing an Elvis impression?
I'm half and half on the rock walking away.On one side I think he knew that if he stayed he probably would have gone off and made a huge scene. Also he said beforehand that they needed to rap the interview up.I think that he was planning to save it until after the interview but he brought up because he seen him personally face to face.On the other hand he should have talked to the fans and do his original job.For the radio interviewers and callers they blew me because they waited till after he left to talk bad about him,never actually apologised, and basically bashed him the rest of the interview.
What did the radio interviewers have to apologise for? Dwayne Johnson basically motherfucked them live on radio. And no offence, but wouldn't _you_ wait until after Dwayne 'ex wrestler' Johnson left before bashing him?
Actually, come to think of it I wouldn't, I'd say it to his face and if he hit me I'd sue his ass for all that Fast and Furious money.
E101ification he did not have that money yet
@@E101ification you wouldn’t say shit
33:34 😉
I think Rock was justified in walking. Anthony is a known racist and the Sick Boy “jokes” weren’t jokes. They were just racist remarks. What I don’t think people are realizing is that Dwayne didn’t know that Sick Boy was sitting in the studio with him until he asked the question about Tony Atlas. (Edit) On top of that, as soon as Dwayne says “The Rock has a question regarding your website” they all do that “Oh shit” laugh because they all know exactly what he’s mad about
Known racist? Meh. He's had plenty of black guests on his show. Anthony said nothing thats any better or worse than most politicians or mainstream media losers (Don Lemon) who openly bitch about white men on regular TV. Also, just because you put the word joke in quotes doesn't make the joke not a joke.
Weird how you yourself can redefine comedy. Not really you just want to restructure everything and play stupid as if you think it's offensive but were watching bra and panties matches in the 2000s on the wwe programing. Or some of Jerry Lawler's openly racist and homophobic comments on the program. I bet you were fine with all of that back then. Some insults degrading women (ones he called Stephanie) even came from the Rock himself. So for the Rock to be all pouty about racial jokes at the height of the attitude era, it is kind of comical. I heard JR whining about this and he was completely off base.
@@edwardfights4900 Totally, they even had X-Pac black up as Mark Henry ffs.
@@edwardfights4900 so because he had black guests that makes him not racist?
@@extremeking425 you really need that question answered?
@@extremeking425 yes that's exactly it why would you be around someone you don't like on your show that's dumb
Man those guys are spineless
All things considered, I think the Rock handled the situation well. My only objection or hesitation to that sentiment is that if he thought O&A were involved with a racist website and blah, blah, etc. he should have brought it up from the jump instead of eating for a moment he didn’t even know was guaranteed to happen to name a stand. And I loved the O&A show but when you look at them and where they are now in comparison to the Rock, it would appear that The Rock knew which hills to die on.
OMG the rock said the R word? Cancel him after 20 years! Lol
Look at opie and anthony now. Now they are a fucking joke, everyone but Jimmy. I remember this. I was pissed off because I was a huge fan of The Rock/Dwayne Johnson. Rock has done Movies and HBO series won awards and Anthony got arrested and got fired. Yea they are doing great.
say what you like but the rock is a fucking awful actor and he should not of came on the show if he didnt like them
+Sprang Productions - Yeah, Dwayne Johnson is such an established and respected actor, appearing in roles such as the Tooth Fairy and in renowned TV shows like Hannah Montana, while Anthony Cumia has started and owns a broadcasting network, and when he's not broadcasting he's getting drunk with supermodels in his giant mansion. Yeah, Dwayne Johnson is the clear 'winner' here....
@@E101ification 3 years later on this, they are both fired from XM. The rock is worth millions. Anthony’s podcast sucks. He’s also done fast furious and jungle cruise.
@@E101ification LMAO this aged like milk. Go fuck yourself.
@@E101ification he actually is…. you sound like a jealous little p*ssy
It's the talking about himself in 3rd person that gets me. Is the matter serious or not? If so and it means a lot to you fucking break character and don't prefice it with "the rocks heard".
Is there any video
Props to The Rock for standing firm, calling out these pieces of trash, and getting out of there. Cesspool of filth.
Lol
Did a grandma type this?
Filth, flarn filth!
I only got through the first 10 minutes of this, but the interviewers were too crude and the Rock sounded like he was trying to figure out if he wanted to be in character or a real person with the calls. Didn't get to the controversy bits but the 10 minutes I listened to were too awkward.
AcotoTheTraveler ok ill skip past 10min
Lmaooo boring dork.
@@dvda9725 The interviewers, the Rock, or me?
@@Acoto You.
@@dvda9725 Did you consider picking a fight over a 7 year old comment shows how boring and weak you are? Not to mention using the word "dork" in 2022.
Apparently later on in the week, O & A felt disrespected by the Rock suddenly walking out of the studio, that they showed up at WWE New York Restaurant in Times Square, and were mocking Owen Harts death and the fact that Droz was a paraplegic. They were refused entry.
Why would they mock owens hart death and making fun of droz thats fucked up if anything they should’ve dissed the rock even tho i take the rocks side
@@Loyal_homie100 The Rock went to Epstein's Island.
its a joke? 1st amendment? yh cool, but why are they complaining after he left? he simply said it was offensive, he doesn't want to support or have anything to do with people on that site. Sick boy owns the site and a WRITER was making racist comments. not a random person on the site writing a comment. The thing is white people, including in wrestling, are used to making racial jokes, and NOT paying the price. even today using the word nigga. Im glad he made a LIL stand, cause too much times i see stuff in wrestling and NO black ppl do anythings ... he RESPECTFULLY does and these white ppl calling up are complaining that he left? kmt
They're trying to fill a radio show. You couldn't ignore what just happened. C'mon man haha
+ATTRAYU - Oh, shut up. 'White people used to making racial jokes' - yeah, because it's _only_ white people that do that, isn't it? And what exactly is 'the price'? Getting the shit kicked out of you? You know some people - of all races - actually have a sense of humor and understand the difference between humor and hatred. Some of us like racial jokes because we find they bring us together rather than push us apart, and some of us realize that the ultimate statement of 'equality' is everyone making fun of each other equally. But hey, some people don't understand that, and that's cool - but to act like you are objectively more 'righteous' people for not understanding that humor and that those of us that do are somehow all evil, racial supremacists simply because you don't understand what racial humor actually _is,_ is ridiculous.
I'm so sick of self-righteous SJW types acting like nobody should be allowed to do something simply because _they_ don't understand it. You see a white person make a racist joke and you see him as doing it from some pedestal of superiority - when in reality it's because he sees himself on such an equal footing with his non-white friends that it would actually be weird _not_ to join in with their racial jokes. When I'm in a room with black and asian people and they're all making racist jokes about each other and laughing at it, I'm supposed to just stand there and nod politely, never laughing at any of their jokes - and heaven forbid making any of my own - because that would be damaging and 'hurtful' to them? Sorry, but that to me sounds like the real statement of 'white supremacy'.
I can understand Dwayne Johnson having an issue with the website host, but to act like the radio hosts are guilty by association is an asshole move. For all he knew they might not have even known about those posts. I think he realized this soon after, which is why he called in several days later to apologize and ended up becoming a regular phone-in guest to the show.
@@E101ification bytch you shut up, keyboard warrior, you talk big online but you’d never make a video showing your face p*ssy
@@extremeking425 you won’t even say pussy on the internet. Only violence you’ll ever initiate is your suicide
Shut up you racist POS.
That southern accent tho
20 years later, we would witness the worst day in American history
huh
Hahaha really? The worst day? Stop drinking the Kool aid, kid.
Imagine if the Rock had gone on Fox news red eye or something.. Opie n Anthony well hard when he LEFT. HA. He cud have stayed on i suppose but u have to respect his class in handling it.
The Rock to this day doesn't get accepted as the first black WWF/E world champion. So no one in his shoes understands. Many ppl say "he's half breed" like he's a dog smh. Plus Rock was on the radio show for awhile anyways so he gave O & A enough time. I also don't like how Opie and Anthony didn't do anything about the website and left it on there for Rock to see. Rock was very respectable too.
The rock identifies as mixed black samoan that's why he's not accepted as a black champion
He is a half breed. He wears it like a badge. Who cares.
Who gives a shit who the first X colored person to do X is? Imagine being that obsessed with race.
Some midgets don't like being called "midget" but that doesn't make them tall.
who cares bro?
I never heard this before just how they had a issue in the past. The awkward part is how he kept saying the rock doesn't wasn't to be on this show with yall and the rock this or the rock that lol. It killed the legitimacy of him being upset. But what a nerd. He plays fball grows up in wrestling but words on a dumb website offended him?? I remember hearing hogan on the BTLS saying the n word with the a and er but he never got mad and left the wwf..what a weirdo.
Whoever brought all of those racist posts/comments to Dwayne's attention in the first place was the one in the wrong. If they really had an issue with it, then they should've just cancelled the interview. God this was so uncomfortable to listen to. That girl who said she puts on Rock videos so she can orgasm was so fucking cringy.
No the racists are at fault. Idiot. Here’s guessing you’re white.
Rock ._. I mean it was just very awkward but I don't think he should've left
Why not? So he should stay and debate it out with unapologetic racists to make who happy? Also he says the office called and told him. Meaning the wag office.
The Rock is a cornball brother.
hardly. grow up lol
and you’re a bigot as well as a bum brother.
@@trilliamregal5704 *looks at profile pic*
Well, since you’re so obviously an expert in all things corny…
They bought that cat out to rub DJ nose in it.They knew what they were doing,like giving someone a beer with pis in it and watching them drink it.An Inside joke on someone.Cowards!
The "racist" comments he spoke of honestly just sounded like jokes. But that honestly had to be one of the most awkward pieces of radio I have heard. So much cringe.
lmao at racist comments being joke, say racist shit to people and expect them not to be offended lmao, white comedy is never funny its based on saying the most offensive shit you can say to someone and then being a coward hiding behind it was just a joke
CAVEMAN CRAZED everyone needs to breed less
@CAVEMAN CRAZED Not mother nature, it has all been planned by a certain tribal group. Look up the Kalergi plan and the Frankfurt school. Oh, and perhaps look up Weimar Republic era Germany and you'll be amazed at the parallels between the society that's been created now and 1920s Germany. Mind, looking at your other anti white moronic comments on this video I'm not sure if you are a reading capable person... 🤔
@@islandstartv9985 You're hilariously pathetic.
@@islandstartv9985 What's wrong with racism?
Has anyone noticed the rock kinda sounds like Elvis Presley?
And is a boring dummy
Yeah he is the top of the acting craft I mean fuck Daniel Day Lewis and Gary Oldman, the rock is now the highest paid actor in Hollywood, his roles have had such depth and substance
+JoshJonesJr1 - 'more successful than ever' - you mean the incredibly mediocre level of success he's at now is his peak? Ok. Notice how Anthony Cumia owns his own broadcasting network that is growing every year.
Opie is nothing, however, and no one's sad about that.
@@E101ification ur funny haha
@@ChrisMcloviification Money??
@@E101ification hahahahahahahahaha biggest star in Hollywood now. keep crying