Dwayne Johnson has achieved almost everything one can in the world of entertainment and Sports entertainment. Johnson can now add one more achievement to his collection, thanks to his days in the WWE.
The Rock is easily the best in terms of microphone skills and had a bucket full of catchphrases back in the day. From “If you smell” to “finally The Rock has come back” to “it doesn’t matter,” we could talk all day about The Rock’s unique dictionary.
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Interestingly, ‘Jabroni’ was one word that always stood out. While the pro wrestling community used the word as a slang, a recent development has given it official recognition.
On Tuesday, Dictionary.com added 600 words to their official list. One of the words added was The Rock’s very own Jabroni.
The official definition of the noun will be ”a stupid, foolish, or contemptible person; loser.” Interestingly, there is a second definition as well – one that pertains particularly to professional wrestling.
The definition is enhancement talent or jobber; a wrestler that loses on purpose against the top or upcoming Superstars to build up the latter’s status and fame.
The Rock took to Twitter to react to this big moment. He jokingly said that his teachers would be proud of him.
Wow – very cool!
Honored have a word actually make the dictionary.
Making my all my teachers very proud 😉🥃
For the record, I may have made the word “Jabroni” (a noun, btw;) famous and part of 🌎 culture, BUT the Iron Sheik made it famous in our wild wrestling locker rooms!😉 https://t.co/ivsCkeVMJA— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) September 1, 2020
Sheik-ee baby! All because of you 💪🏾🥃#jabroni #makehumble @the_ironsheik https://t.co/2ew9n0PL9E
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) September 2, 2020
The Rock was humble enough to admit that the word wasn’t his invention and gave credit to the legendary Iron Shiek. Here’s a video from 2016 where The Rock explains everything about Jabroni.
Dwayne Johnson officially purchases the XFL
Dwayne Johnson shared a photo on Instagram after the helmets of each of his eight teams were well set-up in his office. He also spoke about his dreams of being a football player and also wanting to fulfill young footballers’ dreams.
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Dwayne Johnson, with ex-wife Danny García and RedBird Capital, purchased the XFL from Johnson’s former boss Vince McMahon. They bought the league for a hefty $15 million.
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McMahon had rebooted the XFL in 2018. However, it had to shut down after five weeks due to the pandemic and filed for bankruptcy a year later.
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