The Rock may be associated with the word \u201cjabroni,\u201d but he admits that he got it from a WWE Hall of Famer.<\/p>\n
A significant reason why Dwayne \u201cThe Rock\u201d Johnson became one of the most popular and successful pro wrestlers ever<\/a> is his exceptional promo ability.<\/p>\n Once he dropped the Rocky Maivia gimmick and was allowed to cut promos, Rock really showed what he could do.<\/p>\n There were several words and phrases that Rock used throughout his career that people remember him by. One of the more popular ones is calling somebody a jabroni, which is another way of saying somebody is a loser or an idiot \u2013 that kind of thing.<\/p>\n The Rock Gives The Iron Sheik Credit For \u201cJabroni\u201d<\/p>\n During an appearance on the New Heights podcast<\/a> with NFL legends Jason and Travis Kelce, The Rock made it clear that while people associate \u201cjabroni\u201d with him, it was actually a word that WWE Hall of Famer The Iron Sheik made famous among his wrestling friends.<\/p>\n Since Rock grew up in the wrestling business because of his dad Rocky Johnson, he knew Sheik well, and obviously figured \u201cjabroni\u201d would work in wrestling promos.<\/p>\n \u201cI do not own the word Jabroni. I think it\u2019s just out there. I own the name The Rock\u2026 not Jabroni.<\/p>\n \u201cWait \u2014 I might own that because I own everything associated with The Rock\u2026 like \u2018It doesn\u2019t matter,\u2019 \u2018If you smell\u2026\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cLet me give him props \u2014 The Iron Sheik made that word famous. He used it, especially in the locker room. \u2018Oh this jabroni, that jabroni.\u2019 He would call people jabroni. That\u2019s where I got it from.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s actually in the Webster\u2019s Dictionary now and I get the credit for it\u2026 but it\u2019s really The Iron Sheik.\u201d<\/p>\n