The Rock is great at public speaking and is one of the greatest men to talk smack in the WWE. However, this time around, The Rock’s mic work was to pay proper dues to his father whom he lost on January 15th at the age of 75.
“I wish I had one more shot,” Dwayne says to began his emotional tribute. “I wish I had one more shot to say goodbye … to say I love you, to say thank you, but I have a feeling he’s watching. He’s listening.”
The Rock takes a trip down memory lane and the importance of his father to his family, friends, and the pro wrestling industry.
“What’s amazing to me now, after a day like today after we come here and we give our respect and our love, he’s galvanized, he’s responsible for galvanizing families now,” he said reflecting on how a loss like this can bring family together. “Because through processes like this, we’ve all lost loved ones, but guaranteed when we walk out of these doors, we’re going to hold each other a bit tighter, we’re going to hug each other a bit harder, we’re going to kiss each other and we’re going to say, ‘I love you,’ and we’re going to be a bit more present.”