"I was always jealous of him because I thought I was a good talker, he was [too] a good talker," Road Dogg told Rosenberg of his feelings about The Rock when they first encountered each other in WWE in the 1990s. "But one thing I didn’t have was a good body compared to him."
Road Dogg continued, "So because of that, I treated him harshly when we were both up and coming. We all had our fun with him when he was Rocky Maivia, with the pineapple head and those sorts of things, but what he had become was undeniable, with a great body, great talker, great entertainer."
After retiring from his in-ring career with the company, Road Dogg made a successful transition into his role as an agent / producer behind-the-scenes for WWE.
As The Rock would come-and-go while his acting and business careers took off, the two would interact later in life where Road Dogg, who was finally clean and sober, apologized to Johnson for the way he treated him years ago.
"Once I got clean and sober, he was literally one of the first people I went back to and make amends," said Road Dogg. "The Rock was very humble about the situation. He said, ‘Dude, it’s all good!’, which made it feel much better to cope with."