Dwayne Johnson remains to be captivated with his visitor position and dealing with the “wonderful” Jeri Ryan on Star Trek: Voyager 25 years later. The Hollywood titan and former WWE Champion guest-starred in Star Trek: Voyager season 6, episode 15, “Tsunkatse.”
In 2000, Dwayne Johnson was already one of many largest stars in professional wrestling as The Rock. Johnson was tapped to visitor star on Star Trek: Voyager in a bout of company synergy with its fellow collection on United Paramount Community (UPN), WWE SmackDown!
In an interview with Johan Albrechtsen of Moovy TV to advertise The Smashing Machine, Dwayne Johnson spoke enthusiastically when Johan requested whether or not he had any particular reminiscences of showing on Star Trek: Voyager, which was his earliest performing position. The Rock additionally gave Jeri Ryan, who performed Seven of 9, the best reward. Learn The Rock’s quote under:
Oh, properly, initially… They had been all wonderful. And at the moment I simply wished… I wished expertise as an actor. And I used to be taking these roles, these cameos, on these tv reveals and… They’d come to me and stated: “Hey, are you curious about doing ‘Star Trek: Voyager’?'” I stated: “Yeah, I’d like to! Let’s do it!” And I went right down to set and I… And we had a good time that day. And the crew, the solid, everyone was so superior.
However very particularly: Jeri Ryan was wonderful! And he or she was so welcoming and heat. I had by no means executed something earlier than by way of performing. , I come from the world of wrestling, and in a manner, that was efficiency, and it’s efficiency. However, … Cues, marks, dialogue… All of that was nonetheless very new to me. However Jeri was so wonderful and so cool and beautiful! It blew me away how simply splendidly welcoming she was.
As a result of the reality is… At the moment in my profession, I used to be doing… I’d do that present and that present… And it was simply cameo, cameo, cameo… And these reveals had been fairly well-liked reveals and the celebrities of these reveals had been well-liked stars.
And so, loads of instances they knew… “Oh, we’re gonna get this particular person coming in from the world of wrestling.”
, generally I’d present up on these units, and it was slightly little bit of, like… “Oh, right here we go once more. One other man, okay… He is by no means acted earlier than! Oh, gotta carry the bags.” And I’d really feel that power from a few of these of us, and I acquired it. And I’d simply attempt to get via the day and attempt to be taught as a lot as I may.
However Jeri was by no means like that. She was f***ing cool, man!
And anyway… Like, moments like that I don’t neglect. As a result of it’s the nice reminder that… Folks all the time keep in mind the way you deal with them. And he or she was wonderful.
So, anyway, as soon as I did that… I assumed I knew what “Star Trek” ardour was all about from the followers. However solely till I did it! After which I spotted: Oh my God, that is so unimaginable. It’s wonderful! The fandom about “Star Trek”.
Watch Dwayne Johnson discuss Star Trek: Voyager on Moovy TV under:
On Star Trek: Voyager, Dwayne Johnson performed the Pendari Champion, who battled a kidnapped Seven of 9 in a violent preventing competitors known as the Tsunkatse. Even taking part in an alien gladiator, The Rock labored in his patented WWE ending transfer, the Rock Backside, and even raised his eyebrow like “The Folks’s Champion” of WWE.
Dwayne Johnson’s Star Trek: Voyager visitor spot got here a 12 months earlier than his massive display screen debut because the Scorpion King in The Mummy Returns, which led to a by-product starring The Rock. Johnson has since turn out to be one of many largest stars in Hollywood because of the Quick and Livid franchise, Jungle Cruise, Jumanji, and Moana, in addition to the TV collection Ballers and Younger Rock.
Amusingly, Jeri Ryan did not know Dwayne Johnson was a world-famous wrestler after they labored collectively on Star Trek: Voyager. Johnson left an autographed picture for Ryan that stated, “The Rock smells what you are cooking.” Ryan was confounded till the wrestling followers on Voyager’s crew defined who The Rock was to her.
Star Trek: Voyager was Dwayne Johnson’s first important Hollywood franchise. It is heartwarming that Johnson has fond reminiscences of his temporary time within the closing frontier and a excessive regard for Star Trek followers. With Paramount Skydance growing a brand new Star Trek theatrical movie, maybe Starfleet will beam The Rock again up as soon as extra.
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January 16, 1995
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UPN
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Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor, Brannon Braga, Kenneth Biller
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David Livingston, Winrich Kolbe, Allan Kroeker, Michael Vejar
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Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor