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The Rock was interviewed by WMC-TV in Memphis to promote the return of Young Rock, with the article noting he specificially asked to be interviewed in the room where Memphis wrestling used to be filmed:
Returning to Memphis: "Oh man, it means so much. I haven’t been here in years. You know I drove up from (Miami) Florida (in 1996). I didn’t have much money. Those were the days when I had 7 bucks. Infamous 7 Bucks. I drove here with some grit and a dream, and I knew I loved wrestling, and Memphis wrestling was the hottest show in town at one time for a long time. But there’s also such rich history not only in the city of Memphis with Memphis wrestling. My Dad wrestled here. My Dad laid his roots down here. I lived here when I was a little boy. I used to come to this station (WMC) as a little boy, running around and getting in trouble. So to be able to come back and not only wrestle, but also kick off my wrestling career. And I always say - you know how you say, well, if I can make it in New York you can make it anywhere. But if you can make it in Memphis at Channel 5 wrestling, you can get cheered or booed which was very important, then you got a shot at making it. So it means so much to come back here today, really and truly. And not only that but it means so much to a lot of people who I work with, who work with me, and who work on the team. This is where it all started. How cool is that? It all started, literally, right here."
Bringing the show to Memphis to film: "“I appreciate that, thank you. You know for a show like Young Rock, we could shoot a lot of places. Past two seasons, we shot in Atlanta, we shot in Australia, and we’ve shot all around but so many of the defining moments and times of my life happened right here in Memphis. Right here. Channel 5. The trailer park I used to live at in Walls, with Downtown Bruno. You know, wrestling at The Big One Flea Market here. Every Monday night. So much has happened here in Memphis so I thought if we’re going to do Season 3 of Young Rock, let’s do it, let’s do it the right way. Let’s come down to Memphis, let’s really showcase Memphis, let’s not go to Atlanta and try to build Memphis. Let’s go to Memphis and shoot in Memphis. Not only that but then hopefully we can create some jobs for some Memphians, and not only that but I think when people watch Young Rock, they’re really going to feel the authenticity of being here in Memphis and what it means."
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