Conan O’Brien Claims He Influenced One Of The Rock’s Catchphrases

The Rock is one of the most electrifying charismatic Superstars in WWE history. The former WWE Champion was also one of the best talkers in the company. He knew exactly the perfect way to roast his opponents on the mic and was known as a man of many catchphrases. However, it seems that a famous television host is behind one of Rock’s catchphrases.

The catchphrase, in particular, is “Why don’t you go have a nice tall glass of shut-up juice” which The Rock used during one of his segments. On a recent episode of The Howard Stern Show, Conan O’Brian explained how the Catchphrase came together.

“One of my proudest moments in comedy is I used to screw around with the writers a lot,” O’Brien said. “I’d come into the room and I’d be like, ‘Quiet down, you idiots!’ And I would go on these long rants. One of my put-downs that I came up with that was so stupid but I liked it was if a writer said something that I didn’t like, I’d say, ‘Why don’t you go have a nice tall glass of shut-up juice, alright?'”

Conan O’Brien then recalled how one of the writers Tommy Blacha went to work for WWE as a Creative Director in 1999. Shortly after his arrival in the company, O’Brien’s put-down was made famous by The Rock in a backstage segment with Michael Cole. Tommy then informed O’Brien to watch the segment on television.

“Tommy liked it,” O’Brien recalled, “and Tommy said watch the match this weekend, and it was The Rock. The crowd went crazy. Then the next week, Tommy said check this out so I tune in that match, people are holding up signs that say drink some shut-up juice. Tommy was apologizing and I said, ‘What are you talking about? Dwayne The Rock Johnson just said it.’ I was in heaven.”

Although it wasn’t a frequently used catchphrase by The Rock, this catchphrase still got some reaction from the crowd because of The Great One’s mic skills. It’s interesting that a television host is the brains behind this famous catchphrase.

What is your favorite Rock catchphrase? Let us know in the comments section.