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By Sophie Lloyd
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He may be a bona fide Hollywood A-lister, but Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is still known for his iconic wrestling moniker.
After the WWE-star-turned-actor appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience on November 15, listeners all began making the same joke, after the 51-year-old said he'd never heard of Tesla's Cybertruck—the electric pick-up truck that CEO Elon Musk first unveiled four years ago that has been hampered by development delays.
Discussing cars, Joe Rogan told Johnson that he "loves" his Tesla, to which the Black Adam star responded: "Everybody I talk to that has a Tesla, loves a Tesla."
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"They're the s***," Rogan declared. "They're so fast, it's a time machine."
"That's what I hear," Johnson replied, before asking: "Is there an SUV available?"
"Yeah," Rogan answered. "They have an SUV and the Cybertruck that's coming out."
"How about a pick-up truck?" Johnson asked. "That's the Cybertruck," Rogan confirms.
Seemingly stunned by Johnson's lack of knowledge about Tesla vehicles, Rogan told the actor that Musk recently brought a Cybertruck to the studio in Texas, describing it as a "spaceship."
Listeners seemed just as surprised as Rogan that Johnson hadn't heard of Tesla's SUV or Cybertruck, with their mockery following a distinct pattern.
"Wtf! Is the Rock living under a rock?" wrote X user Ryan Kriser.
"Where has he been? Hiding under a rock?" asked @Pura_Vida310.
"Has this guy been living under a rock?" echoed @Couch_Investor.
"He's living under himself. It's recursive rockness all the way down to the singularity," said Ventura, while Starx commented: "He is the rock."
A user called Tesla Patriot seemed to find Johnson's lack of Tesla knowledge highly distasteful, calling the star an "idiot."
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"I suspect that Rocky doesn't "recognize" any product he's not paid to endorse," he said.
However, other users defended Johnson, with Artisan Tony writing: "The Rock drives real trucks lol."
"I'd say he's probably most people," added @thedooberhead. "They have no clue about the Cybertruck."
Newsweek has reached out to Johnson for comment via email.
In the interview, Rogan broke down the Cybertruck's attributes, telling Johnson that the vehicle is "bulletproof" and "arrowproof."
"I shot an arrow at it," the 56-year-old said, to Johnson's amusement. "[Elon Musk] told me it was arrow-proof, so I pulled a f****** arrow back and I launched it into his door. It bounced right off."
Despite listeners' shock that Johnson knew so little about the Cybertruck, the vehicle is still only at the prototype stage, after suffering years of setbacks.
The pick-up truck's design was first revealed in 2019 and has been compared to the DeLorean DMC-12—the sports car that famously featured in Back to the Future. Upon its release in 1981, the DMC-12 received similar criticism for its angular appearance and smudge-prone coating, but is now considered iconic.
At the Cybertruck's Los Angeles unveiling, Musk said the vehicle was inspired by science-fiction classic Bladerunner and James Bond movie The Spy Who Loved Me. First deliveries are expected from November 30, 2023, two years after its planned 2021 release date.
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