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Elaine McCallig
Jan 07, 2022
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has weighed in on perhaps the most ridiculous feud of the 21st century so far.
The former wrestler muscled in on an ongoing spat between Sesame Street’s Elmo and Zoe’s pet rock Rocco.
The long-running rivalry has had chins wagging over the past week after a 2004 clip showing Elmo have a meltdown over an oatmeal raisin cookie that Zoe was saving for Rocco went viral.
In a tirade against the stone, the iconic puppet ranted: "How is Rocco going to eat that cookie, Zoe? Tell Elmo. Rocco doesn’t even have a mouth. Rocco is just a rock. Rocco is not alive."
there are tears in my eyes y’all my stomach hurting https://t.co/bbkF9yDZLf— cheye has not seen euphoria but likes it anyway (@cheye has not seen euphoria but likes it anyway) 1641263826
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Elmo even went so far as to issue a statement on the feud before subtweeting Rocco by asking: “Has anybody ever seen a rock eat a cookie? Elmo is just curious.”
Hilariously, The Rock responded by saying: “Yes, my friend. This Rock devours cookies. All kinds of cookies” along with a devil and cookie emoji.
He continued (and parodying Roddy Piper’s famous quote from the horror classic They Live): “I’ll introduce you to #CheatMeals and it’ll change your life. Tell Cookie Monster to move it over, cuz I’m coming to Sesame Street to kick ass and eat cookies. And I’m almost all outta cookies.”
Yes, my friend. This Rock devours cookies. All kinds of cookies 😈🍪 I’ll introduce you to #CheatMeals and it’ll c… https://t.co/c3lpcKg5Bs— Dwayne Johnson (@Dwayne Johnson) 1641491602
After his good name was dragged into it, the Cookie Monster was forced to respond.
Tweeting at The Rock, he said: “Me say cookie challenge ACCEPTED!!!”
@TheRock Me say cookie challenge ACCEPTED!!!— Cookie Monster (@Cookie Monster) 1641496207
Twitter is absolutely loving the Elmo vs Rocco vs Cookie Monster vs The Rock beef, with one remarking: “This. This right here is what Twitter and the Internet were invented for.”
@canadianfrost @MeCookieMonster @TheRock The Rock vs CM https://t.co/bK1wRzjnPp— Pippy Longsticking (@Pippy Longsticking) 1641507124
People shared jokes and memes following The Rock’s announcement:
@TheRock It’s time https://t.co/S17bFCoUwj— leo ඞ (@leo ඞ) 1641494228
@TheRock The Rock pulling up on Sesame Street: https://t.co/epahTJHE32— Cosmic~'Fro (@Cosmic~'Fro) 1641496282
@TheRock The Rock reading Elmo’s tweet: https://t.co/wAI3QyvzGJ— Dominic Lauricella (@Dominic Lauricella) 1641492761
@nahbutsrsly @TheRock https://t.co/VtaWNDcAEh— Dawn (@Dawn) 1641527347
@TheRock Its about chocolate Its about chips We stay hungry We devour Put in the sugar Put in the flour And bake whats ours— P͓̽h͓̽o͓̽t͓̽o͓̽n͓̽ (@P͓̽h͓̽o͓̽t͓̽o͓̽n͓̽) 1641495909
@TheRock Elmo after The Rock has visited Sesame Street: https://t.co/n4y29HXR8I— To whom it may concern (@To whom it may concern) 1641511353
@TheRock If you smell what the Rock is cookieing— Cesaro (@Cesaro) 1641501696
@TheRock Elmo after hearing this: https://t.co/wuqFSE5hB6— JohnWillsJr #BlackLivesMatter #FullyVaxxed (@JohnWillsJr #BlackLivesMatter #FullyVaxxed) 1641494249
Where will the Sesame Street spat take us next?
We reckon supposed simmering tensions between Big Bird and Barkley could be the next feud to take centre-stage…