As his wrestling character The Rock, often referred to himself in the third person. Reed has called Johnson the "realest" and most "down to earth, humble and talented" guy he knows. Tanoai Reed has been Johnson's stunt double for more than 15 years. I am not the Rock. [283] By December of that year, Forbes named him the top-grossing actor of 2013, with his films bringing in $1.3 billion worldwide for the year. [23][24] In 2016 and 2019, Time named Johnson one of the world's most influential people. In 1996, Dwayne joined the WWE and became Rocky Maivia where he joined a group known as "The Nation of Domination" and turned heel. [218][219], The Rock appeared on Wyclef Jean's 2000 single "It Doesn't Matter" and in its music video. The Rock will take you down Know Your Role Boulevard which is on the corner of Jabroni Drive and check you directly into the Smackdown Hotel! His maternal grandfather was wrestler "High Chief" Peter Maivia, and . 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Trademark move: Charging Double Leg Spinebuster, Trademark Phrase: "Lay a smack down on your candy ass", Trademark phrase: "Do you smell what The Rock is cookin'?". Dwayne's grandfather. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is one of the most well . [152] In 2018, writing for ESPN.com, Sean Coyle noted in a retrospective review of the event, that following his victory over Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania X8, the Rock "started to see a dip in fan support" and "that dip turned into a plunge" by the time Rock had his match with Lesnar at SummerSlam because fans knew he was leaving WWE to pursue an acting career. The Rock For President: Dwayne Johnson Reveals His Thoughts On Trump And The Muslim Ban. After attacking Corbin, the Rock and Lynch celebrated in the ring. Following his graduation, he signed with the Calgary Stampeders but was cut from the team in his first season. [308][289], On November 14, 2019, he announced a December 2021 release date for the standalone Black Adam film. [229][230], The Rock was listed on Entertainment Weekly's 101 Most Influential People in both 2000 and 2001. Johnson briefly lived in New Zealand with his mothers family, before returning to the United States to finish his schooling, at the President William McKinley High School in Honolulu, Hawaii. He weighed 290 pounds during his college football career, but reduced his weight to about 265 pounds late in his wrestling career. [215] On September 30, 2019, after weeks of speculation, the Rock announced that he would be making an appearance on SmackDown's 20th Anniversary on October 4, 2019, marking his first appearance on SmackDown since October 2014 and his first televised appearance since April 2016. Freedom High School football coach Jody Cwik, however, saw athletic potential in Johnson, and recruited him to join Freedom's football team, where he played defensive tackle. The couple married on May 3, 1997. [177], On April 3, at WrestleMania XXVII, the Rock opened the show by cutting a promo. Since 2016, every movie Johnson has starred in has been produced by Seven Bucks Productions, which is his own company. Named one of Entertainment Television's "top 20 entertainers of 2001". [18] Johnson also stars in the Jumanji films, appearing in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) and Jumanji: The Next Level (2019), and voices Bark Kent / Krypto / Superdog, Anubis, and Teth-Adam / Black Adam in the animated film DC League of Super-Pets (2022), before starring as the latter in the live-action superhero film Black Adam (2022). 2 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the, Guess Who's Back or: Return of the Year (2011), "Tell Me You Didn't Just Say That" Insult of the Year (2014) , The Texas Outlaws (Bonecrusher and Crowbar), The Dog Catchers (Dog Catcher #1 and Dog Catcher #2), The Shooting Stars (Troy Haste and Jerry Faith, This page was last edited on 28 February 2023, at 20:34. "My thought process started to change. The Rock won the WWF Championship for the first time in 1998 (the same year as fellow wrestling legends Stone Cold Steve Austin and Mick Foley). [14] A 10-time world champion, including the promotion's first of African-American descent,[15] he is also a two-time Intercontinental Champion, a five-time Tag Team Champion, the 2000 Royal Rumble winner, and WWE's sixth Triple Crown champion. He received additional training from Tom Prichard, alongside Achim Albrecht and Mark Henry.[5][32]. Signed an endorsement deal with Under Armour. Attended and graduated from Freedom High School in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. [143] This later led to a match between the Rock and Hogan at WrestleMania X8 on March 17, 2002. Reigns then won the match and the Rock endorsed him in the ring. Big love to all the kids and staff. [147] After the introduction of the first-ever brand extension, the WWF held a "draft lottery" on the March 25, 2002, episode of Raw. College football recruiters ranked Johnson as one of the top ten high school defensive tackles in the nation. Competed in the Royal Rumble match four times ('97, '98, 2000, 2001), winning in 2000. The Rock's number one contendership for the WWF Championship was then put on the line against Big Show at No Way Out on February 27, 2000, which Big Show won after Shane McMahon interfered. The next month, he successfully defended his title against Kurt Angle and Triple H at SummerSlam. He commanded $64.5 million between June 2015 and June 2016, more than doubling his earnings from the previous year and bumping. When the classic Universal Orlando ride Earthquake: The Big One was redesigned in 2007, its new iteration, called Disaster!, featured Johnson in a prominent role. Has a wax figure likeness of himself at Madame Tussaud's museum. Nationality refers to the country to which one is a citizen and ethnicity refers to a person's ethnic background. This was played up in the storyline as Big Show provided additional video footage showing this fact, and claimed to be the rightful winner. I love the business. To a degree, all of my promos are scripted, in that there are certain lines and phrases that I plan to include. Forbes credited the success of Fast & Furious 6, which grossed $789 million globally, and his frequent acting work as primary reasons for topping the list.[284]. [246], The Rock has been listed as one of the all-time greatest professional wrestlers[15][6][7] as well as one of the top draws in wrestling history. [335] Since then, they have released sneakers, headphones, and other apparel. [112] The Rock then defeated Big Show, on the March 13 episode of Raw Is War, to regain the right to face the WWF Champion, Triple H, at WrestleMania 2000 on April 2, 2000, in a Fatal Four-way elimination match, also including Big Show and Mick Foley. After appearing in numerous backstage segments, the Rock came to ringside to restart the main event between Cena and The Miz as a No Disqualification match, after it had ended in a draw. Thanks largely to his stunning $125 million earnings in the previous year, The Rock's net worth in 2018 stood at $280 million. Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: Multiracial Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Actor, Wrestli. [12], As he did in high school in Pennsylvania, Johnson continued to play defensive tackle at the University of Miami. The Rock was also given the privilege of having his own signature match, like The Undertaker with the Buried Alive match, Kane with the Inferno Match and Mankind with the Boiler Room Brawl: the Brahma Bullrope match, a variant of a strap match was a normal singles match where the components are tied together with a rope used for cattle farming, and the rope and its attached cowbell could both be used as weapons. [117], In the following weeks, the Rock continued his feud with Triple H and eventually won his fourth WWF Championship, which he won on April 30, at Backlash, after Stone Cold Steve Austin intervened on his behalf. 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[83][84], The Rock was then entered into the "Deadly Game" tournament for the vacant WWF Championship. 's 25 Toughest Stars. [339], Johnson, who is a fan of the rapper Tech N9ne,[340] featured on a song titled "Face Off" on the rapper's 2021 album Asin9ne. Jacob O'Connor, a 10-year-old Michigan boy, was able to save his younger brother's life by using what he saw Johnson's character do in the movie "San Andreas," in which he played a search-and-rescue medic. The Rock for the WWE Championship", "WWE Champion Stone Cold Steve Austin def. Dwayne Johnson has come a long way from being The Rock, to Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, to just Dwayne Johnson. Johnsons enormous popularity extends far beyond the wrestling world, with the California native having become one of Hollywoods most successful superstars, and widely popular across the world. [3] Maivia, a clean-cut face character, was pushed heavily from the start despite his wrestling inexperience. [191] On the January 7, 2013, episode of Raw, the Rock returned to confront his Royal Rumble opponent CM Punk. [100] The Rock then defeated Gunn in a Kiss My Ass match at SummerSlam on August 22, 1999. [120][121] The Rock won the WWF Championship for a fifth time at King of the Ring on June 25 by scoring the winning pin in a six-man tag team match, teaming with Kane and The Undertaker against Shane McMahon, Triple H and Vince McMahon, whom he pinned. [240][241], The Rock has appeared on the covers of many magazines, including Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, and TV Guide. [97] The next night on Raw is War he was fired from the Corporation after he was betrayed by Shane McMahon, turning him face again and starting a feud with Triple H, The Undertaker and The Corporate Ministry. Dwayne is a skilled light tackle salt water fisherman. [131] On the next night's Raw Is War, during a steel cage title rematch, Triple H attacked the Rock, allying with McMahon and Austin and helping Austin retain the championship. [12] Johnson aspired to play professional football but went undrafted in the 1995 NFL Draft. [2] The Rock's contract with WWE then ended and he started his full-time acting career. He said she stopped their car on a Nashville highway and tried to walk into oncoming traffic. [228] That year, Rock was also listed in the Forbes Celebrity 100 and People Magazine's 25 Most Intriguing People. He was a member of the Miami Hurricanes football team during his freshman year in 1991, and won that year's national championship. Dwayne's mother is of Samoan background. Let's roll.. #OwnIt", "How the Rock Went From Action Hero to TNT Reality 'Hero', "Kids' Choice Awards Winners 2013: Kristen Stewart & More Full List", "John David Washington To Co-Star In HBO's 'Ballers', Robert Hoffman In E! Johnson was born into a family of wrestlers. Many have placed the Rock on their "Mount Rushmore of Pro Wrestling", including Hulk Hogan,[247] Ric Flair[248] and John Cena. [January 2016], Designed training sneakers for Under Armour called Project Rock Delta. The match was won by Omos. His football teammates at Miami have said Johnson used to sing country music on the team bus. The donation was announced at the Miami premiere of, In an interview with "Entertainment Magazine", he no longer wants to be known as "The Rock". [94][95] The Rock then lost the WWF Championship to Stone Cold Steve Austin at WrestleMania XV on March 28, 1999. [162], After failing to win a number one contendership for the World Heavyweight Championship, The Rock went into another program with Stone Cold Steve Austin. It's nice to be important but more important to be nice. Those experiences led him to take the role in the movie. Mankind appeared to win the match when the Rock passed out to the Mandible Claw submission move, but Vince McMahon ruled that since the Rock did not tap out, he retained his title. [2][169] This would be Johnson's final wrestling match until November 2011. [337], In 2019, Johnson announced he would be launching his own competitive bodybuilding show alongside his business partner and ex-wife Dany Garcia, called Athleticon. That same year, he hosted and produced the TNT reality competition series The Hero,[279][280] and won the Favorite Male Buttkicker Award at the 2013 Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards. It looks similar to the tattoo that Johnson's animated character, Maui, has in. [207][208][209] The Rock appeared at WrestleMania 31 on March 29, 2015, alongside Ronda Rousey, getting into an in-ring altercation with Triple H and Stephanie McMahon. [160] There, he had various small feuds, including one with The Hurricane. There, he was named the number one contender for the WWE Undisputed Championship, which he won for a record-setting seventh time at Vengeance, on July 21, by defeating Kurt Angle and then-champion The Undertaker in a Triple Threat match. Mankind to become new WWE Champion", "The Rock's second WWE Championship reign", "WWE Looks Back At Super Bowl 'Halftime Heat' With The Rock vs. Mankind", "The Rock's third WWE Championship reign", "Stone Cold vs. The Rock contested this match twice, both times in Texas (vs Triple H in Dallas, and vs Al Snow in Houston). [145][146] In an interview in 2013, Hogan said he and the Rock changed the style of the match on the fly based on the crowd's response. He has often stated in interviews he is proud of his Samoan heritage and feels honored to be a Samoan. In 2012 and '13 he came out of retirement to wrestle John Cena at 'Mania twice, both matches were also the main event. She is also an entrepreneur and producer. Dwayne has appeared in some of the best movies, including playing Luke Hobbs in the Fast & Furious films. I grew up in the business. [359], In 2007, Johnson began dating Lauren Hashian, the daughter of Boston drummer Sib Hashian. By the time Dwayne was 16-years-old, he had already enrolled in four high schools due to his frequent expulsions: McKinley High School (Honolulu, Hawaii), Glencliff High School (Nashville, Tennessee), McGavock High School (Nashville, Tennessee) and Freedom High School (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania). [89] Then at the Royal Rumble on January 24, 1999, the Rock regained the title in an "I Quit" match, a type of submission match that only ends if one of the combatants says "I quit" on a microphone. His father and Tony Atlas were the first black tag team champions in WWE history, in 1983. The Rock later saved Cena from an assault by Big Show, only to be laid out by CM Punk. As it is today, he is a United States citizen not minding his parental affiliations with Ireland and Africa. 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This led to a match at WrestleMania XIX on March 30, 2003, which called back to their previous two WrestleMania encounters, both of which Austin had won. We", "Dwayne Johnson Inspired by Make-A-Wish Kids on Disney's 'Jungle Cruise' Set", "Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson & Wife Split Up", "Dwayne Johnson's heartfelt post to his daughter on her 18th birthday will make you want to call your dad", "Meet the Woman Who Got a Rock from Dwayne Johnson, Lauren Hashian", "Lauren Hashian: 5 Things To Know About The Rock's Pregnant Girlfriend", "@therock on Instagram: "We do. The following night on Raw, the Rock praised Cena, calling their match "an honor". [February 2017], As a high school student, he found this very difficult to make friends due to his lofty (6' 4" / 225 lbs.) [March 2017], Often plays a character who appears in a sequel of a franchise without having been in the first movie. [87][88], In the main event of the January 4, 1999, episode of Raw Is War, Mankind defeated the Rock for the championship after interference from Stone Cold Steve Austin. Honored by the Congressional Award in Washington, D.C. on June 19, 2008 with the Horizon Award. Success isn't overnight. Wherever his origins lie, this man has repeatedly wowed us with his talent and created a permanent niche for himself in our hearts. As revenge for the Attitude Adjustment Cena had given him on Raw, Rock hit Cena with the Rock Bottom, allowing The Miz to pin him and retain the WWE Championship. Johnson loves to fish. [12], In addition to playing football at Freedom High School, Johnson also was a member of the school's track and field and wrestling teams. [101], Shortly after SummerSlam, the Rock began teaming with former opponent Mankind and the two became known as the Rock 'n' Sock Connection. [185], Leading up to WrestleMania, the Rock and Cena had several verbal confrontations on Raw. Later in his career, he played as, A member of the elite group of wrestlers, such as. [327][328], In 2000, Johnson published his autobiography, titled The Rock Says, which he co-wrote with Joe Layden. [315] Additionally, he will produce and star in a Netflix exclusive film titled John Henry & The Statesmen, as the titular folklore hero. [356], Johnson first met fellow University of Miami student Dany Garcia in the early 1990s. He said his offenses were fighting and theft but "that's just what I got caught for." Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson finally cleared up many questions surrounding his ethnic identity. Johnson has since called the boy a hero. [118][119] The following night on Raw, he successfully defended his title against Shane McMahon in a Steel Cage match. Austin tried to capitalize on this by pinning the Rock, but Kurt Angle revealed his true allegiance by attacking Austin. Between June 2018 and June 2019, he earned $90 million. After the match, Rock attacked Miz and hit him with the People's Elbow. [54][55], In 1995, Johnson graduated with a Bachelor of General Studies and a dual major in criminology and physiology. [212] The Rock appeared at WrestleMania 32 on April 3, 2016, where he announced that WWE had broken the all-time WrestleMania attendance record before being interrupted by The Wyatt Family. He reprised his role as Luke Hobbs in The Fate of the Furious, which was released in 2017. [367][368][369], In recognition of his service to the Samoan people, and because he is a descendant of Samoan chiefs, Johnson was given the noble title of Seiuli (meaning the son of Malietoa [Alo o Malietoa]) by Malietoa Tanumafili II during his visit there on August 9, 2004. When one talks of the greatest wrestlers of all time, Dwayne The Rock Johnsons name is bound to pop up during the conversation. At the time, Dwayne was married to his first wife, Dany Garcia - who he divorced in 2007 and with whom he shares one daughter, Simone Johnson. : Detailed second report The Rock cameo, Rollins vs. Ambrose steel cage main event, Jericho, Cena vs. Owens, more", "WWE RAW Results 1/25/16 (The Rock, Fastlane main event)", "4/3 WrestleMania 32 PPV Results CALDWELL'S Complete Live Report on Main PPV", "Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Returns to WWE Ring to Leave CM Punk a Voicemail (Video)", "The Rock Just Announced His Official Retirement From Wrestling", "Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson Rolls Back To WWE For Fox's 'SmackDown!' 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[102] [242][243][244] He has also appeared in, and been the cover athlete for, several video games. Trademark move: Three open handed punches, followed by a hand spitting motion, followed by a fourth punch which typically levelled the opponent. Rushmore, Tonight's Q&A, More", "Ric Flair on Who Should Be on Wrestling's Mt. 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