- Advertisement - He is an American actor and former professional wrestler. Johnsons original character proved to be unpopular due to his colourful choice of clothing and ridiculously clean-cut image. Reed has called Johnson the "realest" and most "down to earth, humble and talented" guy he knows. Second highest paid actor of 2017, earning $65 million. [81], In the latter half of 1998, The Rock saw a big uptick in fan support. [February 2017], As a high school student, he found this very difficult to make friends due to his lofty (6' 4" / 225 lbs.) 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! On March 29, at WrestleMania XIV, he defeated Shamrock by disqualification once again to retain the title. [234] In 2003, he was listed in VH1's 200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons[235] and was No. The attraction made riders extras in an action movie that starred Johnson. Dwayne Johnson was named as Forbes magazine's highest-paid actor. [161] He also began performing "Rock Concerts", segments in which he played the guitar and mocked WWE performers and fans in song. The video is called Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's Wedding Surprise!. Johnson was born into a family of wrestlers. Attended and graduated from Freedom High School in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The Rock would pin Punk to retain the championship. He played a cocky famous American football player in The Game Plan (2007) and Agent 23 in Get Smart (2008). But at night when he steps into the ring, he becomes the chair-flinging, wisecracking wrestler known as The Rock. Named one of Entertainment Television's "top 20 entertainers of 2001". He posts about his hobby on social media from time to time, filling those posts with fishing lingo like "spinnerbaits" and "soft plastics." [139], As part of the WWF's battle against The Alliance, the Rock wrestled in a "winner takes all" five-on-five elimination tag team match at Survivor Series where the losing team's company would be dissolved in storyline. The following night on Raw, the Rock praised Cena, calling their match "an honor". He was majoring in criminology. The Rock's WCW Championship was renamed the unbranded "World Championship" following the Alliance's loss. I'll never forget where I came from. The . [220][221] He also recorded "Pie" with Slick Rick for WWF The Music, Vol. He has since starred in family films The Game Plan (2007), Race to Witch Mountain (2009), Tooth Fairy (2010), and Jungle Cruise (2021), as well as the action adventure films Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012), G.I. [46], Johnson attended Montclaire Elementary School in Charlotte, North Carolina before moving to Hamden, Connecticut, where he attended Shepherd Glen Elementary School and then Hamden Middle School. [323], A film centered around Teth-Adam/Black Adam, a part of the DC Extended Universe, was announced to be in development in January 2017. He received additional training from Tom Prichard, alongside Achim Albrecht and Mark Henry.[5][32]. Later in his career, he played as, A member of the elite group of wrestlers, such as. The two then lost the tag titles to Booker T and Test on the November 1, 2001, episode of SmackDown!. Johnson headlined the most-bought professional wrestling pay-per-view (WrestleMania XXVIII) and was featured among the most watched episodes of WWE's flagship television series (Raw and SmackDown).[16][17]. In 2012 and '13 he came out of retirement to wrestle John Cena at 'Mania twice, both matches were also the main event. [157] Because of negative fan reaction during his previous couple of matches as a result of his budding acting career, The Rock turned heel for the first time since 1999. When one talks of the greatest wrestlers of all time, Dwayne The Rock Johnsons name is bound to pop up during the conversation. [177], On April 3, at WrestleMania XXVII, the Rock opened the show by cutting a promo. [201] Despite being advertised for Raw after WrestleMania, where it was stated that the Rock was still entitled a rematch for the WWE Championship,[202] The Rock did not appear because of a legitimate injury sustained during his match with Cena, in which his abdominal and adductor tendons tore from his pelvis. The next year, he was on Star Trek: Voyager as an alien wrestler that used the Rock's famous moves.[223]. [222], In 1999, Johnson appeared on That '70s Show as his father Rocky Johnson. [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. 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. [148], The Rock made a surprise return on a June episode of Raw before going to his assigned brand of SmackDown!. [185], Leading up to WrestleMania, the Rock and Cena had several verbal confrontations on Raw. Dwayne is a skilled light tackle salt water fisherman. 3. [85][87] On December 13, 1998, at the pay-per-view named after him, Rock Bottom: In Your House, the Rock had a rematch with Mankind for the WWF Championship. [106][107] Rock and Mankind then lost the titles to The New Age Outlaws on the very next episode of SmackDown!. 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. [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. The Rock for the WWE Championship", "WWE Champion Stone Cold Steve Austin def. He said she stopped their car on a Nashville highway and tried to walk into oncoming traffic. Cast in the role in August 2015, the film was based on the theme-park ride of the same name. The finals occurred at Survivor Series on November 15, 1998, where the Rock defeated Vince McMahon's associate, Mankind, to win his first WWF Championship. [332][333] His second item, a black T-shirt sporting his signature "Brahma bull", sold out after being worn at WrestleMania 32. In 2000, Johnson released his autobiography, The Rock Says, which was a New York Times bestseller. Like the school's football team, its track and field and wrestling teams competed in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference (EPC), a high school athletic conference known for being among the nation's best. [193] The Rock closed out the 20th-anniversary episode of Raw, on January 14, with one of his "Rock Concerts", leading to a brawl with CM Punk. Please logout and login again. Dwayne Douglas Johnson, also known as The Rock, was born on May 2, 1972 in Hayward, California. When he was wrestling full-time with WWE, one of Johnson's many catchphrases was telling opponents he was going to "lay the smackdown" on them. [218][219], The Rock appeared on Wyclef Jean's 2000 single "It Doesn't Matter" and in its music video. The Rock then resumed his feud with Triple H, as the two had a two out of three falls match at Fully Loaded: In Your House for the Intercontinental title, which the Rock retained in controversial fashion. [227] In 2000, Access Hollywood ranked him number six in their list of the Top 10 Celebrities of 2000. That was . It would be safe to say that he's the Hulk Hogan of our generation. In the wrestling world, he was dubbed "The Great One" and "The People's Champion" and in the film. It was known as the WWF Undisputed Championship during his seventh reign and as the WWE Championship during his eighth. The Rock: Billed height: 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) Billed weight: 260 lb (118 kg) Billed from: Miami, Florida: Trained by: Pat Patterson Rocky Johnson Tom Prichard: Debut: 1996: Retired: 2019: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson OC (born May 2, 1972) is an American actor and semi-retired professional wrestler. Even if the writer, Dion Beary, wanted to . [281] In May 2013, it was announced that he would executive produce and star in Ballers,[282] an HBO comedy-drama series about NFL players living in Miami. The experience proved the beginning of a personal transformation for Johnson. Your boy has discovered himself between the Rock and a Coronary heart place, who's historically depicted as a dark-skinned, black man whereas Johnson is half black and half Samoan. Big love to all the kids and staff. The Rock w/ Mr. McMahon", "The Rock defeats Triple H to become new WWE Champion", "The Rock's fourth WWE Championship reign", "The Rock vs. Was believed to be first brought to the WWF/E's attention by the late Pat Patterson. Did a WWE legend just take a shot at Sami Zayn's physique right here? After the match, the Rock gave Cena a Rock Bottom. [375] On May 16, Johnson announced she had signed a contract with WWE,[376] and in May 2022 announced that her ring name would be Ava Raine, and has since been appearing on the NXT brand.[377]. Their feud ended on the February 15 Raw Is War, when the Rock won his third WWF Championship in a Ladder Match after a debuting Big Show interfered on his behalf. Shortly after SummerSlam, the Rock began teaming with former opponent Mankind and the two became known as the Rock 'n' Sock Connection. [147] After the introduction of the first-ever brand extension, the WWF held a "draft lottery" on the March 25, 2002, episode of Raw. [262][263] He is also known for popularizing the term "jabroni", derived from "jobber", although it was originally introduced by The Iron Sheik. [217], The Rock made an appearance at Impact Wrestling's 2020 Bound for Glory on October 20, 2020, in Nashville via a recorded video message to induct Ken Shamrock into the Impact Hall of Fame. He said his offenses were fighting and theft but "that's just what I got caught for." During a visit to Samoa in July 2004, he was anointed by Head of State Susuga Malietoa Tanumafili II with the chiefly title of 'Seiuli, Son of Malietoa'. [20], In 2013, Johnson hosted and produced the TNT reality competition series The Hero. [286] He hosted another reality series for TNT in 2014, entitled Wake Up Call, which saw him "lending a helping hand to everyday people who were facing enormous challenges in their lives" alongside guest experts such as Rocco DiSpirito, Jillian Michaels, and Josh Shipp. [249] In "Cable Visions: Television Beyond Broadcasting", the Rock was described as "for a long time, the WWE's biggest star and probably held the greatest international appeal". [210] On June 27, the Rock appeared at a live event in Boston, where he confronted Bo Dallas and gave him a Rock Bottom. [20][21] In 2012, he co-founded the entertainment production company Seven Bucks Productions,[22] and is co-owner of the XFL, a professional American football league. February 27, 2015 Johnson in 2007 Birth Name: Dwayne Douglas Johnson Place of Birth: Hayward, Alameda, California, United States Date of Birth: May 2, 1972 Ethnicity: *father - African-Canadian/Black Nova Scotian [including Beninese], small amount of Irish *mother - Samoan, as well as 1/16th Scottish [203] Johnson underwent surgery on April 23 to reattach the torn tendons. With his wife, donated $2 million to the University of Miami for the new Robert and Judi Prokop Newman Alumni Center's living room, to be named "The Dany and Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Living Room". Is the third youngest superstar to hold the IC Championship. | [132] Austin and Triple H then formed a tag team called The Power Trip,[133] while the Rock was indefinitely suspended in storyline. 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. [300][301][302] Also in 2021, Johnson starred in Netflix's film Red Notice, written and directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber. He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on December 13, 2017. Dwayne's mother is of Samoan background. 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. [206], The Rock appeared at the 2015 Royal Rumble event on January 25, 2015, during the main event match, where he helped his relative Roman Reigns fend off Big Show and Kane after Reigns eliminated them from the match. Dwayne has appeared in some of the best movies, including playing Luke Hobbs in the Fast & Furious films. [270], Johnson entered Hollywood and the film industry, becoming a star initially through his wrestling popularity and noted work ethic. What is Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's true ethnicity? to set up another match with Hulk Hogan at No Way Out. The movie will be comparable to Braveheart in tone, given Wallace's work on both films, and will depict the king's role in resolving the wars among the islands of Hawaii. [143] This later led to a match between the Rock and Hogan at WrestleMania X8 on March 17, 2002. [237], Johnson's motion picture debut was as The Scorpion King in The Mummy Returns (2001). [338] The show was set to debut in October 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia, but plans were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Rock returned to the WWE, and in 2013, he won the WWE Championship by defeating CM Punk at the Royal Rumble and retained the title at Elimination Chamber pay per views. Vince McMahon then came out and was about to strip Punk of the championship, however, at the Rock's request, he instead restarted the match. Johnson starred as the title character in Hercules (2014)[285] and reprised his role as Luke Hobbs in Furious 7 (2015). [158][159] The Rock defeated Hogan at No Way Out before moving to the Raw brand. [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. It's nice to be important but more important to be nice. The couple married on May 3, 1997. [205] On the October 6 episode of Raw, the Rock made a surprise appearance to confront Rusev and Lana; this resulted in the Rock clearing Rusev from the ring. 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Attended the Republican National Convention (2004). They apparently first heard the nickname when Johnson's parents came to visit and his mom called him by that name in front of everyone. The Rock had another successful title defense against Benoit, Kane and The Undertaker, on September 24, at Unforgiven.[124]. 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. The Rock wasn't a movie star yet he'd make his debut as a terrible CGI effect in The Mummy Returns a year later but he already seemed like he might be the coolest person on earth. 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. [290][291] Johnson reprised his role as Bravestone, in Jumanji: The Next Level. [308][289], On November 14, 2019, he announced a December 2021 release date for the standalone Black Adam film. The Rock Comes From a Family of WWE Hall of Famers On NBC's Young Rock, we meet two central figures in the former wrestler's life. Uncle to wrestlers Jimmy (Jonathan Solofa Fatu) and Jey (Joshua Samuel Fatu) Also known as "The Usos". [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. When he tried to do a post-show speech for the crowd, the fans at Nassau Coliseum still booed him. [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. After The Rock used the phrase so often, the word "smackdown" became so popular that it made Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary in 2007. Johnson starred in two other blockbuster movies that year, Baywatch and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle as Mitchell "Mitch" Buchannon and Dr. Smolder Bravestone, respectively. [126] The Rock wrestled a six-man Hell in a Cell match for the WWF Championship, at Armageddon, which Angle won to retain the title. 1 on The New York Times Best Seller list and remained on the list for several weeks. His football teammates at Miami have said Johnson used to sing country music on the team bus. The Rock for the WWE Championship", "The Rock's sixth WWE Championship reign", "The Rock vs. Booker T w/Shane McMahon for the WCW Championship", "The Rock's first WCW Championship reign", "Chris Jericho and The Rock's first World Tag Team Championship reign", "The Rock's second WCW Championship reign", "The Rock, Chris Jericho, Big Show, Kane & Undertaker def. [198] The Rock then resumed his rivalry with John Cena, who won that year's Royal Rumble to set up a rematch of the previous WrestleMania match between the two at WrestleMania 29, only this time with the WWE Championship on the line. Joe: Retaliation and reprising his role as Luke Hobbs in Fast & Furious 6 (2013),[277][278] while also starring in true-story films Pain & Gain (2013) and Empire State (2013). Dwayne Johnson is also known by his ring name the Rock. Because of his retirement from the wrestling business, he now considers himself an actor: "I no longer am a wrestler, I am now pursuing a future as an actor and someday as a director. I grew up in the business. [61] He was initially reluctant to take this ring name but was persuaded by Vince McMahon and Jim Ross. The Rock then pinned Austin, giving Team WWF the victory and forcing The Alliance to disband. The top 10 movies of Dwayne The Rock Johnson, Dwayne Johnson's Complete Workout Routine, Pics and Video from Dwayne Johnson's house. [204], In April 2014, the Rock appeared in the opening segment of WrestleMania XXX along with Stone Cold Steve Austin and Hulk Hogan. [39][40] Through his maternal grandfather Maivia, Johnson is a non-blood relative to the Anoa'i wrestling family. On Twitter, he's said he counts Merle Haggard, Johnny Paycheck, George Strait and Jamey Johnson among his favorite artists. 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[38] Johnson's maternal grandmother Lia was the one of the first female pro wrestling promoters, taking over Polynesian Pacific Pro Wrestling after her husband's death in 1982 and managing it until 1988. " The birth story of the Rock is, before I did what I do now, many moons ago, I used to throw around 300-pound men for a . 24) wins the Royal Rumble Match", "Triple H w/ Stephanie McMahon vs. Mick Foley w/ Linda McMahon vs. Big Show w/ Shane McMahon vs. What is Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's true ethnicity? [197] The following night on Raw, the Rock unveiled a new WWE Championship design, with a different center plate and removable customizable side-plates which had his "Brahma Bull" logo. After 20 minutes of chaotic brawling in the ring, the stands, a kitchen, the catering area, an office, the arena corridors and finally a basement loading area, Mankind pinned the Rock using a forklift truck to win the WWF title. [79], The Rock and The Nation then feuded with Triple H and D-Generation X, with the two stable leaders first meeting in the quarter-final of the 1998 King of the Ring tournament, which the Rock won. [2] Later in 2004, he hosted a pie-eating contest, as part of the WWE Diva Search, and ended the segment by giving Coachman a People's Elbow. You have to do close to nothing. : Miami (2007), and Southland Tales (2006). [315] Additionally, he will produce and star in a Netflix exclusive film titled John Henry & The Statesmen, as the titular folklore hero. [242][243][244] He has also appeared in, and been the cover athlete for, several video games. Dany is the president and CEO of two multi-million dollar companies, namely 'Garcia Companies' and 'Seven Bucks Productions.'. After the fifth shot, Mankind was still at ringside instead of being two-thirds up the entrance ramp where he was supposed to be, and after the eleventh shot which knocked a bloodied Mankind out, a recording of Mankind saying "I Quit" from an earlier interview was played over the public address system. [213] On the February 20, 2017, episode of Raw, the Rock made an untelevised appearance after the broadcast had gone off the air, where he promoted and filmed a scene for his then-upcoming film Fighting with My Family. 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[68] He defeated Bret Hart by disqualification in a title defense on the March 31 episode of Raw is War. Signed an endorsement deal with Under Armour. The EPC's wrestling programs have been ranked best in the nation by WIN magazine and have been described as "among the nation's best in the sport for nearly three decades", and Johnson quickly found himself facing some of the nation's most accomplished high school wrestlers. To a degree, all of my promos are scripted, in that there are certain lines and phrases that I plan to include. [366] Johnson and Hashian live in Los Angeles, have a farm in Virginia, and a home in Southwest Ranches, Florida. [350] On October 2, 2007, he and his then wife, Dany Garcia, donated $1million to the University of Miami to support the renovation of its football facilities. [113][114] Each wrestler had a McMahon in his corner: Triple H had his wife Stephanie, Foley had Linda, the Rock had Vince and Big Show had Shane. He became known for reinvigorating film franchises after portraying Marvin F. Hinton / Roadblock in G.I. The Rock has often contributed his success towards his family, especially his mother, Ata Johnson. 1. Who is The Rock's mom? He is the Father of Leia Cardillo. [309] Production on Black Adam began filming in April 2021 with it set to release on October 21, 2022. The wrestling superstar began his career in the National Wrestling Alliance all the way back in the 1960s, but rose to fame in the 1980s upon joining the WWE. [335] Since then, they have released sneakers, headphones, and other apparel. [317][318], Johnson will co-produce and star in The King, a film about king Kamehameha Knuikea, founder and first ruler of the Kingdom of Hawaii. You will go one on one with the Great One! [351] In 2015, Johnson donated $1,500 to a GoFundMe to pay for an abandoned dog's surgery. 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