[173], On September 30, 2009, the Rock appeared at a World Xtreme Wrestling (WXW) show to support the professional wrestling debut of Sarona Snuka, the daughter of his long-time friend and mentor Jimmy Snuka. [229][230], The Rock was listed on Entertainment Weekly's 101 Most Influential People in both 2000 and 2001. [211], On the January 25, 2016, episode of Raw, the Rock was in a segment that saw him converse with The Miz, Big Show, Lana and Rusev before he and his relatives, The Usos, got into an altercation with then-WWE Tag Team Champions, The New Day. [175][176] After numerous appearances via satellite, the Rock appeared live on the Raw before WrestleMania XXVII to confront Cena. It's nice to be important but more important to be nice. [250] R. D. Reynolds stated in his book "The WrestleCrap Book of Lists" that the Rock was "the biggest star for WWE from 1999 until 2004".[251]. Over his acting career, he became one of the highest paid and most successful actors in Hollywood. Dwayne Johnson drops $1,500 to save orphaned puppy's life", "Dwayne Johnson donates thousands to aid Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts", "@therock on Instagram: "Cool update on ARMED FORCES DAY. | Signed an endorsement deal with Under Armour. [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. The King was scheduled to begin production in 2020, but was halted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Tanoai Reed has been Johnson's stunt double for more than 15 years. In reality, WCW was purchased by Vince McMahon and the WWF, and ECW had gone out of business in early 2001. The Alliance and Vince McMahon then both attempted to persuade the Rock to join their team. He was a member of Team WWF along with Chris Jericho, The Undertaker, Kane, and Big Show. [83][84], The Rock was then entered into the "Deadly Game" tournament for the vacant WWF Championship. This culminated in the Rock defeating Punk to win his eighth WWE Championship. [332][333] His second item, a black T-shirt sporting his signature "Brahma bull", sold out after being worn at WrestleMania 32. Was believed to be first brought to the WWF/E's attention by the late Pat Patterson. He also starred in the action comedy films Get Smart (2008), Central Intelligence (2016), Baywatch (2017), and Red Notice (2021). [93] The two faced off again, at St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House on February 14, 1999, in a Last Man Standing match which ended in a draw, meaning Mankind retained the title. [March 2017], Often plays a character who appears in a sequel of a franchise without having been in the first movie. [313], On March 16, 2021, he appeared for the first time as The Foundation in Fortnite Battle Royale. and was bullied by a punk and waited for him after school and punched him in the face. [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. 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. Big love to all the kids and staff. [288][289] In 2018, he starred in the action films Rampage and Skyscraper. [361] They were married on August 18, 2019, in Hawaii. [188] On April 1, at WrestleMania XXVIII, the Rock beat Cena in the main event after countering Cena's attempt at a People's Elbow into a Rock Bottom. I grew up in the business. Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: Multiracial Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Actor, Wrestli. 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. Johnson used this time off to act in The Scorpion King. The film will be directed by Jake Kasdan, from a script co-written by Kasdan and Tom Wheeler. [February 2017], As a high school student, he found this very difficult to make friends due to his lofty (6' 4" / 225 lbs.) The Rock is one of the biggest movie stars and professional wrestlers alive. [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. The rights to the name "The Rock" were previously owned by WWE, Inc. (which is the main reason why, Once, while putting on a show for WWF road agent Pat Patterson, sold his opponent's moves so well, his then-girlfriend. [12] Johnson aspired to play professional football but went undrafted in the 1995 NFL Draft. The Horizon Award is presented to individuals from the private sectors who have contributed to expanding opportunities for all Americans through their own personal contributions, and who have set exceptional examples for young people through their successes in life. 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. [174], On February 14, 2011, the Rock was announced as the host of WrestleMania XXVII on April 3, 2011, appearing live on Raw for the first time in almost seven years. [96], The Rock's popularity continued to grow and audiences still cheered for him even though he was a heel. [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. 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. You will go one on one with the Great One! The next year, he was on Star Trek: Voyager as an alien wrestler that used the Rock's famous moves.[223]. [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. [260], Derived from one of his catchphrases "lay the smackdown", WWE introduced its second flagship program WWE SmackDown in 1999 which later became television's second longest-running weekly episodic program in history. [326] Though Johnson would not appear in Shazam!, he served as a producer and his likeness was used through special effects in flashback scenes. 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. He opted to accept a full athletic scholarship offer from the University of Miami, whose football program was then one of the best in the nation. FinallyThe Rockhas come back to [whatever city he's in at the time]. Dwayne Johnson's impact on entertainment is as massive as his ring name When one talks of the greatest wrestlers of all time, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson 's name is bound to pop up during the. On April 29, 1999, WWF aired the pilot episode of SmackDown!, a term derived from one of the Rock's catchphrases. [2][40], After losing the Intercontinental Championship to Owen Hart on the April 28, 1997, episode of Raw Is War[72] and suffering a legitimate knee injury in a match against Mankind,[2] Maivia returned in August 1997 and turned heel for the first time in his career by lashing out at fans who had been booing him and joining Faarooq, D'Lo Brown and Kama in the stable called the Nation of Domination. The event also saw the WWF debut of the famed WCW faction New World Order, which at the time consisted of "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash, and Scott Hall. [222], In 1999, Johnson appeared on That '70s Show as his father Rocky Johnson. [90][91] On January 31, during an episode of Sunday Night Heat, the Rock and Mankind participated in an Empty Arena match, a match that took place in an arena with 22,000 empty seats where any part of the facility could be used to contest the match. Dwayne Johnson's character creation of "the Rock" became one of the most charismatic and dynamic characters the WWE industry has ever seen. [256][257] His return in 2001 did a 7.1 rating which was the highest rated segment of the entire year. [85][86] A "double turn" then occurred as the Rock turned heel again after allying with Vince and Shane McMahon as the crown jewel of their stable, The Corporation, after the McMahons betrayed Mankind. His wedding anniversary falls on the same day as. [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. [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). [203] Johnson underwent surgery on April 23 to reattach the torn tendons. 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). [336], In 2016, Johnson started his YouTube channel. [115][116], Due to his image at the time, a Magic: The Gathering deck archetype was named after him. Be the first one to comment on this story. The Rock was the number one overall pick, going to the SmackDown! Johnson was born into a family of wrestlers, with his grandfather, High Chief Peter Maivia, a well-known wrestler. Dwayne Johnson is also known by his ring name the Rock. [January 2016], Designed training sneakers for Under Armour called Project Rock Delta. [3][225] Johnson has stated the success of that episode is the reason he began receiving offers from Hollywood studios. When one talks of the greatest wrestlers of all time, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's name is bound to pop up during the conversation. [373], In February 2020, WWE announced that Johnson's daughter Simone began training at the WWE Performance Center,[374] making her the first fourth-generation WWE wrestler. She is also an entrepreneur and producer. No matter who you are, being kind is the easiest thing you can do. He then successfully defended the Intercontinental title against Faarooq at Over the Edge: In Your House on May 31. The segment earned an 8.4 Nielsen rating, one of the highest ratings ever for a Raw segment. [362][363][364] They have two daughters: Jasmine (born December 17, 2015)[365] and Tiana (born April 17, 2018). 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