[262][263] He is also known for popularizing the term "jabroni", derived from "jobber", although it was originally introduced by The Iron Sheik. He then became a box-office star, appearing in films including 'The Scorpion King,' 'Hercules' and 'The Fast. [309] Production on Black Adam began filming in April 2021 with it set to release on October 21, 2022. [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. ", "Dwayne Johnson's 'Red Notice' Pushed Back 5 Months to Fall 2020", "Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Might Just BE The BUSIEST Celeb In The Business! [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. [240][241], The Rock has appeared on the covers of many magazines, including Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, and TV Guide. He turned face and became known as "The Peoples Champion". Had my first crush (see what you could've had Eve??!) Born: 2-May-1972 Birthplace: Hayward, CA. [360] They first met in 2006 while Johnson was filming The Game Plan. Dwayne Johnson, byname The Rock, (born May 2, 1972, Hayward, California, U.S.), American professional wrestler and actor whose charisma and athleticism made him a success in both fields. [292], In 2021, Johnson co-starred with Emily Blunt in The Walt Disney Company's Jungle Cruise, as Frank Wolff and Lily Houghton, respectively. [338] The show was set to debut in October 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia, but plans were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly a year later, he appeared in the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Tsunkatse" as an alien wrestler who fought popular character Seven of Nine. Johnson was initially uncredited in his role, yet teased his involvement in a cryptic Instagram post shared on the day of the event. 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Publicity Listings Announces New Members, WWF Superstar Kurt Angle Named Honorary Chairman", "Watch the Rock's Very Odd Speech at the 2000 Republican Convention", "Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Admits He Didn't Vote for Trump or Hillary in 2016: I Wanted 'Someone Else', "Dwayne Johnson Endorses Presidential Candidate for First Time, Supports Joe Biden and Kamala Harris", Dwayne Johnson Shares 'Honest Feelings' on Running for President, The Rock for president? In 2011, the Rock's return to an episode of Raw generated an average of 4.7million viewers in the United States, with 7.4million tuning in during his promo. [81], In the latter half of 1998, The Rock saw a big uptick in fan support. [156], The Rock returned on the January 30, 2003, episode of SmackDown! [349], In 2006, Johnson founded the Dwayne Johnson Rock Foundation, a charity working with at-risk and terminally ill children. (December 12, 2017) Announced that he and his girlfriend Lauren are expecting their second daughter in Spring 2018. This culminated in the Rock defeating Punk to win his eighth WWE Championship. He is the son of Ata Johnson (born Feagaimaleata Fitisemanu Maivia) and professional wrestler Rocky Johnson (born Wayde Douglas Bowles). [239][3][224] The movie's financial success led to Johnson's first leading role in the spin-off The Scorpion King (2002). [353] In 2018, Johnson donated a gym to a military base in Oahu, Hawaii. Despite being played as a hero, fans booed him relentlessly and chanted "Rocky sucks" every time he had a match. Reed has called Johnson the "realest" and most "down to earth, humble and talented" guy he knows. Johnson said his tattoo took 60 hours to complete and that it tells the story of his ancestors and his own life. 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. Johnson was born into a family of wrestlers. Did a WWE legend just take a shot at Sami Zayn's physique right here? 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. [316], In 2019, Johnson produced and appeared as himself in Fighting with My Family, a comedy drama about Paige and her family, who are also professional wrestlers. The next night, on Raw is War, the Rock debuted a new Intercontinental Championship design and would later overthrow Faarooq as leader of the Nation of Domination to spark a feud between the two. Also check out: Dwayne Johnson's Complete Workout Routine. [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. [51][52][30], By his senior year at Freedom High School, Johnson had only played two years of high school football but the fact that he had excelled on a team in an elite high school athletic division known nationally for producing a long list of professional and Olympic-level athletes, including future NFL stars Andre Reed, Saquon Barkley, Kyzir White, and others, drew the attention of NCAA Division I collegiate programs. 'Sweetest Baby Girl in the Whole World,' Lauren Hashian Says", "One good thing Virginia has going for it this week? [370] In 2009, he gained Canadian citizenship through his father's birth and citizenship there. [216] At the event, he would cut a promo with Becky Lynch before they were interrupted by King Corbin. [287] In 2019, Johnson started hosting an NBC competition series called The Titan Games. His maternal grandfather was wrestler "High Chief" Peter Maivia, and . [238] The movie broke a two-year record for the highest-grossing single day in film history by earning US$28,594,667. In 2016 he voiced Maui in the Disney animated film Moana (2016). [191] On the January 7, 2013, episode of Raw, the Rock returned to confront his Royal Rumble opponent CM Punk. Before the age of 17, he was arrested multiple times for fighting, theft, and check fraud and was suspended two weeks for fighting. and was bullied by a punk and waited for him after school and punched him in the face. 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. [127] On the December 18 episode of Raw, the Rock won the WWF Tag Team Championship with The Undertaker, defeating Edge and Christian, before losing it back to them the next night at a SmackDown! I have so much love and respect for the fans. [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. Debut", "10/04 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Powell's review of The Rock's return, Kofi Kingston vs. Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship, Kevin Owens vs. Shane McMahon in a career vs. career ladder match, Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair vs. Sasha Banks and Bayley", "WWE Legend The Rock Makes a Special Appearance on Impact Wrestling", "The Rock Comments On Inducting Ken Shamrock Into The Impact Hall Of Fame", "Wyclef, The Rock Shoot "It Doesn't Matter" Video", "AmIAnnoying.com Entertainment Weekly's Top 12 Entertainers of the Year [1999]", "AmIAnnoying.com Forbes' Celebrity 100 Power Ranking [2000]", "AmIAnnoying.com People Magazine's 25 Most Intriguing People [2000]", "AmIAnnoying.com Entertainment Weekly's 101 Most Influential People [2001]", "AmIAnnoying.com E! [50] The local newspaper later described him as "a troubled teenager with a history of run-ins with police." When one talks of the greatest wrestlers of all time, Dwayne The Rock Johnsons name is bound to pop up during the conversation. Dwayne Johnson was named as Forbes magazine's highest-paid actor. [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. [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. According to Forbes, his estimated earnings for 2016 was approximately $64.5 million making him the highest paid actor for that year. The Rock. Dwayne's grandfather. 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. He also started a new persona that has been called Hollywood Rock, with a new look and a shaved head. Regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, he wrestled for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now known as WWE) for eight years prior to pursuing an acting career. Dwayne has appeared in some of the best movies, including playing Luke Hobbs in the Fast & Furious films. [181] However, on the October 24 episode of Raw, Cena instead suggested the Rock be his partner in a standard tag team match against The Miz and R-Truth, a team called Awesome Truth,[182] which Rock agreed to the following week. 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). According to one of the producers, Johnson's was a childhood fan of Johnny Bravo. [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. 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. The . He is the Father of Leia Cardillo. [366] Johnson and Hashian live in Los Angeles, have a farm in Virginia, and a home in Southwest Ranches, Florida. It wouldnt be wrong to say that weve been caught between a Rock and a wonderful place ever since 1996. Had a long reign as WWF Intercontinental champion for 9 months between December 1997 and August '98. That makes him a descendant of the African-Americans who left the United States along with the British after the end of the American Revolution, having chosen to side with their captors. [73], At D-Generation X: In Your House on December 7, 1997, Stone Cold Steve Austin defeated the Rock in under six minutes to retain the Intercontinental Championship. [195], On January 27, at the Royal Rumble, CM Punk would seemingly defeat the Rock after the arena lights went out and someone attacked the Rock. [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. It was really the only thing that I had going into acting. [293] Jaume Collet-Serra served as director, with a script by Michael Green from a previous one co-written by J. D. Payne and Patrick McKay. That's when I started thinking about goals and what I wanted to accomplish," he has since said about his high school football experience. brand before taking a sabbatical from wrestling. 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. Aside from his accomplishments, one thing that has always intrigued Johnson's fans is his ethnicity. He later told Oprah Winfrey those negative chants made him transform into the egotistical character, The Rock, which, ironically made him a fan favorite. Apart from establishing his own foundation for terminally-ill and at-risk children, he has time and again donated thousands of dollars for relief efforts from hurricanes and floods. Rushmore, Hulk Hogan's Lawsuit, Origins Of 'Woooo', "SI Now: John Cena's wrestling Mt. [229][230], The Rock was listed on Entertainment Weekly's 101 Most Influential People in both 2000 and 2001. The Rock and his wife. Nationality refers to the country to which one is a citizen and ethnicity refers to a person's ethnic background. The Rock was also part of the highest rated match of the 21st century with his WWF Championship defense, on May 1, 2000, against Shane McMahon did an 8.3 rating making it the highest rated segment of all time behind 'This is your life'. Ate at the fast food restaurant, In-N-Out, for the first time ever. [61] He was initially reluctant to take this ring name but was persuaded by Vince McMahon and Jim Ross. When Johnson debuted in WWE as Rocky Maivia in 1996, he wasn't exactly a fan favorite. While growing up, Dwayne traveled around a lot with his parents and watched his father perform in the ring. It was known as the WWF Undisputed Championship during his seventh reign and as the WWE Championship during his eighth. [141] The Rock then unsuccessfully challenged Jericho for the now Undisputed WWF Championship at Royal Rumble on January 20, 2002. [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. [290][291] Johnson reprised his role as Bravestone, in Jumanji: The Next Level. Wrestling at first under his real name, Johnson defeated The Brooklyn Brawler at a house show on March 10[60] and lost matches to Chris Candido and Owen Hart. You can get great people around you, smart minds and great resources, but it's still from here [points to heart]. [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. [101], Shortly after SummerSlam, the Rock began teaming with former opponent Mankind and the two became known as the Rock 'n' Sock Connection. A multi-talented athlete, Johnson was part of his schools track, football and wrestling teams. As it is today, he is a United States citizen not minding his parental affiliations with Ireland and Africa. [40][62] He was given the nickname "The Blue Chipper" and to play up his lineage, he was hyped as the WWF's first third-generation wrestler. He presented the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects at the 80th Academy Awards. American actor and former professional wrestler (born 1972), Debut and Intercontinental Champion (19961997), WWF Champion and rise to superstardom (19982000), Record-breaking world champion (20002002), insulting John Cena using the history of Boston, Massachusetts, Rock Concert on the 20th anniversary episode of. In the end, it came down to a one-on-one between the Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin. Dwayne Johnson has come a long way from being The Rock, to Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, to just Dwayne Johnson. The following year he played his first leading role as the titular character in the sword and sorcery action fantasy film The Scorpion King (2002). Joe: Retaliation (2013), Hercules (2014), Skyscraper (2018), San Andreas (2015) and Rampage (2018). Thanks largely to his stunning $125 million earnings in the previous year, The Rock's net worth in 2018 stood at $280 million. The couple wed on August 18, 2020, in Hawaii. [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. The Rock is one of the biggest movie stars and professional wrestlers alive. I've never gone wrong trusting my gut. [220][221] He also recorded "Pie" with Slick Rick for WWF The Music, Vol. He then successfully defended the Intercontinental title against Faarooq at Over the Edge: In Your House on May 31. When one talks of the greatest wrestlers of all time, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's name is bound to pop up during the conversation. [2][169] This would be Johnson's final wrestling match until November 2011. [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. [189] This event broke the record for biggest professional wrestling pay-per-view buyrate. In reality, WCW was purchased by Vince McMahon and the WWF, and ECW had gone out of business in early 2001. [171] On March 29, 2008, Johnson appeared to induct his father Rocky Johnson and grandfather Peter Maivia into the WWE Hall of Fame. In 1999, the Rock was listed No. : Miami (2007), and Southland Tales (2006). [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. During a lengthy promo, he addressed the fans and started a feud with John Cena. Alas, nothing became of the movie. Ata Fitisemanu was the. He debuted on Monday Night Raw as a member of Marc Mero's entourage on November 4, 1996. Soon the Rock was kicked out of the "Corporation". Major Title Wins Include: WWF/WWE Heavyweight Title (8); WWF Intercontinental Title; WWF Tag Team Title w/, Officially proclaimed himself "The Rock" during a promo where he attacked, He originally chose "Flex Kavana" as his stage name, because he didn't want to seem like he was trading off his family's legacy (, When Rocky Maivia was first considering going by the name The Rock for short, he resisted because he felt this would be stealing the former nickname of WWE Hall-of-Famer. 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. Even if the writer, Dion Beary, wanted to . While many people know it's from his early wrestling career and many people my know that Dwayne Johnson comes from Samoan wrestling royalty perhaps what is less well known are the origins of his iconic nickname. However, he always knew his future lay in wrestling, and he eventually made his WWF bow in 1996, under the name Rocky Maivia. [362][363][364] They have two daughters: Jasmine (born December 17, 2015)[365] and Tiana (born April 17, 2018). To say the Rock doesn't count as a Black champion is essentially saying Barack Obama isn't the first Black president due to his mixed heritage. and mustachioed demeanor which led his fellow students to suspect he was an undercover policeman, not unlike. The Rock later saved Cena from an assault by Big Show, only to be laid out by CM Punk. Johnson's first film appearance was in The Mummy Returns (2001). [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. While he was filming his swordfight scene with. 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. Dwayne Johnson's character creation of "the Rock" became one of the most charismatic and dynamic characters the WWE industry has ever seen. I didn't have the background-Juilliard or performing-arts school or anything like that. In 2010, Johnson told "The Tonight Show" host. 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. [203] Johnson underwent surgery on April 23 to reattach the torn tendons. The next month, he successfully defended his title against Kurt Angle and Triple H at SummerSlam. [170], On March 12, 2007, the Rock appeared on a WWE show after nearly three years, via a pre-taped promo shown during Raw. He also has some Irish ancestry, from his fathers side of the family. The Rock got into a verbal back-and-forth with Bray Wyatt before having an impromptu match with Wyatt Family member Erick Rowan. Removing elbow pad before delivering the People's Elbow, Trademark move: Spine on the Pine (modified Spinebuster). [231] In 2001, he was also listed on E! Success isn't overnight. The actor is of multi-dimensional nationality which is attributable to his parents heritage. To complete the subscription process, please click the link in the email we just sent you. When Daniel Craig retired from the 007 franchise, Dwayne expressed his desire to play James Bond. Dwayne's father, a native of Canada, is black, of Black Nova Scotian descent, and was born in Amherst, Nova Scotia (Dwayne's father's ancestors were African-Americans who moved to Canada). Johnson competed at ten different WrestleManias over a 16-year period - XIII (1997), XIV (1998), XV (1999), 2000, X-Seven (2001), X-8 (2002), XIX (2003), XX (2004), XXVIII (2012) and 29 (2013). What is the net worth of Dwayne The Rock 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!' But at night when he steps into the ring, he becomes the chair-flinging, wisecracking wrestler known as The Rock. College football recruiters ranked Johnson as one of the top ten high school defensive tackles in the nation. [331] The first item in his partnership with Under Armour, a gym bag, sold out in a couple of days. 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). Few people have had as rock-solid of a career in so many realms as Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. [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. Thinking it would make him appear big-headed, he graciously turned the offer down. [February 2017], As a high school student, he found this very difficult to make friends due to his lofty (6' 4" / 225 lbs.) [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. WWE enthusiasts are in mourning as Rocky "Soulman" Johnson esteemed wrestler and father of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has passed away at age 75, according to TMZ. People magazine named him the Sexiest Man Alive of 2016. [160] There, he had various small feuds, including one with The Hurricane. [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. [322], In 2021, his biographical comedy-drama series Young Rock began airing on NBC. Later in his career, he played as, A member of the elite group of wrestlers, such as. [259] In 2013, the night after the Rock won the WWE Championship for the first time in over a decade, at Royal Rumble, Raw got its highest rating of that year. [122][123] The Rock successfully defended the championship against Chris Benoit, on July 23, at Fully Loaded. [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 Rock's WCW Championship was renamed the unbranded "World Championship" following the Alliance's loss. 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