[288][289] In 2018, he starred in the action films Rampage and Skyscraper. So it seems Johnson inherited his incredible wrestling talent from both sides of his family. When Johnson was 15 years old, his family was going through a rough period. The couple wed on August 18, 2020, in Hawaii. That night, he was attacked by a debuting Goldberg. 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). [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. [238] The movie broke a two-year record for the highest-grossing single day in film history by earning US$28,594,667. He owns the rights to name "The Rock" (including logos, phrases, etc). With the critical and financial success of Welcome to the Jungle, production of the movie began in early 2019, and was released on December 13, 2019. [245], As of November2021[update], his Instagram account is the fourth most-followed in the world with over 280 million followers. He then vowed to once again become WWE Champion. 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! [313], On March 16, 2021, he appeared for the first time as The Foundation in Fortnite Battle Royale. Had my first crush (see what you could've had Eve??!) [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. [3] He received US$5.5million for the role and Guinness World Records named him the record-holder for highest-paid actor in their first leading role. [77][78] On January 19, 1998, at the Royal Rumble, the Rock defeated Shamrock by disqualification to retain the Intercontinental title. Stone Cold Steve Austin, Kurt Angle, Shane McMahon, Booker T & Rob Van Dam; Sole Survivor: The Rock", "Hulk Hogan: I Changed Rock Match On The Fly", "The Rock's seventh WWE Championship reign", "The Rock defeats Undertaker and Kurt Angle in a triple threat match to become WWE Champion", "Brock Lesnar w/Paul Heyman vs. [111] However, the Rock's feet accidentally hit the floor during the reversal attempt although those watching the event on television did not see that. When one talks of the greatest wrestlers of all time, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's name is bound to pop up during the conversation. 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. 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. [49], At Freedom High School in the Lehigh Valley, Johnson initially struggled and was drawn into a culture of conflict and petty crime. It wouldnt be wrong to say that weve been caught between a Rock and a wonderful place ever since 1996. Recently, he revealed that after they'd lost their apartment, his mother, Ata Johnson, tried to kill herself. You have to do close to nothing. Dwayne has appeared in some of the best movies, including playing Luke Hobbs in the Fast & Furious films. It is set to rival other long-standing bodybuilding shows such as The Arnold Classic and Joe Weider's Mr. He then became a box-office star, appearing in films including 'The Scorpion King,' 'Hercules' and 'The Fast. Let's look at what we know about Ata Johnson, The Rock's mother, who is a force of nature on her own. The Rock has often contributed his success towards his family, especially his mother, Ata Johnson. [125] The next month, the Rock feuded with Rikishi and defeated him at Survivor Series. 's 20 Top Entertainers. [290][291] Johnson reprised his role as Bravestone, in Jumanji: The Next Level. 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. 5. [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. [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]. Is an official Priest registered in California for a special YouTube video for his best friend (Nick Mundy). [30] Veteran wrestler Pat Patterson secured several tryout matches for Johnson with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1996. taping. [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. [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. [177], On April 3, at WrestleMania XXVII, the Rock opened the show by cutting a promo. [134][135] He later lost the title to Chris Jericho at No Mercy on October 21, 2001. [356], Johnson first met fellow University of Miami student Dany Garcia in the early 1990s. Over his acting career, he became one of the highest paid and most successful actors in Hollywood. [227] In 2000, Access Hollywood ranked him number six in their list of the Top 10 Celebrities of 2000. The Alliance and Vince McMahon then both attempted to persuade the Rock to join their team. Time magazine named him one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World (2016). Dwayne Johnson was the first third-generation wrestler in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). In 2003, Johnson got a large tattoo that covers much of his chest and left arm. [196] Punk received a title rematch with the Rock, at Elimination Chamber on February 17, 2013, with the added stipulation that if the Rock was disqualified or counted out, he would still lose the WWE Championship. The tattoo is a partial Pe'a, which is an intricate tattoo males have traditionally gotten in Samoan culture. Johnson used this time off to act in The Scorpion King. 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Dwayne is a skilled light tackle salt water fisherman. The next month, the Rock defeated Booker T, at SummerSlam, to win the WCW Championship for the first time. [109][110], At the Royal Rumble, on January 23, 2000, the Rock entered the Royal Rumble match and was one of the final two remaining, along with Big Show. [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. [132] Austin and Triple H then formed a tag team called The Power Trip,[133] while the Rock was indefinitely suspended in storyline. [172] Johnson's next appearance was through a pre-taped promo on October 2, 2009, during the Decade of SmackDown. [82] His popularity caused him to be booked in a feud with fellow Nation members Mark Henry and D'Lo Brown, turning babyface in the process. I was able to donate an entire gym to a military base that's very close to my heart, @jointbasephh. [50] The local newspaper later described him as "a troubled teenager with a history of run-ins with police." [56] Additionally, Johnson was one of the university's most prolific student speakers in the Miami-area community, frequently delivering positive messages about his own struggles and encouraging them to remain in school and avoid the dangers of drug use. 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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'. The Rock then pinned Austin, giving Team WWF the victory and forcing The Alliance to disband. [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. Reigns then won the match and the Rock endorsed him in the ring. He reprised his role as Luke Hobbs in The Fate of the Furious, which was released in 2017. In the end, it came down to a one-on-one between the Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin. [114][115] The Rock lasted until the final two but was eliminated by then-reigning champion Triple H after Vince betrayed him by hitting him with a chair. His first video, The YouTube Factory, featured online personality Lilly Singh and several other internet stars. [22], Though originally attached as producer and star, Johnson will now serve solely as the former on a film adaptation of The Janson Directive. Later in his career, he played as, A member of the elite group of wrestlers, such as. 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. We need to confirm your email address. [256][257] His return in 2001 did a 7.1 rating which was the highest rated segment of the entire year. It was known as the WWF Undisputed Championship during his seventh reign and as the WWE Championship during his eighth. PS. The couple married on May 3, 1997. Since 2016, every movie Johnson has starred in has been produced by Seven Bucks Productions, which is his own company. [327][328], In 2000, Johnson published his autobiography, titled The Rock Says, which he co-wrote with Joe Layden. [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! His maternal grandfather was wrestler "High Chief" Peter Maivia, and . [142], At the next pay-per-view, No Way Out on February 17, 2002, the Rock defeated The Undertaker in a singles match. While growing up, Dwayne traveled around a lot with his parents and watched his father perform in the ring. 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. [315] Additionally, he will produce and star in a Netflix exclusive film titled John Henry & The Statesmen, as the titular folklore hero. His father, from Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada, is black (of Black Nova Scotian descent), and his mother is of Samoan background (her own father was Peter Fanene Maivia, also a professional wrestler). "My thought process started to change. London. 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. Even in interviews today, his teammates still refer to him as Dewey. [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. Alas, nothing became of the movie. 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. [41][42][43][44][45] In 2008, Johnson inducted his father and grandfather into the WWE Hall of Fame. 3. [186][187] On the March 12, 2012, episode of Raw, the Rock hosted his first "Rock Concert" segment since 2004, mocking Cena in his songs. [53][30] Despite playing four years there, Johnson found himself behind elite players on the depth chart, including future NFL star and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Warren Sapp, and appeared mostly in backup roles. It all adds up. [185], Leading up to WrestleMania, the Rock and Cena had several verbal confrontations on Raw. The Rock and his wife. Dwayne Douglas Johnson, also known as The Rock, was born on May 2, 1972 in Hayward, California. By the mid-2000s, he had such a following that he was dividing his time . [154] After SummerSlam ended, the Rock was visibly angry at the crowd reaction. [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. [353] In 2018, Johnson donated a gym to a military base in Oahu, Hawaii. [232][233] In 2002, the Rock was listed on E! [334] Johnson also released an alarm clock app as part of "Project Rock" that received more than one million downloads in its first week of release. The Rock was the number one overall pick, going to the SmackDown! The Rock appeared in WWE sporadically following WrestleMania XX. They lost against Ric Flair, Randy Orton, and Batista in a handicap match at WrestleMania XX on March 14, 2004, when Orton pinned Foley after an RKO. The Rock seemed to have the upper hand, until his teammate Jericho entered the ring and attacked the Rock. 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[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. [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. [128] In 2001, the Rock continued to feud with Angle over the WWF Championship, culminating at No Way Out on February 25, 2001, where he pinned Angle to win the WWF Championship for a sixth time. He said she stopped their car on a Nashville highway and tried to walk into oncoming traffic. Austin tried to capitalize on this by pinning the Rock, but Kurt Angle revealed his true allegiance by attacking Austin. No matter who you are, being kind is the easiest thing you can do. Nationality refers to the country to which one is a citizen and ethnicity refers to a person's ethnic background. Before he was called "The Rock," his football teammates at the University of Miami called him "Dewey" Johnson. He commanded $64.5 million between June 2015 and June 2016, more than doubling his earnings from the previous year and bumping. He is the son of Ata Johnson (born Feagaimaleata Fitisemanu Maivia) and professional wrestler Rocky Johnson (born Wayde Douglas Bowles). Growing up, he considered what his father did, "wrestling"; he once tried amateur wrestling, and found he did not like this. According to Forbes, his estimated earnings for 2016 was approximately $64.5 million making him the highest paid actor for that year. It would be safe to say that he's the Hulk Hogan of our generation. 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). He is the son of Ata Johnson (born Feagaimaleata Fitisemanu Maivia) and professional wrestler Rocky Johnson (born Wayde Douglas Bowles). During the show, he encountered then-reigning WWE Champion CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, and John Cena, all of whom expressed a desire to face him. 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. Also check out: Dwayne Johnson's Complete Workout Routine. In 1995, Dwayne suffered a back injury which cost him a place in the NFL. 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[69] Behind the scenes, Hart mentored Johnson for his first year in WWF[70] and refused to be booked to take the title from him. [228] That year, Rock was also listed in the Forbes Celebrity 100 and People Magazine's 25 Most Intriguing People. [224] Fellow wrestlers Triple H, Big Show, and Mick Foley also appeared on the show. [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. The film will be directed by Jake Kasdan, from a script co-written by Kasdan and Tom Wheeler. [189] This event broke the record for biggest professional wrestling pay-per-view buyrate. [326] Though Johnson would not appear in Shazam!, he served as a producer and his likeness was used through special effects in flashback scenes. [on his wrestling career] I am amazed at the number of people who think I only work on the days and nights they see me on television. [312], Johnson has been a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the Actor's Branch since 2017. I loved Montclaire Elementary!! [156], The Rock returned on the January 30, 2003, episode of SmackDown! 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". [102] They became WWF Tag Team Champions for the first time after defeating The Undertaker and Big Show for the titles on the August 30, 1999, episode of Raw is War. The University of Miami renamed the Hurricanes' locker room in Johnson's honor. AM cardio starts now.. then breakfast, then hit the weights, then on to set of FAST 6. [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. Ate at the fast food restaurant, In-N-Out, for the first time ever. 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