Later that night, he entered the Royal Rumble match and lasted until the final two before he was eliminated by Stone Cold Steve Austin. Originally cast in the role as early as September 2014 as the antagonist, in a film centered around the superhero Billy Batson/Shazam,[324][325] his villainous role for Shazam! [Referring to his 0.7 grade point average in college] It's pretty hard to get a point seven. Few people have had as rock-solid of a career in so many realms as Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. [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. [October 2006]. [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. [63] His first match came at Survivor Series, on November 17, 1996, in an eight-man elimination tag match; he was the sole survivor and eliminated the final two members of the opposing team, Crush and Goldust. His films have grossed over $3.5 billion in North America and over $10.5 billion worldwide,[8] making him one of the world's highest-grossing and highest-paid actors. The Rock would pin Punk to retain the championship. Shortly after SummerSlam, the Rock began teaming with former opponent Mankind and the two became known as the Rock 'n' Sock Connection. [March 2017], Often plays a character who appears in a sequel of a franchise without having been in the first movie. [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. The match was billed as "icon versus icon", with both men representing the top tier of two generations of wrestling; ultimately the Rock pinned Hogan at WrestleMania X8. [366] Johnson and Hashian live in Los Angeles, have a farm in Virginia, and a home in Southwest Ranches, Florida. He then vowed to once again become WWE Champion. [184] The Rock and Cena defeated Awesome Truth on November 20 at Survivor Series, when the Rock pinned The Miz. [245], As of November2021[update], his Instagram account is the fourth most-followed in the world with over 280 million followers. Be the first one to comment on this story. [261] The term "smackdown" was instituted in Merriam-Webster dictionaries since 2007. By the mid-2000s, he had such a following that he was dividing his time . Dwayne Johnson was the first third-generation wrestler in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). He was an exceptionally talented footballer and even won a full scholarship from the University of Miami, where he was a part of the national championship team of 1991. 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. 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'. And everyone always asks me, from Letterman [. In the end, it came down to a one-on-one between the Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin. It's nice to be important but more important to be nice. [158][159] The Rock defeated Hogan at No Way Out before moving to the Raw brand. The Rock's WCW Championship was renamed the unbranded "World Championship" following the Alliance's loss. Congratulations to The Rock!The 'Baywatch' star is on the cover of the new comedy issue of GQ Magazine.While much of the interview focuses on whether or not The Rock (real name Dwayne Johnson) could win a Presidential election, as well as his patriotism and his thoughts on the current administration . No matter who you are, being kind is the easiest thing you can do. 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[354] After the 2018 Hawaii floods, he worked with Malama Kauai, a nonprofit organization, to help repair damages caused by the floods. [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. As it is today, he is a United States citizen not minding his parental affiliations with Ireland and Africa. 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. The couple married on May 3, 1997. The following night on Raw, the Rock praised Cena, calling their match "an honor". Growing up, he considered what his father did, "wrestling"; he once tried amateur wrestling, and found he did not like this. After he and Cena exchanged insults, The Miz and Alex Riley appeared and attacked the Rock; he fended off Miz and Riley, only for Cena to blindside him with an Attitude Adjustment. This was played up in the storyline as Big Show provided additional video footage showing this fact, and claimed to be the rightful winner. 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'. His ethnicity or ethnic background is African- (Canadian)/Black and Irish from his father and Samoan from his mother. [92] This match was referred to as "Halftime Heat" as it was televised during halftime of that year's Super Bowl. [343] He also had a speaking role at the 2000 Republican National Convention that same year. He is the son of Ata Johnson (born Feagaimaleata Fitisemanu Maivia) and professional wrestler Rocky Johnson (born Wayde Douglas Bowles). [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. [47][48] Johnson attended President William McKinley High School in Honolulu and then Glencliff High School and McGavock High School, both in Nashville, and then Freedom High School in Bethlehem Township in the Lehigh Valley, where he graduated in 1990. It wouldnt be wrong to say that weve been caught between a Rock and a wonderful place ever since 1996. [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. He commanded $64.5 million between June 2015 and June 2016, more than doubling his earnings from the previous year and bumping. [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. Calgary moved Johnson from defensive tackle to the linebacker position. I grew up in the business. Hawaii. Olympia. He is the Father of Leia Cardillo. In 2000, he hosted Saturday Night Live (SNL) for the first time. [362][363][364] They have two daughters: Jasmine (born December 17, 2015)[365] and Tiana (born April 17, 2018). [224] Fellow wrestlers Triple H, Big Show, and Mick Foley also appeared on the show. Dwayne Johnson first rose to fame as "The Rock," a popular wrestling personality. It looks similar to the tattoo that Johnson's animated character, Maui, has in. 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. She also works as the manager for her ex-husband and WWE legend, Dwayne Johnson. 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. [222], In 1999, Johnson appeared on That '70s Show as his father Rocky Johnson. 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. He played a supporting role in Be Cool (2005) - most notable for the meta element of playing a bodyguard that wants to become an actor[275] - and was the primary antagonist in Doom (2005). [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. He made returns to provide support for Eugene against Jonathan Coachman, and made a cameo in his hometown of Miami and helped Mick Foley against La Rsistance. [2][169] This would be Johnson's final wrestling match until November 2011. Big love to all the kids and staff. 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. Following his graduation, he signed with the Calgary Stampeders but was cut from the team in his first season. He's said in interviews that his days as a teen in Nashville first got him into country music and that he's loved it ever since. Johnson made his WWF debut as Rocky Maivia, a combination of his father and grandfather's ring names, although his real name was acknowledged by the announcers. [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. [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. [134][135] He later lost the title to Chris Jericho at No Mercy on October 21, 2001. Johnson was initially uncredited in his role, yet teased his involvement in a cryptic Instagram post shared on the day of the event. The stable would then refer to themselves as simply "The Nation". Johnson used this time off to act in The Scorpion King. [192] On January 11, he made his first SmackDown appearance in ten years, getting into an altercation with Team Rhodes Scholars, resulting in him delivering a Rock Bottom to Damien Sandow and a People's Elbow to Cody Rhodes. [149][150] The Rock successfully defended the title at the Global Warning event against Triple H and Brock Lesnar after pinning Triple H.[151] On August 25, at SummerSlam, after interference from Lesnar's manager Paul Heyman, the Rock lost the WWE Undisputed Championship to Lesnar along with the record for the youngest WWE Champion, which he had set in 1998. [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. 1 on The New York Times Best Seller list and remained on the list for several weeks. [287] In 2019, Johnson started hosting an NBC competition series called The Titan Games. [210] On June 27, the Rock appeared at a live event in Boston, where he confronted Bo Dallas and gave him a Rock Bottom. That prompted the top brass at WWF to transform him into the funky, incredibly charming, highly talented, crowd-pleasing and loud-mouthed wonder The Rock! With the first official teaser trailer released in October 2018, the project marks Kasdan and Johnson's third collaboration, following Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and Jumanji: The Next Level. [167] In 2004, The Rock aided Mick Foley in his feud against Evolution,[3][2][168] leading to a reunion of the Rock 'n' Sock Connection. This culminated in the Rock defeating Punk to win his eighth WWE Championship. 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. Dwayne's grandfather. The tattoo is a partial Pe'a, which is an intricate tattoo males have traditionally gotten in Samoan culture. (To access, enter the search parameter "Dwayne Johnson" and select "Search by Keyword"). In the episode, the Rock continued his feud with The Corporate Ministry. He was offered a promotional deal with "Dunkin' Donuts", which would have seen the company name a donut after him. A highly successful professional wrestler before making his foray into films, Johnson is also famous by his ring name, 'The Rock'. 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". [129][130] The Rock then feuded with the Royal Rumble winner, Stone Cold Steve Austin, whom he lost the title to at WrestleMania X-Seven after Austin allied with Vince McMahon, who interfered on his behalf. He was a member of Team WWF along with Chris Jericho, The Undertaker, Kane, and Big Show. He also started consolidating his famous persona during this time, which would last until 2000. The Rock was the number one overall pick, going to the SmackDown! [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. 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. [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. [352] In 2017, he donated $25,000 to Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. Johnsons mother is Samoan, while his father is of Black Nova Scotian heritage. So it seems Johnson inherited his incredible wrestling talent from both sides of his family. He said his offenses were fighting and theft but "that's just what I got caught for." Recently, he revealed that after they'd lost their apartment, his mother, Ata Johnson, tried to kill herself. : Miami (2007), and Southland Tales (2006). Dany is the president and CEO of two multi-million dollar companies, namely 'Garcia Companies' and 'Seven Bucks Productions.'. In 2017, he revealed that he raises bass in a pond on his farm. When one talks of the greatest wrestlers of all time, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's name is bound to pop up during the conversation. I am Dwayne Johnson.". Johnson produced and starred in the HBO comedy-drama series Ballers (20152019),[19] and the autobiographical sitcom Young Rock (2021). Even in interviews today, his teammates still refer to him as Dewey. 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". and mustachioed demeanor which led his fellow students to suspect he was an undercover policeman, not unlike. The top 10 movies of Dwayne The Rock Johnson, Dwayne Johnson's Complete Workout Routine, Pics and Video from Dwayne Johnson's house. After the match, the Rock gave Cena a Rock Bottom. [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. Many former WCW and ECW wrestlers were then brought onto WWF television and formed The Alliance to compete with WWF in storyline. [153] This was evident by the fact that he was met with a negative crowd response during his match against Lesnar. Johnson's role within The Fast and the Furious franchise continued with Hobbs & Shaw, co-starring Johnson and Jason Statham. He correctly predicted that Bobby Lashley would defeat Umaga at WrestleMania 23 in Donald Trump and Vince McMahon's "Battle of the Billionaires" Hair vs Hair match. [371], He got a partial Samoan pe'a tattoo on his left side in 2003. 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. 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. In 2016 he voiced Maui in the Disney animated film Moana (2016). He received additional training from Tom Prichard, alongside Achim Albrecht and Mark Henry.[5][32]. While he was filming his swordfight scene with. [359], In 2007, Johnson began dating Lauren Hashian, the daughter of Boston drummer Sib Hashian. In 1999, the Rock was listed No. [February 2017], As a high school student, he found this very difficult to make friends due to his lofty (6' 4" / 225 lbs.) A multi-talented athlete, Johnson was part of his schools track, football and wrestling teams. [372] In 2017, he had the small "Brahma bull" tattoo on his right arm covered with a larger half-sleeve tattoo of a bull's skull. [239][3][224] The movie's financial success led to Johnson's first leading role in the spin-off The Scorpion King (2002). 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. My fam @UFC Champ @RondaRousey joins me in FAST & FURIOUS 7! [287] In 2016, Johnson co-starred with Kevin Hart in the action-comedy Central Intelligence and had a lead voice role in the Disney animated film Moana, in which he voiced the Polynesian demigod Maui. Attended the Republican National Convention (2004). [191] On the January 7, 2013, episode of Raw, the Rock returned to confront his Royal Rumble opponent CM Punk. Another former student was. [361] They were married on August 18, 2019, in Hawaii. The Rock seemed to have the upper hand, until his teammate Jericho entered the ring and attacked the Rock. End of that, bs. - Advertisement - He is an American actor and former professional wrestler. [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. [12], As he did in high school in Pennsylvania, Johnson continued to play defensive tackle at the University of Miami. Johnsons paternal grandparents, James and Lilian Bowles, were both of African origin, while his maternal grandparents, Fanene Leifi Pita Maivia and Ofelia Lia Fuataga, were Samoan, and had a rich wrestling history. Rushmore", "WrestleMania 28 Breaks PPV Records With 1.3 Million Buys", "Wrestlingdata.com The World's Largest Wrestling Database", "Bill Banks Talks About the Highest Rated Wrestling Segment", "Detailed RAW Ratings Breakdown on The Rock's Promo (HUGE Number! [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 first major personal indulgence was his purchase of a Rolex watch. [147] After the introduction of the first-ever brand extension, the WWF held a "draft lottery" on the March 25, 2002, episode of Raw. 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. I heard that from a friend when I was about 15, and I've never forgotten it. [271][272][273][274] He began his acting career on television while 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. 3. Competed in the Royal Rumble match four times ('97, '98, 2000, 2001), winning in 2000. When O'Connor saw his 2-year-old brother fall into their grandmother's pool, he immediately pulled the boy out and started giving him chest compressions, which he got from The Rock. One thing that has always intrigued people is Dwayne Johnsons ethnicity, with the wrestler possessing a mixed heritage. His role as Luke Hobbs in the Fast & Furious films, beginning with Fast Five (2011), and subsequently starred in the spin-off Hobbs & Shaw (2019). Named one of Entertainment Television's "top 20 entertainers of 2001". [75][76] The Rock feuded with Austin and Ken Shamrock through the end of 1997 and beginning of 1998. [199][200], On April 7, at WrestleMania 29, Rock lost the WWE Championship to Cena, ending his reign at 70 days. In 2000, Johnson released his autobiography, The Rock Says, which was a New York Times bestseller. 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. [140] At the next pay-per-view, Vengeance on December 9, 2001, the Rock lost the World Championship to Jericho, who would then unify the WWF and World titles later that night. [270], Johnson entered Hollywood and the film industry, becoming a star initially through his wrestling popularity and noted work ethic. [313], On March 16, 2021, he appeared for the first time as The Foundation in Fortnite Battle Royale. Uncle to wrestlers Jimmy (Jonathan Solofa Fatu) and Jey (Joshua Samuel Fatu) Also known as "The Usos". The attraction made riders extras in an action movie that starred Johnson. [228] That year, Rock was also listed in the Forbes Celebrity 100 and People Magazine's 25 Most Intriguing People. [12] Johnson aspired to play professional football but went undrafted in the 1995 NFL Draft. [144] Despite the Rock portraying a heroic character and Hogan a villain, a portion of the crowd attending the SkyDome was rooting heavily for Hogan. Rock and Rousey prevailed after he attacked Triple H and she overpowered McMahon. Trademark move: Three open handed punches, followed by a hand spitting motion, followed by a fourth punch which typically levelled the opponent. [54][55], In 1995, Johnson graduated with a Bachelor of General Studies and a dual major in criminology and physiology. You can get great people around you, smart minds and great resources, but it's still from here [points to heart]. [237], Johnson's motion picture debut was as The Scorpion King in The Mummy Returns (2001). taping. When one talks of the greatest wrestlers of all time, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's name is bound to pop up during the conversation. 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[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). [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. [106][107] Rock and Mankind then lost the titles to The New Age Outlaws on the very next episode of SmackDown!. [264][265], The Rock holds the record for most Raw shows main-evented in one year (38 in 2000),[266] most SmackDown shows main-evented in one year (36 in 2000)[267] and tied with Stone Cold Steve Austin (in 2001)[268] for most PPV shows main evented in one year (12 in 2000). #BringIt", "TNT Orders Reality Series 'Wake Up Call' from Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson", "Dwayne Johnson to Star in Film Adaptation of 'Rampage' Video Game", "Dwayne Johnson Officially Boards Jumanji Remake", "The Rock Interview: Dwayne Johnson Talks Daughters, Divorce & Family | Fatherly", "Dwayne @TheRock Johnson tells @joshuahorowitz what to expect from his new @FastFurious spin-off @HobbsAndShaw and whether or not we'll see him in #Fast9", "Sony Dates 'Jumanji' Sequel For December 2019 CinemaCon", "Dwayne Johnson Guiding 'Jungle Cruise' Pic For Disney", "Jaume Collet-Serra To Direct Dwayne Johnson In 'Jungle Cruise': No 'Suicide Squad 2', "Emily Blunt Boards Disney's 'Jungle Cruise' with Dwayne Johnson", "Disney's Jungle Cruise Movie Casts Emily Blunt's Brother", "Disney's Jungle Cruise Casts Edgar Ramrez As Its Villain", "Disney's Jungle Cruise Casts Jesse Plemons As Another Villain", "The Rock's Jungle Cruise Involvement Will Go Beyond The Movie", "Dwayne Johnson's 'Jungle Cruise' Moves To Summer 2020", "Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Kicks Off 'Hardcore' Eight-Month Workout Program", "Netflix Takes 'Red Notice'; Ryan Reynolds Joins Dwayne Johnson & Gal Gadot In Rawson Marshall Thurber-Directed Global Heist Film", "How Much Does Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Make for One Movie? 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