137 Facts About Rock Johnson

Dwayne Douglas Johnson was born on May 2,1972, and known by his ring name The Rock, is an American-Canadian actor, producer, businessman, former football player, and former professional wrestler.

Rock Johnson's films have grossed over in North America and over worldwide, making him one of the world's highest-grossing and highest-paid actors.

Rock Johnson accepted an athletic scholarship to play at the University of Miami, one of the country's top college football programs.

Rock Johnson aspired to play professional football but went undrafted in the 1995 NFL Draft.

Rock Johnson quickly rose to global prominence, aided by a gimmick he employed as a charismatic trash-talker.

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Rock Johnson left WWE in 2004 and returned in 2011 as a part-time performer until 2013, making sporadic appearances until retiring in 2019.

Rock Johnson headlined the most-bought professional wrestling pay-per-view and was featured among the most watched episodes of WWE's flagship television series.

Rock Johnson starred in the action comedy films Get Smart, Central Intelligence, Baywatch, and Red Notice.

In 2000, Johnson released his autobiography The Rock Says, which was a New York Times bestseller.

In 2016 and 2019, Rock Johnson was named by Time one of the world's most influential people.

Rock Johnson's father was a Black Nova Scotian with a small amount of Irish ancestry.

Rock Johnson's mother is the adopted daughter of Peter Maivia, who was a professional wrestler.

In 2008, Rock Johnson inducted his father and grandfather into the WWE Hall of Fame.

Rock 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.

Rock 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.

At Freedom High School in the Lehigh Valley, Rock Johnson initially struggled and was drawn into a culture of conflict and petty crime.

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 Rock Johnson quickly found himself facing some of the nation's most accomplished high school wrestlers.

Rock Johnson 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.

In 1995, Rock Johnson graduated from the University of Miami with a Bachelor of General Studies and a dual major in criminology and physiology.

Rock Johnson was assigned to Calgary's practice roster, but was cut two months into Calgary's 1995 season.

Rock Johnson received additional training from Tom Prichard, alongside Achim Albrecht and Mark Henry.

Rock Johnson was initially reluctant to take this ring name but was persuaded by Vince McMahon and Jim Ross.

Rock Johnson was given the nickname "The Blue Chipper" and to play up his lineage, he was hyped as the WWF's first third-generation wrestler.

Rock Johnson debuted on Monday Night Raw as a member of Marc Mero's entourage on November 4,1996.

Rock Johnson then refused to acknowledge the Rocky Maivia name, instead referring to himself in the third person as The Rock, though he would still be billed as "The Rock" Rocky Maivia until 1998.

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The next night on Raw Is War, Austin was ordered by Mr McMahon to defend the title in a rematch, but forfeited it to the Rock Johnson instead, handing him the title belt before hitting him with the Stone Cold Stunner.

The Rock Johnson feuded with Austin and Ken Shamrock through the end of 1997 and beginning of 1998.

On January 19,1998, at the Royal Rumble, the Rock Johnson defeated Shamrock by disqualification to retain the Intercontinental title.

The next night, on Raw is War, the Rock Johnson 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.

At King of the Ring, the Rock Johnson defeated Dan Severn in the semi-final match and lost to rival Ken Shamrock in the final.

The Rock Johnson 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 Johnson retained in controversial fashion.

Rock Johnson started consolidating his famous persona during this time, which would last until 2000.

Rock Johnson's popularity caused him to be booked in a feud with fellow Nation members Mark Henry and D'Lo Brown, turning babyface in the process.

Rock Johnson was then entered into the "Deadly Game" tournament for the vacant WWF Championship.

The finals occurred at Survivor Series on November 15,1998, where the Rock Johnson defeated Vince McMahon's associate, Mankind, to win his first WWF Championship.

Mankind appeared to win the match when the Rock Johnson passed out to the Mandible Claw submission move, but Vince McMahon ruled that since the Rock Johnson did not tap out, he retained his title.

Rock Johnson continued to feud with Mankind over the WWF Championship, which was traded back and forth between them.

The Rock Johnson then lost the WWF Championship to Stone Cold Steve Austin at WrestleMania XV on March 28,1999.

Rock Johnson's popularity continued to grow and audiences still cheered for him even though he was a heel.

Rock Johnson then lost the title rematch against Stone Cold Steve Austin at Backlash: In Your House on April 25,1999.

The Rock Johnson then lost a number one contender's match to Triple H, at Fully Loaded, after interference from "Mr Ass" Billy Gunn.

The Rock Johnson then defeated Gunn in a Kiss My Ass match at SummerSlam on August 22,1999.

The Rock Johnson was 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.

Shortly after SummerSlam, the Rock Johnson began teaming with former opponent Mankind and the two became known as the Rock Johnson 'n' Sock Connection.

At the Royal Rumble, on January 23,2000, the Rock Johnson entered the Royal Rumble match and was one of the final two remaining, along with Big Show.

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The Rock Johnson 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, including Big Show and Mick Foley.

The Rock Johnson lasted until the final two but was eliminated by then-reigning champion Triple H after Vince betrayed him by hitting him with a chair.

Rock Johnson then lost the WWF Championship to Kurt Angle, at No Mercy, on October 22,2000.

The next month, the Rock Johnson feuded with Rikishi and defeated him at Survivor Series.

The Rock Johnson wrestled a six-man Hell in a Cell match for the WWF Championship, at Armageddon, which Angle won to retain the title.

In 2001, the Rock Johnson 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.

The Rock Johnson 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.

Rock Johnson returned in late July 2001 when the WWF was feuding with rival promotions World Championship Wrestling and Extreme Championship Wrestling during what is known as The Invasion storyline.

The next month, the Rock Johnson defeated Booker T, at SummerSlam, to win the WCW Championship for the first time.

Rock Johnson later lost the title to Chris Jericho at No Mercy on October 21,2001.

Rock Johnson was a member of Team WWF along with Chris Jericho, The Undertaker, Kane, and Big Show.

The Rock Johnson seemed to have the upper hand, until his teammate Jericho entered the ring and attacked the Rock Johnson.

The Rock Johnson then pinned Austin, giving Team WWF the victory and forcing The Alliance to disband.

At the next pay-per-view, Vengeance on December 9,2001, the Rock Johnson lost the World Championship to Jericho, who would then unify the WWF and World titles later that night.

The Rock successfully defended the title at the Global Warning event against Triple H and Brock Lesnar after pinning Triple H 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.

Rock Johnson started a new persona that has been called Hollywood Rock, with a new look and a shaved head.

The Rock Johnson defeated Hogan at No Way Out before moving to the Raw brand.

Rock Johnson began performing "Rock Concerts", segments in which he played the guitar and mocked WWE performers and fans in song.

The Rock Johnson won after delivering three consecutive Rock Johnson Bottoms, ending their long-running rivalry in what turned out to be Austin's final match.

In 2004, The Rock Johnson aided Mick Foley in his feud against Evolution, leading to a reunion of the Rock Johnson 'n' Sock Connection.

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Rock Johnson 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 Resistance.

On March 12,2007, the Rock Johnson appeared on a WWE show after nearly three years, via a pre-taped promo shown during Raw.

Rock Johnson 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.

On March 29,2008, Johnson appeared to induct his father Rocky Johnson and grandfather Peter Maivia into the WWE Hall of Fame.

On September 30,2009, the Rock Johnson appeared at a World Xtreme Wrestling show to support the professional wrestling debut of Sarona Snuka, the daughter of his long-time friend and mentor Jimmy Snuka.

On February 14,2011, the Rock Johnson was announced as the host of WrestleMania XXVII on April 3,2011, appearing live on Raw for the first time in almost seven years.

Rock Johnson appeared live on Raw in his hometown of Miami to celebrate his 39th birthday.

The Rock Johnson later saved Cena from an assault by Big Show, only to be laid out by CM Punk.

The following night on Raw, the Rock Johnson unveiled a new WWE Championship design, with a different center plate and removable customizable side-plates which had his "Brahma Bull" logo.

The Rock Johnson 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.

Rock Johnson 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.

The Rock Johnson appeared at WrestleMania 31 on March 29,2015 alongside Ronda Rousey, getting into an in-ring altercation with Triple H and Stephanie McMahon.

The Rock Johnson appeared at WrestleMania 32 on April 3,2016, where he announced that WWE had broken the all-time WrestleMania attendance record before being interrupted by The Wyatt Family.

The Rock Johnson got into a verbal back-and-forth with Bray Wyatt before having an impromptu match with Wyatt Family member Erick Rowan.

The Rock Johnson won after giving Rowan a Rock Johnson Bottom and pinning him in six seconds, which set the record for the fastest win in WrestleMania history.

The Rock Johnson was then aided by a returning John Cena to fend off Wyatt, Rowan and Braun Strowman.

On September 30,2019, after weeks of speculation, the Rock Johnson announced that he would be making an appearance on SmackDowns 20th Anniversary on October 4,2019, marking his first appearance on SmackDown since October 2014 and his first televised appearance since April 2016.

Rock Johnson 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.

Rock Johnson appeared on Wyclef Jean's 2000 single "It Doesn't Matter" and in its music video.

Rock Johnson recorded "Pie" with Slick Rick for WWF The Music, Vol.

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In 1999, Johnson appeared on That '70s Show as his father Rocky Johnson.

Rock Johnson has stated the success of that episode is the reason he began receiving offers from Hollywood studios.

In 1999, the Rock Johnson was listed No 5 on Entertainment Weeklys Top 12 Entertainers of the Year.

That year, Rock Johnson was listed in the Forbes Celebrity 100 and People Magazine's 25 Most Intriguing People.

Rock Johnson was listed on Entertainment Weeklys 101 Most Influential People in both 2000 and 2001.

Rock Johnson made a surprise appearance at the official Xbox unveiling during Bill Gates's keynote speech at the ongoing Computer Electronics Show in 2001.

The movie's financial success led to Rock Johnson's first leading role in the spin-off The Scorpion King.

Rock Johnson has appeared on the covers of many magazines, including Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, and TV Guide.

Rock Johnson has appeared in, and been the cover athlete for, several video games.

Rock Johnson has been listed as one of the all-time greatest professional wrestlers as well as one of the top draws in wrestling history.

In "Cable Visions: Television Beyond Broadcasting", the Rock Johnson was described as "for a long time, the WWE's biggest star and probably held the greatest international appeal".

Rock Johnson main-evented the most bought pay-per-view worldwide in WWE history, the most bought pay-per-view domestically in WWE history, the highest rated Raw in history, the highest rated SmackDown in history, and was part of the highest rated cable segment in WWE history with Mankind entitled "This is Your Life", in which Mankind would honor The Rock Johnson with various gifts and reunions.

The Rock Johnson was 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.

In 2013, the night after the Rock Johnson won the WWE Championship for the first time in over a decade, at Royal Rumble, Raw got its highest rating of that year.

Rock Johnson holds the record for most Raw shows main-evented in one year, most SmackDown shows main-evented in one year and tied with Stone Cold Steve Austin for most PPV shows main evented in one year.

Rock Johnson entered Hollywood and the film industry, becoming a star initially through his wrestling popularity and noted work ethic.

Rock Johnson began his acting career on television while wrestling.

Rock Johnson began his theatrical career in The Mummy Returns, The Scorpion King, The Rundown, and Walking Tall.

Rock Johnson played a supporting role in Be Cool - most notable for the meta element of playing a bodyguard that wants to become an actor - and was the primary antagonist in Doom.

Rock Johnson played a cocky famous American football player in The Game Plan and Agent 23 in Get Smart.

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Rock Johnson presented the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects at the 80th Academy Awards.

Rock Johnson starred as the title character in Hercules and reprised his role as Luke Hobbs in Furious 7.

Rock Johnson 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.

In 2016, Rock 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.

Rock Johnson reprised his role as Luke Hobbs in The Fate of the Furious, which was released in 2017.

Rock 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.

Rock Johnson reprised his role as Bravestone, in Jumanji: The Next Level.

In 2021, Rock Johnson co-starred with Emily Blunt in The Walt Disney Company's Jungle Cruise, as Frank Wolff and Lily Houghton, respectively.

Also in 2021, Rock Johnson starred in Netflix's film Red Notice, written and directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber.

Rock Johnson is noted for his busy schedule and developing multiple projects at once.

Rock Johnson has been a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the Actor's Branch since 2017.

Rock Johnson was initially uncredited in his role, yet teased his involvement in a cryptic Instagram post shared on the day of the event.

In 2012, Rock Johnson founded his production company Seven Bucks Productions.

In 2019, Rock Johnson produced and appeared as himself in Fighting with My Family, a comedy drama about Paige and her family, who are professional wrestlers.

In 2013, Rock Johnson hosted and produced the TNT reality competition series The Hero.

In 2019, Rock Johnson started hosting an NBC competition series called The Titan Games.

In March 2016, Johnson partnered with American fitness apparel manufacturer Under Armour to release "Project Rock".

In 2019, Rock Johnson announced he would be launching his own competitive bodybuilding show alongside his business partner and ex-wife Dany Garcia, called Athleticon.

Rock Johnson, who is a fan of the rapper Tech N9ne, featured on a song titled "Face Off" on the rapper's 2021 album Asin9ne.

Rock Johnson attended the 2000 Democratic National Convention as part of WWE's non-partisan "Smackdown Your Vote" campaign, which aimed to influence young people to vote.

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Rock Johnson had a speaking role at the 2000 Republican National Convention that same year.

Rock Johnson voted for Barack Obama in the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections.

Rock Johnson did not vote in the 2016 election, and is an independent voter as of 2017.

Rock Johnson endorsed Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election.

Rock Johnson has expressed an interest in running for president himself, telling USA Today in February 2021 "I would consider a presidential run in the future if that's what the people wanted".

In 2015, Rock Johnson donated $1,500 to a GoFundMe to pay for an abandoned dog's surgery.

Rock Johnson has worked with Make-A-Wish Foundation on a number of occasions.

Rock Johnson is a businesswoman, IFBB professional bodybuilder, and producer.

Rock Johnson subsequently began dating Lauren Hashian, the daughter of Boston drummer Sib Hashian.

In recognition of his service to the Samoan people, and because he is a descendant of Samoan chiefs, Rock Johnson was given the noble title of Seiuli by Malietoa Tanumafili II during his visit there in July 2004.

Rock Johnson received a partial Samoan pe'a tattoo on his left side in 2003.

On May 16, Rock Johnson announced she had signed a contract with WWE, and in May 2022 announced that her wrestling name would be Ava Raine.