Dwayne Johnson

Dwayne Johnson

Dwayne Douglas Johnson (born May 2, 1972), is also known for his ring name of the Rock, is an American actor, professional wrestler and the benefactor of the first access to the brand in the WWE Raw shows. He is often credited with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.

Johnson was a college football player. In 1991 he was part of the University of Miami national championship team. Later, he played for Calgary Stampe dispatcher in the Canadian Football League, and was cut two months after the 1995 season. This led to his decision to become a professional wrestler, like his grandfather, Peter Maivia and his father, Rocky Johnson. He earned fame as a public wrestler for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), originally known as World Wrestling Federation (WWF), from 1996 to 2004 and was the first superstar of the third generation in the history of the company. Johnson was quickly given a boost as a heroic figure in the WWF, which was originally announced as "Rocky Maivia," while "The Rock". It would then turn into a villain as a member of the Nation of Domination, in 1997. Two years later, he joined the WWF, Johnson won the WWF Championship, and was one of the most popular wrestlers in the history of the company for his engaging interviews and promos.

Johnson has won a total of 16 championships in the WWF / E This included nine World Heavyweight Championship (WWF / E Championship seven times and the WCW / World Cup two times), WWF Intercontinental Championship in two, and five times in the second holder of the tag WWF championship team. It was the sixth WWF / E Triple Crown champion, and winner of the 2000 Royal Rumble.

Johnson's autobiography, written with Joe Layden said ... The Rock, was released in 2000. It debuted at number one on the New York Times bestseller and remained on the list for several weeks. Johnson first major role as an actor was in The Scorpion King in 2002. For this film, he received the highest salary for a player in his first role at first, earning $ 5.5 million. He has since starred in several successful films like The Rundown, Be Cool, Walking Tall Gridiron Gang, The Game Plan, Get Smart, Race to Witch Mountain, Planet 51, Tooth Fairy, Doom, Why did I get married too?, The other guys, faster, and later with Fast Five opposite Vin Diesel and Paul Walker.