He posts about his hobby on social media from time to time, filling those posts with fishing lingo like "spinnerbaits" and "soft plastics." She is also an entrepreneur and producer. He spent his childhood in Grey Lynn in Auckland, New Zealand. The Horizon Award is presented to individuals from the private sectors who have contributed to expanding opportunities for all Americans through their own personal contributions, and who have set exceptional examples for young people through their successes in life. [276], Johnson's first big box office success came in 2011, portraying Luke Hobbs in Fast Five (2011), the film became the seventh highest-grossing film of 2011. After the fifth shot, Mankind was still at ringside instead of being two-thirds up the entrance ramp where he was supposed to be, and after the eleventh shot which knocked a bloodied Mankind out, a recording of Mankind saying "I Quit" from an earlier interview was played over the public address system. The Alliance and Vince McMahon then both attempted to persuade the Rock to join their team. Following his graduation, he signed with the Calgary Stampeders but was cut from the team in his first season. [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. [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. On Twitter, he's said he counts Merle Haggard, Johnny Paycheck, George Strait and Jamey Johnson among his favorite artists. (December 12, 2017) Announced that he and his girlfriend Lauren are expecting their second daughter in Spring 2018. He was offered a promotional deal with "Dunkin' Donuts", which would have seen the company name a donut after him. [330], In March 2016, Johnson partnered with American fitness apparel manufacturer Under Armour to release "Project Rock". 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. John Cena will fill the leading role, with Akiva Goldsman attached as screenwriter. [256][257] His return in 2001 did a 7.1 rating which was the highest rated segment of the entire year. The Rock Comes From a Family of WWE Hall of Famers On NBC's Young Rock, we meet two central figures in the former wrestler's life. By the mid-2000s, he had such a following that he was dividing his time . Few people have had as rock-solid of a career in so many realms as Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Trademark move: Charging Double Leg Spinebuster, Trademark Phrase: "Lay a smack down on your candy ass", Trademark phrase: "Do you smell what The Rock is cookin'?". [269], At the 2021 Survivor Series, WWE held a 25-man Battle Royal to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of The Rock's WWE debut. 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[326] Though Johnson would not appear in Shazam!, he served as a producer and his likeness was used through special effects in flashback scenes. 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. He was a member of the Miami Hurricanes football team during his freshman year in 1991, and won that year's national championship. 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. was re-worked into two separate films. [308][289], On November 14, 2019, he announced a December 2021 release date for the standalone Black Adam film. In 2003, Johnson got a large tattoo that covers much of his chest and left arm. [94][95] The Rock then lost the WWF Championship to Stone Cold Steve Austin at WrestleMania XV on March 28, 1999. Honored by the Congressional Award in Washington, D.C. on June 19, 2008 with the Horizon Award. [234] In 2003, he was listed in VH1's 200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons[235] and was No. The Rock would pin Punk to retain the championship. While he was filming his swordfight scene with. Your login session has expired. [228] That year, Rock was also listed in the Forbes Celebrity 100 and People Magazine's 25 Most Intriguing People. He is best known as The Rock, the ring name he used while wrestling in the WWE and became a 10-time world champion. 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[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. 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! 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. This led to a match at WrestleMania XIX on March 30, 2003, which called back to their previous two WrestleMania encounters, both of which Austin had won. 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'. On April 29, 1999, WWF aired the pilot episode of SmackDown!, a term derived from one of the Rock's catchphrases. The Miz and R-Truth", "Caldwell's WWE Raw Results 2/27: Ongoing "virtual-time" coverage of live Raw The Rock returns to Raw, WM28 hype", "Caldwell's WWE Raw Results 3/12: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of live Raw Rock Concert vs. Cena Rap, Taker returns", "Caldwell's WWE Raw Results 3/26: Ongoing "virtual-time" coverage of live Raw final WM28 hype, Cena-Rock & Hunter-HBK confrontation", "Caldwell's WWE WrestleMania 28 PPV Report 4/1: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live PPV Rock-Cena, Taker-Hunter, Punk-Jericho", "Caldwell's WWE Raw Results 4/2: Ongoing "virtual-time" coverage of live Raw WM28 fall-out, how will Cena respond to Rock loss?, two big title matches", "Caldwell's WWE RAW Results 7/23: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of live Raw No. Born: 2-May-1972 Birthplace: Hayward, CA. [313], On March 16, 2021, he appeared for the first time as The Foundation in Fortnite Battle Royale. 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. From performing extraordinary feats in the ring, to giving the bad guys nightmares in the Fast & Furious franchise, The Rock has done it all. During his main career he was in the main event at WrestleMania three different years (1999, 2000, 2001). [312], Johnson has been a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the Actor's Branch since 2017. What is Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's true ethnicity? [32] After wrestling at Jerry Lawler's United States Wrestling Association under the name Flex Kavana and winning the USWA tag team championship twice with his partner Bart Sawyer in the summer of 1996, Johnson was signed to a WWF contract. 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). Between June 2018 and June 2019, he earned $90 million. 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. Alas, nothing became of the movie. The Rock returned in late July 2001 when the WWF was feuding with rival promotions World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) during what is known as The Invasion storyline. [232][233] In 2002, the Rock was listed on E! The University of Miami renamed the Hurricanes' locker room in Johnson's honor. 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". Vince McMahon then came out and was about to strip Punk of the championship, however, at the Rock's request, he instead restarted the match. [213] On the February 20, 2017, episode of Raw, the Rock made an untelevised appearance after the broadcast had gone off the air, where he promoted and filmed a scene for his then-upcoming film Fighting with My Family. [174], On February 14, 2011, the Rock was announced as the host of WrestleMania XXVII on April 3, 2011, appearing live on Raw for the first time in almost seven years. He returned in 2001 during the WCW/ECW invasion where he joined a team of WWE wrestlers at The Scorpion King (2002), a prequel to The Mummy Returns (2001).Dwayne has a daughter, Simone Alexandra Johnson, born in 2001, with his ex-wife Dany Garcia, and daughters, Jasmine, born in 2015, and Tiana Gia, born in 2018, with his wife, singer and songwriter Lauren Hashian. That night, he was attacked by a debuting Goldberg. In 2017, he revealed that he raises bass in a pond on his farm. [54][55], In 1995, Johnson graduated with a Bachelor of General Studies and a dual major in criminology and physiology. [366] Johnson and Hashian live in Los Angeles, have a farm in Virginia, and a home in Southwest Ranches, Florida. 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 . | FinallyThe Rockhas come back to [whatever city he's in at the time]. [3] Maivia, a clean-cut face character, was pushed heavily from the start despite his wrestling inexperience. [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. [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. That he and his girlfriend Lauren are expecting their second daughter in Spring 2018 a after... 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