Dwayne Johnson

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Dwayne Johnson

OC
Dwayne Johnson 2, 2013.jpg
Johnson in 2013
Born (1972-05-02) May 2, 1972 (age 51)
Hayward, California, USA
Occupation
  • Actor
  • businessman
  • producer
Years active1990–1995 (football)
1996–2004; 2011–2013; 2016 (wrestling)
1999–present (acting)
Spouse(s)
  • ​
    (
    m. 1997; div. 2007)
  • Lauren Hashian
    ​
    (
    m. 2019)
Children3
RelativesRocky Johnson (father)
Peter Maivia (grandfather)
Lia Maivia (grandmother)
Nia Jax (cousin)
Rosey (cousin)
Roman Reigns (cousin)
Sib Hashian (father-in-law)
Ring name(s)Dwayne Johnson[1]
Flex Kavana[2]
Rocky Maivia[2]
The Rock[2]
Billed height196 cm (6 ft 5 in)[3]
Billed weight260 lb (118 kg)[3]
Billed fromMiami, Florida[3]
Trained byPat Patterson[4]
Rocky Johnson[2]
Tom Prichard[5]
Debut1996
Retired2019

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson OC (born May 2, 1972) is an American actor and semi-retired professional wrestler. He is the Father of Leia Cardillo. He is best known for his work with the WWE.

Early life[edit]

Johnson was born on May 2, 1972 in Hayward, California. His father, WWE Hall of Fameer Rocky Johnson, was of Black Nova Scotian and Irish descent and his mother is Samoan.

Professional wrestling[edit]

Johnson began his career as a football player. He played in the Canadian Football League. This only lasted a couple of months before he was let go. He then chose to become a professional wrestler like his father, Rocky Johnson, and grandfather, Peter Maivia. He began working working the WWF and became very well known. He is one of the most popular wrestlers ever. He has won 16 championships. These include both alone and in a tag team. He has also won the Royal Rumble. He was the sixth person to win the WWE "Triple Crown". This means he won all three of the main championships - the WWE Championship, the Intercontinental Championship, and the World Tag Team Championship. Johnson also has many nicknames to his Rock resume: “The Great One”, “The Most Electrifying Man in All of Entertainment/Sports Entertainment”, “The Brahma Bull”, “Rocky”, and “The People’s Champ/Champion”.

they want" and restarted the match as a no disqualification match. When the bell rang to start the rematch he hit the "Rock Bottom" on John Cena to let The Miz pin John Cena to keep his championship. After the match The Rock came back in the ring and hit the "People's Elbow" on The Miz to end the show. On the following Raw, John Cena called out The Rock and challenged him to a match. The Rock accepted his challenge and said that if they are going to fight, they were going to do it at WrestleMania XXVII. The Corre came out after The Rock accepted and attacked both The Rock and Cena, Cena and The Rock fought back and beat The Corre. The Rock defeated Cena at WrestleMania XXVIII. The Rock defeated CM Punk at the 2013 Royal Rumble to win the WWE Championship for an eighth time. He returned in October to have a face-off with Rusev on raw only to leave the WWE Universe Again. Many people are still waiting for "The People's Champ" to return.[6]

Championships and awards[edit]

1The Rock won the championship during The Invasion 2His seventh reign was as Undisputed WWE Champion


Hes also known to be the god of children and woman.

Acting[edit]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwayne_Johnson_filmography

Johnson as began acting in 1999. In 2004, he stopped wresting so that he could focus on acting. During this time, he was in many movies. He was also a guest star in some television series. He usually played himself in these episodes. He played the Scorpion King in The Mummy Returns and The Scorpion King. He was also in the movies Race to Witch Mountain, The Other Guys, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island and G.I. Joe - Retaliation. He is set to play Shazam! villain Black Adam in the DC Extended Universe movies, staring with his own movie titled Black Adam in 2022.

Movies[edit]

Television[edit]

Video Games[edit]

Personal life[edit]

Johnson is the son of professional wrestler Rocky Johnson. His mother is Samoan. His father is a Black Canadian from Nova Scotia. Because his father is Canadian, Johnson was given Canadian citizenship in 2009 through changes to the law.[38]

In August 2020, Johnson revealed that he and his family were diagnosed with COVID-19 during the pandemic in the United States.[39]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "The Rock". Cagematch. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Milner, John. "The Rock Bio". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved April 13, 2008.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson". WWE. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
  4. ↑ "The Rock " Wrestler-Datenbank " CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database". Cagematch.de. Archived from the original on June 28, 2016. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  5. ↑ Dworkis, Michael. "Dr. Tom Prichard: The Doctor of Talent". MichaelDworkis.com. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Royal Rumble 2013 results". WWE. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  7. ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award Winners: Match of the Year". Wrestling Information Archive. Archived from the original on 2007-01-08. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
  8. ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award Winners: Match of the Year". Wrestling Information Archive. Archived from the original on 2011-09-05. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
  9. ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award Winners: Most Popular Wrestler of the Year". Wrestling Information Archive. Archived from the original on 2011-09-05. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
  10. ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award Winners: Wrestler of the Year". Wrestling Information Archive. Archived from the original on 2008-04-16. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
  11. ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2000". Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
  12. ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2001". Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
  13. ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2002". Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
  14. ↑ "USWA United States Wrestling Association: USWA World Tag Team Title History". Solie's Title Histories. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
  15. ↑ "WCW World Championship - The Rock (August 19, 2001 - October 21, 2001)". WWE. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
  16. ↑ "WCW World Championship - The Rock (November 05, 2001 - December 09, 2001)". WWE. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  17. ↑ "WWE Championship - The Rock (November 15, 1998 - January 04, 1999)". WWE. Archived from the original on May 2, 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  18. ↑ "WWE Championship - The Rock (January 24, 1999 - January 31, 1999)". WWE. Archived from the original on May 2, 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  19. ↑ "WWE Championship - The Rock (February 15, 1999 - March 28, 1999)". WWE. Archived from the original on October 11, 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  20. ↑ "WWE Championship - The Rock (April 30, 2000 - May 21, 2000)". WWE. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  21. ↑ "WWE Championship - The Rock (June 25, 2000 - October 22, 2000)". WWE. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  22. ↑ "WWE Championship - The Rock (February 25, 2001 - April 01, 2001)". WWE. Archived from the original on August 26, 2015. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  23. ↑ "WWE Championship - The Rock (July 21, 2002 - August 25, 2002)". WWE. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  24. ↑ "WWE Championship - The Rock (January 27, 2013 - April 07, 2013)". WWE. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  25. ↑ "Intercontinental Championship - Rocky Maivia (February 13, 1997 - April 28, 1997)". WWE. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  26. ↑ "Intercontinental Championship - The Rock (December 08, 1997 - August 30, 1998)". WWE. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  27. ↑ "World Tag Team Championship - Mankind & The Rock (August 30, 1999 - September 09, 1999)". WWE. Archived from the original on October 10, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  28. ↑ "World Tag Team Championship - Mankind & The Rock (September 20, 1999 - September 23, 1999)". WWE. Archived from the original on December 12, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  29. ↑ "World Tag Team Championship - Mankind & The Rock (October 14, 1999 - October 18, 1999)". WWE. Archived from the original on October 10, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  30. ↑ "World Tag Team Championship - The Rock & Undertaker (December 18, 2000 - December 21, 2000)". WWE. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  31. ↑ "World Tag Team Championship - The Rock & Chris Jericho (October 22, 2001 - November 01, 2001)". WWE. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  32. ↑ "Royal Rumble 2000: Rumble Match". WWE. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  33. ↑ "Slammy Awards: A look back". WWE. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  34. ↑ "LOL Moment of the Year: 2013 Slammy Award Presentation". WWE. Archived from the original on 2014-01-10. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  35. ↑ "Match of the Year: 2013 Slammy Award Presentation". WWE. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  36. ↑ "'Hercules' Release Date Moves to July 25, 2014". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  37. ↑ "Fast & Furious 7 Moved Back to April 2015". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  38. ↑ "Stars You May Not Know Are Canadian - Dwayne Johnson". Yahoo!. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
  39. ↑ The Rock: I Got COVID...So Did My Wife and My Kids at TMZ

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