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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is an American actor, professional wrestler, and businessman. He gained prominence in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) during the Attitude Era, becoming one of wrestling's all-time greats. Transitioning to acting, Johnson achieved immense success, becoming one of the highest-grossing and highest-paid actors globally, with his films earning over $14.9 billion worldwide. Beyond entertainment, he is a co-owner of the United Football League, a board member of TKO Group Holdings (UFC & WWE's parent company), and co-founder of Seven Bucks Productions, demonstrating his entrepreneurial ventures.
In 1995, Dwayne Johnson went undrafted in the NFL draft after aspiring to a career in professional football.
On October 22, 2000, at No Mercy, The Rock lost the WWF Championship to Kurt Angle.
On November 1, 2001, on SmackDown!, The Rock and Chris Jericho lost the WWF Tag Team Championship to Booker T and Test.
On January 20, 2002, at Royal Rumble, The Rock unsuccessfully challenged Chris Jericho for the now Undisputed WWF Championship.
In 2024, The Rock turned heel for the first time since 2003.
In 2018, Sean Coyle writing for ESPN.com noted that The Rock started to see a dip in fan support following his victory over Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania X8, and the dip turned into a plunge by the time the Rock had his match with Lesnar at SummerSlam because fans knew he was leaving WWE to pursue an acting career.
In October 2020, plans to debut "Athleticon" in Atlanta were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2020, production of "The King" was scheduled to begin but was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On October 21, 2022, Black Adam was released. The anticipated film received mixed to negative reviews and turned out to be a box office disappointment.
Throughout February and March 2024, The Rock joined The Bloodline, debuted his "Final Boss" persona, and participated in WrestleMania XL, facing John Cena and being chokeslammed by The Undertaker. He later congratulated Cody Rhodes and announced he would be leaving for a while to film The Smashing Machine.
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