Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is an American actor and professional wrestler, widely considered one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. He rose to prominence in the WWF (now WWE) during the Attitude Era before transitioning to a highly successful acting career. His films have grossed billions worldwide, making him one of the highest-grossing and highest-paid actors. Beyond acting and wrestling, Johnson is a co-owner of the United Football League, a board member of TKO Group Holdings (parent of UFC and WWE), and co-founder of Seven Bucks Productions, demonstrating his diverse entrepreneurial ventures.
On May 2, 1972, Dwayne Douglas Johnson, also known as The Rock, was born. He later became an American actor and professional wrestler.
Starting in 1975, Dwayne Johnson began growing up during the late 20th century.
In 1982, Dwayne Johnson's maternal grandmother, Lia Maivia, took over Polynesian Pacific Pro Wrestling after her husband's death.
In 1983, Dwayne Johnson's father and Tony Atlas became the first black tag team champions in WWE history.
In 1988, Dwayne Johnson's maternal grandmother, Lia Maivia, managed Polynesian Pacific Pro Wrestling.
In 1990, Dwayne Johnson graduated from Freedom High School in Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania.
In 1991, Dwayne Johnson was a member of the Miami Hurricanes team, which won that year's national championship.
In 1991, Dwayne Johnson was a member of the University of Miami's national championship football team, although he primarily served as a backup player.
In 1995, Dwayne Johnson graduated with a Bachelor of General Studies and a dual major in criminology and physiology.
In 1995, Dwayne Johnson was signed by the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League but was cut two months into the season.
In 1995, despite aspirations to play professional football, Johnson went undrafted in the NFL draft. He briefly signed with the Calgary Stampeders but was cut during his first season.
On November 4, 1996, Dwayne Johnson, as Rocky Maivia, debuted on Monday Night Raw as a member of Marc Mero's entourage.
In 1996, Dwayne Johnson secured a contract with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) with the assistance of his father.
In 1996, after being cut by Calgary, Dwayne Johnson began his professional wrestling career and secured several tryout matches with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF).
On February 13, 1997, Rocky Maivia won the Intercontinental Championship from Hunter Hearst Helmsley on a Thursday edition of Monday Night Raw.
On May 3, 1997, Dwayne Johnson married Dany Garcia, a businesswoman, International Fitness and Bodybuilding Federation professional bodybuilder, and producer.
At the end of 1997, The Rock feuded with Stone Cold Steve Austin and Ken Shamrock.
On January 19, 1998, at the Royal Rumble, The Rock defeated Ken Shamrock by disqualification to retain the Intercontinental Championship.
In 1998, The Rock and the Nation feuded with Triple H and D-Generation X (DX), culminating in a ladder match at SummerSlam where The Rock lost the Intercontinental Championship to Triple H.
In August 1998, Rocky Maivia turned heel by lashing out at fans and joining Faarooq, D'Lo Brown, and Kama in the stable called the Nation of Domination, refusing to acknowledge the Rocky Maivia name and referring to himself as The Rock.
In the latter half of 1998, The Rock experienced increased fan support and feuded with fellow Nation members Mark Henry and D'Lo Brown, leading to a babyface turn.
On January 4, 1999, on Raw Is War, Mankind defeated The Rock for the WWF Championship after interference from Stone Cold Steve Austin.
On April 29, 1999, WWF aired the pilot episode of SmackDown!, a term derived from one of The Rock's catchphrases. In the episode, The Rock continued his feud with The Corporate Ministry.
Ending in 1999, Dwayne Johnson grew up during the late 20th century.
In 1999, Johnson appeared on That '70s Show as his father Rocky Johnson.
In 1999, The Rock was listed No. 1 on Entertainment Weekly's Top 12 Entertainers of the Year.
On January 23, 2000, at the Royal Rumble, The Rock won the Royal Rumble match against Big Show in controversial fashion. Although The Rock won, his feet accidentally hit the floor during the reversal attempt.
On October 22, 2000, at No Mercy, The Rock lost the WWF Championship to Kurt Angle.
In 2000, Access Hollywood ranked The Rock No. 1 in their list of the Top 10 Celebrities, and he was listed in the Forbes Celebrity 100 and People Magazine's 25 Most Intriguing People.
In 2000, Dwayne Johnson published his autobiography, The Rock Says..., co-written with Joe Layden, which debuted at No. 1 on The New York Times Best Seller list.
In 2000, Dwayne Johnson won the Royal Rumble.
In 2000, Dwayne Johnson's autobiography, "The Rock Says", was released and became a New York Times bestseller.
In 2000, The Rock appeared on Wyclef Jean's single "It Doesn't Matter", hosted Saturday Night Live for the first time, and appeared on Star Trek: Voyager.
In 2000, The Rock saw his famous persona during this time, which would last until then.
In 2000, as part of WWE's non-partisan "Smackdown Your Vote" campaign, Dwayne Johnson had a speaking role at the 2000 Republican National Convention and attended the 2000 Democratic National Convention.
On February 25, 2001, at No Way Out, The Rock defeated Kurt Angle to win the WWF Championship for the sixth time.
On August 14, 2001, Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia's daughter, Simone, was born in Davie, Florida.
On November 1, 2001, The Rock and Chris Jericho lost the WWF Tag Team Championship to Booker T and Test on the episode of SmackDown!, after The Rock defeated Jericho on the November 5 episode of Raw for his second WCW Championship.
In 2001, Dwayne Johnson had his first film role in "The Mummy Returns".
In 2001, The Rock made his motion picture debut as The Scorpion King in The Mummy Returns, breaking a box office record.
In 2001, The Rock was listed on Entertainment Weekly's 101 Most Influential People and E!'s 20 Top Entertainers.
On January 20, 2002, at Royal Rumble, The Rock unsuccessfully challenged Chris Jericho for the now Undisputed WWF Championship.
On March 25, 2002, after the introduction of the brand extension, The Rock was the number one overall pick in the WWF draft lottery, going to the SmackDown! brand.
In 2002, The Rock played his first leading role in The Scorpion King, earning him a Guinness World Record for highest-paid actor in their first leading role.
In 2002, The Rock was listed on E!'s 25 Toughest Stars.
On January 30, 2003, The Rock returned on an episode of SmackDown! to set up another match with Hulk Hogan at No Way Out on February 23. Because of negative fan reaction during previous matches as a result of his budding acting career, The Rock turned heel for the first time since 1999.
In 2003, Dwayne Johnson got a partial Samoan Peʻa tattoo on his left side.
In 2003, The Rock was listed in VH1's 200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons and was No. 7 in People Magazine's 50 Favorite TV Stars.
On March 14, 2004, at WrestleMania XX, The Rock teamed with Mick Foley as The Rock 'n' Sock Connection, losing to Ric Flair, Randy Orton, and Batista. This was Johnson's final wrestling match until November 2011.
In August 2004, Dwayne Johnson was given the noble title Seiuli by Malietoa Tanumafili II in recognition of his service to the Samoan people and his descent from Samoan chiefs.
In 2006, Dwayne Johnson founded the Dwayne Johnson Rock Foundation, a charity working with at-risk and terminally ill children.
In 2006, Dwayne Johnson met Lauren Hashian while filming The Game Plan.
On March 12, 2007, the Rock appeared on a WWE show after nearly three years, via a pre-taped promo shown during Raw.
On June 1, 2007, Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia announced they were separating amicably.
In 2007, Dwayne Johnson and his then-wife, Dany Garcia, donated $1 million to the University of Miami to support the renovation of its football facilities.
In 2007, Dwayne Johnson began dating Lauren Hashian, the daughter of Sib Hashian, the drummer for the band Boston.
In 2007, Dwayne Johnson starred in the family film "The Game Plan".
On March 29, 2008, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson inducted his father Rocky Johnson and grandfather Peter Maivia into the WWE Hall of Fame.
In May 2008, Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia's divorce was finalized.
In 2008, Dwayne Johnson inducted his father and grandfather into the WWE Hall of Fame.
In 2008, Dwayne Johnson starred in the film "Get Smart".
In 2008, Dwayne Johnson voted for Barack Obama.
On September 30, 2009, The Rock appeared at a World Xtreme Wrestling (WXW) show to support the professional wrestling debut of Sarona Snuka, the daughter of his longtime friend and mentor Jimmy Snuka.
On October 2, 2009, The Rock appeared through a pre-taped promo during the Decade of SmackDown.
In 2009, Dwayne Johnson obtained Canadian citizenship through his father's birth and citizenship there.
In 2009, Dwayne Johnson starred in the film "Race to Witch Mountain".
In 2010, Dwayne Johnson starred in the film "Tooth Fairy".
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.
The Rock's final wrestling match until November 2011 when he returned to WWE.
In 2011, Dwayne Johnson returned to the WWE as a part-time performer.
In 2011, Dwayne Johnson's role as Luke Hobbs in "Fast Five" helped the franchise become one of the highest-grossing in film.
On the March 12, 2012, episode of Raw SuperShow, The Rock hosted his first "Rock Concert" segment since 2004, mocking John Cena in his songs.
In 2012, Dwayne Johnson starred in "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island".
In 2012, Dwayne Johnson voted for Barack Obama.
On January 7, 2013, The Rock returned to Raw to confront CM Punk, who was his opponent at the Royal Rumble.
In 2013, Dwayne Johnson continued his appearances in WWE as a part-time performer.
In 2013, Dwayne Johnson hosted and produced the TNT reality competition series The Hero.
In 2013, Dwayne Johnson starred in the film "G.I. Joe: Retaliation".
In an interview in 2013, Hulk Hogan said that he and The Rock changed the style of the match on the fly based on the crowd's response at WrestleMania X8.
In April 2014, The Rock appeared in the opening segment of WrestleMania XXX with Stone Cold Steve Austin and Hulk Hogan.
In September 2014, Dwayne Johnson was initially cast as the antagonist in a film centered around the superhero Billy Batson/Shazam.
In 2014, Dwayne Johnson hosted another TNT reality series, Wake Up Call.
In 2014, Dwayne Johnson starred in the film "Hercules".
On January 25, 2015, The Rock appeared at the Royal Rumble and helped his relative Roman Reigns fend off Big Show and Kane after Reigns eliminated them. Reigns won the match, and The Rock endorsed him in the ring.
On March 29, 2015, The Rock appeared at WrestleMania 31 alongside Ronda Rousey, engaging in an in-ring altercation with Triple H and Stephanie McMahon. The Rock and Rousey prevailed.
In 2015, Dwayne Johnson produced and starred in the HBO comedy-drama series "Ballers".
In 2015, Dwayne Johnson starred in the movie "San Andreas".
In 2015, after actress Michelle Trachtenberg tagged Dwayne Johnson in a tweet about an abandoned dog rescued and named after him, he donated $1,500 to the GoFundMe for the dog's lifesaving surgery.
On January 25, 2016, The Rock was in a segment on Raw that involved The Miz, Big Show, Lana, and Rusev before he and The Usos had an altercation with The New Day.
In March 2016, Dwayne Johnson partnered with Under Armour to release "Project Rock", launching a series of successful apparel and accessories.
On April 3, 2016, at WrestleMania 32, The Rock announced a new attendance record and had an impromptu match against Erick Rowan, winning in six seconds and setting a new record. He was then aided by John Cena against The Wyatt Family.
In 2016, Dwayne Johnson did not vote.
In 2016, Dwayne Johnson starred in "Central Intelligence" and voiced Maui in the Disney animated film "Moana".
In 2016, Dwayne Johnson started his YouTube channel, with his first video, The YouTube Factory, featuring online personality Lilly Singh.
In 2016, Time named Dwayne Johnson as one of the world's most influential people.
In January 2017, it was announced that a film centered around Teth-Adam/Black Adam, a part of the DC Extended Universe, was in development.
On February 20, 2017, The Rock made an untelevised appearance on Raw after the show had ended to film a scene for his film "Fighting with My Family".
As of 2017, Dwayne Johnson was an independent voter.
In 2017, Dwayne Johnson donated $25,000 to Hurricane Harvey relief efforts.
In 2017, Dwayne Johnson had the small "Brahma bull" tattoo on his right arm covered with a larger half-sleeve tattoo of a bull's skull.
In 2017, Dwayne Johnson starred in "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" and "Baywatch".
In 2018, Dwayne Johnson donated a gym to a military base in Oahu, Hawaii.
In 2018, Dwayne Johnson starred in "Skyscraper" and "Rampage".
In 2018, Sean Coyle of ESPN.com noted that after The Rock's victory over Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania X8, The Rock "started to see a dip in fan support" and "that 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, as evidenced by the negative crowd response during his match with Lesnar.
On August 3, 2019, The Rock officially announced his retirement from professional wrestling.
On August 18, 2019, Dwayne Johnson and Lauren Hashian married in Hawaii.
On September 30, 2019, The Rock announced that he would appear on SmackDown's 20th Anniversary.
On October 4, 2019, The Rock returned to SmackDown's 20th Anniversary, cutting a promo with Becky Lynch and attacking King Corbin.
In 2019, Dwayne Johnson announced he would launch a competitive bodybuilding show, "Athleticon", with his business partner and ex-wife, Dany Garcia.
In 2019, Dwayne Johnson finished his role in the HBO comedy-drama series Ballers.
In 2019, Dwayne Johnson produced and appeared as himself in the comedy drama, Fighting with My Family, which tells the story of Saraya Bevis and her wrestling family.
In 2019, Dwayne Johnson starred in the film "Jumanji: The Next Level".
In 2019, Dwayne Johnson started hosting the NBC competition series The Titan Games.
In February 2020, WWE announced that Dwayne Johnson's daughter Simone had started training at the WWE Performance Center.
In March 2020, Dwayne Johnson launched Teremana Tequila, which quickly sold 600,000 nine-litre cases in its first year and is valued at approximately $3.5 billion.
In August 2020, Dwayne Johnson, along with partners and investors including RedBird Capital Partners, purchased the XFL for $15 million.
In October 2020, plans to debut "Athleticon" in Atlanta, Georgia, were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2020, Dwayne Johnson endorsed Joe Biden.
In February 2021, Dwayne Johnson told USA Today that he would "consider a presidential run in the future if that's what the people wanted".
Following an online poll, Dwayne Johnson stated in April 2021 that he has a goal to unite the country and would run for president if the people wanted him to.
In 2021, Dwayne Johnson produced and starred in the autobiographical sitcom "Young Rock".
In 2021, Dwayne Johnson starred in the films "Jungle Cruise" and "Red Notice".
In 2021, Dwayne Johnson supported the Samoa national rugby league team during the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.
In 2021, Dwayne Johnson's biographical comedy-drama series Young Rock began airing on NBC.
In 2021, being a fan of the rapper Tech N9ne, Dwayne Johnson was featured on the song "Face Off" from the rapper's album Asin9ne.
In May 2022, Dwayne Johnson announced that his daughter Simone's ring name would be Ava Raine.
In 2022 Dwayne Johnson planned to relaunch the XFL in Spring, however, the launch was delayed by a year.
In 2022, Dwayne Johnson joined the DC Extended Universe by playing the title role in "Black Adam".
On September 15, 2023, The Rock made a surprise return to SmackDown, in a segment with Pat McAfee and Austin Theory.
In 2023, Dwayne Johnson finished his role in the autobiographical sitcom Young Rock.
In 2023, Dwayne Johnson made a seven-figure donation to the SAG-AFTRA Foundation during the SAG-AFTRA strike and, with Oprah Winfrey, announced the creation of the People's Fund of Maui in response to the 2023 Hawaii wildfires, donating $5 million each.
In 2023, Dwayne Johnson returned to WWE once again on a part-time basis.
On December 31, 2023, it was announced that the merged XFL and United States Football League would be called the United Football League (UFL).
On January 1, 2024, The Rock interrupted Jinder Mahal on Raw, brawled with him, and then referenced Roman Reigns, his relative.
On January 23, 2024, Dwayne Johnson joined the TKO Group Holdings board of directors and obtained full ownership over his trademarked name "The Rock" from WWE.
On March 30, 2024, the United Football League (UFL) launched with 8 teams.
In an April 2024 interview, Dwayne Johnson told Fox News that he regretted endorsing Joe Biden, refusing to endorse anyone in 2024.
As of October 2024, The Rock's Instagram account is the sixth most-followed in the world, with over 395 million followers.
In 2024, Dwayne Johnson will reprise the role of Maui in the Disney animated film "Moana 2".
In 2024, Dwayne Johnson's daughters Jasmine and Tiana provided voices for his film Moana 2.
In 2024, The Rock joined The Bloodline faction, debuted a new "Final Boss" persona, teamed with Roman Reigns at WrestleMania XL, and confronted John Cena and The Undertaker during the event.
On January 6, 2025, The Rock appeared on Raw, thanking Cody Rhodes and later embracing Roman Reigns after his match.
In 2026, Dwayne Johnson will reprise the role of Maui in the live-action remake of "Moana".
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