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 before transitioning to a successful acting career. His films have grossed billions worldwide, making him one of the highest-grossing and highest-paid actors. Beyond entertainment, Johnson is a co-owner of the United Football League, a board member of TKO Group Holdings (parent company of UFC and WWE), and co-founder of Seven Bucks Productions.
On May 2, 1972, Dwayne Douglas Johnson, famously known as The Rock, was born. He would later become a successful actor and professional wrestler.
In 1982, Johnson's maternal grandmother Lia 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.
From 1982 until 1988, Johnson's maternal grandmother Lia managed Polynesian Pacific Pro Wrestling.
In 1990, Dwayne Johnson graduated from Freedom High School in Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania.
In 1991, Dwayne Johnson played as a backup player for the University of Miami's football team, which won the national championship that year.
In 1995, Dwayne Johnson graduated with a Bachelor of General Studies and a dual major in criminology and physiology from the University of Miami.
In 1995, Dwayne Johnson was signed by the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) but was cut two months into the season.
On November 4, 1996, Dwayne Johnson made his WWF debut on Monday Night Raw as Rocky Maivia as a member of Marc Mero's entourage.
In 1996, Dwayne Johnson began his professional wrestling career after securing tryout matches with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). He also wrestled in the USWA and won the USWA Tag Team Championship twice before signing with the WWF.
In 1996, Dwayne Johnson's father helped him secure a contract with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), marking the beginning of his professional wrestling career.
On February 13, 1997, Rocky Maivia won the Intercontinental Championship from Hunter Hearst Helmsley on Monday Night Raw.
On May 3, 1997, Dwayne Johnson married Dany Garcia, a businesswoman, bodybuilder, and producer.
At the end of 1997, The Rock was involved in a feud 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 of Domination feuded with Triple H and D-Generation X (DX), culminating in matches at King of the Ring and SummerSlam where he lost the Intercontinental Championship to Triple H.
In August 1998, Rocky Maivia turned heel by lashing out at fans and joining the Nation of Domination, referring to himself as "The Rock".
In the latter half of 1998, The Rock saw a big uptick in fan support, consolidating his famous persona and turning babyface. He feuded with Nation members Mark Henry and D'Lo Brown.
On January 4, 1999, during an episode of Raw Is War, Mankind defeated The Rock for the WWF Championship after Stone Cold Steve Austin interfered.
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.
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 was one of the final two remaining with Big Show. The Rock's feet accidentally hit the floor during a reversal attempt, though those watching the event on television did not see that, leading to controversy over the winner.
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 of 2000. That year, The Rock was also 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 became a New York Times Best Seller.
In 2000, Dwayne Johnson won the Royal Rumble.
In 2000, The Rock appeared on Wyclef Jean's "It Doesn't Matter", on Star Trek: Voyager, and hosted Saturday Night Live (SNL) for the first time.
In 2000, as part of WWE's "Smackdown Your Vote" campaign, Dwayne Johnson had a speaking role at the 2000 Republican National Convention and attended the 2000 Democratic National Convention.
The Rock's persona consolidated and lasted until 2000.
On February 25, 2001, at No Way Out, The Rock pinned Kurt Angle to win the WWF Championship for a sixth time.
On August 14, 2001, Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia's daughter, Simone, was born in Davie, Florida.
On November 1, 2001, on SmackDown!, The Rock and Chris Jericho lost the WWF Tag Team Championship to Booker T and Test.
In 2001, Dwayne Johnson's first film role was in "The Mummy Returns".
In 2001, The Rock made a surprise appearance at the official Xbox unveiling and debuted in The Mummy Returns as The Scorpion King.
In 2001, The Rock was listed on Entertainment Weekly's 101 Most Influential People and on E!'s 20 Top Entertainers.
On January 20, 2002, at the Royal Rumble, The Rock unsuccessfully challenged Chris Jericho for the Undisputed WWF Championship.
On March 25, 2002, during the WWF's "draft lottery" on Raw, The Rock was the number one overall pick and was drafted to the SmackDown! brand before taking a sabbatical from wrestling.
In 2002, The Rock played his first leading role in The Scorpion King and received a record-breaking salary.
In 2002, The Rock was listed on E!'s 25 Toughest Stars.
On January 30, 2003, The Rock returned on SmackDown! to set up another match with Hulk Hogan. Due to negative fan reaction, The Rock turned heel for the first time since 1999 and adopted a new persona called Hollywood Rock.
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 and Mick Foley lost to Ric Flair, Randy Orton, and Batista in a handicap match, marking 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.
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 Dany Garcia donated $1 million to the University of Miami to support the renovation of its football facilities, which were renamed in his honor.
In 2007, Dwayne Johnson began dating Lauren Hashian, daughter of Sib Hashian.
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, the divorce between Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia was finalized.
In 2008, Dwayne Johnson inducted his father and grandfather into the WWE Hall of Fame.
In 2008, Dwayne Johnson starred in the action comedy 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's appearance was 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 family film "Race to Witch Mountain".
In 2010, Dwayne Johnson starred in the family 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. During a lengthy promo, he addressed the fans and started a feud with John Cena.
On April 3, 2011, The Rock hosted WrestleMania XXVII. He had numerous appearances via satellite and appeared live on the Raw before WrestleMania XXVII to confront Cena. After he and Cena exchanged insults, The Miz and Alex Riley appeared and attacked The Rock; he fended off Miz and Riley, only for Cena to blindside him with an Attitude Adjustment.
In 2011, Dwayne Johnson's role as Luke Hobbs in "Fast Five" helped the Fast & Furious 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 Cena in his songs.
In 2012, Dwayne Johnson starred in the action film "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 Royal Rumble opponent at that time.
From 2011 to 2013, Dwayne Johnson worked as a part-time performer in WWE.
In 2013, Dwayne Johnson hosted and produced the TNT reality competition series "The Hero".
In 2013, Dwayne Johnson starred in the action film "G.I. Joe: Retaliation".
In an interview in 2013, Hulk Hogan stated that he and The Rock changed the style of their WrestleMania X8 match on the fly based on the crowd's response.
In April 2014, The Rock made an appearance in the opening segment of WrestleMania XXX alongside Stone Cold Steve Austin and Hulk Hogan.
In September 2014, Dwayne Johnson was originally cast as the antagonist Black Adam in a film centered around Shazam, but his role was reworked into two separate films.
In 2014, Dwayne Johnson hosted another TNT reality series, "Wake Up Call".
In 2014, Dwayne Johnson starred in the action film "Hercules".
On January 25, 2015, at the Royal Rumble event, The Rock assisted his relative Roman Reigns in fending off Big Show and Kane, after Reigns eliminated them, ultimately endorsing Reigns' victory.
On March 29, 2015, The Rock appeared at WrestleMania 31 alongside Ronda Rousey and got into an in-ring altercation with Triple H and Stephanie McMahon. The Rock and Rousey prevailed after The Rock attacked Triple H and Rousey overpowered McMahon.
In 2015, Dwayne Johnson donated $1,500 to the GoFundMe for an abandoned dog's lifesaving surgery after actress Michelle Trachtenberg tagged him in a tweet.
In 2015, Dwayne Johnson produced and starred in the HBO comedy-drama series "Ballers".
In 2015, Dwayne Johnson starred in the action film "San Andreas".
On January 25, 2016, The Rock was in a segment on Raw, conversing with The Miz, Big Show, Lana, and Rusev before he and The Usos got into an altercation with The New Day.
On April 3, 2016, at WrestleMania 32, The Rock announced a WWE attendance record, had an impromptu match with Erick Rowan, and set a record for the fastest WrestleMania win, later being aided by John Cena.
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 the video "The YouTube Factory", featuring Lilly Singh and other internet stars.
In 2016, Time named Dwayne Johnson as one of the world's most influential people.
In January 2017, a film centered around Teth-Adam/Black Adam, part of the DC Extended Universe, was announced to be in development, with Dwayne Johnson involved.
On February 20, 2017, The Rock made an untelevised appearance on Raw to promote and film a scene for his movie "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 writing for ESPN.com noted in a retrospective review of the event that following his 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.
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, after weeks of speculation, The Rock announced that he would appear on SmackDown's 20th Anniversary on October 4, 2019.
On October 4, 2019, The Rock appeared on 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 Dany Garcia.
In 2019, Dwayne Johnson produced and appeared as himself in "Fighting with My Family", a comedy drama about Saraya Bevis and her family.
In 2019, Dwayne Johnson starred in "Jumanji: The Next Level".
In 2019, Dwayne Johnson started hosting the NBC competition series "The Titan Games".
In 2019, Time named Dwayne Johnson as one of the world's most influential people.
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 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, purchased the XFL for $15 million and announced plans for its relaunch.
In October 2020, plans for the debut of "Athleticon" in Atlanta, Georgia were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2020, Dwayne Johnson endorsed Joe Biden.
In 2020, production for "The King", in which Johnson was set to co-produce and star, was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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, in April 2021, Dwayne Johnson told Today that he has the goal to unite the country and would run for president if the people wanted it.
In 2021, Dwayne Johnson starred in "Jungle Cruise" and "Red Notice".
In 2021, Dwayne Johnson starred in the autobiographical sitcom "Young Rock".
In 2021, Dwayne Johnson supported the Samoa national rugby league team during the Rugby League World Cup.
In 2021, Dwayne Johnson was featured on the song "Face Off" from the rapper Tech N9ne's album Asin9ne.
In 2021, Dwayne Johnson's biographical comedy-drama series "Young Rock" began airing on NBC.
In May 2022, Dwayne Johnson announced that his daughter Simone's ring name would be Ava Raine.
In 2022, Dwayne Johnson joined the DC Extended Universe by playing the title role in "Black Adam".
In 2022, the relaunch of the XFL was delayed by a year.
On September 15, 2023, The Rock made a surprise return to SmackDown, in a segment with Pat McAfee and Austin Theory, who The Rock took out within the segment. This marked his first televised appearance in WWE since October 4, 2019.
In 2023, Dwayne Johnson made a seven-figure donation to the SAG-AFTRA Foundation during the strike and created the People's Fund of Maui with Oprah Winfrey in response to the Hawaii wildfires.
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 made a surprise appearance on the Day 1 edition of Raw, confronting and brawling with Jinder Mahal and referencing Roman Reigns.
On January 23, 2024, Dwayne Johnson joined the TKO Group Holdings board of directors and obtained full ownership over his trademarked name "The Rock".
On March 30, 2024, the United Football League (UFL) is scheduled to start with 8 teams. Johnson owns 50% of the UFL together under XFL Properties LLC.
In April 2024, Dwayne Johnson told Fox News that he regretted endorsing Joe Biden due to the division it caused and refused 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 voiced Maui in the Disney animated film "Moana 2".
In 2024, The Rock joined Reigns' faction The Bloodline, debuting a new "Final Boss" persona and challenging Rhodes and Rollins at WrestleMania Night 1.
On January 6, 2025, The Rock returned on the Raw premiere on Netflix, thanking Cody Rhodes and embracing Roman Reigns.
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