A success timeline featuring the most significant achievements of Dwayne Johnson.
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.
On February 13, 1997, Rocky Maivia won the Intercontinental Championship from Hunter Hearst Helmsley on Monday Night Raw.
In 1999, The Rock was listed No. 1 on Entertainment Weekly's Top 12 Entertainers of the Year.
On May 1, 2000, The Rock's WWF Championship defense against Shane McMahon got an 8.3 rating, making it the highest-rated segment of all time, behind "This Is Your Life".
In 2000, Access Hollywood ranked The Rock No. 1 in their list of the Top 10 Celebrities of 2000. He was also listed in the Forbes Celebrity 100 and People Magazine's 25 Most Intriguing People.
In 2000, Dwayne Johnson won the Royal Rumble.
In 2000, The Rock holds the record for most Raw shows main-evented in one year (38) and most SmackDown shows main-evented in one year (36). Also in 2000, The Rock is tied with Stone Cold Steve Austin for most PPV shows main evented in one year (12).
On February 25, 2001, at No Way Out, the Rock pinned Kurt Angle to win the WWF Championship for a sixth time.
In 2001, The Rock is tied with Stone Cold Steve Austin for most PPV shows main evented in one year (12).
In 2001, The Rock was listed on Entertainment Weekly's 101 Most Influential People and E!'s 20 Top Entertainers.
In 2001, The Rock's return had a 7.1 rating, the highest-rated segment of the year.
In 2002, Johnson starred as the titular character in the spin-off film The Scorpion King. He was paid $5.5 million for his leading role, putting him in the Guinness World Records for the highest salary for a first-time leading man.
In 2002, The Rock played his first leading role in The Scorpion King and received a record-breaking $5.5 million for the role.
In 2002, The Rock was listed on E!'s 25 Toughest Stars.
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.
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.
On March 29, 2008, Johnson inducted his father Rocky Johnson and grandfather Peter Maivia into the WWE Hall of Fame.
In 2008, Dwayne Johnson inducted his father and grandfather into the WWE Hall of Fame.
Raw 1000 was the highest rated Raw episode of 2012 and The Rock's segment with CM Punk and Daniel Bryan was the highest rated segment of the show.
In 2013, the night after the Rock won the WWE Championship for the first time in over a decade, at Royal Rumble, Raw got its highest rating of that year.
On April 3, 2016, The Rock appeared at WrestleMania 32, announcing an attendance record and having an impromptu match against Erick Rowan, which he won in six seconds. John Cena helped him fend off The Wyatt Family.
In 2016, Time named Dwayne Johnson as one of the world's most influential people.
In 2017, Johnson has been a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the Actor's Branch since 2017.
In 2019, Time named Dwayne Johnson as one of the world's most influential people.
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