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[356], Johnson first met fellow University of Miami student Dany Garcia in the early 1990s. [3][225] Johnson has stated the success of that episode is the reason he began receiving offers from Hollywood studios. She is a businesswoman, IFBB professional bodybuilder, and producer. Mankind to become new WWE Champion", "The Rock's second WWE Championship reign", "WWE Looks Back At Super Bowl 'Halftime Heat' With The Rock vs. Mankind", "The Rock's third WWE Championship reign", "Stone Cold vs. Ata and Rocky never had more children beyond Dwayne. In this regard, Dwayne told the Hollywood Reporter: We were living in an efficiency that cost $120 a week. Intended to show a vicious streak in the Rock's character, the Rock hit Mankind in the head with a steel chair 11 times instead of the scripted five, five shots already being a risky amount (most wrestling matches in the Attitude Era involving steel chairs had at most 2 or 3 shots to the head). The show stars Johnson and other actors playing younger versions of the actor. Following his graduation, he signed with the Calgary Stampeders but was cut from the team in his first season. We may earn a commission through links on our site. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI. In honor of her 72nd birthday in October 2020, he celebrated "Mama Rock" with a touching post on Instagram. Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) family: wife, ex-wife, kids, parents [103][104] The two performed a number of critically acclaimed comedic skits together, including one called "This Is Your Life", which saw Mankind bring parody versions of people from the Rock's past on television, such as his high school girlfriend and his high school football coach, only to have the Rock insult them. Because of the family's frequent moves, young Dwayne had a difficult time making friends. [85][86] A "double turn" then occurred as the Rock turned heel again after allying with Vince and Shane McMahon as the crown jewel of their stable, The Corporation, after the McMahons betrayed Mankind. The finals occurred at Survivor Series on November 15, 1998, where the Rock defeated Vince McMahon's associate, Mankind, to win his first WWF Championship. [154] After SummerSlam ended, the Rock was visibly angry at the crowd reaction. Dwayne Johnson, byname The Rock, (born May 2, 1972, Hayward, California, U.S.), American professional wrestler and actor whose charisma and athleticism made him a success in both fields. Heres everything you should know about them. Joe: Retaliation (2013), Hercules (2014), Skyscraper (2018), San Andreas (2015) and Rampage (2018). The three actors who portrayed Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson at different ages of his life in the new NBC series "Young Rock" learned a lot of lessons in the process, but the most important . The Rock (real name Dwayne Douglas Johnson), is an American actor and former professional wrestler. Johnson returned to his wrestling roots by appearing as himself in Fighting with My Family (2019), based on the true story of female wrestling champion Saraya "Paige" Bevis. The movie will be comparable to Braveheart in tone, given Wallace's work on both films, and will depict the king's role in resolving the wars among the islands of Hawaii. After playing college football with the Miami Hurricanes, Dwayne made serious attempts to play American football professionally. "And I. In the end, it came down to a one-on-one between the Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin. Although their lives are as different as can be from the average individual's, their anecdotes sometimes prove to be so universal that fellow parents cannot help but scream, "Oh yeah, same . Oscars presenters will include Michael B. Jordan, Emily Blunt, Dwayne Wrestling at first under his real name, Johnson defeated The Brooklyn Brawler at a house show on March 10[60] and lost matches to Chris Candido and Owen Hart. The Rock had another successful title defense against Benoit, Kane and The Undertaker, on September 24, at Unforgiven.[124]. [40][62] He was given the nickname "The Blue Chipper" and to play up his lineage, he was hyped as the WWF's first third-generation wrestler. Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. Site contains certain content that is owned A&E Television Networks, LLC. He was a member of Team WWF along with Chris Jericho, The Undertaker, Kane, and Big Show. Rock and Rousey prevailed after he attacked Triple H and she overpowered McMahon. Johnson also has a daughter, Simone Alexandra, from his first marriage. His father, Rocky "Soul Man" Johnson, was a member of the first African-American tag-team champions, and his grandfather Peter Maivia was one of the first Samoan wrestlers. 2. [18] Johnson also stars in the Jumanji films, appearing in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) and Jumanji: The Next Level (2019), and voices Bark Kent / Krypto / Superdog, Anubis, and Teth-Adam / Black Adam in the animated film DC League of Super-Pets (2022), before starring as the latter in the live-action superhero film Black Adam (2022). He said that his mother, Ata Johnson, 74, had been in the vehicle. His life story is an inspiring one as it has been revealed that he was kicked out of his home at the age of 13 and became homeless. [259] 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. The Rock's Parents Come From Wrestling Royalty. [14] A 10-time world champion, including the promotion's first of African-American descent,[15] he is also a two-time Intercontinental Champion, a five-time Tag Team Champion, the 2000 Royal Rumble winner, and WWE's sixth Triple Crown champion. [148], The Rock made a surprise return on a June episode of Raw before going to his assigned brand of SmackDown!. -- Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson gets personal in Sunday's episode of "Oprah's Master Class." Johnson, 43, describes a scary situation when he was 15 that involved his parents. The beautiful and dynamic Ata Johnson was born Feagaimaleata Fitisemanu Maivia on October 25, 1948, in Hawaii to Dwayne's grandfather Peter Fanene Maivia and Grandmother Lia Maivia. He also has a 20-year-old daughter with his ex-wife Dany Garcia. The couple divorced in 2003 and she never remarried, but Dwayne has shared a lot about his mother and the struggles they faced when he was younger. 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[258] Raw 1000 was the highest rated Raw episode of 2012 and his segment with CM Punk and Daniel Bryan was the highest rated segment of the show.