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| '''Dwayne Douglas Johnson''' (born ] ]), better known by his former ] '''The Rock''', is an ] ] and former ].<ref name="wwebio" /> He gained mainstream fame as a standout in ] from 1996 to 2004. Since 2001, he has focused on a thriving acting career, though he still makes occasional WWE appearances for promotional purposes. | |||
| Johnson was a nine-time world champion in his career, including a record-setting seven-time ]; his last reign was as WWE Undisputed Champion. He also was the winner of the ]. | |||
| ==Biography== | |||
| ===Early life=== | |||
| {{Refimprove|section titled "Early life"|date=January 2008}} | |||
| Dwayne Johnson, the son of Ata (] Maivia) and ] ], was born in ].<ref>http://www.filmreference.com/film/3/Dwayne-Johnson.html</ref> His maternal grandfather, "High Chief" ], was also a professional wrestler.<ref name="islandconnections">{{cite web | url = http://www.islandconnections.com/edit/dwayne_johnson.htm | title = Dwayne Johnson — How The Rock Transformed from Pro Wrestler to Bankable Movie Star | accessdate = 2006-12-29 | author = Morgan, Kaya}}</ref> | |||
| Johnson traveled around frequently with his parents and watched his father perform in the ring. He went to such schools as ] in ]. As he entered 11th grade, Johnson's father's job required his relocation to ], in the state's ] region. He began playing ] at Bethlehem's ].<ref name="islandconnections" /> In addition to playing football at Freedom High School, he also was a member of the high school's ] team. | |||
| For a brief period, Johnson lived in ], with his mother's family. During this time his mother Ata ensured Johnson was exposed to one of the urban Polynesian cultural strongholds of the Southern Hemisphere. His grandfather and father would end up wrestling extensively in Auckland with American promoter Steve Rickards. Rickards staged a successful television program during the late 1970s-early 1980s, called ''On The Mat''. Many American wrestlers, such as ], and Johnson's grandfather and father, appeared. Johnson attended Richmond Road Primary School before returning to the U.S. with his parents. | |||
| ===Education=== | |||
| Johnson received collegiate football scholarship offers from several universities and settled on the ]. While the ] did not openly recruit Johnson, he entered try-outs as a ] for the program and made the team, playing ]. In 1991, he was part of the Miami Hurricanes' ] team.<ref name="miamihurricanes">{{cite web | url = http://www.ncaaticketsnow.com/miami-tickets.asp | title = University of Miami Famous Alumni | accessdate =2006-12-29 | author = Morgan, Kaya}}</ref> After an injury kept him sidelined, Johnson was replaced by ].<ref name="islandconnections" /> | |||
| Johnson met his future wife, Dany Garcia, who also was attending Miami at the time. Garcia, who graduated from the University of Miami in 1992, is a member of the University of Miami's Board of Trustees,<ref name="universitydonation">{{cite web | url = http://www6.miami.edu/UMH/CDA/UMH_Main/1,1770,2593-1;49592-3,00.html | title = University of Miami Receives $2 Million Gift from Alumni Power Couple | accessdate =2006-12-29 | author = University of Miami}}</ref> and the founder of a Miami-based wealth management firm. The two have remained close to their alma mater, giving a $2 million donation in 2006 to build a living room at the university's alumni center. Johnson continued his football career by joining the ] of the ] after being passed over by the NFL, but he was cut two months into the season.<ref name="calgarystampeders">{{cite web | url = http://calsun.canoe.ca/Sports/Football/2007/09/24/4521230-sun.html | title = Sticking to the Gameplan | accessdate =2007-09-27 | author = Tim Baines}}</ref> | |||
| Johnson graduated from the University of Miami in 1995 with a degree in ].<ref name="islandconnections" /> | |||
| === Family life === | |||
| Johnson married Dany Garcia on ] ], a day after his 25th birthday.<ref name="split" /> His best man at the wedding was fellow wrestler and long-time family friend ]. Johnson and his wife have a daughter, Simone Alexander, born August 14th 2001.<ref name="split" /> | |||
| On June 1, 2007, Johnson and Garcia announced that they would be splitting up after 10 years of marriage. They indicated that their parting was amicable and that they would spend the rest of their lives together as best friends.<ref name="split">{{cite web | url = http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20041195,00.html | title = Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson & Wife Split Up | author = Julie Jordan | publisher = People.com | accessdate=2007-06-04 | date = ], ]}}</ref> | |||
| ===Politics=== | |||
| In 2000, Johnson delivered a speech at the ].<ref name="wwebio" /> | |||
| Because his mother, Ata Maivia, had royal blood, Samoan ] bestowed Johnson with the noble title of ''Seiuli'' during his visit to Samoa in July 2004.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Rock’s Royal Homecoming|url = http://www.pacificmagazine.net/issue/2004/10/01/the-rocks-royal-homecoming}}</ref> He is a supporter of the ], as the team's website during the run-up to the ] showed him holding a personalized Manu Samoa jersey with "The Rock" emblazoned on the back.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.manusamoa.com.ws/| title = Manu Samoa| accessdate = 2007-12-07}}</ref> | |||
| ] | |||
| ===Philanthropy=== | |||
| In 2006, Johnson started up The Dwayne Johnson Rock Foundation, which is known for its charitable work with at-risk and terminally ill children.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.djrockfoundation.org/about-us/ | title = DJ Rock Foundation: Mission Statement | accessdate=2007-06-04 | date = 2006}}</ref> | |||
| On ] ], Johnson and his wife donated an additional $1 million to the University of Miami to support the university's football facilities renovation; it was noted as the largest donation ever given to the university's athletics department by former students. Miami plans to rename the Hurricanes' locker room in Johnson's honor.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.comcast.net/entertainment/index.jsp?cat=ENTERTAINMENT&fn=/2007/10/02/778132.html | title=`The Rock' Gives $1M to Miami Football | accessdate=2007-10-02 }}</ref> | |||
| ==World Wrestling Entertainment== | |||
| Along with his father and grandfather, several members of Johnson's family are current and former professional wrestlers, including his uncles, the ] (Afa and Sika Anoa'i) and cousins, such as ], ], and ]. When he declared his intention to join the family business, his father resisted, but agreed to train his son himself, warning him that he would not go easy on him.<ref name="islandconnections" /> With help from veteran wrestler ], Johnson had several tryout matches with WWE in 1996; he defeated ] at a house show, and lost the others to ] and ]. Impressed by his talent and charisma, Johnson was signed to a deal after a short stint for "seasoning" in ]'s ], where he wrestled under the ring names of "Flex Kavana" and "Pidlaoan Rock". | |||
| ===Rocky Maivia (1996)=== | |||
| {{Refimprove|section titled "Rocky Maivia"|date=January 2008}} | |||
| Johnson made his WWE debut as "Rocky Maivia," which combined his father and grandfather's ring names; Johnson was initially reluctant to the idea, but was persuaded to go ahead with the name by Vince McMahon and Jim Ross.<ref>{{cite book | |||
| | last = Rock | |||
| | first = The | |||
| | authorlink = | |||
| | coauthors = Layden, Joe | |||
| | title = The Rock Says... | |||
| | publisher = Harper Collins Publishers Inc. | |||
| | date = 2000 | |||
| | location = Chapter 10, "Rocky Maivia" | |||
| | pages = pg. 146 | |||
| | url = | |||
| | doi = | |||
| | id = | |||
| | isbn = 0-06-039298-3}}</ref> In addition to tacking on the nickname "The Blue Chipper," WWE played up his connection to his father and grandfather, calling him the company's first third-generation wrestler. Johnson, who was first portrayed as a clean-cut ], was pushed heavily from the start despite his lack of in-ring experience, as he won the ] and the ] after only three months in the company. Fans, however, quickly grew sick of the one-dimensional good guy character, thanks in part to the exploded popularity of ]. As a result, a regular occurrence during Johnson's matches was the fans' angry chants of ''"Die Rocky Die!"'' and ''"Rocky Sucks!"'' | |||
| ===Nation of Domination (1997-1998)=== | |||
| {{Refimprove|section titled "Nation of Domination"|date=January 2008}} | |||
| {{main|Nation of Domination}} | |||
| After losing the Intercontinental title to Owen Hart and returning from an injury, Johnson was allowed to turn heel and joined the ], in the process shortening his ring name of "Rocky Maivia" to simply "The Rock." During that time, Johnson attacked and insulted the fans in his ]. In sharp contrast to the overly positive persona of Rocky Maivia, The Rock was a charismatic bully, eventually driving out the group leader, ]. The Rock also referred to himself in the ], starting many sentences with ''"The Rock says..."'' Johnson was soon recognized for cutting arguably the best promos in the industry. In his 2000 autobiography, Johnson attributed this skill to his exceptional performance in speech communications classes at Miami, in which he earned "A" grades. | |||
| At ], Austin, then reigning Intercontinental Champion, defeated The Rock in less than six minutes to retain the title. The following night, Austin was ordered by McMahon to forfeit the title, which Austin handed over to The Rock before hitting the Stone Cold Stunner on him. Johnson spent the end of 1997 and the beginning of 1998 feuding with both Austin and ]. | |||
| ===The Corporation (1998-1999)=== | |||
| {{Refimprove|section titled "The Corporation"|date=January 2008}} | |||
| {{main|The Corporation (professional wrestling)|l1=The Corporation}} | |||
| Johnson's popularity as The Rock propelled him to the ]. The Rock began to conduct many entertaining interviews, and thus he got over with the fans. Fan reaction effectively turned him ], and he began to feud with ], who said he has a "problem with the people" and thus he should target the "People's Champion" (as The Rock claimed himself to be). A double-turn occurred at the ], when The Rock defeated the then-] ] in the finals of the "Deadly Game" tournament for the vacant WWF Championship to become the first ] of ] descent in WWF history and the youngest WWF world champion at the time. | |||
| At the end of the match, The Rock applied a Sharpshooter on Mankind. As he did this, McMahon called for the bell to be rung and then ordered for The Rock to be declared the winner. With the plan coming to fruition, The Rock turned heel again and sided with Vince McMahon and ] as the crown jewel of ] ]. This was also a start of a double turn, as Mankind was kicked out of The Corporation and made a face turn. Later,The Rock had his own pay-per view which was WWF Rock Bottom which was in Vancouver,BC. So it was a rematch with The Rock vs Mankind for the WWF Championship. Mankind won by submission but Vince McMahon said that since The Rock did not tap out that The Rock would retain his title. | |||
| The Rock began a ] with Mankind over the ], during which the title changed hands back and forth between the two, first during the main event of the ] ] edition of '']'', when Mankind defeated The Rock with the help of ]. The Rock once again captured the WWF title in an ] at the ] when a pre-recorded sample of Mankind saying 'I quit' from an interview segment was played over the sound system. This latest reign did not last long, however. In a match that counter-programmed the ] halftime show on ] ], Mankind pinned The Rock using a ] in an ] where the competitors used everything from bags of popcorn to pieces of garbage to punish each other. This feud lasted until the ] ] edition of ''RAW'', where The Rock regained the WWF title in a ] after ] ]med Mankind off a ladder. | |||
| With Mankind out of the way, The Rock had to defend his World Wrestling Federation Championship at ], against Steve Austin. The Rock lost the WWF Title to Austin at that event, and continued his feud with Austin until May 1999. WWF fans began to cheer The Rock despite him being a ], due to his comedic ], ]s and segments which mocked wrestlers and announcers and made him popular to the fans. Johnson eventually made his second ] turn after he betrayed ] and established a feud with ], ] and the ]. During this feud, he sometimes found himself fighting alongside Steve Austin. His feud with Undertaker ended with a defeat at the ] event, where the Undertaker retained his WWF Championship. | |||
| === The Rock 'n' Sock Connection (1999) === | |||
| {{main|Rock 'n' Sock Connection}} | |||
| Later on, still as a face, besides feuding with Triple H, The Rock also feuded with ] over the summer of 1999, including an infamous "Kiss My Ass" match at that year's ]. In the fall of the same year, The Rock found himself in several championship opportunities, both in singles and ]. He teamed with, now former, enemy Mankind to create "The Rock 'n' Sock Connection" and win the ]. Aside from the championships, the team was regarded as one of the most entertaining teams in history, as Mankind imitated The Rock, who ignored Mankind, with both wrestlers having support from the crowd. The team was also involved in a segment which occurred on ''RAW'' called ''"This Is Your Life"'', in which Mankind brought out people from The Rock's past, such as his high school girlfriend and gym teacher. The segment earned an 8.4 ] and is, to this day, one of the single highest rated segments in terms of viewership in ''RAW'' history.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://slashwrestling.com/raw/990927.html |title=Slashwrestling RAW report - with ratings |accessdate=2007-01-13 |author=Christopher Robin Zimmerman}}</ref> | |||
| ===Feuds for the WWF Championship (2000-2001)=== | |||
| {{Refimprove|section titled "Feuds for the WWF Championship"|date=January 2008}} | |||
| In January 2000, The Rock entered in the WWF's annual ] match and lasted until he and ] were the final two men. In the final moment of the match, The Big Show was seemingly going to dump the Rock over the top rope in a running ]-like position, but when they got to the apron the Rock reversed the throw, sending the Big Show to the outside floor and then came back up. The Rock's feet, however, hit the floor first, although those watching the event did not see that. The Big Show attempted to prove that the Rock's feet, not his, touched the ground first. He did manage to prove it, by providing video footage showing that he was the rightful winner. Despite that, the decision that The Rock had won the Rumble match could not be reversed, so a number one contendership match for the ] at ] was held, which saw the Big Show come out on top after ] interfered, knocking The Rock in the head with a steel chair as he attempted to finish off his opponent with a ]. The Rock later defeated The Big Show on ] ] to regain the right to face the WWF Champion, Triple H, at ] in a ] where The Big Show and ] competed as well. Each competitor had a McMahon in their corner; for Triple H, his on-screen wife and then off-screen girlfriend ]; for Mick Foley, the matriarch ]; for The Rock, Vince McMahon; and in Big Show's corner, Shane McMahon. Triple H retained the title when Vince turned on The Rock, giving him two vicious chair shots, allowing Triple H to pin The Rock for the three-count. | |||
| Over the next couple of months The Rock feuded with Triple H over the WWF Championship. A month after the match at WrestleMania 2000, The Rock had a rematch with Triple H at ] in which The Rock won the WWF Championship, after ] made a brief return and intervened on The Rock's behalf. Later, at ], the two had an ] with ] as the special guest referee, that saw ] return. The Rock got disqualified and lost the title, as a result of The Undertaker attacking Triple H. The following night on '']'', The Rock got his revenge, taking out the entire ] with the help of The Undertaker. He later won the WWF Championship back again at ] in a ] match, which saw him team up with ] and The Undertaker to fight Vince McMahon, Shane McMahon and Triple H. He successfully defended the championship against superstars such as ], ], Triple H, Kane, The Undertaker, and Shane McMahon. | |||
| The Rock later lost the WWF Championship to Angle at ] in October. During this time, he ] with ] and defeated him at ]. He also participated in a six-man ] match at ] for the WWF Championship, in which Kurt Angle retained the title. Before the match, The Rock cut one of his most successful ] ever, making fun of the other five competitors. | |||
| In 2001, The Rock continued his feud with Angle over the WWF Championship and eventually settled it at ]. After a battle that saw both wrestlers kick out of each other's ], The Rock finally came out on top and regained the WWF Championship. Afterwards, he feuded with the ] winner, ]. The Rock went into ] as the WWF Champion, but he was defeated after a shocking turn from Austin, who used ] to win the title. During a steel cage match with Austin in a rematch for the WWF title on the following night's '']'', Triple H came down to the ring with a sledgehammer. Many thought he was coming to aid The Rock, due to the hatred between Austin and Triple H (and an argument with Vince earlier in the night), but it transpired that he had joined the Austin/McMahon partnership by hitting The Rock instead. Austin and Triple H became a Tag Team and called themselves The Two-Man Power Trip. After fighting to "No Contest" with Austin in a rematch, (where Triple-H helped Austin avoid his obvious defeat from the hands of The Rock), Rock went on to film the movie "'']''" after a storyline suspension from Mr. McMahon. | |||
| ===The Invasion and the return back from Hollywood (2001-2002)=== | |||
| {{Refimprove|section titled "The Invasion"|date=January 2008}} | |||
| {{main|The Invasion (professional wrestling)|l1=The Invasion}} | |||
| He returned in late July 2001 and had to decide if he wanted to join the WWF or ] during ], eventually siding with the WWF. At ], The Rock defeated ] to win the ]. He lost the WCW title to ], with whom he won the ] around the same time, at ]. | |||
| The Rock ultimately decided to join the WWF in its battle against The Alliance and was involved in a "Winner Takes All" match at ], which saw him end up one on one with Steve Austin. The Rock seemed to be superior than Austin, until Chris Jericho, who was also a member of team WWF and was eliminated a few minutes before that point, came inside the ring and attacked The Rock. Austin took advantage of that and tried to defeat The Rock, but Kurt Angle, a supposed teammate of Austin, proved out to be a ] planted by Vince McMahon and hit Austin in the head with a title belt, allowing The Rock to eliminate him, destroying The Alliance once and for all. The Rock closed out the year losing the WCW Championship to Chris Jericho at ] as Jericho became ]. | |||
| On ] ], The Rock won his record-breaking seventh and final ], which was then under the name "WWE Undisputed Championship". He defeated ] and ] in a match at ], after he hit the ] on Angle. The Rock successfully defended the title at ''Global Warning'' against ] and ] by ] Triple H. Triple H then saved The Rock after Lesnar tried to ambush him after the match. Johnson finally ] the WWE Undisputed Championship to Lesnar at ], ending his final championship reign. | |||
| ===Final heel turn (2003)=== | |||
| {{Refimprove|section titled "Final heel turn"|date=January 2008}} | |||
| The Rock's last heel turn began on '']'' in February 2003, where he publicly criticized Hulk Hogan. Their WrestleMania X8 rematch at ] ended with The Rock claiming victory again, with assistance from Vince McMahon and ]. The Rock later drafted himself to '']'' and started a feud with ] and other babyfaces. He also had a comical gimmick, where he played the guitar and sang songs mocking the host city for the event, which culminated in a "Rock concert" that took place during the main event of the ] ] edition of ''RAW'', where The Rock mocked host city ] because of the ]' inability to beat the ]. After putting down the city of Sacramento and singing about how he intended to leave as soon as possible, he concluded the song with, "I'll be sure to come back when the Lakers beat the Kings in May!". The crowd booed him vociferously. The Rock also slammed ] in a song as well, saying "Canadians have no class, that's why they can kiss the People's Ass!" | |||
| When ] returned, they once again ], and the Rock defeated Austin at ], which was Austin's last major appearance in a wrestling role. The Rock then had a feud with former ] star ], losing at ]. In this match, both superstars received a mixed reaction from the fans. The Rock then turned face once more by engaging in a one night feud against then heels, ] and ]. Despite that, he declared Christian as his favorite wrestler, and Christian began calling himself the "new people's champion" and referring to his fans as "his peeps." | |||
| ===Sporadic appearances (2004-present)=== | |||
| {{Refimprove|section titled "Sporadic appearances"|date=January 2008}} | |||
| The Rock made occasional wrestling appearances up to 2004's ], when the storyline revolving around ] had him brought back to help in his feud with ] and ].<ref name="wwebio" /> One humorous in-ring segment involved The Rock hosting his own version of "This is Your Life" for Foley on the ], ] edition of '']''. Johnson and Foley went on to lose to Orton, ], and ] at WrestleMania when Orton pinned Foley. This was the last match in The Rock's career. | |||
| He made sporadic appearances in WWE following WrestleMania, including standing up for ], making a cameo appearance in his home-town of Miami and helping Foley turn back ]. He hosted a "Pie-Eating Contest" during the ] and ended the segment by giving ] a ] and a ]. After this appearance, Johnson reported in several interviews that he was no longer under contract with WWE. He also reported that the reason he was able to continue using the name "The Rock" was part of a dual ownership between him and WWE.{{Fact|date=December 2007}} | |||
| On ] ], The Rock made an appearance on WWE after a near three year absence, appearing on '']'' via a pre-taped segment on the titantron. He correctly predicted that ] and ] would defeat ] and ] at ] in their "Battle of the Billionaires" match. | |||
| On February 25, 2008, WWE announced that The Rock would make an appearance at the 2008 WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony to induct his father, Rocky Johnson, and his grandfather, Peter Maivia.<ref>{{cite news | http://www.wwe.com/superstars/halloffame/articles/rockathof | |||
| | title=Johnson Family Reunion| publisher=WWE.com |date=]|}}</ref> | |||
| == In wrestling == | |||
| *'''Finishing and signature moves''' | |||
| **'''''Rock Bottom''''' (])<ref name="wwebio" /> <!-- HE PERFORMS A LEG HOOK FIRST BEFORE LIFTING THE OPPONENT AND EXECUTES A SIDE SLAM--> | |||
| **'''''People's Elbow'''''<ref name="wwebio" /> / '''''] Elbow''''' (] ] into an ] to the ], with theatrics) | |||
| **''']''', often transitioned from a ] or a ] - Used as a tribute to ] | |||
| **''']''' - Used as a finisher from 1996-1997, used as a regular move from 1997-2003 | |||
| **] - 1996-1997 | |||
| **''People's DDT'' (], occasionally proceeded by an ]) | |||
| **''People's Spinebuster'' (]) | |||
| **''Layin' the (Corporate) Smackdown!'' (A few ] followed into a hand-] motion or theatrics finished with another, more powerful punch or ], which typically levels the opponent or knocks them out of the ring) | |||
| **] | |||
| **] | |||
| **] | |||
| **] | |||
| *'''Signature taunts''' | |||
| **'''The People's Eyebrow''' (The Rock raises his right eyebrow to the opponent / crowd) | |||
| **'''Just Bring It!''' (Hand motion telling the opponent to come) | |||
| **'''Raising his hand to imitate a back hand slap threat'''. | |||
| *'''Nicknames''' | |||
| **'''The People's Champion'''<ref name="wwebio" /> | |||
| **'''The Brahma Bull''' | |||
| **The Corporate Champion | |||
| **'''The Great One''' | |||
| **'''The Most Electrifying Man In Sports Entertainment'''<ref name="wwebio" /> | |||
| **'''Rocky''' | |||
| *'''Managers''' | |||
| **] | |||
| **] | |||
| **] | |||
| ===Relatives in wrestling=== | |||
| {{Main|Anoa'i family}} | |||
| ==Championships and accomplishments== | |||
| *''']''' | |||
| **] award in 1999 | |||
| **PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year award in 2000 | |||
| **] award in 2000 | |||
| **] (vs. Hulk Hogan) in 2002 | |||
| *''']''' | |||
| **] (]) – with Bart Sawyer | |||
| *''']''' | |||
| **] (])<sup>1</sup> | |||
| **] (])² ('''Most Reigns''') | |||
| **] (]) | |||
| **] (]) – with ] (3), ] (1), and ] (1) | |||
| **] (])<ref name="wwebio" /> | |||
| **Sixth ] | |||
| <small><sup>1</sup>Won during ]</small><br/> | |||
| <small>²Final reign was as ]</small> | |||
| *''']''' | |||
| **] (]) | |||
| ==Television and movie career== | |||
| ] for '']'' in 2001.]] | |||
| The overwhelming success of Johnson's in-ring character allowed him to cross over into mainstream popularity, and he appeared on ]'s 2000 single "]" and the accompanying video. That same year, he co-hosted ] (along with ], ], and ]). The episode was considered a major success, and helped kickstart his acting career.<ref name="wwebio" /> According to Johnson, it was due to the success of that episode that he began receiving offers from Hollywood studios. | |||
| He filmed guest roles on '']'' and ''],'' and his motion picture debut was a brief appearance as ] in the opening of '']''.<ref name="wwebio" /> The film's financial success led to his first leading role starring in the follow-up, '']''.<ref name="wwebio" /> He was considered for the lead in a feature-length '']'' film, but it was canceled during production. | |||
| Since his last WWE match in 2004, he has quit wrestling<ref name = "nzherald">{{cite web | url = http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=100&objectid=10401278 | publisher = New Zealand Herald | title = 'The Rock' rules out return to wrestling | author = Reuters | accessdate=2007-06-04 | date = ], ]}}</ref> and focused solely on acting. He also continued to make television appearances, including Disney Channel's hit show '']'', in the episode entitled “Never The Dwayne Shall Meet.”<ref>{{cite web | title = The Rock Drops By ‘Cory in the House’| publisher = Disney Fan Club| url = http://www.disneyfanclub.org/blog/disney-shows/the-rock-drops-by-cory-in-the-house| accessdate = 2008-02-10 | |||
| }}</ref> Though Johnson is no longer active with WWE, the company continues to sell "The Rock" merchandise, and Johnson continues to be featured prominently in the opening montages of their television programming. | |||
| Johnson was featured in the 2007 '']'' for having the highest salary as an actor in their first starring role.<ref>{{cite web | title = Dwayne Johnson Biography| publisher = Movies.com| url = http://movies.go.com/dwayne-johnson/b737668| accessdate = 2007-11-05 | |||
| }}</ref> He appeared at the ] on February 24, 2008 as a presenter for the ] award. | |||
| ===Filmography=== | |||
| {| class="wikitable" | |||
| |- | |||
| ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes !! Gross Revenue | |||
| |- | |||
| | rowspan = "3" | ] || '']'' || Himself || non-fiction documentary || $2,047,570 ] | |||
| |- | |||
| | '']'' (]) || ] || Episode: "]" | |||
| |- | |||
| | '']'' (]) || Brody || Episode: "Last Man Standing" | |||
| |- | |||
| | rowspan = "2" | ] || '']'' || The Mugger || | |||
| |- | |||
| |'']'' (]) || The Champion || Episode: "]" | |||
| |- | |||
| | ] || '']'' ||Mathayus the Scorpion King || || $202,007,640 ] | |||
| |- | |||
| | ] || '']'' ||Mathayus the Scorpion King || Salary $5,500,000 ] || $90,341,670 ] | |||
| |- | |||
| | ] || '']'' || Beck || Salary $12,500,000 ] || $47,592,825 ] | |||
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| | ] || '']'' || ] || Salary $15,000,000 ] || $45,860,039 ] | |||
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| | rowspan = "2" | ] || '']'' || Elliot Wilhelm || Salary $4,500,000 ] || $55,808,744 ] | |||
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| | '']'' || Sarge || Salary $4,500,000 ] || $28,031,250 ] | |||
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| | rowspan = "1" | ] || '']'' || Sean Porter || ||$38,432,823 ] | |||
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| | rowspan = "4" | ] || '']/]'' || Himself || Part of the Rock Block | |||
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| || '']'' || Agent Rick Smith (cameo) || ||$21,659,638 ] | |||
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| || '']'' || Joe Kingman || ||$110,776,944 ] | |||
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| ||'']'' || Boxer Santaros || Released ] ] | |||
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| | rowspan = "1" | ]|| '']'' || Agent 23 || set for release ], ] | |||
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| | rowspan = "2" | ] ||'']'' || ||pre-production|| | |||
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| | '']'' ||]|| In talks | |||
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| * {{imdb name|id=0425005|name=Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson}} | |||
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| |NAME= The Rock | |||
| |ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Dwayne Douglas Johnson | |||
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| |DATE OF BIRTH=1972-5-2 | |||
| |PLACE OF BIRTH=], USA | |||
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