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Trivia
Birth name: Dwayne Douglas Johnson
Date of birth: 2 May 1972
Place of birth: Hayward, California, USA
Nickname: The People's Champion, The Brahma Bull, The Great One
Height: 6' 4½" (1.94 m)
Spouse: Dany Johnson (3 May 1997 - present) 1 child
First ever 7 time WWE World Champion.
In real life, is good friends with the
Dudley Boyz and his on-screen enemy, Shane McMahon.
Was the first person to ever kick out of the
"Stone Cold Stunner" while fighting Stone Cold Steve Austin
(Steve Austin) at Wrestlemania XV.
At age 24, became the youngest
Intercontinental Champion in WWF history.
His favorite eyebrow trademark (not
including his own) is Groucho Marx's.
Former World Wrestling Federation Tag Team
Champion (with Mankind in "The Rock 'n Sock Connection").
His father (Rocky Johnson) and maternal
grandfather (Chief Peter Maivia) were both professional wrestlers in the
WWF.
Was a member of Miami's NCAA National
Championship team in 1989.
Received guidance and training from Bret
"The Hitman" Hart when he first came to the WWF.
First man to ever win the WWF title a record
six times.
Grandson of Peter Fanene Maivia.
He was the second youngest Intercontinental
champion at 24. Was beat out in April 2001 by Jeff Hardy at 23.
Daughter with his wife, Dany Johnson, Simone
Alexandra Johnson, was born in Davie, Florida. [14 August 2001]
A member of the elite group of wrestlers,
such as Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair to hold the WWF and WCW world titles on
several different occasions.
Named one of E!'s "top 20 entertainers
of 2001."
He once appeared on "Martha Stewart
Living" (1991) to cook one of his favorite family recipes.
Attended Freedom High School, Bethlehem, PA.
Has a wax figure likeness of himself at
Madame Tussaud's museum
Wife, Dany Johnson, was 22 when they met.
Decided to attend the University of Miami
because they didn't openly express interest in him
In 3 years of dating his wife, Dany Johnson,
he has never met her parents.
Married Dany Johnson the day after his 25th
birthday.
His 5.5 million dollar paycheck for The
Scorpion King (2002) earned him a listing in the Guinness Book of World
Records, as his salary was the highest for any actor receiving top
billing for the first time.
No athlete that ever hosted _"Saturday
Night Live (1975)" has ever repeated for a second time, until The
Rock did so in 2002. Technically, he was promoting a film for his second
sting (The Scorpion King (2002)) but his college football, CFL and pro
wrestling background makes him the show's first two-time athlete-host.
He owns the rights to name "The
Rock" (including logos, phrases, etc). The rights to the name
"The Rock" were previously owned by WWE, Inc. (which is the
main reason why Vince McMahon has received executive producer credits in
some of the Rock's films).
Once, while putting on a show for WWF road
agent Pat Patterson, sold his opponent's moves so well, his
then-girlfriend Dany thought he was genuinely hurt
Growing up, considered what his father did,
"wrestling"; he once tried amateur wrestling, and found he
didn't like it.
In a 2000 episode of NBC's "Saturday
Night Live" (1975), proved his acting and singing abilities by
performing in various skits throughout the show.
He was offered a promotional deal with
"Dunkin' Donuts", which would have seen the company name a
donut after him. Thinking it would make him appear big-headed, he
graciously turned the offer down.
His last match in the WWE before leaving to
film The Rundown (2003) was against Bill Goldberg at the 2003 Backlash
Pay-Per-View.
WWF Royal Rumble 2000 Champion
Former WCW World Heavyweight Champion
(during the wCw/ECW Alliance storyline)
Accidentally smashed a tail-light of a
Porsche while filming Walking Tall (2004).
Is of African-Canadian and Samoan descent.
Was a team mate of Doug Flutie with the
Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
In his first semester at the University of
Miami, earned a .7 grade point average. He was majoring in criminology.
His wedding anniversary falls on the same
day as Stu Hart's birthday. Stu's son, Bret Hart, would often give him
tips on how to improve in his matches.
Played his own father in an episode of
"That '70s Show" (1998).
Uliuli Fifita, the wrestler known as Haku,
was Best Man at The Rock and Dany Garcia's wedding.
In The Rundown (2003), he tells one of the
rebels that Muhammad
Ali would win a match against Mike Tyson. To intimidate his
opponents, his father, Rocky Johnson, would often perform the "Ali
shuffle" during his wrestling matches.
While filming The Scorpion King (2002),
accidentally hit Michael Clarke Duncan during a fight sequence. Duncan
leaned in too far for a hit, and his chin connected with The Rock's
elbow.
Though not under contract with the WWE, the
Rock makes every attempt to be on their RAW television show whenever the
WWE are in either Los Angeles or his hometown of Miami.
Is the 3rd youngest SuperStar to hold the IC
Championship. Jeff Hardy is the youngest at 23, and Randy Orton is the
second youngest, also at 23, only a few months older than Jeff Hardy.
Weighs 290lbs
Dwayne is a skilled light tackle salt water
fisherman.
Notable Title Wins Include: USWA Tag Team
Titles w/Bret Sawyer; WWF Intercontinental Title; WWF/WWE Heavyweight
Title (7); WWF Tag Team Titles w/Mick Foley; WWF Royal Rumble Winner;
WWE Tag Team Titles w/Chris Jericho; WCW Heavyweight Title
Son of Rocky Johnson and Ata Johnson.
Ranked #61 on VH1's 100 Hottest Hotties
WWE named their Thursday night show after
one of The Rock's catchphrases, "Layeth the Smack Down" (Smackdown,
in case you were wondering)
Officially proclaimed himself "The
Rock" during a promo where he attacked Ron Simmons (Faarooq) in a
WWE Raw telecast.
Sparred with, and gave guidance to current
Smackdown superstar, Orlando Jordan.
Dwayne originally chose "Flex Kavana"
as his stage name, because he didn't want to seem like he was trading
off his family's legacy (Rocky Johnson, his father. And High Chief Peter
Maivia his Grandfather). Ironically WWE officials came up with
"Rocky Maivia" after they felt "Flex Kavana" wasn't
exactly a great name.
When Rocky Maivia was first considering
going by the name The Rock for short, he resisted because he felt it
would be stealing the former nickname of WWE Hall-of-Famer Don Muraco.
He was talked into it by Vince Russo.
Is good friends with actor Michael Clarke
Duncan.
His cousin, Tanoai Reed, is his stunt double
for many of his movies.
During a visit to Samoa in July 2004, he was
anointed by Head of State Susuga Malietoa Tanumafili II with the chiefly
title of 'Seiuli, Son of Malietoa'.
Was listed as a potential nominee on both
the 2003 and 2005 Razzie Award nominating ballots. He was suggested in
the Worst Actor category on the 2003 ballot for his role in the film The
Scorpion King (2002). And he was suggested again two years later in the
Worst Actor category of the 2005 Razzie nominating ballot for his
performance in the film Walking Tall (2004). He failed to receive either
nomination.
Attended the Republican National Convention
in 2004
Cousin of Solofa Fatu Jr. (Rikishi) and
Rodney Anoai (Yokozuna).
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