Dwayne Douglas Johnson (conceived May 2, 1972), likewise known by his ring name The Rock, is an American and Canadian performer, maker and semi-resigned proficient wrestler, marked with WWE. Johnson was a school football player for the University of Miami, winning a national title on the 1991 Miami Hurricanes football group. He later played for the Calgary Stampeders in the Canadian Football League, and was cut two months into the 1995 season. This drove him to wind up an expert wrestler like his granddad, Peter Maivia, and his dad, Rocky Johnson (from whom he additionally acquired his Canadian citizenship).
Initially charged as "Rough Maivia", he picked up standard notoriety in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF/E) from 1996 to 2004 as a noteworthy figure in the organization's Attitude Era, and was the principal third-era wrestler in the organization's history. He came back to wrestling low maintenance for WWE from 2011 to 2013 and keeps on showing up for the organization. Starting July 2016, he has had 17 title rules in WWE, including 10 as a best on the planet, winning the WWF/E Championship eight times and the WCW/World Championship twice. He won the Intercontinental Championship twice and the WWF Tag Team Championship five times. He is the 6th Triple Crown Champion in WWE history, and won the 2000 Royal Rumble.
The Rock is considered by numerous to be the greatest whiz in WWE history, and in addition one of the top film industry attracts wrestling history. WWE legend Hulk Hogan called The Rock "the greatest genius around here", 15-time best on the planet John Cena depicted him as "the greatest hotshot ever "the best WWE genius ever". WCW symbol Diamond Dallas Page portrayed him as "the greatest star in our business, of all time". Vince Russo, the head author of WWE's most mainstream time, The Attitude Era, expressed: "I don't believe there's always going to be a star in the historical backdrop of this business that is greater than The Rock". The Rock is additionally the primary African-American WWE champion ever
Early life
Johnson was conceived in Hayward, California, the child of Ata Johnson (née Maivia) and expert wrestler Rocky Johnson. His maternal granddad, "High Chief" Peter Maivia, was likewise a wrestler. His maternal grandma, Lia Maivia, was one of wrestling's couple of female expert promoters, assuming control Polynesian Pacific Pro Wrestling after her significant other's passing in 1982, until 1988. His cousin, Savelina Fanene, is additionally a wrestler presently working for WWE. His dad is a Black Nova Scotsman, and his mom is of Samoan heritage. His dad was a piece of the primary dark label group to win the World Tag Team title in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). Through Maivia, he is viewed as a non-blood relative of the Anoa'i wrestling family.
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