[235][236], The Rock has appeared on the covers of many magazines, including Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, Newsweek, and TV Guide. [200], The Rock appeared at the 2015 Royal Rumble event during the main event match, where he helped his relative Roman Reigns fend off Big Show and Kane after Reigns eliminated them from the match. He signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL), but was cut from the team in his first season. [355][356], In recognition of his service to the Samoan people, and because he is a descendant of Samoan chiefs, Johnson had the noble title of Seiuli bestowed upon him by Malietoa Tanumafili II during his visit there in July 2004. [191] The following night on Raw, the Rock unveiled a new WWE Championship design, with a different center plate and removable customizable side-plates which had his "Brahma Bull" logo. The film will be directed by Jake Kasdan, from a script co-written by Kasdan and Tom Wheeler. Burt Reynolds leads a group of prison inmates who take on their guards in one of the greatest movie football matches of all time. The Rock got into a verbal back-and-forth with Bray Wyatt before having an impromptu match with Wyatt Family member Erick Rowan. [224][225], The Rock was listed on Entertainment Weekly's 101 Most Influential People in both 2000 and 2001. His role as Luke Hobbs in the Fast & Furious franchise, beginning with Fast Five (2011), helped it become one of the highest-grossing film franchises. The title was named the WWF Championship during The Rock's first six reigns. [141] This later led to a match between the Rock and Hogan at WrestleMania X8. 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Joe is then surprised to discover that Peyton has arrived with Karen. Many have placed the Rock on their "Mount Rushmore of Pro Wrestling", including Hulk Hogan,[239] Ric Flair[240] and John Cena. Stone Cold Steve Austin, Kurt Angle, Shane McMahon, Booker T & Rob Van Dam; Sole Survivor: The Rock", "Hulk Hogan: I Changed Rock Match On The Fly", "The Rock's seventh WWE Championship reign", "The Rock defeats Undertaker and Kurt Angle in a triple threat match to become WWE Champion", "Brock Lesnar w/Paul Heyman vs. [108][109], At Royal Rumble, on January 23, 2000, the Rock entered the Royal Rumble match and was one of the final two remaining, along with Big Show. [172] The following night on Raw, the Rock and Cena agreed to a match at WrestleMania XXVIII the next year. [238], The Rock has been listed as one of the all-time greatest professional wrestlers[17][13][14] as well as one of the top draws in wrestling history. [178] The Rock and Cena defeated Awesome Truth on November 20 at Survivor Series, when the Rock pinned The Miz. The film began principal photography in September 2018, and was released on July 26, 2019. The Rock was then aided by a returning John Cena to fend off Wyatt, Rowan and Braun Strowman. [297] Jaume Collet-Serra serves as director, with a script by Michael Green from a previous one co-written by J.D. Steve Levy also portrays himself as part of one game's postgame coverage for SportsCenter. He returned in 2011 as a part-time performer until 2013, and made sporadic appearances until retiring in 2019. The Alliance's team consisted of Stone Cold Steve Austin, Kurt Angle, Booker T, Rob Van Dam, and Shane McMahon. [234][3][219] The movie's financial success led to Johnson's first leading role in the spin-off The Scorpion King (2002). Now Reading. Online poll claims the movie star has almost 50 percent of the vote. The next year, he was on Star Trek: Voyager as an alien wrestler that used the Rock's famous moves.[218]. [213][214], The Rock appeared on Wyclef Jean's 2000 single "It Doesn't Matter" and in its music video. The Rebels march through the playoffs via three road games: Denver in the Wild Card round, Indianapolis in the Divisional round and finally Baltimore in the Conference round. [55][56], After Johnson graduated in 1995 with a Bachelor of General Studies in criminology and physiology,[57] he signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League as a linebacker. They eventually make it to the championship game held in Arizona in a rematch with the New York Dukes. [211], On September 30, 2009, the Rock appeared at a World Xtreme Wrestling (WXW) show to support the professional wrestling debut of Sarona Snuka, the daughter of his long-time friend and mentor Jimmy Snuka. [91] This match was referred to as "Halftime Heat" as it was televised during halftime of that year's Super Bowl. He also had roles in Gridiron Gang (2006), Reno 911! https://www.liveabout.com/best-football-movies-of-all-time-2432024 In his first television acting job, in 1999, he played his own father in an episode of That '70s Show called "That Wrestling Show". [187] The Rock closed out the 20th-anniversary episode of Raw, on January 14, with one of his "Rock Concerts", leading to a brawl with CM Punk. [111] The Rock then defeated Big Show, on the March 13 episode of Raw Is War, to regain the right to face the WWF Champion, Triple H, at WrestleMania 2000 in a Fatal Four-way elimination match, also including Big Show and Mick Foley. In the last game of the American Football Federation regular season between the Boston Rebels and the New York Dukes, Rebels quarterback Joe Kingman (Dwayne Johnson) scores a touchdown after ignoring an open wide receiver, Travis Sanders. His films have grossed over $3.5 billion in North America and over $10.5 billion worldwide,[8] making him one of the world's highest-grossing actors. First, in the main event of the January 4, 1999 episode of Raw Is War, Mankind defeated the Rock after interference from Stone Cold Steve Austin. [140], At the next pay-per-view, No Way Out, the Rock defeated The Undertaker in a singles match. [183] This event broke the record for biggest professional wrestling pay-per-view buyrate. [226] In 2001, he was also listed on E! [2] He rose to prominence after developing the charismatic, boastful, trash-talking Rock gimmick. Reigns then won the match and the Rock endorsed him in the ring. [146], The Rock made a surprise return on a June episode of Raw before going to his assigned brand of SmackDown!. AM cardio starts now.. then breakfast, then hit the weights, then on to set of FAST 6. This was played up in the storyline as Big Show provided additional video footage showing this fact, and claimed to be the rightful winner. Johnson stars as himself, with other actors playing younger versions of him, in the NBC series Young Rock since February 2021. Joe: Retaliation (2013), Hercules (2014), San Andreas (2015), Central Intelligence (2016), Moana (2016), Rampage (2018), and Skyscraper (2018). Joe's former sister-in-law and Peyton's legal guardian, Karen Kelly, arrives to take her home. [209] On September 30, 2019, after weeks of speculation, the Rock announced that he would be making an appearance on SmackDown's 20th Anniversary on October 4, 2019, marking his first appearance on SmackDown since October 2014 and his first televised appearance since April 2016. Henry defeated him at Judgment Day: In Your House, after interference from Brown, effectively breaking up the stable. The film stars Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Madison Pettis and Kyra Sedgwick. Originally cast in the role as early as September 2014 as the antagonist, in a film centered around the superhero Billy Batson/Shazam,[292][293] his villainous role for Shazam! They first met in 2006 while Johnson was filming The Game Plan. Johnson's first leading film role was in The Scorpion King (2002). The title was renamed the World Championship during his second reign. 1. [261][262][263][264] He began his acting career on television while wrestling. [68] He defeated Bret Hart by disqualification in a title defense on the March 31 episode of Raw is War. [19] He has also attained success as a television host, first on Saturday Night Live. Peyton then has an allergic reaction to the nuts in the dessert she was eating, and Joe rushes her to the hospital; however, the doctors tell him that the reaction is mild, and his daughter is going to be fine. [303] Jungle Cruise is scheduled to be released on July 30, 2021. [278] In 2016, Johnson co-starred with Kevin Hart in the action-comedy Central Intelligence and had a lead voice role in the Disney animated film Moana, in which he voiced the Polynesian demigod Maui. [175] However, on the October 24 episode of Raw, Cena instead suggested the Rock be his partner in a standard tag team match against The Miz and R-Truth, a team called Awesome Truth,[176] which Rock agreed to the following week. The Rock won after giving Rowan a Rock Bottom and pinning him in six seconds, which set the record for the fastest win in WrestleMania history. ", "Hollywood Walk of Fame – Dwayne Johnson", "People's Choice Awards 2017: Full List of Winners", "Teen Choice Awards 2017 Winners: The Complete List", "NAACP Image Awards 2017 Winners: The Complete List", "2018 Kids' Choice Awards: Complete List of Winners", "Who won the Teen Choice Awards? to set up another match with Hulk Hogan at No Way Out. [243], The Rock main-evented the most bought pay-per-view worldwide in WWE history (WrestleMania XXVIII),[244] the most bought pay-per-view domestically in WWE history (WrestleMania X-Seven), the highest rated Raw in history,[245][246] the highest rated SmackDown in history,[247] and was part of the highest rated segment in WWE history. The show’s all about football, but clearly The Rock is no longer in his prime, so he’ll play a retired athlete in the series. [335] On September 27, 2020, he endorsed Joe Biden for the 2020 United States presidential election. [327], In 2016, Johnson started his YouTube channel. A 1994 college football card featuring Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson recently fetched a large sum in an online auction. [145] After the introduction of the first-ever brand extension, the WWF held a "draft lottery" on the March 25, 2002 episode of Raw. Plot: A playboy quarterback is in for a shock when he's left with an 8-year-old daughter he never knew he had. [199] On the October 6 episode of Raw, the Rock made a surprise appearance to confront Rusev and Lana; this resulted in the Rock clearing Rusev from the ring. During a lengthy promo, he addressed the fans and started a feud with John Cena. [210] At the event, he would cut a promo with Becky Lynch before they were interrupted by King Corbin. After appearing in numerous backstage segments, the Rock came to ringside to restart the main event between Cena and The Miz as a No Disqualification match, after it had ended in a draw. Dwayne Johnson drops $1,500 to save orphaned puppy's life", "Dwayne Johnson donates thousands to aid Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts", "@therock on Instagram: "Cool update on ARMED FORCES DAY. [84][85] 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. [329], Johnson attended the 2000 Democratic National Convention[330] as part of WWE's non-partisan "Smackdown Your Vote" campaign, which aimed to influence young people to vote. Article by Sports Illustrated. [182] On April 1, at WrestleMania XXVIII, the Rock beat Cena in the main event after countering Cena's attempt at a People's Elbow into a Rock Bottom. [348] They were married in Hawaiʻi on August 18, 2019. [69] Behind the scenes, Hart mentored Johnson for his first year in WWF[70] and refused to be booked to take the title from him. Near the end of the fourth quarter, Joe passes the ball to the running back, Jamal Webber, who gains positive yardage but fails to get out of bounds. [123] The next month, the Rock feuded with Rikishi and defeated him at Survivor Series. The Rock later saved Cena from an assault by Big Show, only to be laid out by CM Punk. The Game Plan is a 2007 American family comedy film directed by Andy Fickman and with a screenplay by Nichole Millard and Kathryn Price from a story by Millard, Price and Audrey Wells. [22][23] In 2012, he founded the production company Seven Bucks Productions, which has produced several films and other entertainment projects. [48][49][50][51][52] In 2008, Johnson inducted his father and grandfather into the WWE Hall of Fame. [336], In 2006, Johnson founded the Dwayne Johnson Rock Foundation, a charity working with at-risk and terminally ill children. [86][87], The Rock continued to feud with Mankind over the WWF Championship, which was traded back and forth between them. His first video, The YouTube Factory, featured online personality Lilly Singh and several other internet stars. 8. The "People's Champion" known as Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson quickly climbed his way into movies and is now dominating Hollywood. ", "Dwayne Johnson's 'Red Notice' Pushed Back 5 Months to Fall 2020", "Seven Bucks Productions' Hiram Garcia on 'Fighting With My Family' and Dwayne Johnson's Work Ethic", "Dwayne Johnson: Black Adam Could Film Late 2019, Teases DC Cameos", "Dwayne Johnson to Play Black Adam in New Line's 'Shazam,' Darren Lemke to Script", "Shazam! Nearly a year later, he appeared in the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Tsunkatse" as an alien wrestler who fought popular character Seven of Nine. Johnson used this time off to act in The Scorpion King. [353] They reside in Los Angeles, with a farm in Virginia[354] and a second home in Southwest Ranches, Florida. "[2] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 44 out of 100, based on 23 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [286][287] The film, co-starring Gal Gadot and Ryan Reynolds, began production in the fall of 2019. Joe hurries his team to the line with the clock running, and rushes ahead before being knocked out of bounds. [359], In February 2020, the WWE announced that Johnson's daughter Simone began training at the WWE Performance Center,[360] making her the first fourth-generation WWE wrestler. [160] At Backlash, Goldberg defeated the Rock, who then briefly left WWE to film Walking Tall. It was known as the WWF Undisputed Championship during his seventh reign and as the WWE Championship during his eighth. was re-worked into two separate films. [155] Because of negative fan reaction during his previous couple of matches as a result of his budding acting career, the Rock turned heel again. Cast in the role in August 2015, the film was announced to be based on the theme-park ride of the same name. 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