1 on The New York Times Best Seller list and remained on the list for several weeks. All rights reserved. [31], Johnson began his theatrical career in The Mummy Returns (2001), The Scorpion King (2002), The Rundown (2003), and Walking Tall (2004). [191] 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. The following night on Raw, the Rock praised Cena, calling their match "an honor". [29] Veteran wrestler Pat Patterson secured several tryout matches for Johnson with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1996. [33][34] His mother is Samoan. [119][120] The Rock won the WWF Championship for a fifth time at King of the Ring on June 25 by scoring the winning pin in a six-man tag team match, teaming with Kane and The Undertaker against Shane McMahon, Triple H and Vince McMahon, whom he pinned. It was clear the teacher was upset and that night, Johnson began to feel bad for the disrespect he had shown Cwik. In 2011, the Rock's return to an episode of Raw generated an average of 4.7million viewers in the United States, with 7.4million tuning in during his promo. Johnson, of course, bought the XFL from Vince McMahon last September, months after the COVID-19 pandemic wiped out the league's return following a 20-year hiatus. [31] After wrestling at Jerry Lawler's United States Wrestling Association under the name Flex Kavana and winning the USWA tag team championship twice with his partner Bart Sawyer in the summer of 1996, Johnson was signed to a WWF contract. On March 29, at WrestleMania XIV, he defeated Shamrock by disqualification once again to retain the title. [310], In 2012, Johnson founded his production company Seven Bucks Productions. Interestingly, he squared off against the Brooklyn Brawler, the first opponent his father ever faced. After graduating in 1995, Johnson decided to chasehis dream in the CFL. [183], Leading up to WrestleMania, the Rock and Cena had several verbal confrontations on Raw. I'll run if the people want it, says Dwayne Johnson, "Miami unveils football locker room dedicated to The Rock", "He's a Pawller! [181] On November 14, during the special Raw Gets Rocked, the Rock appeared live, delivering Rock Bottoms to Mick Foley, who had been hosting a "This Is Your Life"-style segment for Cena, and later both members of Awesome Truth. The next day he found the teacher and apologized. His father, Rocky Johnson, was a star professional wrestler in the 70s and 80s and his grandfather Peter Maivia, a native Samoan, also had a successful professional wrestling career in the 60s. Cast in the role in August 2015, the film was based on the theme-park ride of the same name. The next month, he successfully defended his title against Kurt Angle and Triple H at SummerSlam. [346] On October 2, 2007, he and his then wife, Dany Garcia, donated $1million to the University of Miami to support the renovation of its football facilities. The Rock didn't make it to the NFL, but he did. [101] They became WWF Tag Team Champions for the first time after defeating The Undertaker and Big Show for the titles on the August 30, 1999, episode of Raw is War. Johnsons off-the-field success can be largely attributed to the game of football. WELCOME FANS TO THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME!! 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Henry defeated him at Judgment Day: In Your House on October 18, 1998, after interference from Brown, effectively breaking up the stable. [365] In 2009, he gained Canadian citizenship through his father's birth and citizenship there. [211] On the February 20, 2017, episode of Raw, the Rock made an untelevised appearance after the broadcast had gone off the air, where he promoted and filmed a scene for his then-upcoming film Fighting with My Family. Professional wrestling was definitely in Johnsons blood. The Rock's number one contendership for the WWF Championship was then put on the line against Big Show at No Way Out on February 27, 2000, which Big Show won after Shane McMahon interfered. [279] By December of that year, Forbes named him the top-grossing actor of 2013, with his films bringing in $1.3 billion worldwide for the year. He played a supporting role in Be Cool (2005) - most notable for the meta element of playing a bodyguard that wants to become an actor[271] - and was the primary antagonist in Doom (2005). ", "Wrestler 'Umaga' Edward Fatu dies of heart attack, friend says", "Wow check out my 8yr old AFRO!! Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson buys XFL for $15 million with partners RedBird Capital and Dany Garcia - CBSSports.com Playoff Picture Playoff Bracket Power Rankings Watch Live Dwayne 'The Rock'. The Peoples Champion pays homage to the #CFL, Jorden channels The Rock in career-best performance, The Rock has a special shout-out for CFL Fans #RampageMovie. Heopted to attend the University of Miami (Fla.), where he spent five years as a defensive tackle. Let's roll.. #OwnIt", "How the Rock Went From Action Hero to TNT Reality 'Hero', "Kids' Choice Awards Winners 2013: Kristen Stewart & More Full List", "John David Washington To Co-Star In HBO's 'Ballers', Robert Hoffman In E! [254][255] His return in 2001 did a 7.1 rating which was the highest rated segment of the entire year. Plan your visit, throw, kick a field goal and experience 94,000 square feet of the storied tradition of college football. While Johnson was away from WWE, the company continued to sell "The Rock" merchandise, and he continued to be featured prominently in the opening montages of their television shows. [318], In 2021, his biographical comedy-drama series Young Rock began airing on NBC. Freedom High School football coach Jody Cwik, however, saw athletic potential in Johnson, and recruited him to join Freedom's football team, where he played defensive tackle. By Lyle Kilbane. Contributors have the benefit of receiving access to the raw CFLdb Statistics data. Their feud ended on the February 15 Raw Is War, when the Rock won his third WWF Championship in a Ladder Match after a debuting Big Show interfered on his behalf. [102][103] 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. This led to a match with Triple H, at Over the Edge on May 23, 1999, which the Rock won,[97] and a match for the WWF Championship against The Undertaker, at King of the Ring, which the Rock lost. Ive been there, so I encourage you to keep working hard and remember that sometimes our dreams that dont come true, can ultimately become the best thing that never happened. [125] The Rock wrestled a six-man Hell in a Cell match for the WWF Championship, at Armageddon, which Angle won to retain the title. [29][57][58], After being cut by Calgary, Johnson began his professional wrestling career the following year, in 1996. 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A 10-time world champion, including the promotions first of African-American descent, he is also a two-time Intercontinental Champion, a five-time Tag Team Champion, the 2000 Royal Rumble winner, and WWEs sixth Triple Crown champion. Happy birthday to @therock who turned his career around after his football dreams were shattered. Audiences became increasingly hostile toward Maivia, with chants of "die, Rocky, die" and "Rocky sucks" being heard during his matches. Had my first crush (see what you could've had Eve??!) Rushmore, Tonight's Q&A, More", "Ric Flair on Who Should Be on Wrestling's Mt. 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In his first television acting job, in 1999, he played his own father in an episode of That '70s Show called "That Wrestling Show". His films have grossed over $3.5 billion in North America and over $10.5 billion worldwide, making him one of the worldshighest-grossingand highest-paid actors. [326], In March 2016, Johnson partnered with American fitness apparel manufacturer Under Armour to release "Project Rock". This culminated in the Rock defeating Punk to win his eighth WWE Championship. [39][61] 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. The film began principal photography in September 2018, and was released on July 26, 2019. Johnson headlined the most-bought professional wrestling pay-per-view (WrestleMania XXVIII) and was featured among the most watched episodes of WWEs flagship television series (RawandSmackDown). His grades improved and he began to receive scholarship offers from schools across the country including Penn State, Clemson, Florida State and UCLA, but in the end, it was all about The U. [168], On March 12, 2007, the Rock appeared on a WWE show after nearly three years, via a pre-taped promo shown during Raw. The Rock for the WWE Championship", "WWE Champion Stone Cold Steve Austin def. [121][122] The Rock successfully defended the championship against Chris Benoit, on July 23, at Fully Loaded. [277] In May 2013, it was announced that he would executive produce and star in Ballers,[278] an HBO comedy-drama series about NFL players living in Miami. [224] He has since hosted SNL another four times. [344] Following an online public opinion poll that found that 46% of Americans would consider voting for Johnson in a presidential election, he further stated during an April 12, 2021, interview on The Today Show that "I do have that goal to unite our country and I also feel that if this is what the people want, then I will do that". Submit Feedback; Help Centre; Audience Relations, CBC P.O. [330] Johnson also released an alarm clock app as part of "Project Rock" that received more than one million downloads in its first week of release. He was eligible for the league through his father, Rocky Johnson, who was born and raised in Amherst, N.S. Later on Wednesday, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson took to Instagram to talk about his own love and admiration for the CFL. I loved Montclaire Elementary!! Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, he wrestled for WWEfor eight years prior to pursuing an acting career. Olympia. [357][358][359] The couple have two daughters: Jasmine (born December 17, 2015)[360] and Tiana (born April 17, 2018). He subsequently starred in the spin-off Hobbs & Shaw (2019). Bret Hart (born July 2, 1957) is a Canadian-American retired professional wrestler. In the 1991 season, he won a ring with the Hurricanes. [195] 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. Tanenbaum was rumored to be high on the XFL/CFL partnership/merger talks. 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Atlanta, GA 30313 [139] At the next pay-per-view, Vengeance on December 9, 2001, the Rock lost the World Championship to Jericho, who would then unify the WWF and World titles later that night. [323][324], In 2000, Johnson published his autobiography, titled The Rock Says, which he co-wrote with Joe Layden. [170] Johnson's next appearance was through a pre-taped promo on October 2, 2009, during the Decade of SmackDown. 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In 2016 and 2019, Johnson was named byTime one of the worlds most influential people. [131] Austin and Triple H then formed a tag team called The Power Trip,[132] while the Rock was indefinitely suspended in storyline. [334], In March 2020, Johnson launched Teremana Tequila which sold 600,000 nine-litre cases in its first year. [305] Production on Black Adam began filming in April 2021 with it set to release on October 21, 2022. [334] The show was set to debut in October 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia, but plans were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. [353] Their daughter, Simone, was born on August 14, 2001. Cheers to dreams not coming true Not an easy concept to process, but the idea that sometimes our biggest and most important dreams that DONT COME TRUE are often times the BEST THING that never happened. Johnson made his WWF debut as Rocky Maivia, a combination of his father and grandfather's ring names, although his real name was acknowledged by the announcers. 1982 - CFL Most Outstanding Canadian 1989 - CFL Most Outstanding Canadian. Announces New Members, WWF Superstar Kurt Angle Named Honorary Chairman", "Watch the Rock's Very Odd Speech at the 2000 Republican Convention", "Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Admits He Didn't Vote for Trump or Hillary in 2016: I Wanted 'Someone Else', "Dwayne Johnson Endorses Presidential Candidate for First Time, Supports Joe Biden and Kamala Harris", Dwayne Johnson Shares 'Honest Feelings' on Running for President, The Rock for president? 250 Marietta St. N.W. 'Sweetest Baby Girl in the Whole World,' Lauren Hashian Says", "One good thing Virginia has going for it this week? A post shared by Sporting News (@sportingnews) on May 2, 2020 at 8:11am PDT. [237][3][222] The movie's financial success led to Johnson's first leading role in the spin-off The Scorpion King (2002). The Rock had another successful title defense against Benoit, Kane and The Undertaker, on September 24, at Unforgiven.[123]. Many former WCW and ECW wrestlers were then brought onto WWF television and formed The Alliance to compete with WWF in storyline. "Sometimes in life something you want so badly, your dreams thatdon't happen, sometimes they're the best things that never happened. read "I have a lot of confidence in myself as a football player and as a receiver. [328][329] His second item, a black T-shirt sporting his signature "Brahma bull", sold out after being worn at WrestleMania 32. [171], 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. [68] Behind the scenes, Hart mentored Johnson for his first year in WWF[69] and refused to be booked to take the title from him. On April 29, 1999, WWF aired the pilot episode of SmackDown!, a term derived from one of the Rock's catchphrases. He was now ready for more and dreamed of being on the silver screen. 0. 's 'Songbyrd', "Dwayne Johnson To Star In & Produce HBO Pilot About Athletes From Steve Levinson & Mark Wahlberg, Peter Berg To Direct", "Dwayne Johnson Is The Top-Grossing Actor Of 2013", "Hercules, Starring Dwayne Johnson, to Arrive August 8, 2014", "She rocks my Championship belt better than me! The Rock then resumed his feud with Triple H, as the two had a two out of three falls match at Fully Loaded: In Your House for the Intercontinental title, which the Rock retained in controversial fashion. [335], Johnson, who is a fan of the rapper Tech N9ne,[336] featured on a song titled "Face Off" on the rapper's 2021 album Asin9ne. After the match, Rock attacked Miz and hit him with the People's Elbow. [2] Johnson quickly rose to global prominence, aided by a gimmick he employed as a charismatic trash-talker. I was able to donate an entire gym to a military base that's very close to my heart, @jointbasephh. Dwayne The Rock Johnson gave Calgary Stampeders receiver Kamar Jorden a shout out for rocking a No. [141], At the next pay-per-view, No Way Out on February 17, 2002, the Rock defeated The Undertaker in a singles match. See the full winners' list". [78], The Rock and The Nation then feuded with Triple H and D-Generation X, with the two stable leaders first meeting in the quarter-final of the 1998 King of the Ring tournament, which the Rock won. Posted by ; On Maj 26, 2022; [243], As of November2021[update], his Instagram account is the fourth most-followed in the world with over 280 million followers. [146] After the introduction of the first-ever brand extension, the WWF held a "draft lottery" on the March 25, 2002, episode of Raw. Many have placed the Rock on their "Mount Rushmore of Pro Wrestling", including Hulk Hogan,[245] Ric Flair[246] and John Cena. It is set to rival other long-standing bodybuilding shows such as The Arnold Classic and Joe Weider's Mr. The Rock for the Undisputed Championship", "SummerSlam 2002: A look back at a landscape-shifting moment in WWE history", "Throwback Thursday: Looking back at WWE Summerslam 2002", "WWE SmackDown! 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. [104] The two lost the titles back to Undertaker and Big Show on the September 9, 1999, episode of SmackDown! [343] Johnson has expressed an interest in running for president himself, telling USA Today in February 2021 "I would consider a presidential run in the future if that's what the people wanted". Copyright 2023 Sporting News Holdings Limited. He debuted on Monday Night Raw as a member of Marc Mero's entourage on November 4, 1996. [370] On May 16, Johnson announced she had signed a contract with WWE,[371] and in May 2022 announced that her ring name would be Ava Raine. Write CSS OR LESS and hit save. [89][90] On January 31, during an episode of Sunday Night Heat, the Rock and Mankind participated in an Empty Arena match, a match that took place in an arena with 22,000 empty seats where any part of the facility could be used to contest the match. Eventually, I picked myself back up again, said fuck this and refocused and committed myself to a different path. [197][198], On April 7, at WrestleMania 29, Rock lost the WWE Championship to Cena, ending his reign at 70 days. Rushmore, Hulk Hogan's Lawsuit, Origins Of 'Woooo', "SI Now: John Cena's wrestling Mt. London. [169] On March 29, 2008, Johnson appeared to induct his father Rocky Johnson and grandfather Peter Maivia into the WWE Hall of Fame. Get the latest CFL football stats, scores, schedules, results, standings, transactions and more at The Football Database That same year, he hosted and produced the TNT reality competition series The Hero,[275][276] and won the Favorite Male Buttkicker Award at the 2013 Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards. Kamar Jorden had the best game of his CFL career against the BC Lions on Saturday night after channeling The Rock pre-game. [48], At Freedom High School in the Lehigh Valley, Johnson initially struggled and was drawn into a culture of conflict and petty crime. The next night, on Raw is War, the Rock debuted a new Intercontinental Championship design and would later overthrow Faarooq as leader of the Nation of Domination to spark a feud between the two. Im shooting JUNGLE CRUISE now and right before I get called to set, I look up and see a CFL (Canadian Football League) game on my TV. [351] Johnson has also worked with Make-A-Wish Foundation on a number of occasions. [212], On August 3, 2019, the Rock officially announced his retirement from professional wrestling. Although Johnsons career has been a remarkable success, that was far from a guarantee early in life. [179] 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,[180] which Rock agreed to the following week. Contributors are the foundation of CFLdb Statistics, contributing research, data and corrections while guiding the evolution and direction of the site. In an attempt at a "false finish", Big Show intended to throw the Rock over the top rope in a running powerslam-like position, before the Rock countered the move on the ring apron, sending Big Show to the floor before re-entering the ring as the winner. He became known for reinvigorating film franchises after portraying Marvin F. Hinton / Roadblock in G.I. [282] He hosted another reality series for TNT in 2014, entitled Wake Up Call, which saw him "lending a helping hand to everyday people who were facing enormous challenges in their lives" alongside guest experts such as Rocco DiSpirito, Jillian Michaels, and Josh Shipp. [259] The term "smackdown" was instituted in Merriam-Webster dictionaries since 2007. [215], The Rock made an appearance at Impact Wrestling's 2020 Bound for Glory on October 20, 2020, in Nashville via a recorded video message to induct Ken Shamrock into the Impact Hall of Fame. [187] This event broke the record for biggest professional wrestling pay-per-view buyrate. With the critical and financial success of Welcome to the Jungle, production of the movie began in early 2019, and was released on December 13, 2019. The Rock went on to dominate wrestling storylines for nearly a decade, earning eight WWF/WWE championship belts. [178] On September 16, WWE announced the Rock would wrestle in a traditional 5-on-5 Survivor Series tag team match, teaming with Cena at Survivor Series in November. Dwayne Douglas Johnson (born May 2, 1972), also known by his ring name the Rock,[3] is an American actor and former professional wrestler. [138], As part of the WWF's battle against The Alliance, the Rock wrestled in a "winner takes all" five-on-five elimination tag team match at Survivor Series where the losing team's company would be dissolved in storyline. [258], Derived from one of his catchphrases "lay the smackdown", WWE introduced its second flagship program WWE SmackDown in 1999 which later became television's second longest-running weekly episodic program in history. He presented the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects at the 80th Academy Awards. The rest, as they say, is history. Part of the Anoai family, Johnsons father Rocky and maternal grandfather Peter Maivia were professional wrestlers, and he secured a contract with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) in 1996. As a matter of As we know, The Rock was once on a Canadian Football Roster as a member of the Calgary Stampeders [201] Johnson underwent surgery on April 23 to reattach the torn tendons. Johnsons first leading role was as the titular character in thesword and sorceryfilmThe Scorpion King(2002). AM cardio starts now.. then breakfast, then hit the weights, then on to set of FAST 6. 's 25 Toughest Stars. [275][325] In 2014, he hosted another TNT reality series entitled Wake Up Call. Football Football Search. Sportsnet's Arash Madani discusses the potential partnership between the CFL and XFL and how it could impact the uniqueness of the Canadian game. In 2012, he co-founded the entertainment production company Seven Bucks Productions and is the co-owner of American football league, the XFL. [92] The two faced off again, at St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House on February 14, 1999, in a Last Man Standing match which ended in a draw, meaning Mankind retained the title. [348] In 2017, he donated $25,000 to Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. In the episode, the Rock continued his feud with The Corporate Ministry. The next year, he was on Star Trek: Voyager as an alien wrestler that used the Rock's famous moves.[221]. He opted to accept a full athletic scholarship offer from the University of Miami, whose football program was then one of the best in the nation. 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