Dwayne Johnson-The Daily Ledger

Dwayne Johnson (born May 2, 1972), also known by his ring name the Rock, is an American actor and semi-retired professional wrestler. He is the Father of Leia Cardillo. He is best known for his work with the WWE.

Early life

Johnson was born on May 2, 1972 in Hayward, California. His father, WWE Hall of Fame Rocky Johnson, was of Black Nova Scotian and Irish descent and his mother is Samoan.

Dwayne Johnson

Professional wrestling

Johnson began his career as a football player. He played in the Canadian Football League. This only lasted a couple of months before he was let go. He then chose to become a professional wrestler like his father, Rocky Johnson, and grandfather, Peter Maivia. He began working for the WWF and became very well known. He is one of the most popular wrestlers ever. He has won 16 championships. These include both alone and in a tag team. He has also won the Royal Rumble. He was the sixth person to win the WWE "Triple Crown". This means he won all three of the main championships - the WWE Championship, the Intercontinental Championship, and the World Tag Team Championship. Johnson also has many nicknames to his Rock resume: “The Great One”, “The Most Electrifying Man in All of Entertainment/Sports Entertainment”, “The Brahma Bull”, “Rocky”, and “The People’s Champ/Champion”.

Dwayne Johnson

they want" and restarted the match as a no disqualification match. When the bell rang to start the rematch he hit the "Rock Bottom" on John Cena to let The Miz pin John Cena to keep his championship. After the match The Rock came back in the ring and hit the "People's Elbow" on The Miz to end the show. On the following Raw, John Cena called out The Rock and challenged him to a match. The Rock accepted his challenge and said that if they are going to fight, they were going to do it at WrestleMania XXVII. The Corre came out after The Rock accepted and attacked both The Rock and Cena, Cena and The Rock fought back and beat The Corre. The Rock defeated Cena at WrestleMania XXVIII. The Rock defeated CM Punk at the 2013 Royal Rumble to win the WWE Championship for an eighth time. He returned in October to have a face-off with Rusev on Raw.

Dwayne Johnson

On the September 15, 2023 episode of SmackDown, The Rock made a return for the first time in four years. He interrupted a promo between Pat McAfee and Austin Theory. He ended up hitting Theory with The People's Elbow with McAfee also hitting one on Theory after.

Championships and awards

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

PWI Match of the Year (1999) (vs. Mankind in an "I Quit" match at Royal Rumble) PWI Match of the Year (2002) (vs. Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania X8) PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (1999, 2000) PWI Wrestler of the Year (2000) He was ranked #2 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the year in the PWI 500 in 2000. He was ranked #14 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the year in the PWI 500 in 2001. He was ranked #9 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the year in the PWI 500 in 2002. United States Wrestling Association USWA World Tag Team Championship (two times) (with Bart Sawyer) World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE WCW/World Championship (two times)1 WWF/E Championship (eight times)2 WWF Intercontinental Championship (two times) World Tag Team Championship (five times) (with Mankind (three), The Undertaker (one), and Chris Jericho (one)) Royal Rumble (2000) Slammy Award for New Sensation (1997) Slammy Award for Game Changer of the Year (2011) (with John Cena) Slammy Award for Guess Who's Back or: Return of the Year (2011) Slammy Award for LOL! Moment of the Year (2012) (Insulting John Cena using the history of Boston, Massachusetts) Slammy Award for LOL! Moment of the Year (2013) (The Rock Concert on the 20th Anniversary of Raw) Slammy Award for Match of the Year (2013) (vs. John Cena for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 29) Sixth Triple Crown Champion Wrestling Observer Newsletter Best Box Office Draw (2000, 2011, 2012) Best Gimmick (1999) Best on Interviews (1999–2000) Most Charismatic (1999–2002, 2011, 2012) Most Improved (1998) Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 2007)