The Rock's Biography
From Eric Cohen,
Intro:
Dwayne Johnson was born on 5/2/72 in Florida. He is
a 3rd genration wrestler. His father is Rocky Johnson
& his grandfather (on his mom's side) was Peter
Maivia. The Rock was a member of the Miami Hurricanes
college football team. After not making the Canadian
Football League, Dwayne was trained to wrestle by
his father & Pat Patterson. He made his wrestling
debut in 1995.
The WWF:
Rocky Maivia made his WWF debut at the 1996 Survivor
Series. He quickly went on to become the I-C champion.
Even though he was a face, the fans hated him. During
his matches the fans would chant "Rocky Sucks".
After a brief absence, Rocky Maivia turned into
the Rock.
The Nation of
Domination:
The Rock was an arrogant heel that spoke about himself
in the third person. As a bad guy with the mike,
his promos were incredible and he seemed to come
up with a new catch phrase on a continual basis.
It was during this time that he came up with his
signature gimmicks like "The People's Eyebrow"
& "The People's Elbow" with the joke
being that he was the bad guy that the people hated.
The People's
Champ:
While Steve Austin was the #1 performer in the company,
it was obvious that The Rock was about to reach
that level. The Rock became world champion at the
1998 Survivor Series after being in the business
for only 2 years. He would go on to main event 3
WrestleMania's against Austin. Starting in 2000,
The Rock would take a lot of time off due to his
new film career.
Best Selling
Author & The Scorpion King:
While a top wrestler, his autobiography, The Rock
Says, went to #1. Hollywood noticed and he hosted
Saturday Night Live to promote WrestleMania. His
performance was so good that he received the role
of The Scorpion King in The Mummy Returns. While
it was only a cameo role, he stole the movie and
starred in the prequel, The Scorpion King.
Part Time Wrestler:
At this point, his wrestling career was a few months
on and a few months off. However his matches were
always the main event and while his feuds were short
they were memorable. In 2002, the fans were treated
to a dream match up when he finally got in the ring
with Hulk Hogan.
Full Time Actor:
The Rock has made several successful films and is
one of the biggest action stars in Hollywood. His
wrestling appearances are limited to showing up
on TV for a few minutes when the WWE is around Hollywood
& his film schedule allows. His 2006 movie,
Southland Tales is nominated for The Golden Palm
award at The Cannes Film Festival.
Notable Matches:
Survivor Series 1996 11/17/1996
-WWF debut with Mark Mero, Barry Windham, &
Jake Roberts beat Goldust Hunter Hearst Helmsley,
Jerry Lawler, & Crush
Friday Night Raw 2/13/1997 - beat
Triple H to win I-C Title
WrestleMania 13 3/23/1997 - beat
The Sultan
WrestleMania XIV 3/29/1998 - Beat
Ken Shamrock by reverse decision
Survivor Series 1998 11/15/1998
- Beat Mankind to win the WWF Title in the finals
of the title tournament
Royal Rumble 1999 1/24/1999 - Won
WWF Title from Mick Foley in an I=Quit Match
WrestleMania XV 3/28/1999 - lost
WWF Title to Steve Austin
Royal Rumble 2000 1/23/2000 - The
Rock won the Royal Rumble
WrestleMania 2000 4/2/2000 - Champion
Triple H beat The Rock, Mick Foley & The Big
Show
Backlash 2000 4/30/2000 - Beat
Triple H to win the title
King of the Ring 2000 6/25/2000 Six-Man
Tag Match for WWF Title: The Rock beacame champ
by pinning Vince McMahon
SummerSlam 2000 8/27/2000 - Beat
Triple H & Kurt Angle
No Way Out 2001 2/25/2001 - Beat
Kurt Angle to win the title
WrestleMania X-7 4/1/2001 - Lost
WWF Title to Steve Austin
SummerSlam 2001 8/19/2001 - Beats
Booker T to win the WCW title
Unforgiven 2001 9/23/2001 - Beat
Booker T & Shane McMahon
WrestleMania X8 3/17/2002 - Beat
Hulk Hogan
Vengeance 2002 7/21/2002 - Beat
champion The Undertaker & Kurt Angle to win
the WWE title
SummerSlam 2002 8/25/2002 - Lost
WWE title to Brock Lesnar
No Way Out 2003 2/23/2003 - Beat
Hulk Hogan
WrestleMania XIX 3/30/2003 - Beat
Steve Austin
Backlash 2003 4/27/2003 - Lost
to Goldberg
WrestleMania XX 3/14/2004 - Handicap
Match: Ric Flair, Randy Orton & Batista beat
The Rock & Mick Foley.
(Source: Pro Wrestling Illustrated Almanac)
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