The Rock

From Pro Wrestling

Dwayne Douglas Johnson
Statistics
Ring Names	The Rock Rocky Maivia Flex Kavana
Height	6' 4" (193 cm.)
Weight	260 lbs. (118 kg.)
Born	May 2, 1972
	Pearl City, Florida, USA
Died:
Resides
Billed from
Trained by	Pat Patterson Rocky Johnson
Debut	June 1, 1996
Retired	March 14, 2004

Dwayne Douglas Johnson (born May 2, 1972) is an American actor and third-generation wrestler, best known for his time in World Wrestling Entertainment as The Rock.

Born in Hayward, California, Johnson first gained mainstream fame as a standout in the then-World Wrestling Federation. He was originally known in the promotion as Rocky Maivia, in homage to his father, Rocky Johnson, and his maternal grandfather, High Chief Peter Maivia. His mother, Ata Maivia, was a Samoan of royal lineage in Samoa.

He is in second place(behind Triple H)for most reigns as WWF/E Champion, having held the title seven times before he left the business in 2004.

Contents 1 Wrestling facts 2 Championships and accomplishments 3 See also 4 External links and references

Wrestling facts

• Finishing moves

• Diving crossbody - 1996-1997
• People's Elbow / Corporate Elbow / The Most Electrifying move in the sports-entertainment (Feint leg drop transitioned into a high impact elbow drop to the opponent's chest, with theatrics)
• Rock Bottom (Side slam, sometimes while hooking the opponent's arm)
• Running shoulderbreaker - 1996-1997; used as a regular move from 1997-2003

• Signature moves

• Double leg takedown spinebuster
• Float-over DDT
• Flowing snap DDT, occasionally preceded by an arm twist
• Running swinging neckbreaker
• Running thrust lariat
• Samoan Drop
• The People's Sharpshooter (Sharpshooter) - used as a tribute to Owen Hart
• Snap overhead bely to belly suplex, sometimes to an oncoming opponent

• Nicknames

• "Brahma Bull"
• "People's Champion"
• "The Great One"

• Tag teams and stables

• Rock 'n' Sock Connection - with Mankind
• The Corporation
• Nation Of Domination

• Managers

• Debra (WWF) (2001)
• Vince McMahon
• Shane McMahon

• Wrestlers trained

• Orlando Jordan

• Theme music

• "Know Your Role" by Jim Johnston (WWF)

Championships and accomplishments

• United States Wrestling Association

• USWA Tag Team Champion (2 time) - with Bart Sawyer

• World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment

• WWF Champion (7 time)
• WCW World Heavyweight Champion (2 time)
• WWF World Tag Team Champion (5 time) - with Mankind (3), The Undertaker (1), Chris Jericho (1)
• WWF Intercontinental Champion (2 time)

See also

• The Rock’s career history
• The Rock’s event history
• The Rock’s gimmicks
• Significant Storylines

External links and references

• The Rock profile at CAGEMATCH.net