[222] In 2000, Access Hollywood ranked him number six in their list of the Top 10 Celebrities of 2000. [284], Johnson will star in Netflix's upcoming Red Notice, written and directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber. [2] Later in 2004, he hosted a pie-eating contest, as part of the WWE Diva Search, and ended the segment by giving Coachman a People's Elbow. [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. [2] He rose to prominence after developing the charismatic, boastful, trash-talking Rock gimmick. In 2019, Johnson produced and appeared as himself in Fighting with My Family, a comedy-drama about Paige and her family, who are also professional wrestlers. [151] This was evident by the fact that he was met with a negative crowd response during his match against Lesnar. [354][355], 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. Johnson starred in two other blockbuster movies that year, Baywatch and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle as Mitchell "Mitch" Buchannon and Dr. Smolder Bravestone, respectively. [197] Johnson underwent surgery on April 23 to reattach the torn tendons. WWF fans started to reject his character and push from the company. [132][133] He later lost the title to Chris Jericho at No Mercy. Attended New York University Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School. Harris played quarterback for the football team at Tucker High School in Tucker, Georgia. The Rock would then regularly insult the audience, WWF performers, and interviewers in his promos. [190] Punk received a title rematch with the Rock, at Elimination Chamber, with the added stipulation that if the Rock was disqualified or counted out, he would still lose the WWE Championship. [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. [35] After wrestling at Jerry Lawler's United States Wrestling Association as Flex Kavana and winning the USWA World Tag Team Championship twice with Bart Sawyer in the summer of 1996, Johnson signed a WWF contract. The consensus around the league is that Arizona will take Kyler Murray and look to trade Josh Rosen, but perhaps they could shock everyone and take Haskins instead of Murray. [297][298][299][300][301] In addition to his work on the film, Johnson assisted with re-designing the titular ride for all Disney theme parks. Rushmore", "WrestleMania 28 Breaks PPV Records With 1.3 Million Buys", "Wrestlingdata.com – The World's Largest Wrestling Database", "Revisit The Highest-Rated Segment In The History Of Monday Night Raw", "Detailed RAW Ratings Breakdown on The Rock's Promo (HUGE Number! There, he was named the number one contender for the WWE Undisputed Championship, which he won for a record-setting seventh time at Vengeance, on July 21, by defeating Kurt Angle and then-champion The Undertaker in a Triple Threat match. [citation needed] He has also appeared in, and been the cover athlete for, several video games. [147][148] The Rock successfully defended the title at the Global Warning event in Melbourne, Australia, against Triple H and Brock Lesnar after pinning Triple H.[149] On August 25, at SummerSlam, after interference from Lesnar's manager Paul Heyman, the Rock lost the WWE Undisputed Championship to Lesnar along with the record for the youngest WWE Champion, which he had set in 1998. 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. For Young Rock to thrive, Old Rock may have to step aside. [99] The Rock then defeated Gunn in a Kiss My Ass match at SummerSlam. [229] In 2003, he was listed in VH1's 200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons[230] and was No. The Rock then pinned Austin, giving Team WWF the victory and forcing The Alliance to disband. [54][33] Johnson would appear in a backup role, starting only one game in four years, playing behind players such as Pro Football Hall of Famer Warren Sapp. The next month, the Rock defeated Booker T, at SummerSlam, to win the WCW Championship for the first time. The finals occurred at Survivor Series, where the Rock defeated Vince McMahon's associate, Mankind, to win his first WWF Championship. After the match, Rock attacked Miz and hit him with the People's Elbow. [219] Fellow wrestlers Triple H, Big Show, and Mick Foley also appeared on the show. The two then lost the tag titles to Booker T and Test on the November 1, 2001 episode of SmackDown!. [124] The Rock wrestled a six-man Hell in a Cell match for the WWF Championship, at Armageddon, which Angle won to retain the title. [205], On the January 25, 2016 episode of Raw, the Rock was in a segment that saw him converse with The Miz, Big Show, Lana and Rusev before he and his relatives, The Usos, got into an altercation with then-WWE Tag Team Champions, The New Day. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island. [356] In 2009, he gained Canadian citizenship through his father. He was again named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week, after his Week 6 performance against the Washington Redskins. They then worked together to fend off an attack by The Corre, which at the time consisted of Wade Barrett, Heath Slater, Justin Gabriel, and Ezekiel Jackson. [173], The Rock appeared live on Raw in his hometown of Miami to celebrate his 39th birthday. [179], Leading up to WrestleMania, the Rock and Cena had several verbal confrontations on Raw. [2][47], After losing the Intercontinental Championship to Owen Hart on the April 28, 1997 episode of Raw Is War[72] and suffering a legitimate knee injury in a match against Mankind,[2] Maivia returned in August 1997 and turned heel for the first time in his career by lashing out at fans who had been booing him and joining Faarooq, D'Lo Brown and Kama in the stable called the Nation of Domination. Johnson starred as the title character in Hercules (2014)[273] and reprised his role as Luke Hobbs in Furious 7 (2015). [13][14], In 2013, Harris started to be used as a gunner on special teams and in the opening game against the New York Giants, his three coverage tackles and his effort in forcing one of the Giants’ six turnovers, earned him NFC Special Teams Player of the Week. The team struggled in the return game and he was rarely targeted as the fourth wide receiver. On March 10, 2015, he signed a five-year, $17 million contract with the New York Giants as an unrestricted free agent. [34] He appeared in five games and had nine kickoff returns for 188 net yards for a 20.88 average and seven punt returns for 48 net yards for a 6.86 average. The Rock then lost the WWF Championship to Kurt Angle, at No Mercy, in October. 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. After the match, the Rock gave Cena a Rock Bottom. Many former WCW and ECW wrestlers were then brought onto WWF television and formed The Alliance to compete with WWF in storyline. 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. That same year, he hosted and produced the TNT reality competition series The Hero,[267][268] and won the Favorite Male Buttkicker Award at the 2013 Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards. The event also saw the WWF debut of the famed WCW faction New World Order, which at the time consisted of "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash, and Scott Hall. [15][16] He also became the third player (Chris Boniol and Billy Cundiff were the first) in team history to win the NFC Special Teams Player of the Week two times in a season. [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. Third-team All-America and second-team All-SEC in 2019. We sell new Nissan and used cars, trucks and SUVs in Boise, Nampa and Treasure Valley. [278][279] In 2018, he starred in the action films Rampage and Skyscraper. [91] This match was referred to as "Halftime Heat" as it was televised during halftime of that year's Super Bowl. [306][307] A sequel to the box-office hit San Andreas was announced to be in the pre-production stage with the director of the first film, Brad Peyton, returning as director along with the main cast (marking the fourth collaboration between the two following Journey 2, San Andreas, and Rampage). The movie broke a two-year record for the highest-grossing single day in film history by earning US$28,594,667. 's 20 Top Entertainers [2001]", "AmIAnnoying.com – Entertainment Weekly's 101 Most Influential People [2000]", "AmIAnnoying.com – E! )", "411MANIA – Complete Quarter Hour Breakdown From Monday's Raw 1,000", "How The Rock went from failed football player to the highest-paid actor in Hollywood", "Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson is the world's highest paid actor, and rightly so", "The Secret to Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's Success", "80th Annual Academy Awards Results & Commentary", "Why Dwayne The Rock Johnson is 'franchise viagra, "3:35am. [104] The two lost the titles back to Undertaker and Big Show on the September 7, 1999 episode of SmackDown! [130] Austin and Triple H then formed a tag team called The Power Trip,[131] while the Rock was indefinitely suspended in storyline. [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. The Pirates lost to Maryland in the 2010 Military Bowl. After 20 minutes of chaotic brawling in the ring, the stands, a kitchen, the catering area, an office, the arena corridors and finally a basement loading area, Mankind pinned the Rock using a forklift truck to win the WWF title. [33], Johnson's father was a Black Nova Scotian, with a small amount of Irish ancestry,[41][42] while his mother is Samoan. [324] 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. [88] Then at the Royal Rumble on January 24, the Rock regained the title in a brutal “I Quit” match, a type of match that only ends if one of the combatants says “I quit” on a microphone. 's 20 Top Entertainers. As a wide receiver he had nine receptions for 80 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winner against the Minnesota Vikings. Hawaii. [158], After failing to win a number one contendership for the World Heavyweight Championship, the Rock went into another program with Stone Cold Steve Austin. [275] It was announced that he would executive produce and star in the horror film Seal Team 666,[276] and is set to play Nick Schuyler in the drama film Not Without Hope. The Rock for the WWE Championship", "WWE Champion Stone Cold Steve Austin def. [7] He received a partial Samoan pe'a tattoo on his left side in 2003,[357] and in 2017, he had the small "Brahma bull" tattoo on his right arm covered with a larger half-sleeve tattoo of a bull's skull. He is considered to be one of the best special teams players in Dallas Cowboys history.[21]. 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[3], In his junior year, he was named to the Conference USA first-team and as the C-USA Special Teams Player-of-the-Year. As a rookie, he appeared in just seven games, returning 15 punts for 80 yards. [18] Johnson also stars in the Jumanji franchise, appearing in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) and Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) with a third film currently in development. After he and Cena exchanged insults, The Miz and Alex Riley appeared and attacked the Rock; he fended off Miz and Riley, only for Cena to blindside him with an Attitude Adjustment. WASHINGTON (AP) - Jamir Harris had a career-high 23 points as American edged past Loyola (Md.) [100], Shortly after SummerSlam, the Rock began teaming with former opponent Mankind and the two became known as the Rock 'n' Sock Connection. 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[65][66][67] Maivia then successfully defended the title against Helmsley at In Your House 13: Final Four. The University of Miami renamed the Hurricanes' locker room in Johnson's honor. [46][47] Through his grandfather Maivia, Johnson is considered a non-blood relative to the Anoa'i wrestling family. [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. [64] On February 13, 1997, he won the Intercontinental Championship from Hunter Hearst Helmsley on Monday Night Raw. He posted 7 special teams tackles. [46], On October 27, 2020, Harris was signed to the Chicago Bears practice squad. [80] This led to a ladder match at SummerSlam, where the Rock lost the title.
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