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Dwayne Johnson. He was born Dwayne Douglas Johnson in Hayward, California to a one-of-a-kind family of mixed heritage - Samoan, Black and Canadian. His birthdate is May 2nd, 1972.
University of Miami. Though The Rock grew up in Hawaii and in Pennsylvania, he decided to go to college in Florida. He received scholarsip offers from several colleges, but University of Miami was not one of them, he actually had to try out.
Football. After trying out for the Football team at Miami, The Rock was the back-up for NFL player Warren Sapp. Football was The Rock's sport of choice ever since high-school.
Criminology. A back injury in his senior year left him unable to play, and he was not drafted into the NFL. He was given a three year contract with the CFL team Calgary Stampeders, but he was cut after only a single year.
What was the first stage name that The Rock used in 1996 in the WWF? | WWF's The Rock
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Rocky Maivia. While still being tested for the WWF (in their sub-league the USWA), The Rock used the name Flex Kavana. When he first joined the WWF he took the name Rocky Maivia in tribute to his father, Rocky Johnson, and his grandfather, Chief Maivia, both of whom were professional wrestlers.
The Rock was pitted originally against Triple H, but the crowd got bored of cheering for the 'good guys'. After a brief hiatus, he was allowed to return to the ring and 'turn heel'. Which 'bad boy' group did he join in 1998? | WWF's The Rock
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Nation of Domination. From being the booed 'good guy' Rocky Maivia, The Rock emerged as the WWF's most popular wrestler, even though he was a 'bad guy' according to the wrestling storylines.
At the 1999 Royal Rumble, The Rock regained his WWF title by defeating which champion? | WWF's The Rock
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Mankind. At the match, he took a chair and hit it over Mankind's head 17 times, knocking him unconscious. He then used a tape recording of Mankind's voice saying "I quit" to trick the referee into thinking that Mankind was conceding defeat.
Bull. This Brahma Bull is a Samoan symbol for The Rock's ancestry, a badge of pride for him.
'If you smell what The Rock is cooking'. He was popular for referring to himself in the third person often. More memorable sayings by the rock are: "Layeth the Smacketh down", "Know Your Role and Shut Your Mouth!" and "It Doesn't Matter What Your Name Is!".
Dwayne Douglas Johnson. Dwayne Douglas Johnson is now known to the entire world as 'The Rock.'
Peter Fanene Maivia. The late great Chief Peter Maivia paved the way for Dwayne Johnson to lay the smack down on the wrestling world.
Rocky Johnson, Ata Maivia. Ata is the daughter of Peter and Lia Maivia.
Dany Garcia. Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia were an item since their days in college.
University of Miami. The University of Miami is home to 'The Rock' and Warren Sapp.
Defensive Tackle . 'The Rock' played defensive tackle with the jersey number 94.
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