Dwayne Johnson Net Worth

Dwayne Johnson's Quotes

• Finally...The Rock...has come back to [whatever city he's in at the time]
• You will go one on one with the Great One!
• Who in the blue hell are you?
• [Referring to his 0.7 grade point average in college] It's pretty hard to get a point seven. You have to do close to nothing.
• Can you smell what The Rock is cooking!

Interesting Facts about Dwayne Johnson

1. First ever 8 time WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
2. Was the first person to ever kick out of the "Stone Cold Stunner" while fighting Stone Cold Steve Austin (Steve Austin) at Wrestlemania XV.
3. His favorite eyebrow trademark (not including his own) is Groucho Marx's.
4. Was a member of Miami's NCAA national championship football team (1991). Later in his career, he played as Warren Sapp's backup at defensive tackle.
5. Received guidance and training from Bret Hart (aka "The Hitman") when he first came to the WWF.
6. A member of the elite group of wrestlers, such as Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair to hold the WWF and WCW world titles on several different occasions.
7. Named one of Entertainment Television's "top 20 entertainers of 2001".
8. He once appeared on Martha Stewart Living (1996) to cook one of his favorite family recipes.
9. Attended and graduated from Freedom High School in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Another former student was Daniel Dae Kim.
10. Has a wax figure likeness of himself at Madame Tussaud's museum.
11. Met, Dany Garcia, when she was 22, and they married the day after his 25th birthday. He did not meet her parents until shortly before their wedding. Tonga Fifita, the wrestler known as Haku, was his Best Man.
12. Decided to attend the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida because they did not openly express interest in him.
13. His $5.5-million paycheck for The Scorpion King (2002) earned him a listing in the Guinness Book of World Records, as his salary was the highest for any actor receiving top billing for the first time.
14. First athlete to host Saturday Night Live (1975) for a second time. Though, he was promoting the film (The Scorpion King (2002)) with his second stint, his pro-wrestling and CFL background makes him the show's first two-time athlete-host.
15. He owns the rights to name "The Rock" (including logos, phrases, etc). The rights to the name "The Rock" were previously owned by WWE, Inc. (which is the main reason why Vince McMahon has received executive producer credits in some of the Rock's films).
16. Once, while putting on a show for WWF road agent Pat Patterson, sold his opponent's moves so well, his then-girlfriend Dany Garcia thought he was actually hurt.
17. Growing up, he considered what his father did, "wrestling"; he once tried amateur wrestling, and found he did not like this.
18. He was offered a promotional deal with "Dunkin' Donuts", which would have seen the company name a donut after him. Thinking it would make him appear big-headed, he graciously turned the offer down.
19. Dwayne's father, a native of Canada, is black, of Black Nova Scotian descent, and was born in Amherst, Nova Scotia (Dwayne's father's ancestors were African-Americans who moved to Canada). Dwayne's mother is of Samoan background.
20. Was teammates with Doug Flutie with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL).