Dwayne Douglas Johnson 

(born May 2, 1972), also known by his ring name the Rock,[3] is an

American actor, producer, businessman, retired professional wrestler,[6] and former American
football and Canadian football player.[7] Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers
of all time, he wrestled for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, later WWE) for eight years prior to
pursuing an acting career. His films have grossed over $3.5 billion in North America and over $10.5
billion worldwide,[8] making him one of the world's highest-grossing actors.[9]
Johnson was a college football player for the University of Miami, with whom he won a national
championship in 1991. He aspired to have a professional career in football and entered the 1995
NFL Draft, but went undrafted. He signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football
League (CFL), but was cut from the team in his first season. Shortly after, he began training as a
professional wrestler.[10]
In 1996, Johnson secured a contract with the WWF and was promoted as the first third-generation
wrestler in WWF history, as he is the son of Rocky Johnson and grandson of Peter Maivia.[2] He rose
to prominence after developing the charismatic, boastful, trash-talking Rock gimmick. He won his
first WWF Championship in 1998 and helped usher in the Attitude Era, an industry boom period in
the late 1990s and early 2000s.[11] In 2004, he left the WWE to pursue an acting career. He returned
in 2011 as a part-time performer until 2013, and made sporadic appearances until retiring in 2019.
[12]
 Considered one of the greatest professional wrestlers and biggest wrestling draws of all time,[13]
[14]
 Johnson headlined the most-bought professional wrestling pay-per-view event ever (WrestleMania
XXVIII) and was featured among the most watched episodes of WWE's two flagship television
shows (Raw and SmackDown).[15][16] He is a 10-time world champion,[17] a two-time Intercontinental
Champion, a five-time Tag Team Champion, the 2000 Royal Rumble winner, and WWE's sixth Triple
Crown champion.