1Dwayne Before Wrestling
When Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson was in the Canadian Football League, he was living “in a shoddy apartment that even a rat would run from” with 4 roommates and slept on “dumpster soiled mattresses” discarded by local motels. After being cut 2 months later, his wrestling career began.
2Seven Bucks Production
His production company ‘Seven Bucks Production’ is named after how much money he had after being cut from the CFL (Canadian Football League) in 1995.
38-Time WWE Champion
Dwayne Johnson was the first-ever wrestler to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship 8 times.
4Rock's First Acting Role
Dwayne Johnson’s first acting role was on “That 70’s Show” in which he played his real-life father, Rocky Johnson.
5Anoaʻi Family Wrestlers
Dwayne Johnson comes from the Anoaʻi family, a Samoan family that has given the world over 16 professional wrestlers.
6Dwayne Johnson's Johnny Bravo
In October 2002, Variety reported that Warner Bros. had secured the film rights to make a live-action Johnny Bravo movie starring Dwayne Johnson. However, no further developments regarding this project have been announced since then.
7The Scorpion King
Dwayne Johnson was paid $5.5 million for his first leading role as Mathayus in “The Scorpion King.” It's the highest salary of any first-time leading actor ever.
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8News of Osama's Death
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was the 2nd person on earth to publicly report the news of Osama bin Laden’s death, only 47 seconds after a navy intel officer leaked it from official sources.
9Dwayne's Hercules Beard
Dwayne Johnson's beard in Hercules (2014) was made out of yak testicle hair.
10Kamehameha Movie
Dwayne Johnson was set to star in a movie about Hawaiian warrior-king Kamehameha, but he was pulled because he’s Samoan, with the producer saying, “It would be a great taboo for the part to go to a nationality that was a fierce enemy of the Hawaiians during that time.”
