Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson wears many hats — a retired WWE champion, a former football player, a Hollywood superstar-turned-producer, and now, a potential candidate for the next US presidential election. That is a lot of achievements in one lifetime, and all of it stands as a testimony to Johnson’s sheer determination and hard work to make it to the top of the ladder.
Today, Johnson might be one of those celebrities that regularly features on Forbes magazine’s highest paid list, but this was not the case always. Over the years, Johnson has made multiple switches in career — from playing professional football for a small period of time to becoming a wrestler and achieving fame in the WWE arena with his unmatchable charisma and fight moves, he has tried every trick of the trade. But The Rock did not ‘smell’ success until his WWE period began. It was then that ‘The Rock’ phenomenon started to develop and gained more speed with every succeeding match. WWE, which was earlier known as WWF, found its first African-American champion in The Rock in 1998. And as they say, the rest is history.
When The Rock walked into the arena, you felt like cheering for him despite his somewhat cheesy trash-talk. His walk had that inimitable confidence and swagger, and his strength as a professional matched that well.
