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Dwayne ‘ The Rock’ Johnson: 2025 Biography, Net Worth, Family, Income

The son of Rocky Johnson and grandson of ‘High Chief’ Peter Maivia, Dwayne Johnson seemed destined to enter the world of professional wrestling.

However, he first tried his hand at football, playing for the University of Miami from 1990-1994 and then signing with the Canadian Football League’s Calgary Stampeders in 1995. However, he was cut from that team only two months into the season.

The following year, Johnson began his pro wrestling career in the USWA under the name Flex Cavana.

He was only in that promotion for five months before being signed by WWE.

Dwayne Johnson was repackaged as Rocky Maivia when he debuted at the 1996 Survivor Series event, teaming with Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts, Marc Mero, and Barry Windham – then known as The Stalker.

Portraying a classic babyface, Maivia quickly rose up the ranks in WWE and captured the Intercontinental