10 Things Fans Should Know About The Rock’s Life Outside WWE

The Rock’s list of achievements throughout the decades is unmatched, and here are ten facts from his career outside WWE everyone should know.

In decades of WWE’s history, Vince McMahon has created some huge megastars who have become some of the biggest names in the industry as well as outside the industry. However, none can match the magnitude of The Rock’s popularity, especially after his incredible Hollywood career.

Even though The Great One didn’t have a long WWE career, he achieved a lot of things in that short time frame. He headlined big pay-per-views, including WrestleMania, and produced possibly the greatest feud in WWE history against Stone Cold Steve Austin. After leaving WWE in the early 2000s, The Rock has become an elite performer in Hollywood, and he has done many things outside the wrestling world.

10MMA Fan

Many professional wrestlers do follow MMA, especially a big promotion like UFC. The Rock being a former professional wrestler loves combat sports, and he is a fan of mixed martial arts.

The Great One is an MMA fan, and he tries to follow the sport despite his hectic schedule. In fact, he appeared at UFC 244, where Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz fought in the main event. He unveiled and presented the UFC BMF Title. Back in 2010, in an interview with Ariel Helwani, The Rock mentioned that he would have been an MMA fighter if UFC was popular like WWE in his heyday.

9Played Football In College

Before becoming a gigantic star in the Attitude Era, The Rock was a football player, making him an athlete with a sports background. First, he played football in high school.

His college football career began when he started playing in the defensive tackle position for the University of Miami. Once graduated from University, he entered the Canadian Football League and got signed by Calgary Stampeders. But he didn’t make it big there and eventually signed for WWE.

8One Of The Highest Paid Hollywood Actors

The Rock left his wrestling career to ascend the ladder in Hollywood once he started acting in movies. After he completely left WWE in 2004, he ended up conquering Hollywood.

Currently, Dwayne Johnson is one of the biggest names in Hollywood with many blockbuster movies to his name. His movies have reportedly earned over a combined 10 billion dollars worldwide, making him one of the highest-paid actors in the movie world.

7He Has Already Done 47 Movies

With a movie career of two decades, The Rock has done many movies in Hollywood. His first big break in the movie industry was as The Scorpion King in The Mummy Returns. Then his lead role as The Scorpion King in its solo movie changed the course of his movie career.

Fast Five, Fast & Furious 6, Hercules, San Andreas, Rampage, Hobbs & Shaw, Black Adam, etc are some noteworthy movies of his career.

6Has The Hollywood Walk Of Fame To His Name

Walk of Fame is certainly a prestigious thing for an artist, and many top artists of different backgrounds get their Hollywood Walk of Fame when they become successful. Likewise, The Rock also has his Hollywood Walk of Fame.

The former WWE Champion got his own Hollywood Walk of Fame back in 2017, which was one of the biggest honors of his career.

5Married To Lauren Hashian

The Rock is a married man. He is married to Lauren Hashian, the daughter of the rock band Boston’s drummer, Sib Hashian. Their wedding took place in Hawaii back in 2019. They have two daughters named Tiana and Jasmine.

Before Lauren, The Rock was married to Dany Garcia. They had a daughter named Simone, who is now signed to WWE.

4Has A Tequila Brand

It’s not new for celebrities to enter the liquor market. Many Hollywood celebrities with a big following do have liquor brands, and The Rock isn’t an exception. He has his tequila brand called ‘Teremana’, which has become a popular tequila brand in a short time.

Dwayne Johnson is the co-owner of Teremana. After its success in the United States, the brand is eying a global footprint after signing a new deal with a German liquor company, Mast Jagermeister.

3Owns XFL

XFL was originally founded by Vince McMahon in 2001, but it failed. He relaunched it in 2020, and it failed again, eventually filing for bankruptcy. But The Rock, along with his former wife and business partner, Dany Garcia, bought XFL from his former boss.

XFL is scheduled to start in February 2023. With The Rock at the helm, the league is expected to be a huge success.

2Has A Production Company

Besides owning a tequila brand and XFL, The Rock also owns his production company in Hollywood, which is known as Seven Bucks Productions. Other than The Rock, his ex-wife Dany Garcia is also the co-owner and co-founder of Seven Bucks Productions. The name is inspired by his struggling days when he had only seven bucks in his pocket after he was let go from the Canadian Football League.

His production company has produced many of his movies as well as movies of others stars. Besides movies, he has produced TV shows.

1Does A lot Of Charity

If someone follows The Rock’s Instagram page, it’s evident that he is truly the people’s champ, as he leaves no stone unturned to help people. The Rock does a lot of charity work.

He started his foundation called ‘Dwayne Johnson Rock Foundation’. He has also worked with other charity organizations to support the unfortunate.