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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 Championship from future rival Triple H in February 1997, only three months after his debut.

Over the following months, WWE became an edgier product as it entered the Attitude Era and audiences became less enamoured with the ever-positive Maivia, even chanting “Die, Rocky, die” during his matches. This led to a dramatic shift in his character as he joined the heel Nation of Domination stable and renamed himself ‘The Rock’.

During his time in The Nation, he developed the unique promo style of referring to himself in the third person while running people down in a way only The Rock can. He also continued his feud with Triple H and his faction, D-Generation X, with the two groups clashing repeatedly for several months.

At Survivor Series 1998, only two years after his debut, The Rock won the one-night Deadly Games tournament to capture the WWE Championship for the first time and aligned himself with Vince McMahon’s Corporation in the process.

After the title win, The Rock quickly solidified himself as one of WWE’s top Superstars with arguably only ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin matching him in terms of star power. After a brutal feud with Mankind – aka Mick Foley – and then Austin, he became a babyface once again and only increased in stardom.

By 2001, The Rock had won the WWE Championship six times and the World Heavyweight Championship twice. It was then that he started to wind down his wrestling career and, thanks to his massive mainstream appeal, entered the world of Hollywood, debuting as The Scorpion King in 2001’s The Mummy Returns and then, in 2002, reprising the character for a spin-off prequel.

Over the past two decades, Dwayne Johnson has starred in dozens of movies including franchises such as Fast and Furious and Jumanji, as well as the likes of Hercules, The Other Guys, and Rampage. Most recently, he has made his comic book movie debut as DC’s Black Adam.

He has also appeared in many TV Shows and was Executive Producer for the comedy-drama series Ballers and created a show based on his early years, appropriately named Young Rock.

The Rock has made several returns to the ring in the past few years, most notably headlining back-to-back WrestleManias against John Cena in 2012 and 2013.

The Rock’s most recent return was one of his most impactful. In the run up to WrestleMania 40, the movie star made several hints that he had Roman Reigns in his sights. He made a surprise appearance on the January 1st, 2024, edition of Raw and made references to his cousin.

On January 23, 2024, Johnson joined the board of directors for TKO Group Holdings and his involvement in WWE storylines intensified until it all came to a head when Royal Rumble winner Cody Rhodes gave up his chance to face his longtime rival and Universal Champion Reigns to allow the Rock the opportunity instead. However, the fan reaction to the segment was far from favourable and the backlash resulted in WWE and the Rock making a hard u-turn.

The switch led to The Rock aligning with Reigns and adopting a new arrogant and foul-mouthed persona. As part of the Bloodline, The Rock appeared on both nights of WrestleMania 40.

On January 6th, 2025 The Rock returned to Monday Night Raw as part of WWE’s debut on Netflix.

Net Worth

Dwayne Johnson has an estimated net worth of an incredible $800 million, making him the richest wrestler in the world by some margin.

Family

Dwayne Johnson married his first wife, Dany Garcia, in 1997. The couple divorced over 10 years later in 2008. They had a daughter, Simone Johnson, in 2001. Simone is currently competing in WWE under the name Ava Raine.

The Rock married his current wife, Lauren Hashian, in 2019. The pair have two daughters, Jasmine and Tiana, who were born in 2015 and 2018 respectively.

Income

According to Forbes, The Rock is Hollywood’s highest-paid actor. Although some of that income came from his recent movie roles, he earned the bulk of the cash through his estimated 30-40% stake in the tequila brand Teremana.

Record

According to , since beginning his career in 1996, Dwayne Johnson has competed in 855 matches, with a record of 452 wins, 356 defeats and 47 draws. That puts his career win percentage at 53%.

Figures are correct as of December 10th 2024.

WWE Career

• WWE Championship – 8 times
• World Heavyweight Championship – 2 times
• WWE Intercontinental Championship – 2 times
• WWE Tag Team Championship – 5 times
• Royal Rumble 2000 winner
• 1998 Deadly Games WWE Championship Tournament winner

Charity

As well as donating money to various charities over the years, The People’s Champion founded The Dwayne Johnson ROCK Foundation in 2006. The charity works with at-risk and terminally ill children who are hospitalised with disabilities, disorders, and illnesses.