37+ Dwayne Johnson Images. Regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, he wrestled for the world wrestling federation (wwf, now wwe) for eight years prior to pursuing an acting career. His father, from amherst, nova scotia, canada, is black (of black nova scotian descent), and his mother is of samoan background (her own father was peter fanene maivia, also a professional wrestler).

Diesel claimed he had to give. He made his wrestling debut in the uswa under the name flex kavanah where he won the tag team championship with brett sawyer. See full list on biography.com

In 1996, dwayne joined the wwe and became rocky maivia where he joined a group known as \\the nation of domination\\ and turned heel.

He first made a big splash as the scorpion king, a supernatural bad guy, in 2001's the mummy returns. With no plans to follow in his footsteps, johnson played college football at the university of miami, showing promise with his size and athleticism until being slowed by injuries. Read more: 10 things you may not know about dwayne 'the rock' johnson The latest tweets from @therock