Dwayne Johnson wrestler who fought popular character Seven of Nine. While Johnson was away from WWE, the company continued to sell "The Rock" merchandise, and he continued to be featured prominently in the opening montages of their television shows. Johnson began his career in theatrical roles in action films "The Mummy Returns" (2001) and "The Scorpion King" (2002), the action-comedy "The Rundown" (2003), and the remake of "Walking Tall" (2004). He played a supporting role in "Be Cool" (2005) and was the primary antagonist in "Doom" (2006). Roles in "Gridiron Gang" (2006) and "" (2007) soon followed. Johnson played against type in
Dwayne Johnson Team Championship twice with Bart Sawyer in the summer of 1996, Johnson signed a WWF contract. He received additional training from Tom Prichard, alongside Achim Albrecht and Mark Henry. Johnson made his WWF debut as Rocky Maivia, a combination of his father and grandfather's ring names, although his real name was acknowledged by the announcers. He was initially reluctant to take this ring name but was persuaded by Vince McMahon and Jim Ross. He was given the nickname "The Blue Chipper" and his lineage was played to on TV, where he was hyped as the WWF's first third-generation wrestler. Maivia,