Dropped by his football team and with only a few dollars left in his pocket, Dwayne Johnson was devastated.Then he thought of using the powerful frame that had made him a bruising defensive linebacker to try to follow in the footsteps of his dad and grandfather and become a wrestler.
The mag revealed he earned a whopping $87.5million in the year up to this June, including $23.5million for the Netflix thriller, Red Notice.So it’s no wonder he raises a glass to the day he was shown the door by Canadian football team the Calgary Stampeders in 1995. Born in California, Dwayne grew up in North Carolina, Hawaii and Pennsylvania and had a brief spell with his mother’s family in New Zealand.
“I did everything I could to make the CFL and then hopefully make it to the NFL where I dreamed of an All Pro/Super Bowl Champion career. He took on the charismatic persona of a boastful, trash-talking wrestler in the “Attitude Era” of the sport – and went down a storm. Dwayne married businesswoman Dany Garcia in 1997 and they had they had one child, Simone Alexandra, together.
Ireland Latest News, Ireland Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Source: IrishMirror - 🏆 4. / 98 Read more »
Source: IrishTimes - 🏆 3. / 98 Read more »
Source: IrishTimes - 🏆 3. / 98 Read more »