Dwayne Johnson, the son of former professional wrestler Rocky Johnson and Ata Johnson was born on May 2, 1972, in Hayward, California. While growing up, Johnson briefly resided with his mother’s family in Grey Lynn in Auckland, New Zealand, where he played rugby.
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The former WWE wrestler has two sisters and three half brothers: Lisa Purves, Paula Parsons, Trevor Edwards, Adrian Bowles, and Aaron Fowler. Johnson attempted to join the World Wrestling Federation in 1996 after being let go by Calgary Stampede Wrestling in 1995. He competed as Flex Kavana and twice teamed up with Bart Sawyer to win the USWA Tag Team Championship.
In the WWF, Johnson made his debut as Rocky Maivia, a mashup of his father and grandfather’s ring identities. He was initially hesitant to use this ring name, but Vince McMahon and Jim Ross were able to convince him. He was dubbed “The Blue Chipper” to play up his heritage and was promoted as the first third-generation wrestler in the WWF.
