Dwayne Johnson Was A Failed Football Player Before Becoming One Of The Most Highest-Paid Actors In Hollywood
Was Dwayne Johnson a failed football player? ( Photo Credit – Instagram )
Dwayne Johnson didn’t just become Hollywood’s highest-paid actor. No, he had a rocky start—literally. Before Fast & Furious and Jumanji, he tried out for the NFL, later suiting for the Miami Hurricanes. Then, the unthinkable happened. Johnson went undrafted.
That crushing defeat? Total game-changer. “If it weren’t for this dream that I was so focused on… not playing in the NFL wound up being the best thing that ever happened to me,” Johnson told the Pivot Podcast. Instead of sulking, he channeled his “what now?” energy into something bigger—enter WWE.
With wrestling in his blood—his dad, Rocky “Soul Man” Johnson, and his granddad, Peter Maivia, were legends—The Rock didn’t just step into the ring. He owned it. Charismatic, confident, and a tad cheeky, he turned wrestling into an art form. Who knew...
Dwayne Johnson didn’t just become Hollywood’s highest-paid actor. No, he had a rocky start—literally. Before Fast & Furious and Jumanji, he tried out for the NFL, later suiting for the Miami Hurricanes. Then, the unthinkable happened. Johnson went undrafted.
That crushing defeat? Total game-changer. “If it weren’t for this dream that I was so focused on… not playing in the NFL wound up being the best thing that ever happened to me,” Johnson told the Pivot Podcast. Instead of sulking, he channeled his “what now?” energy into something bigger—enter WWE.
With wrestling in his blood—his dad, Rocky “Soul Man” Johnson, and his granddad, Peter Maivia, were legends—The Rock didn’t just step into the ring. He owned it. Charismatic, confident, and a tad cheeky, he turned wrestling into an art form. Who knew...
- 19/11/2024
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