Rocky Maivia
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Rocky Maivia is the early World Wrestling Federation (WWF) ring persona of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, introduced as a clean-cut, third-generation babyface wrestler before he evolved into his more famous "The Rock" character.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
professional wrestling persona
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ring name ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Blue Chipper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEra | WWF New Generation Era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brand |
WWF Monday Night Raw
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
WWF pay-per-view events ⓘ |
| characterAlignment | babyface ⓘ |
| characterReception | mixed-to-negative crowd reactions ⓘ |
| continuedIntoEra | WWF Attitude Era (early phase) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfPromotion | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdByPromotion | World Wrestling Federation creative team ⓘ |
| crowdChant |
Die Rocky Die
NERFINISHED
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Rocky Sucks ⓘ |
| debutedInPromotion | World Wrestling Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| debutYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| entertainmentMedium | televised sports entertainment ⓘ |
| entranceTheme | Destiny (WWF theme) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| evolvedIntoPersona | The Rock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Anoaʻi wrestling family (by association/marriage) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Rocky Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feudedWith |
Faarooq
NERFINISHED
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Nation of Domination (initially as opponent) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sultan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finishingMove | Shoulder breaker ⓘ |
| firstTelevisedAppearance | Survivor Series 1996 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genderOfPerformer | male ⓘ |
| gimmick |
blue-chip rookie
ⓘ
clean-cut third-generation wrestler ⓘ |
| grandfather | Peter Maivia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageOfPerformer |
Black Nova Scotian / African-Canadian
ⓘ
Samoan ⓘ |
| isThirdGenerationWrestler | true ⓘ |
| isYoungestToHoldTitle | WWF Intercontinental Championship (at the time) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterJoinedStable | Nation of Domination NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ledToCharacterChange | The Rock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalityOfPerformer | American ⓘ |
| payPerViewDebut | Survivor Series 1996 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promotion |
WWF
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World Wrestling Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| realName | Dwayne Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ringStyle | high-flying power-based ⓘ |
| signatureMove |
Crossbody block
ⓘ
Shoulder breaker ⓘ |
| sport | professional wrestling ⓘ |
| usedByYears |
1996
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1997 ⓘ 1998 ⓘ |
| wonTitle | WWF Intercontinental Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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