Dwayne Johnson popularly known as The Rock is one of the biggest names in the pro wrestling industry. The superstar is a sensational hit in WWE and has also made his name in Hollywood. The former 10-time world champion has had a long career in WWE spanning over two decades.

He recently returned to WWE on New Year’s Day RAW and is speculated to headline WrestleMania 40 this year. The 51-year-old superstar made the whole arena go crazy in San Diego when he surprisingly returned on RAW and teased his feud with Roman Reigns.
The Rock, Steve Austin and John Cena (Credits-X)
The People’s Champion is surely one of the most loved superstars in the history of the Stamford-based promotion. He has produced some unforgettable moments for fans in his career.

Top 5 WrestleMania moments of The Rock

Throughout his career, until now the Brahma Bull has fought 11 times in the grandest stage of WWE, WrestleMania. In all these bouts he has created some memorable moments when he electrified the fans in the arena. Let’s look at the top 5 of them.

1. The 6-second fight with Erick Rowan

At WrestleMania 32 The Rock was not scheduled for any match but he was teasing his presence before the event. As speculated Dwyane Johnson appeared at WrestleMania 32 with a flamethrower and shocked the fans in the arena after which he was confronted by the Wyatt family.

The Rock tore off his attire and revealed his wrestling gear to take on Erick Rowan in what became the shortest match in the history of WrestleMania. He ended the match in 6 seconds hitting Rowan with a ‘Rock Bottom’ and the whole crowd went crazy.

2. The Rock hosts WrestleMania 27

The crowd went crazy when The Rock returned at WrestleMania 27 as a host and kicked off the grand event in style. The crowd pop on his appearance at Mania 27 made it evident that the ‘People’s Champion’ could electrify the fans whenever he wanted.

The Rock interfered in the main event match between Cena and Miz. This led to the build-up to his match with John Cena at WrestleMania 28.

3. The Rock finally defeats Steve Austin in WrestleMania 19

Steve Austin and The Rock had one of the greatest feuds in the history of WWE. Both of them have contested 3 times in WrestleMania in the span of 5 years. In 2003 Steve Austin had his final bout in the Triple-H-led promotion and faced Johnson for the third time having defeated him twice previously.

The final match between these two legends was spectacular and the crowd was mesmerized by these legends showcasing their abilities. The match ended finally with Rock emerging victorious and ending his trilogy with Steve Austin also giving him his farewell match.

2. The Rock takes on Hulk Hogan, the battle of icons at WrestleMania 18

In 2002 ‘Hollywood Hogan’ faced The Rock in a dream match which was deemed as the past vs the future. Fans witnessed it as one of the most electrifying matches in the history of WWE. It was interesting to see the Toronto crowd support Hogan who was the heel against the baby face Rock.

The Rock ended the match by delivering ‘People’s Elbow’ to Hulk Hogan followed by two ‘Rock Bottoms’ and emerged victorious. After the match both the superstars embraced each other and the whole crowd erupted once again.

1. The Rocks faces John Cena in once in a lifetime event at WrestleMania 28.

After The Rock meddling in the main event of WrestleMania 27 which led to The Miz defeating John Cena for the WWE Championship the feud between Cena and Rock was on. This feud led to both these superstars facing each other at WrestleMania 28 which was held in Miami Gardens, Florida.

 

The local boy Johnson garnered a lot of support and WrestleMania 28 became the most purchased Wrestling PPV of all time with 1,253,000 buys. The match was over half an hour long and had the crowd on their feet all the time. The Rock emerged victorious in the end and the arena was filled with electrifying energy.

With his recent return and speculations about facing Roman Reigns, It will be interesting to see what are WWE’s plans for Dwyane Johnson. The fans on the internet are hoping for some great in-ring action from the ‘People’s Champion.’