Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is the biggest example of a pro-wrestler who made it the biggest after stepping his foot into the Hollywood. He had the most successful career both in WWE and in movies. The Rock has been a 10 time World champion whereas he stepped foot in the movies in the year 1999 with the movie “Beyond the mat.” Then, he went on to be part some of the biggest Hollywood franchise and in the process became one of the biggest stars around the globe.
Now in addition to his accolades, he becomes the highest paid actor in Hollywood. Forbes has published the list of top 100 highest-paid celebrities of 2016 and The Rock is in the 19th position. According to them, he will be earning $64.5 million in the year which officially cements the first spot among the Hollywood fraternity.
The list has been topped by Taylor Swift who is set to earn $170 million in the current year. This is quite an achievement for a wrestler turned actor who has been an inspiration to many WWE superstars like The Miz, Sheamus and more in recent times.
The Rock whose first gimmick in WWE was quickly rejected by the WWE fans has managed to make the biggest impact on the people thereafter by becoming the WWE champion for 10 different occasions. In his 9 years span of a career, he has cemented his legacy to become the People’s champion.
The Rock has stepped foot in the movies in the year 1999 with the movie “Beyond the mat” though he made it big in his acting career in 2001 with the Scorpion King. Since then he became a regular face in the film industry. Besides the above-mentioned franchise film, he’s been a regular face in the popular franchise like “Fast and Furious” and “G I Joe.”