Fans thumbed their noses at him. Worse, they literally requested that he shuffle off this mortal coil never to be seen again.

The Rock may have never become a huge WWE star without his stint in The Nation of Domination with The Godfather.

A transformation that tells the story of a man who left a football career with only seven bucks to his name, The Rock has worked for everything he has. From a skinny kid to one of the biggest names in ...

Peter adopted and helped raise Ata. Maivia's stepdaughter would eventually grow up and meet fellow wrestler Rocky Johnson. The couple eventually got married and gave birth to their son Dwayne Johnson.

He originally debuted as one note good guy “Rocky Maivia” and was unceremoniously rejected by the fans. When he changed from Rocky to the more interesting bad guy “The Rock,” he became a ...

Explore the top emotional family moments in WWE history, showcasing the love and support that has shaped these iconic ...

Johnson has always been a controversial figure in storylines to fans who began watching him when he joined the then-WWF as Rocky Maivia in 1996. He went through various heel and babyface turns ...

Johnson left WWE shortly after he and Atlas lost the gold, but that would not be the end of the Johnson/Maivia dynasty. In 1972, Rocky and Ata Johnson had a son, Dwayne, who would go on to become ...

Maivia was also active outside the ring. He helped train numerous future Superstars, such as Graham, Wild Samoan Afa and Rocky Johnson -- who later married Maivia's daughter, despite the High ...