The Rock: 2023 net worth, 3 unknown facts about actor facing $3 billion kidnapping lawsuit
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: 51-year-old Dwayne Douglas Johnson, aka The Rock, needs no introduction. The wrestler-turned-actor is easily one of the most electrifying men in the worlds of sports entertainment and business. Recently, he has been named as a defendant in a $3 billion kidnapping lawsuit.
The former WWE superstar Rhaka Khan recently filed a lawsuit against the former WWE star and Hollywood actor Dwayne Johnson. Khan alleged that Johnson was responsible for planning her and her children’s kidnapping.
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2023 net worth of The Rock
The former WWE wrestler has a net worth of $820 million, according to Inside Sport. This includes his brand endorsements, movie deals, businesses, movie production companies, and guest appearances. Despite the box office failure of Johnson's dream project 'Black Adam', the 51-year-old superstar has managed to maintain a steady income catering to his numerous ventures. These include his Project Rock Collection, for which he collaborated with Under Armor, a production house, an American Football League (XFL), his own energy drink brand: Zoa Energy, partial ownership of Salt & Straw - an ice cream company, besides a Tequila brand, Teremana.
The Rock, who has 378M followers on Instagram, charges millions for a single sponsored post. He made his WWE debut in 1996 under the ring name “Rockymaivia”. His initial days didn’t go well until he changed his character completely to become a smart player, eventually becoming the people’s champ.
3 unknown facts about The Rock
Football national champ
Rock loves football. He played the sport at the University of Miami as a defensive lineman. The team was AP National Champions in 1991. Some of his teammates included Warren Sapp and Ray Lewis.
Best-selling author
Dwayne’s autobiography ‘The Rock Says…’ spent multiple weeks at the top of NY Times bestsellers list.
First leading role
After appearing in ‘The Mummy Returns’ in 2001 in a side role, Johnson got his first breakthrough in the prequel film ‘The Scorpion King’, which grossed almost $180M worldwide. He was paid more than $5 million for the role, as per celebinfoworld.com.