What The Rock Learned After Being Booed by 20,000 Wrestling Fans
Like his father and his grandfather before him, Dwayne Johnson decided to jump in the ring as a professional wrestler when he was in his 20s. In 1996, Dwayne made his WWE debut as "Rocky Maivia" at Madison Square Garden. By the end of his first match, Dwayne says the crowd was cheering him on and chanting his name...but that all soon changed.