Latest Dwayne Johnson News

In the coliseum of American over-the-topness, WrestleMania stands alone

Apr. 04, 2024 10:51 AM EDT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — He surveyed the Arizona crowd that had paid to catch a wrestling glimpse of the planet's mightiest heavyweight, as measured in both box-office heft and ink-stained muscles. Then The Rock let the abuse fly. And as with so many public outbursts these days, attacking his...

WWE, a social media powerhouse, tops 100 million subscribers on YouTube

Mar. 08, 2024 11:12 AM EST

As WWE gears up for its biggest annual premium live event next month, the company continues to harness the power of its social media presence to reach its fans. A key component of that strategy is YouTube, where WWE has hit an important milestone: surpassing 100 million subscribers. ...

Manager, executive Paul Heyman chosen for WWE Hall of Fame

Mar. 04, 2024 12:59 PM EST

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Paul Heyman first hustled his way into professional wrestling as a teenager with a press pass at Madison Square Garden in the 1970s. Even then, working behind-the-scenes and mingling with the oddities in the outlier of the sports world appealed to Heyman. He struck up a...

The Rock, Pitbull, DJ Khaled bring South Florida flavor to Daytona 500

Feb. 18, 2024 15:26 PM EST

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The 3-0-5 took over the Daytona 5-0-0. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Pitbull and DJ Khaled represented South Florida at the Daytona 500, as the trio of Sunshine State celebrities brought a dose of star power to Sunday's scheduled race day that was washed...

Seven-time NASCAR champ Jimmie Johnson welcomes Creed to Daytona 500 with arms wide open

Feb. 16, 2024 09:35 AM EST

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jimmie Johnson and his Legacy Motor Club race team welcomed Creed to NASCAR with arms wide open. So singer Scott Stapp and the rest of the multi-platinum rock band filled them — they handed Johnson an autographed guitar. Johnson, a two-time Daytona 500...

The wife of a famed Tennessee sheriff died in a 1967 unsolved shooting. Agents just exhumed her body

Feb. 09, 2024 20:24 PM EST

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities have exhumed the body of the wife of a famed former Tennessee sheriff more than a half-century after she was fatally shot in a still-unsolved killing. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation confirmed that it oversaw the exhumation of the body of...

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson gets rights to one of the most famous nicknames in entertainment, his own

Jan. 23, 2024 10:32 AM EST

It is a name that has become almost synonymous with professional wrestling but its bearer, Dwayne Johnson, has never legally owned “The Rock.” That will change under a new agreement with the WWE under which Johnson will also join the board of TKO Group, the sports and...