10 Wrestlers Who Transcended The Business

10. The Rock

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has been a success at pretty much everything he's set his mind to.

As a wrestler, The Rock was a sensation, helping to lead the World Wrestling Federation into its much lauded "Attitude Era" and capturing ten world championships with the promotion as one of its biggest ever stars.

The Rock laid the SmackDown on the world of Hollywood for the first time in 2001, appearing in The Mummy Returns as the Scorpion King. The following year, Johnson scored his first starring role in spin-off movie, The Scorpion King, and things have been going from strength to strength ever since.

Since The Scorpion King, The Rock has starred in a whole host of successful movies - from action thrillers like Skyscraper to family comedies like Tooth Fairy and even a Disney animated sing-a-long with Moana.

Johnson is also part of the wildly popular Fast and Furious franchise, playing the role of Luke Hobbs in four feature-length movies. He is set to star in Fast spin-off, Hobbs and Shaw, later this year. This franchise has grossed over $5 billion worldwide and is the ninth-highest-grossing film franchise of all time.

Not bad for a "fake" athlete.