Ask wrestling fans to name a 'household name' from the industry, and many will answer with the name Hulk Hogan. A lot of the reasoning for this stems from Hulk's incredible popularity throughout the 80's and 90's, his enduring legacy being that almost everybody, even non-wrestling fans, are aware of who he is. Nowadays, the exact same can be said of only a handful of performers. One of those would be 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin, but another would most certainly be Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson. One of the biggest stars to ever come out of the wrestling industry, The Rock was a phenomenon as a performer long before he ever hit the dizzying heights of Hollywood. With such success as Johnson has experienced come a hell of a lot of urban legend. Myths and outright fabrications follow celebrities pretty much every single day, and Dwayne Johnson is no different. Since branching out from the safe embrace of WWE, the man has only become a bigger star, and that brings with it even more intense scrutiny. This list looks at 10 of the most notorious and interesting urban legends following the man, and explores whether or not fans should believe them. From surgery to abandoned movie projects, there's a lot more to this list than simply the man's rich wrestling career, although obviously that makes up the main crux of the article.
Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.
