21 Rare Photos Of The Rock You Need To See

3. Growing Up In Wrestling

The Rock and family
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Rocky Johnson, The Rock's father, was a fine wrestler in his own right, winning the WWF Tag-Team Titles and becoming a WWE Hall Of Fame inductee in 2008.

Growing up around wrestling, it was only natural that the athletic Dwayne would end up giving the business a shot.

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