Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Gets Rights to One of the Most Famous Nicknames in Entertainment, His Own
Actor and former WWE Superstar Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson participates in a Wrestlemania XXVII press conference at the Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square, New York, on March 30, 2011. Evan Agostini/AP Photo
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 entertainment company that houses WWE and UFC.
