The People's Champion
Maxim Africa|November 2017

The reasoning behind the name “The Rock”.

The People's Champion

The world has always been fascinated with big, larger than life muscled men, from the Biblical Samson to Greek hero Hercules, from Arnold “I’ll Be Back” Schwarzenegger to Hulk “Pay up Gawker” Hogan. Throughout time the Average Joe out there has idolised these “real-life superheroes”, yet very few have grabbed and held the world’s attention like pro-wrestler and Hollywood star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. You have to go back in time and understand that The Rock’s life journey was what shaped him into the superhero he is today.

This story is from the November 2017 edition of Maxim Africa.

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