In this case, we CAN say we knew The Rock when … he has told us that his first pro wrestling-related interview was with Greg Oliver in Jan. 1997, when he was just a shy pebble at a press conference celebrating the WWE signing of Tiger Ali Singh, the son of Tiger Jeet Singh. And the rest of his family has been in and out of the lives of Oliver through the years too.
DWAYNE “THE ROCK” JOHNSON STORIES
- June 3, 2024: NASA honors The Rock with…a rock
- Apr. 30, 2024: From chronic lateness to peeing in a bottle, insiders rip The Rock’s unprofessionalism on movie set
- Mar. 15, 2024: The Rock to Cody’s mom: I am going to whip the piss out of him
- Mar. 1, 2024: ‘The People’s Champ’ takes shots at Rhodes and the ‘Cody Crybabies’
- Feb. 8, 2024: Confusion stirs as Rhodes picks Reigns, The Rock slaps Rhodes
- Feb. 8, 2024: The Rock to the ‘Cody Crybabies’: ‘Sit back, know your role, shut your mouth!’
- Feb. 5, 2024: Report: WrestleMania main event is part of The Rock’s contract?
- Jan. 23, 2024: Johnson joins TKO board, gets a piece of ‘The Rock’
- Jan. 11, 2024: The Rock confirms WWE return
- July 10, 2023: Rikishi leads search for Samoan Dynasty treasures on A&E
- Mar. 23, 2023: Dwayne Johnson blamed for Shazam sequel’s rocky box office results
- Oct. 24, 2022: Dwayne Johnson’s ‘Black Adam’ not a good movie, but a fun movie
- Sep. 25, 2022: Dwayne Johnson posts deeply personal thoughts as ‘Young Rock’ films season three
- Sep. 2, 2022: Did The Rock ‘lift’ The People’s Eyebrow from Gil Hayes?
- Aug. 8, 2022: The Rock teaming with Vice for Tales from the Territories
- July 25, 2022: WWE/A&E’s Rivals: Rock & Austin go at it again
- Dec. 31, 2021: The Rock looks back on 2021, looks ahead on the future, and looks past ‘Fast and Furious’
- Aug. 1, 2021: Film Review: As an attraction, ‘Jungle Cruise’ stays true to its roots
- Apr. 30, 2021: Get some guacamole on The Rock!
- Mar. 11, 2021: Dwayne Johnson gets reflective in post about potential XFL-CFL tag team
- Mar. 6, 2021: “Trailblazer” Dwayne Johnson dedicates award to his late father Rocky Johnson
- Feb. 18, 2021: Romero sifts out “the fact from the fiction” in Rock bio
- Nov. 26, 2020: The Rock photo book is for staunch fans of the people’s champion
- Sep. 12, 2020: Photographer captures all sides of The Rock in new photo book
- Sep. 2, 2020: The Rock, Styles, Nash admit to testing positive for COVID-19
- Nov. 3, 2019: Author explores the world’s love of Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson
- Aug 3, 2020: Dwayne Johnson buys the XFL
- Nov. 5, 2018: The Rock picture book detailed but not in-depth
- Apr. 4, 2013: Press conference launches ‘Mania hype
- Sep. 24, 2012: Rock vs Cena DVD heavy on hype, short on magic
- March 2, 2012: New Rock DVD excellent, though revisionist
- July 8, 2008: Rock DVD compilation leaves fans with questions
- May 18, 2006: The Rock’s hints that ring career is finished
- Sep. 7, 2001: Fans the reason Rock’s back
- June 1, 2000: Mixed bag of WWF VHS releases on Rock, Foley
- Mar. 3, 2000: The Rock takes Toronto
- Jan. 13, 2000: Rock’s autobiography disappoints
- Mar. 28, 1999: Rock humbled by WM15 experience
- Feb. 24, 1998: A piece of The Rock
- Jan. 30, 1997: Rocky Maivia belongs to the next generation
YOUNG ROCK STORIES
SIMONE JOHNSON STORIES (DAUGHTER)
ATA JOHNSON STORIES (MOTHER)
- Feb. 3, 2023: Ata Johnson in serious car accident
- July 24, 2013: Singing a song of Ciclon Negro
ROCKY JOHNSON STORIES (FATHER)
- Mar. 29, 2023: Mat Matters: No Rocky, no problem for Johnson kids
- June 30, 2022: Mat Matters: Hard truths on Rocky Johnson
- June 30, 2022: (Off-site, SI.com) Finding Rocky’s Family
- Jan. 18, 2020: The controversy over Rocky Johnson’s now-pulled autobiography
- Jan. 15, 2020: Rocky Johnson dead at 75
- Oct. 15, 2019: Good, bad and ugly all found in Rocky Johnson’s book
- July 15, 2017: Guest column: The Rock and I had the same trainer – Rocky Johnson
- Mar. 30, 2008: Rocky Johnson enters WWE Hall of Fame
- Aug. 20, 2003: Rocky Johnson: The unknown WWE trainer
- Dec. 4, 2008: Edge, Natalya, Rocky pitch in for the food bank
RICKY JOHNSON STORIES (UNCLE)
- Oct 29, 2018: Guest column: A 10-bell salute to Ontario’s Tor Hart
- Dec. 7, 2015: Mat Matters: Here you go, Ricky Johnson
- Oct. 15, 2003: Proud uncle praises The Rundown