Before 'The Rock,' There Was 'Rocky Maivia' | NBC’s Young Rock

The road to the top is never easy. Before The Rock became the People’s Champ, he was Rocky Maivia, a baby-faced wrestler that got more boos than cheers.

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ABOUT YOUNG ROCK:
The second season of Young Rock delves back into Dwayne Johnson's life, continuing the storylines from Season 1 while also introducing new chapters we haven't yet seen. As Dwayne and his loving, resilient family face new challenges and meet new wild characters of professional wrestling, Dwayne contemplates embracing the grind of professional wrestling himself. The show will explore the crazy rollercoaster that has shaped Dwayne into the man he is today and the larger-than-life people he's met along the way.

Dwayne Johnson, Joseph Lee Anderson, Stacey Leilua, Ana Tuisila, Adrian Groulx, Bradley Constant, Uli Latukefu, Fasitua Amosa, John Tui and Matthew Willig star.

Created by Nahnatchka Khan and Jeff Chiang and inspired by Dwayne Johnson's life. Nahnatchka Khan, Jeff Chiang, Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, Jennifer Carreras, Hiram Garcia, Brian Gewirtz and Jeffrey Walker serve as executive producers.

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[vinpar]

Good choice for the actor playing The Rock he really does look like him

[Guitarist]

0:22 he looks like the CGI Rock from the video game War Zone! 😂

[KombatFlix]

'I got thirty six beers in my locker, help yourself to all'ofem ' 😂😂😂

[cruse]

I wish there will be a new season coming out soon. It was a good show

[AnthonyBit]

The best damn Intercontinental the people seen

[spockb]

Can't believe they canceled the show!!!! SMH 😣

[stephenparrott]

"I got 36 beers in my locker, help yourself to all of em"
AUSTIN 3:16

[BonafideBonez]

Why Was The Intercontinental Belt So Important in 95-97

[grawakendream]

i was one of the few fans who was rooting for him as rocky maivia lol.

[ETHIOPIANASSASIN]

That Mankind was on point, Bret and Austin failed 😅😅

[waynegood]

Before that there was Rocky Marciano who I saw boxing on black and white TV

[devangpatel]

lol at bret hart. thats the role they gave him?

[c-red]

my god, they didn't even try to get people that look like the wrestlers. why does bret hart look Mexican? and it looked like they just picked any random bald guy to play stone cold.

[mikemailei]

so basically young rock looked tongan when he was growing up. Because the actor playing him is Tongan letsss gooo!!!

[saulhill]

I got 36 beers at my locker help yaself to all of em was some best friend shyt.

[girlgarde]

Geez, no wonder the Rock turned heel and was so obnoxious towards the fans as a bad guy. I'd be too in his place plus I'd be flipping off the audience a lot to get them worked up and angry.

[stephensteinmacher]

I'm still trying to understand why they cast a black person to play the Rock it just doesn't make sense .

In June I'm darker than the Rock