Dwayne Johnson has enjoyed a successful career in both the WWE and Hollywood. After wooing fans with his in-ring work and insane mic skills, he impressed them with his acting chops. Johnson used the ever-so-popular moniker The Rock while at the promotion and the same nickname is used to address him even to date. It is hard to imagine anyone else using the moniker ever, as Johnson has made it his own. However, a UFC legend has recently revealed that The Rock was originally his nickname.

Johnson started his wrestling career with Rocky Maivia character and it wasn’t until he switched to ‘The Rock’ persona that he reached the unassailable heights in his career.

The moniker suited him and went with his loudmouth and unapologetic character. Not to mention, it also helped him build an instant connection with the audience. Hence, it would surprise everyone that UFC veteran Ken Shamrock has recently claimed that The Rock was originally his nickname.

Shamrock claims he was the original Rock and not Dwayne Johnson

Shamrock recently sat down with the Wrestling Shoot Interviews podcast. It is notable that he had previously been addressed as Ken ‘The Rock’ Shamrock in UFC before joining WWE. He was asked whether he ever told Johnson about him using the same moniker.

Shamrock replied, “I never came at him like that. But because when he started using The Rock, I said hey bro you know I was the Rock first right and he was like, he looked at me very confused then I had a contract where I had all that carved out so I said bro no seriously I got it in my contact.”

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“UFC and WWF in both those I had it in the contract, World’s Most Dangerous Man, Ken ‘The Rock’ Shamrock, Lion’s Den all those things.” added the MMA veteran.

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Trained in both professional wrestling and MMA, Shamrock had a very fruitful career with UFC in the 90s before joining WWE. He had feuds with legends such as The Undertaker and The Rock during his time with the promotion.

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Shamrock was acclaimed for his hard-hitting style and is widely considered a spearhead of UFC in its initial days. As a result, he was deservedly inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2003.

Whatever the case, there is no doubt that Dwayne Johnson’s use of The Rock’s character skyrocketed him to the top echelons of the wrestling world. And it wouldn’t be a stretch to say that the moniker added to his appeal when he pursued a Hollywood character. Ken Shamrock might have used the nickname in his UFC career, but for the world, there has only ever been one occupant to the moniker ‘The Rock’ and that is Dwayne Johnson.

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