Dwayne Johnson, aka The Rock, currently stands among one of the top earners in the movie industry and has several successful and high-grossing movies to his name. Apart from being a top name in Hollywood, The Rock also actively manages or owns several business endeavors.
He owns different businesses with his ex-wife Dany Garcia. She is the CEO and chairperson of The Garcia Companies. She and The Rock are responsible for several businesses such as Acorns, Zoa Energy, and Seven Bucks Productions. Garcia also has a clothing line of her own named GSTQ. With Dwayne Johnson, she co-founded Teremana Tequila.
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Garcia and Dwayne Johnson also bought the XFL for a million and are currently its owners. A long-time friend of The Rock, Brian Gewirtz revealed and shed some light in his book, ‘There’s just one problem…: true tales from the former, one-time, 7th most powerful person in WWE’ about Garcia and Johnson’s XFL project.
Gewirtz revealed his last stint in the XFL and how he was removed from the team and made to write the WWE shows. He further spoke about how he was later working for Johnson and Garcia’s Seven Bucks Productions when he found out that they were planning on buying XFL.
Gewirtz said, “That ended up being the first and last week I was on the XFL beat. Since I really had nothing to do (those vignettes went away pretty quickly) and I needed to write the WWE shows, Stephanie told me I no longer needed to go.”
He further revealed how Bruce and Michael had to hit the road for XFL and be Stephanie McMahon’s protection for several weeks. Gewirtz revealed, “Eventually the ratings would nosedive as the league imploded. The fact that they stopped relying on cheesy vignettes and turned more toward actual football meant it was heading in the right direction, and the 2020 version was actually very pretty fresh and innovative.”
The executive producer of ‘Young Rock’ also spoke about the later version of the XFL and its takeover by Dwayne Johnson and Garcia. He said, “I was rooting for it to succeed in 2020, but it became a casualty of the coronavirus and had its season stopped short and then canceled.”
He further stated, “I didn’t think much of it until several months later. I was now working full-time at Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia’s Seven Bucks Production, and we needed to have a company-wide meeting. My jaw dropped when I found out why- Dwayne and Dany were planning on purchasing the XFL.”
He concluded by stating that he does not know what the future holds for XFL, which is set to debut in 2023. But he does know Johnson and Garcia’s love for football, and how, with distinct marketing and business plan, they can transform it into something completely different from its 2001 predecessor.
Gewirtz stated, “I’m genuinely excited and optimistic. But fair warning- if you hear announcers say, “We now go to midfield for the opening ‘F**k a Goat,'” then something has gone horribly wrong.” Gewirtz is a close friend of The Rock, and he is hopeful for a better future for the XFL.
The ex-wife of Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, always wanted to take care of her family
Dany Garcia, the ex-wife of Dwayne Johnson, belonged to an immigrant family. She has her roots traced back to Cuba. Garcia was born in Belleville, New Jersey, but lived in Succasunna, New Jersey. According to her, her family was one of the few two Cuban families living there.
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Garcia did not experience a privileged childhood. However, she was always into sports. The former wife of Dwayne Johnson ran tracks and was a drum major for the marching band.
Speaking to CNBC, she revealed a lot about her childhood. She said, “My dad was 16 and my mom was 12 when they came over from Cuba. They had to learn the language. My father worked at a body shop for the majority of our life. He started sweeping floors and then, later on, became the manager.”
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From a very early age, Garcia had the drive for success. She stated that she always wanted to be a millionaire and take care of her family. And as time passed, Garcia could indeed fulfill her dreams by becoming a successful businessperson.
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