Dwayne Johnson is one of the most popular celebrities. Reaching the status where he is today took a lot of hard work and determination. After several initial careers fails, Johnson finally struck gold when he joined WWE.
Through years of hard work and determination, he was able to reach the top spot. Johnson started out as a football player; however, he failed to make a career in that, and soon chose professional wrestling as an alternative.
Fortunately, his big physique aided him a lot in pro wrestling, and soon he was soaring up high.
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During McMahon’s time in WWE, it was believed that he had a preference for the big guys in the company. And, it was often observed and seen how he always chose the big guys in the locker-room. The Rock was one of them.
He had hit puberty quite early in his life, and was already huge while going to high-school.
Several years earlier, Johnson revealed on Twitter that the girls in his school were of the opinion that The Rock was an ‘undercover cop’ because of his stature and look. In the post, he even referred to his moustache as a ” pornstache”.
Johnson wrote, “very true story when I moved from Hawaii to Nashville, I was already 6’4 225lbs with a pornstache at 15yrs old .”
😂👍🏾 Nice trip down memory lane. And yes, very true story when I moved from Hawaii to Nashville, I was already 6’4 225lbs with a pornstache at 15yrs old — and the students in my new high school thought I was an undercover cop. All the lovely ladies stayed far away from me 😭🤦🏽♂️ https://t.co/P0m71Bo487
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) February 23, 2019
He said, “the students in my new high school thought I was an undercover cop.” He further revealed how even the girls used to stay away from him. Johnson wrote, ” All the lovely ladies stayed far away from me.”
By the time Dwayne Johnson was in high school, he was already 6’4. And, his physique and structure helped him a lot in his career later.
Dwayne Johnson once revealed his troubled teenage years
Back in 2015, Johnson had taken to his Instagram account to share something related to his teenage years, his puberty and high school.
It is well-known that Dwayne Johnson often had troubles with the laws when he was younger, and in his Instagram post, he revealed how during his teenage years he had to change high-school for four times.
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The kids in one of his highschool thought he was an ‘undercover cop’ because of his look.
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And, while he was in Nashville in one of his high-schools, he was engaging in petty crimes. He wrote, “in Nashville I was already hangin’ out in honey tonk dive bars on Music Row and hustlin’ cars from crackheads.”
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Johnson further mentioned that it is one of the reasons that he is a grateful man today for what he has in life today, and also how successful he has been in kicking puberty’s a**.
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