‘My Heroes’: Dwayne Johnson, Highest Paid Action Movie Star, Cited Arnold Schwarzenegger And This Hollywood Megastar As His Inspirations

Dwayne Johnson has become the most prominent pop culture celebrity. He began his career in Hollywood after establishing himself as the biggest WWE superstar. Additionally, Johnson mentioned that Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger, two legendary action stars from Hollywood, helped him in his initial stages.

Johnson’s sitcom ‘Young Rock’ depicts his real-life experiences. During an episode in 2021, the People’s Champ was arguing about who was the greatest action star between Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone.

Additionally, The Rock shared a clip from an episode in which he is watching Rambo, which ignited a debate regarding who is the greatest between Stallone and Schwarzenegger.

Johnson chose Stallone over Schwarzenegger, claiming that Stallone is strong enough to defeat Schwarzenegger on land, air, sea, and time. Stallone and Schwarzenegger, on the other hand, were his childhood heroes, according to the caption.

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He further states that he’ll never forget how helpful they were to him and his career when he first arrived in Hollywood. He also referred to Stallone and Schwarzenegger as “The KINGS.”

Over the years, Johnson has established himself as the top action movie star in Hollywood. The Rock was instrumental in the popularity of action films like the Fast & Furious franchise, Jungle Cruise, and many more. Additionally, it appears that Schwarzenegger and Stallone had a significant effect on him in his drive to become a top action actor.

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In every field in which they have taken part, The Rock and ‘The Austrian Oak’ have excelled. Arnold Schwarzenegger is the greatest bodybuilder of all time. Johnson, on the other hand, rose to prominence as the greatest professional wrestler of all time.

They subsequently established themselves as two of Hollywood’s most popular action heroes. In case you don’t know, in 2003, the two collaborated on Johnson’s movie, The Rundown.

Schwarzenegger had a cameo appearance in the film, although Johnson had the lead part. In a bar, Johnson runs across Schwarzenegger, who urges him to have a good time.

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