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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson: Classic photos
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; I9 N/ |9 I O9 |- M, b+ QThe Rock made his WWE debut in 1996.' U1 f8 y- I3 D% k/ l
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At first a fan favorite, The Rock quickly turned vicious.7 }( E+ ]) U& {# z W7 w
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6 {" a9 E: x) M$ M# t9 A. pThe Nation of Domination was a controversial and aggressive group.5 h4 H5 i) q' h+ S, o6 z' `
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The People's Champ won his first WWE Title in November of '98.2 o$ }/ l$ U- P% x) _# }
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Few Superstars were as talented on the mic as The Rock.
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0 I/ t* c, X) P5 ^6 RThe wildly popular Superstar formed a unique team with Mankind in 1999.$ R, s7 ^ U+ S- D E' F
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The Rock Bottom laid out some of the greatest Superstars.7 I- N+ C/ ^$ a0 Y/ R, x
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The Rock also held the WCW Championship.) h+ Q+ w$ w& B$ e( e' o4 m
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The Rock's showdown with Hulk Hogan was a classic encounter.& Y) Y9 d9 \; K
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