Previously on the vintage Best and Worst of WWF Monday Night Raw: It was Thursday Raw Thursday, the episode that changed everything. Rocky Maivia pinned Triple H to win the Intercontinental ...

Johnson was present during Rock’s initial WWF runs as “Rocky Maivia” — taking his name from both his father and grandfather — and jumped into the ring on his son’s behalf after he was ...

A brash, arrogant baddie, The Rock was everything Rocky Maivia wasn't. His charismatic personality made him an instant hit and he was WWF Champion 15 months later. Previous Next ...

Six days later on Nov. 17, Rocky Maivia made his in-ring debut in a 4-on-4 Survivor Series elimination match. Maivia teamed with Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Marc Mero and The Stalker (Barry Windham ...

Survivor Series 1997 marked the final time the WWF referred to The Rock as Rocky Maivia. That name was taken out of the company lexicon immediately afterwards, and The Rock was firmly in from then on.

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s time in the wrestling industry might have been cut short, but he still managed to pick up more than a few championship reigns.

Johnson made his WWE debut in 1996 as Rocky Maivia. ... At Survivor Series in 1998, there was a tournament for the vacant WWF Championship. The final round came down to The Rock and Mankind.

Rocky Johnson, a member of the WWE Hall of Fame and the father of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, died on Wednesday at the age of 75, according to Wrestling Observer Newsletter.Born Wayde Douglas ...

WWF (now WWE) hosted a show at the West Palm Beach Auditorium, and Rocky Maivia wrestled on the card. When The Rock debuted for WWF, he took the name of his father and grandfather.

Can Roman Reigns do what his cousin did to counter the negative reaction from the fans?.

When Dwayne Johnson first arrived in the WWE (then WWF) in 1996, he was known as Rocky Maivia. The name was originally pitched to him by Vince McMahon and was a combination of his father (Rocky ...

Maivia's stepdaughter would eventually grow up and meet fellow wrestler Rocky Johnson. The couple eventually got married and gave birth to their son Dwayne Johnson. The BloodLine Family Tree!!