After an injury derailed his football dreams, Johnson turned to wrestling, making his debut in WWE in 1996. He quickly rose to fame thanks to his larger-than-life persona, charismatic trash-talking, and signature move, “The People’s Elbow.” By the late 1990s, he had become one of the most popular and highest-paid wrestlers in the WWE. His success in wrestling opened doors to acting, where he made his film debut in “The Mummy Returns” (2001) and subsequently starred in “The Scorpion King” (2002), which solidified his transition from wrestling to acting.