How Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Went From $7 to $89 Million

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson has one of the most famous faces in the whole world. He was formerly a WWE draw card, now a Hollywood superstar and the highest paid actor on the planet according to Forbes.

It could have been a lot different for the 44 year old though, as a college football player in Miami, he then joined the Calgary Stampede in Canada, as he was on the practice squad but was unfortunately cut from the season.

Then the legendary WWE commentator Jim Ross turned penniless football reject Dwayne Johnson into a global phenomenon!

"He was out of work, cut from the Calvary Stampeders practice squad, had $7 in his pocket and I signed him to a WWE deal worth $100,000. I did have some leverage in that deal because we had the money and he didn't, I said, 'Well here's the deal, we have 90-day outs in the contract. That means we can release him for any reason or no reason with 90 days notice, so he basically has a three-month contract with us, and we have a three-year contract with him.'" Ross said on Fox Sports radio.

Ross went on to say "I took The Rock to lunch and every woman wanted to come past and see if we needed more tea," Ross said. "People who didn't even work there wanted to come by and see if we were alright. They just wanted to be near that big stallion. He had a great exotic look, he was 6'5 (1.96m), he was 275 pounds (125kg) at the time, he had a college degree, and this is going to sound really funky, but he had great teeth ... he just melted those women. And the guys, they looked up to him. He's a big stud man, gosh look at him.

"He was 'it', he had 'it' and there's some things ... you just feel, it's a feel thing."

Now The Rock is undeniably the most successful actor on this planet and his Hollywood career continues to vouvh for his ever growing popularity.