Here's how Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson won and lost all 10 of his WWE world championships. Today, Johnson is one of the biggest movie stars in the world, but in 2002, when he first began to pivot away from professional wrestling toward Hollywood, he was just another wrestler trying his hand at acting. Many top wrestlers had ventured down that career path before him, including Hulk Hogan, They Live star "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.

While some wrestlers have found a degree of success in acting, none managed to become bigger stars in movies than they were in the ring. Johnson finally broke that mold, to the point where the "Most Electrifying Man in Entertainment" now has fans who've never actually seen him wrestle a match. Had The Rock not briefly returned to WWE in 2011 to set up a pair of WrestleMania main events with John Cena, it's feasible that many of his followers might not even be aware that he used to be a wrestler—at least before the Young Rock TV show. Yet it was his time entertaining crowds in WWE that truly prepared him for movie stardom.

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The Rock amassed one of the most legendary careers in the history of WWE and professional wrestling, although unlike icons like Hogan, Ric Flair and The Undertaker, his actual in-ring career was relatively short. He debuted in late 1996, didn't fully breakout as a star until the fall of 1998, and quietly retired as an active WWE wrestler in 2004. Even in that brief a time though, Johnson became such a big deal that he managed to win 9 world titles, and returned years later to add another to the list. Here's the long, winding road The Rock traveled over the course of his championship reigns.

The Rock's First WWE Title Reign - Survivor Series 1998

The Rock with Shane and Vince McMahon at Survivor Series 1998

After flopping hard during his initial WWE run as a clean-cut good guy, Rocky Maivia was reinvented as The Rock, a swaggering member of the Nation of Domination. By fall 1998, The Rock was red hot as a heel, so much so that the crowd was basically turning him good through sheer love of his performance. Then came perhaps the best writing of WWE's Attitude Era at Survivor Series 1998, which featured a one-night tournament for the vacant WWE world title. In the final match against the deranged Mankind, Rock shocked the fans by cheating to win and joining with Vince McMahon to become "The Corporate Champion". Mankind would famously defeat Rock for his own first world title on the January 4, 1999 episode of Raw.

The Rock's Second WWE Title Reign - Royal Rumble 1999

The Rock vs Mankind at Royal Rumble 1999

After losing to Mankind on Raw with the help of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, The Rock again resorted to cheating to win his second WWE world title at Royal Rumble 1999. Rock and Mankind battled in a brutal I Quit match in which Rock wore out his foe with a steel chair. Mankind was knocked out, but a recording made it sound like he submitted. This second reign was also ended by future Heels actor Mick Foley's psychotic alter ego, who beat Rock in an Empty Arena match on the famous Halftime Heat special.

The Rock's Third WWE Title Reign - Raw, February 1999

The Rock vs Mankind in a Ladder Match

Following his second loss to Mankind, The Rock wasted no time picking up his third WWE world title reign, defeating his rival in a ladder match on the February 15, 1999 episode of Raw. Of course, he had help from Paul "Big Show" Wight, who the 7-foot giant who also has experience in both film and television. The Rock's third reign was brought to an end in grand fashion at WrestleMania XV, with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin defeating Rock in the first of three WrestleMania main event matches they would have together.

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The Rock's Fourth WWE Title Reign - Backlash 2000

The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin at WWE Backlash 2000

The Rock would get his fourth taste of WWE world title gold at Backlash in April 2000, over a year after he lost to "Stone Cold" Steve Austin at WrestleMania. Ironically, it was a returning Austin who helped Rock defeat then champion Triple H, who had dominated the early part of the year after ascending to the main event level in late 1999. Sadly, this reign would again end quickly, as Triple H won the title back in an Iron Man match at Judgment Day 2000.

The Rock's Fifth WWE Title Reign - King of the Ring 2000

The Undertaker vs Shane McMahon at WWE King of the Ring 2000

The Rock's rivalry with Triple H over the WWE world title would quickly continue after Judgment Day, with Rock winning the title back under unusual circumstances at June's King of the Ring 2000. In the main event, Rock teamed with Undertaker and Kane against Triple H, Vince and Shane McMahon, and Rock would ultimately pin Vince to win the title. It was perhaps not the best idea to put the title up in a tag team match, especially when one side has Undertaker and Kane. This reign would be ended by fast rising rookie Kurt Angle at No Mercy in October 2000.

The Rock's Sixth WWE Title Reign - No Way Out 2001

The Rock vs Kurt Angle at WWE No Way Out 2001

Angle would hold onto the WWE world title until No Way Out in February 2001, where he lost it back to The Rock. This served to setup the second epic main event clash at WrestleMania XVII between The Rock and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, who had won his third Royal Rumble match in January. This time, Austin won after turning heel and aligning with former nemesis - and future mysterious lockbox owner - Vince McMahon, to the shock of WWE fans.

The Rock's First WCW Title Reign - SummerSlam 2001

The Rock vs Booker T at WWE SummerSlam 2001

In an odd turn of events, The Rock's seventh world title in WWE was actually the WCW world title, which WWE had absorbed after buying World Championship Wrestling shortly before WrestleMania XVII. Booker T was the WCW champion, but lost it to The Rock at SummerSlam 2001 in August as part of the WCW and ECW invasion storyline. Rock would drop the belt to Chris Jericho at No Mercy in October.

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The Rock's Second WCW Title Reign - Raw, November 2001

The Rock vs Chris Jericho on WWE Raw

The Rock's second WCW world title reign - and eighth world title reign overall - would begin when he won the title back from Jericho on the November 5, 2001 edition of Raw is War. Jericho would ultimately get the last laugh though at December's Vengeance pay-per-view, as he pinned The Rock to win the WCW title back before beating Steve Austin later that night to unify the WWE and WCW world titles.

The Rock's Seventh WWE Title Reign - Vengeance 2002

The Rock vs Kurt Angle vs Undertaker at WWE Vengeance 2002

Now close to fully embarking on an acting career, The Rock took a hiatus from wrestling not long after defeating soon to be biopic subject Hulk Hogan in a dream match at WrestleMania XVIII. He returned in July 2002, just in time to challenge WWE champion Kurt Angle in a triple threat match also involving The Undertaker at Vengeance. Rock emerged victorious, only to drop the gold to another fast rising rookie, future UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar, at SummerSlam.

The Rock's Eighth WWE Title Reign - Royal Rumble 2013

The Rock vs CM Punk at WWE Royal Rumble 2013

Following WrestleMania XX in March 2004, The Rock retired from WWE to pursue acting full-time, and didn't wrestle another match until Survivor Series in November 2011. He would go on to defeat John Cena in a dream match at WrestleMania XXVIII in 2012, then challenged future AEW signee CM Punk for the WWE world title at Royal Rumble in January 2013. Rock defeated Punk, controversially ending the latter's 484-day title reign, but would lose the belt to Cena in a rematch at WrestleMania XXIX. To date, this was The Rock's last real match in WWE.

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