5 things you didn't know about The Rock

#3. He hated his first name in the WWF

Maivia no more, he became The Rock in 1997.

At Survivor Series 1996, the WWF Universe caught their first glance of Johnson, with the young man teaming with Jake Roberts, Marc Mero and The Stalker to defeat Goldust, Crush, Jerry Lawler and future-nemesis, Triple H.

Being introduced as 'Rocky Maivia', the name was a take on his father Rocky Johnson, and his grandfather, High Chief Peter Maivia, who had both been stars for the company.

But Johnson was very reluctant to take the name on, and only did at the request of Jim Ross and Vince McMahon.

The Rock has since revealed that he thought the name was stopping him from making a name for himself, an idea that was further entrenched by the commentators constantly touting Johnson as the company's first third-generation star.

Less than a year later, Maivia would become 'The Rock'.