The different faces of The Rock

#4 The People's Champion (1999-2001)

This gimmick saw Dwayne become a multi-time champion

Rock turned face when Shane McMahon betrayed him to join forces with The Undertaker’s Ministry of Darkness. After this, he started referring to himself as the People's Champion and again had people rallying behind him as their ultimate savior.

His razor-sharp promos' quality only increased with time and his charismatic attitude kept on gaining new fans with each passing week. The arrogance and attitude were still there but now he was focusing more on his performances than ever before.

This gimmick saw The Rock become a multi-time champion, join forces with Mankind as part of the 'Rock and Sock Connection', and have one of the most satisfying victories in history when he beat Triple H at Backlash 2000.

This persona truly established him as the WWF's prime player. Even though until 1999, he was only seen as a heel character, his "People's Champion" persona gave him one of the best babyface runs of all time and he again showed to the whole world that he is one of a kind wrestler.

He referenced himself from a third person perspective in each of his promos and that caught the attention of the WWE universe. His mic skills kept getting better each time held a microphone and the fans just couldn't get enough of him, often imitating and playing along to his tunes.