Dwayne Johnson turned into a global phenomenon since breaking out as the highest-paid Hollywood actor. He is one of the celebrities who has the most followers on social media and, for many, he is also a fitness icon because of his transformation.
Johnson today is famous among celebrities in other fields too. He had already made a name for himself during his time in WWE, namely during the attitude era as ‘The Rock’.
Dwayne Johnson transitioned into a fine actor from a WWE superstar. However, by 2011, we saw a different version of The Rock. Johnson not only transitioned himself into an actor but completely changed his physique as well.
In 2015, Christian Zamora, a Spotify talent booker, praised Johnson for his amazing transformation, especially his veins, on Twitter. He tweeted, “A Special Tribute To Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s Veins
However, Johnson found this post hilarious as it was a first for him. In response, the Jumanji actor gave a rather funny reply by referencing the famous American Swimmer Michael Phelps.
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He tweeted, “Funniest sh*t I have seen in a long time. Awesome stuff. And Michael Phelps swimming on my neck vein.. I can’t. 😂.”
American swimming sensation, Phelps holds multiple records to his name and is known for his heroics in the pool on the biggest stages of all. As for Johnson, he was being his funny self, referencing ‘The Baltimore Bullet’.
Dwayne Johnson made a Guinness World Record in 2015
Back in 2015, Dwayne Johnson made a Guinness World Record by taking selfies. He walked down the red carpet to promote his movie San Andreas and made a world record by clicking more than 100 selfies in 3 minutes.
As per the official website of Guinness World Record, “Hollywood superstar Dwayne Johnson has set a new Guinness World Records title for the Most self-portrait photographs (selfies) taken in three minutes, at the world premiere of his new film San Andreas at London’s Odeon Leicester Square. Dwayne captured 105 selfies on the red carpet with excited movie fans.”
The former WWE Champion clicked all the pictures using a smartphone. He clicked the pictures with the fans, who were in the line to be a part of this exciting world record. However, the Jumanji actor had to follow some rules as a participant in this competition.
Truly, the year 2015 was a memorable year for Johnson. He had multiple hit movies like San Andreas and Fast & Furious 7 alongside etching his name in the Guinness Book of World Records.
Source: essentiallysports.com
