Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time,Johnson gained mainstream fame in the World Wrestling Federation from 1996 to 2004 and was the first third-generation wrestler in the company's history. He returned to WWE part-time from 2011–13 and continues to make sporadic appearances for the company. In wrestling, Johnson's accomplishments including being an eight time WWE Champion,two time WWF Intercontinental Champion and a five time WWF Tag Team Champion.
Johnson's first leading film role was in The Scorpion King in 2002. For this, he was paid US$5.5 million, a world record for an actor in his first starring role.One of his more prominent roles is Luke Hobbs in The Fast and the Furious franchise. Johnson hosted and produced The Hero, a reality competition series and has since continued to produce TV shows and films through his production company Seven Bucks Productions. In 2013, Forbes listed Johnson No. 25 in the Top 100 Most Powerful Celebrities and has been in the top twenty every year since .He was the world's highest-paid actor of 2016.Time named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2016.
