Dwayne Johnson - Wikipedia. Dwayne Douglas Johnson (born May 2, 1. The Rock, is an American actor, producer, singer, and professional wrestler. He holds American and Canadian citizenships. Born in California and raised in New Zealand and the U. S. He later played for the Calgary Stampeders in the Canadian Football League and was cut two months into the 1. This led him to become a professional wrestler like his grandfather, Peter Maivia, and his father, Rocky Johnson, from whom he also inherited his Canadian citizenship. He returned to wrestling part- time for WWE from 2. Johnson has 1. 7 championship reigns in WWE, including 1. WWF/WWE Championshipeight times (seventh reign was as WWE Undisputed Champion) and the WCW/World Championshiptwice. He won the WWF Intercontinental Championshiptwice and the WWF Tag Team Championshipfive times. Johnson is the sixth Triple Crown Champion in WWE history and won the 2. Royal Rumble. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time. The New York Times Best Seller list, spent 2. The New York Times bestseller list, and sold 7. For this role, he was paid US$5. He hosted and produced The Hero, a reality competition series; and has since continued to produce TV series and films through his production company Seven Bucks Productions, each of which he also stars in. Cargo of the living dead: The unspeakable horror of life on a slave ship. By CHRISTOPHER HUDSON. Last updated at 09:07 13 December 2007. Get exclusive film and movie reviews from THR, the leading source of film reviews online. We take an honest look at the best and worst movies Hollywood has to offer. Forbes listed Johnson No. Top 1. 00 Most Powerful Celebrities in 2. His maternal grandfather, . His maternal grandmother, Lia Maivia, was one of wrestling's few female promoters, taking over Polynesian Pacific Pro Wrestling after her husband's death in 1. As he entered 1. 1th grade, his father's job required his relocation to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He began playing football at Freedom High School in the East Penn Conference. He decided upon a full scholarship from the University of Miami to play defensive tackle. In 1. 99. 1, he was on the Miami Hurricanes' national championshipteam. In 2. 00. 6, the couple donated $2 million to build a living room at the University's Newman Alumni Center. Johnson graduated from Miami in 1. Bachelor of General Studies degree in criminology and physiology. He was on the practice roster as a backup linebacker but was cut two months into the season. Under his real name, he defeated The Brooklyn Brawler at a house show. He received additional training from Tom Prichard, alongside Achim Albrecht and Mark Henry. He debuted on Monday Night Raw as a member of Marc Mero's entourage on November 4, 1. He defeated Bret Hart by disqualification in a title defense on March 3. Raw is War. Audiences became increasingly hostile toward Maivia, with chants of . He insulted the audience in his promos, as well as WWF television interviewers, once calling Kevin Kelly an . Mc. Mahon to defend the title in a rematch, but forfeited it to The Rock instead, handing him the title belt before hitting him with the Stone Cold Stunner. Later that night, he overthrew Faarooq as leader of the Nation of Domination, sparking a feud. He successfully defended the Intercontinental title against Faarooq at Over the Edge: In Your House on May 3. The two stable leaders first met in the quarter- final of the 1. King of the Ring tournament, which Rock won. At King of the Ring, Rock defeated Dan Severn in the semi- final match and lost to rival Ken Shamrock in the final. Rock then resumed his feud with Triple H, as the two had a two out of three falls match at Fully Loaded: In Your House for the Intercontinental title, which The Rock retained in controversial fashion. He then feuded with fellow Nation member Mark Henry, effectively breaking up the stable. This led to a feud with Mr. Mc. Mahon, who said he had . A double turn occurred at Survivor Series, when The Rock defeated Mc. Mahon's associate, Mankind, in the finals of the . Mankind appeared to win the match when The Rock passed out in the Mandible Claw submission move, but Mr. Mc. Mahon ruled that since The Rock did not tap out, he retained his title. First, in the main event of the January 4, 1. Raw Is War, Mankind defeated The Rock after interference from Stone Cold Steve Austin. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House in a last man standing match which ended in a draw, meaning Mankind retained the title. Their feud ended on February 1. Raw Is War, when The Rock won his third WWF Championship in a ladder match after Big Show performed a chokeslam on Mankind off the ladder. He turned face again after Shane Mc. Mahon betrayed him and began a feud with Triple H, The Undertaker and The Corporate Ministry. He defeated Triple H at Over the Edge, then lost to WWF Champion The Undertaker at King of the Ring. Ass, culminating in a . He teamed with former enemy Mankind as The Rock 'n' Sock Connection, after he challenged WWF Tag Team Champions The Undertaker and Big Show, and Mankind offered his help. The segment earned an 8. Nielsen rating, one of the highest ratings ever for a Raw segment. Despite this proof, the original decision could not be reversed, so a number one contender's match for the WWF Championship was held at No Way Out, which Big Show won after Shane Mc. Mahon interfered and hit The Rock in the head with a steel chair as he attempted to execute a People's Elbow. On April 3. 0, at Backlash, The Rock defeated Triple H for his fourth WWF Championship reign, after Steve Austin intervened on The Rock's behalf.! Mc. Mahon, who interfered on his behalf. Johnson used this time off to act in the movie The Mummy Returns. In the end, it came down to a one- on- one with Steve Austin (who had recently joined The Alliance). The Rock seemed to have the upper hand, until Jericho (a member of Team WWF, who was eliminated a few minutes earlier), entered the ring and attacked The Rock. Austin tried to capitalize on this by pinning The Rock, but Kurt Angle, a Team Alliance member, revealed his true allegiance by hitting Austin in the head with a title belt. The Rock then pinned Austin, forcing The Alliance to disband. The first show was in Yokahama Arena and had sold 1. Jericho, who was booked to face him for all three shows, said he brought out the best in him and described his reaction as . It was as if Elvis had joined The Beatles and all of them were wearing Godzilla costumes. The match was billed as icon versus icon, with both men representing the top tier of two generations of wrestling; ultimately Rock pinned Hogan at Wrestle. Mania X8.! He then took a short sabbatical from wrestling. After the match, Lesnar attacked The Rock, until Triple H saved him. Following the loss against Lesnar, Rock publicly declared that whether or not the crowd booed him he would always be the People's Champion, criticizing the fans in the arena and again taking a sabbatical from wrestling in order to focus on his film career.! This reestablished him as a heel for the first time since 1. This led to a match at Wrestle. Mania XIX, which called back to their previous two Wrestle. Mania encounters, both of which Austin had won. The Rock won after delivering three consecutive Rock Bottoms, ending their long- running feud in what turned out to be Austin's final match. That night, he was attacked by a debuting Goldberg. At Backlash, Goldberg defeated The Rock, who then left WWE as an active wrestler to focus on his film career. They faced Ric Flair, Randy Orton, and Batista in a handicap match at Wrestle. Mania XX, losing when Orton pinned Foley after the RKO. It turned out to be Rock's last match for the next seven years. He stood up for Eugene, made a cameo in his hometown of Miami and helped Mick Foley turn back La R. In October 2. 00. The Rock did a tell all interview with WWE. WWE, movies and feelings on a dream match with Shawn Michaels. He correctly predicted that Bobby Lashley would defeat Umaga at Wrestle. Mania 2. 3 in Donald Trump and Vince Mc. Mahon's . During his induction speech, he roasted wrestlers John Cena, Santino Marella, Chris Jericho, Mick Foley, Shawn Michaels, and Stone Cold Steve Austin. During a lengthy promo, he addressed the fans, Michael Cole, The Miz and John Cena, calling Cena a . After he and Cena exchanged insults, The Miz and Alex Riley appeared and attacked The Rock; he fended off Miz and Riley, only for Cena to blindside him with an Attitude Adjustment. After appearing in numerous backstage segments, The Rock came to ringside to restart the main event between Cena and The Miz as a No Disqualification match, after it had ended in a draw. As revenge for the Attitude Adjustment Cena had given him on Raw, Rock hit Cena with the Rock Bottom, allowing The Miz to pin him and retain the WWE Championship. After the match, Rock attacked Miz and hit him with the People's Elbow. They then worked together to fend off an attack by The Corre, which at the time consisted of Wade Barrett, Heath Slater, Justin Gabriel, and Ezekiel Jackson. After the match, The Rock gave Cena a Rock Bottom. He opined that, having beaten Hulk Hogan and Stone Cold Steve Austin at previous Wrestlemanias, beating Cena would make him the greatest wrestler of all time. When an overconfident Cena attempted the People's Elbow on The Rock, he countered with a Rock Bottom for the pin and the win. He then vowed to once again become WWE Champion. During the show, he encountered WWE Champion CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, and John Cena, all of whom expressed a desire to face him. He later saved Cena from an assault by Big Show, only to be laid out by CM Punk. Vince Mc. Mahon then asserted that if The Shield attacked The Rock in his title match with CM Punk, Punk would be stripped of the WWE Championship. Mc. Mahon was about to strip Punk of the championship, however, at The Rock's request, he instead restarted the match. This culminated in The Rock defeating Punk to win his eighth WWE Championship, a win which marked The Rock's first WWE Championship reign in over ten years, and ending Punk's long reign as champion at 4. Rock and Rousey prevailed after he attacked Triple H and she overpowered Mc. Mahon. At Wrestle. Mania 3. 2, The Rock announced that WWE had broken the all- time Wrestle. Cargo of the living dead: The unspeakable horror of life on a slave ship. Raped at will, tortured with white- hot forks, they were thrown to the sharks if death ended their agony. A new book reveals the true horror of life on a slave ship.. Louis Asa- Asa was 1. One day, warriors converged on his home far from the sea. They set fire to the huts, killing and capturing villagers. He escaped into the forest, the only child to survive. A few days later the warriors found Louis. They manacled him into a slave train which slowly made its way to the coast. Scroll down for more.. Ukawsaw, about the same age, lived in northern Nigeria, up near Lake Chad. The grandson of the local king, he was mesmerised by the magical tales told by a visiting merchant. Vividly, the man described white people who lived in houses on the water which had wings upon them. His family let Ukawsaw go with the merchant, who told no more tales but dragged the boy to the Gold Coast where Ukawsaw was enslaved. A Dutch captain sold him in Barbados for 5. Olaudah, also Nigerian, was only 1. He was grabbed by members of the crew, . These are just three slaves among the 1. Africans who were captured by raiders and kidnappers and transported across the Atlantic in slave ships between the late 1. As Marcus Rediker recalls in a new book on the slave trade, 1. Middle Passage, their bodies thrown to the sharks. Most of the ten million who survived the journey were condemned to a plantation system so brutal, many more perished. Two- thirds of the total were transported between 1. Age of Enlightenment and manuscripts by Jane Austen. Olaudah was born in 1. He came from a pastoral background in which villagers worked collectively to build homes and cultivate the fields, raising foodstuffs, mostly yams and fruit, but also tobacco, and cotton which they wove into clothes. Blacksmiths made weapons; other craftsmen made jewellery. His Igbo people believed that the spirits of the dead would wander aimlessly unless given proper burial. As in last century's death camps, perhaps only the very young, like him, could survive the journey without lifelong mental damage. The humiliation of the slave train - men, women and children strapped in a neck yolk as they stumbled towards the coast - was usually followed by imprisonment for as much as eight months until a slave ship arrived and collected a full cargo - whereupon they were marched out, stripped, examined, haggled over and finally given a number by which they would be known throughout the voyage. When Olaudah came round on the ship after fainting and was offered food, he refused it. He was tied to the windlass and flogged. In his despair, Olaudah went to throw himself over the side, even though he couldn't swim. Then he saw that the slave- ship was equipped with netting on the sides to prevent its valuable commodities from committing suicide. He was told that he was being carried to white people's country to work for them. Many of the slaves believed until the end of the voyage that they were being shipped away to be eaten. Olaudah was taken down into the darkness of the lower deck, where the slaves were manacled and shackled. He was made to lie wedged in such close quarters that he . The air was noxious; the constant rubbing of his chains raised sores on his wrists and ankles. As the ship set sail, the full enormity of what was happening to him struck home, as it must have done to millions of other Africans. Because of bad weather, the slaves stayed locked below in their chains for days at a time. The heat was suffocating, the stench unbearable. Covered in sweat, vomit, and blood, the packed slaves created a miasma which rose through the gratings of the upper deck in a loathsome mist. The . The shrieks of terrified slaves, conscious of the troubled spirits of the dead, mingled with the groans of the dying. It was rare for a slave transport across the Atlantic not to give plenty of sustenance to the sharks swimming nearby. Olaudah became sick and . His own spirits improved with the weather. The slaves were usually allowed on deck twice a day, in chains. Olaudah, being a child, went unfettered, and because he was sickly he spent more time on deck, where women slaves washed him and looked after him. He saw three slaves elude the netting and jump overboard. A boat was lowered, and to the anger of the captain, two of them succeeded in drowning. The third was brought back on deck and flogged viciously. When at last they sighted landfall the crew were overjoyed. The captives were sullen and silent. Like Ukawsaw, they had docked in Barbados which, as they would shortly find out, was one of the most brutal slave societies to be found anywhere in the world. Olaudah was luckier than some. His forcible separation from his beloved sister had occurred on the quay before he was taken to the slave ship. But many families were now separated in the Barbados dockyard, and the air was filled with their shrieks and bitter lamentations. They were lined up in rows, and at the sound of a drum- roll, buyers scrambled to pick out the slaves they wanted to purchase, throwing cords around them which tightened as they were pulled away. Husbands were separated from wives, brothers from sisters, parents from children. Olaudah, too young and small for the slave- masters, was transferred to another ship. He was eventually bought by a ship's captain as a gift for someone in England. During the 1. 3- week voyage he learned enough English to become a sailor himself and, by the age of 2. Slave ships could be of almost any size, from great galleons such as the 5. Parr, built in 1. Hesketh, a 1. 0- ton vessel which sailed to Sierra Leone and took 3. St Kitts in 1. 76. A typical medium- sized slaver would carry about 1. The beams above the lower deck left only about four- and- a- half feet, so most slaves would spend 1. Many traders lowered the height still further by building out 6ft platforms in the lower deck from the edge of the ship to pack more bodies in. A grating provided ventilation. Male slaves were stowed forward and women aft - the women generally not in irons, giving them more freedom of movement. So packed were the vessels that some captains slept in a hammock over a huddle of little African girls, while the first mate and surgeon slept over the boys. In the middle of the main deck a . If there was a slave revolt on board - and the crews accepted that these desperate men might try to kill them at the cost of their own lives - the barricado served as a defensive wall, allowing the crew to retreat to the women's side. When the male slaves were on deck, the crew had them covered with blunderbusses and cannons loaded with smallshot. The slave ship towed a lifeboat behind it in which sick slaves were isolated. According to Louis Asa- Asa, many sick slaves on his ship got no medical attention. Even on a comparatively healthy voyage the mortality rate would be five to seven per cent, and each death enraged and terrified the slaves, especially the ones who woke in the morning to find themselves shackled to a corpse. Seamen took away the dead, along with tubs of excrement and urine. They also scrubbed the deck and the beams, using sand and other scourers to remove dried filth, vomit and mucus. Once or twice a fortnight, the crew would fumigate the lower deck with vinegar and tobacco smoke. During the afternoon, bread and perhaps a pipe of tobacco and a dram of brandy would be offered to the slaves. Around 4pm the slaves would be fed the afternoon meal: horsebeans and peas with salt meat or fish, before being taken down for the long night. Dysentery, known as the bloody flux, was the biggest killer, followed by malignant fevers, including malaria, and dehydration, especially in the tropics. The slave ship crews were almost as liable to disease, and many of them were not treated much better than the slaves themselves. Although slave trade merchants always insisted that . Alexander Falconbridge, a doctor who campaigned against the slave trade, wrote that . The crew were always more dispensable than the slaves: officers knocked to the deck any sailor who was disrespectful to them. The smallest error saw the crewman bound to the rigging and flogged. Literally adding salt to the wounds, the officers applied a briny solution called pickle to the deep red and purple furrows made by the cat o'nine tails, its knotted tails - sometimes interwoven with wire - serving to maximise the pain. The cat ruled. It was used to make people move on or to obey orders more quickly, even to make the slaves dance and sing, since exercise was good for them. Mostly, the cat was used to make slaves eat the food they often refused. If that did not work, a long, thin mechanical contraption called a speculum oris was used to force open their mouths and throats. Slaves who rebelled were tortured, often by turning thumbscrews or by applying a white- hot cook's fork to their flesh. Both caused excruciating pain. However, most captains knew that his mission was to deliver slaves in good condition. About ten days before the end of the journey and estimated landfall, the fetters were taken off the male slaves so that marks of chafing disappeared. Their beards and sometimes their hair were shaved, and a silver nitrate caustic applied to hide sores. Grey hairs were picked out or dyed black. Finally sailors would rub down the naked Africans with palm oil to make their skin smooth and gleaming. We know all this because the slave trade, at least in Britain, accumulated logs and diaries as assiduously as any Nazi book- keeper in the early 1. This precision would be of great help when it came to educating the British public on what was being done in their name. Men like Thomas Clarkson and William Wilberforce spoke with blazing moral conviction, and their single most powerful propaganda weapon was the reproduction of an image of a slave ship. First published in 1. Western world, it illustrated a coffin- shaped cross- section of a 2. The Violence Is Increasing Exponentially in This New Fear the Walking Dead Preview. For Walking Dead fans frustrated at the wait until that show returns, Fear the Walking Dead is a nice buffer. It gives us a chance to continue our thirst for zombie survival with a new set of characters as the other set of characters regroups. Season three of Fear the Walking Dead starts June 4 and this new preview shows how the violence well be amped way up, in both zombie- in- human and human- on- human varieties. Which makes sense considering the last season ended with the main characters really starting to embrace the kill or be killed mentality. Here’s the preview, courtesy of Entertainment Weekly: Are you still watching Fear the Walking Dead, or did you fall off like so many zombies off a pier? Most of it, at least.).
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