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Brian Bowen Smith
It’s official. The United States government has decreed that there is only one person who can legally use “The Rock” in commerce, and that is Dwayne Johnson.
An SEC filing from TKO, WWE’s parent company, indicates that Johnson has joined its board of directors. The paperwork also shows that Johnson now legally owns the rights to his stage name, “The Rock,” as well as a number of other nicknames, catchphrases and mottos from his wrestling days.
The list is extensive and includes rarities such as “Jabroni”, “Candy Ass”, “If you smell what The Rock is cooking”, “Rocky Maivia”, “Roody Poo”, “The Samoan Sensation”, “The Great One, “Team Corporate”, “The People’s Elbow”, “The Blue Chipper”, “Blue Hell”, “Rockpocalypse”, “Project Rock”, “Rock Nation”, “The Nation”, “The Brahma Bull”, “The People’s Champion”, “Know your role and shut your mouth”, “Team Bring It”, “The Rock Just Bring It”, “Toca rock bottom”, “Finally, The Rock has returned to…”, “No matter what happens… “, “The millions… (and millions)” and “The most electrifying man in sports and entertainment.”
The deal with Johnson includes a stock award and gives WWE the right to use some of The Rock’s intellectual property for ten years. During that period, Johnson cannot license that intellectual property to any competitor.
Johnson recently returned to WWE, appearing in Raw for the first time since 2016 and then developing a new wrestling story arc.