100 Percent Genuine Reasons To Love Dwayne The Rock Johnson

#1 He just loves to be with fans and specially schedule himself to meet the young blood.

He often personally responds to fans on Twitter, during #RockTalk, and then sometimes when a fan really just needs an encouraging word. He shared the meeting in a photo on Instagram, which he often does when he meets fans.

#2 He is still the people's Champ.

For Dwayne, wrestling is a family affair. He has won 17 championships during his time with the WWF and WWE, having gotten in the ring with some of the best. In 2012, he returned to WrestleMania to face-off against John Cena in the main event, defeating him and proving he still has it!

#3 He Totally Owns Throwback Thursday!

Never one to shy away from self-deprecating humor, Dwayne is known for posting some classic throwback photos on social media; photos that showcase his great 1990s style! Like the now-famous one of him from 1997, wearing the black turtleneck complete with exterior gold chain and sporting his fancy fanny pack. He captioned that piece of nostalgia with, "fanny pack and lean take it to a whole other level.. #90sRock #WTF #BuffLesbian." Nice! He's posted some others of his teen years and college days, but with that one turtleneck, fanny pack photo, he now officially owns Throwback Thursday! He is definitely the jabroni beatin', pie eatin', highflying, electrifying, elbow droppin', spine poppin', eyebrow-raising people champ, now and always!

#4 He knows how to make fun and enjoy the life. He is incredibly funny. That’s just one more part of what makes him great!

We know Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson can do action! But he's not on shy to take on comedy roles too. His new film has him paired up with comedian Kevin Hart in Central Intelligence, which looks to be a roller coaster ride of action, laughs, explosions and more laughs! He can play funny!

#5 He Is A Real Kick-Ass Movie Star!

We first saw Dwayne on-screen during the prologue to 2001's The Mummy Returns. While it was a small part, it led to his first leading role in the spin-off, The Scorpion King (2002). For this role he earned a record $5.5 million, the largest salary ever paid to an actor for his first starring role. Since then, he's never looked back, joining the Fast & Furious and G.I. Joe franchises, which dominated the box office in 2013. That year, Forbes Magazine named Dwayne Johnson the top-grossing actor, with his films bringing in $1.3 billion worldwide! He's only widened his appeal by venturing also into more kid-friendly films, like The Tooth Fairy, The Game Plan, and the upcoming remake of Jumanji.

#6 He Frickin’ Trained Wolverine!

That's right! It's no secret that Hugh Jackman, known for his ripped character Wolverine in the X-Men films, and Dwayne Johnson are bros. Being a man-mountain of pure muscle, who else would Jackman go to for tips on how to get shredded? One day, Jackman called up his friend, "He said, âÂ€Â˜Okay, you want to put on 25 pounds of lean muscle? You need six months. You need to eat 6,000 calories and here it is.'" In between fitness tips, Jackman recalled one funny tidbit, "Right as he's telling me the whole diet, someone knocked on his trailer door and I'll never forget this moment. He goes, âÂ€Â˜Hold on a second! I'm talking to Wolverine! You can tell them I said they can wait.'"

#7 He loves to eat and don't afraid to share it with others. He shared everything on instagram.

If you're a follower of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, then it's a treat whenever he posts his meals! When he eats, he does it up right! When he posts his cheat days, it's monumental! Giant stacks of pancakes, mountains of brownies, trays of donuts, and a whole assortment of large pizzas! It's incredible to behold and even more incredible to believe he eats it all by himself! His regular training diet is pretty big as well, consisting of egg whites, filet mignon, chicken, fish, oatmeal, broccoli, asparagus, a baked potato, and a salad, all measured and weighed of course.

#8 He loves his daughter very much and gives her time.

Dwayne took to Instagram to share a beautiful photo of the proud father and his daughter. He wrote, "I'm always asked what inspires you? My answer's easy and honest what inspires me the most is always waitin' for me to walk thru my front door when I come home. Happy 4-month birthday Jasmine! One day you'll know just how happy, proud, lucky and blessed you, your sister and your mama make me. You'll also thank me one day for your toughness and your mama's everything else."

#9 Loves his family more than anything.

After the birth of her daughter, jasmine. He posted a picture on Instagram with a message. "Christmas came early! Within minutes of being born she was laying on daddy's chest." Then for Valentine's Day, he uploaded a video of himself feeding Jasmine. That same year, when his daughter, Simone, graduated junior high, he Instagrammed a beautiful congratulatory message, hashtagged, "#RegardlessOfHowOldYouGet #IWillAlwaysGrabAndKissYouInPublic."

#10 He understands the meaning of relation.

He has made it no secret how much he reveres his mother who has always been there for him. As a token of his love and appreciation, Dwayne bought his mother a new Cadillac. His generosity doesn't stop there. He has purchased cars for other people as well. In May 2013, he gave his cousin, Tamina Snuka a new Lexus SUV. In January 2014, he gave his long-time housekeeper a new Ford Edge. Then, for Christmas 2015, he gifted a brand new, fully-decked out Ford truck to his Uncle Tonga, as a way of saying thank you for helping him get his start in wrestling all those years ago.

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