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“Saturday Night Live” explored what would happen if President Barack Obama engaged his angrier side last evening when host Dwayne Johnson starred as a character called The Rock Obama.

Johnson, who most people know as The Rock of wrestling fame, burst out of his dress shirt, threw those who angered him out the window, slammed down a phone and was just generally menacing.

-Mike MooneyHam of the Post and Courier wrote that Ric Flair signed a five-date deal with Ring of Honor and will make his first appearance for the company Friday night in Collinsville, Ill. Youcan read the full article on The Life of Ric Flair since his retirement {Flair enjoys new place in life}

-The Rock, Dwayne Johnson has an article up on Times Leader where he talks about his newest movie coming out to theaters ” Race to Witch Mountain, here.

The New York Times article consists of The Rock from the Early Years to day.

Early Life

Johnson’s father was African-American wrestler Rocky (Soulman) Johnson, who, through his friendship with Samoan wrestler Peter (High Chief) Maivia, was introduced to his future wife, Ata - Peter’s daughter.

Rocky and Ata’s son Dwayne entered the family business in the mid-’90s following a roustabout youth, a football career at the University of Miami and an unsuccessful stab at the Canadian Football League.

By 1998, he dropped the name Rocky Maivia and became the Rock, an eyebrow-arching, self-satisfied crowd-pleaser in the scripted dramas of pro grappling.

“For me, the goal was never to be the biggest, loudest and toughest guy,” he has said of his wrestling days. “The goal was to be the most entertaining.”

After winning seven WWE championships, seeing his 6-foot-5 frame reproduced as an action toy and suffering an injury, Johnson and his eyebrows segued into acting, trying bit parts at first (he played his own grandfather on an episode of “That ’70s Show” and an ancient warrior king in the prelude of “The Mummy Returns”).

Then the guy who was nicknamed the “People’s Champion” decided it was time to engage a bigger audience, and on a wider canvas.

-Jim Ross has posted Q & A on his personal blog. One written wrote in that The inverted sharpshooter Edge used is called “The Edgecator”.

-According to Variety, White Buffalo Media has teamed with Prana Animation Studios on “Holy Cow!,” a CG-animated feature that will have Dwayne Johnson providing the voice of a macho Texas steer.

The March issue of Giant Magazine features actor and former WWE star “The Rock” Dwayne Johnson on the cover. In the article, “Dwayne Johnson: Metamorphic”, he discusses everything from growing up in a wrestling family to his now thriving movie career. In addition, he credits wrestling and the WWE with providing him a unique lesson in the art of performing. He tells Giant Magazine, “Wrestling gave me the platform to entertain crowds of twenty, thirty, forty, fifty thousand people. The experience was invaluable… We played Madison Square Garden every month and a half, one little stage. That was my theater, and what a learning experience it was.”

The magazine, now available on newsstands, features 9 full-page pictures of “The Rock”. In addition, Giant Magazine’s website features an excerpt from the article along with an exclusive photo album.

You can check it out at this link: Dwayne Johnson: Metamorphic

Moviehole.net reports:

That Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, “Race” director Andy Fickman, and “High School Musical” moppet Zac Efron are teaming up for a feature film version of the cartoon classic “The Adventures of Johnny Quest”! Dwayne Johnson will be playing the role of Race Bannon.

Johnson has this to say:

‘’ I love the script, I love working with Andy…’’, Johnson tells Moviehole. “I don’t know if you’ve read the latest [draft] but it’s awesome and it’s badass and I haven’t read, this is what I told everyone over at Warner Bros., and I love the studio too by the way, you know, I had my experience with them with Get Smart and they were great, I hadn’t read an action script like that in a LONG time. And that action was unbelievable. That will happen.’

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and John Cena are one of many featured in the L.A.Times Entertainment section..”Movie Sneaks 2009″.

L.A.Times Entertainment puts up “in-order” of MUST SEE movies for this years 2009 flicks. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson ranked higher in his upcoming movie “Race to Witch Mountain” than John Cena’s “12 Rounds”. You can see the list HERE>>>

Here is Johnson movie, “Race to Witch Mountain” {Trailer, PHOTOS}which is scheduled to be in th emovies on March 13, 2009, ranked # 51 out of #67:

‘Race to Witch Mountain’

A Las Vegas cab driver must get two teens with supernatural powers to Witch Mountain, a secret place in the desert, to save the world. With Dwayne Johnson, AnnaSophia Robb, Carla Gugino and Ciaran Hinds. Directed by and co-written by Andy Fickman with Matt Lopez and Mark Bomback. Walt Disney Pictures, March 13.

Here is John Cena’s movie “12 Rounds” {Trailer, PHOTOS} which is scheduled to be in the movies on March 27, ranked #58 out of #67:

‘12 Rounds’

After escaping from prison, a criminal mastermind enacts his revenge on the cop that accidentally killed his girlfriend, using a series of near-impossible puzzles and tasks. With John Cena, Steve Harris, Ashley Scott, Aidan Gillen and Brian White. Directed by Renny Harlin. Written by Daniel Kunka. 20th Century Fox, March 27.

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ — Movie star and 2008 Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards nominee Dwayne Johnson (The Game Plan), will host Nickelodeon’s 22nd Annual Kids’ Choice Awards, Saturday, March 28 (8-9:30 p.m. ET/PT). That’s when kids will honor their favorites from the worlds of film, music, sports and television in a star-studded live telecast (tape delayed for West Coast) from UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion. Torrential slime is forecast for the no-holds-barred kudo/mess-fest on the night kids rule and Hollywood royalty revels with them. More on the Press Release>>>>>

-JohnAugust.com reports that the movie Shazam who’s going to star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is an NO WAY HOOO SAYYY in happening. You can read the whole article HERE>>>>>

-The Miami Herald reports:

Terry Gerin epitomizes his homeland Michigan — tough, no-nonsense, blue collar worker. You know this rough houser better as intense TNA star Rhino.

Michigan is a great state when thinking wrestling intensity. The Original Sheik, Bobo Brazil, RVD, Sabu and the Steiner Brothers to name a few. Let’s not forget Kevin Nash and up-n-comers like the Motor City Machine Guns.

Some, men of action with little words. Others, men of action with lots of words.

Rhino, 33, lets his actions do much of the talking. MORE on the INTERVIEW GO HERE>>>

Here are a few photos of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in his newest Disney flick, Race to Witch Mountain. Too see more photos GO HERE>>>>>>

If you wish to see the trailer that has been released for this movie , GO HERE>>>>>

The New Zealand Herald has got an article on High Cheif “Peter Miavia”, grand dad to Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.

Peter Fanene Maivia will be inducted tonight in the Samoan Sports Awards, where he will be inducted into the Samoan Sports Association’s hall of fame.

In a DVD sent over by his famous grandson, The Rock says he is honoured that his grandfather has been recognised in such a way and acknowledged his links to New Zealand - where he lived with his mother and father for a year in 1979.

His mother Mataniufeagaimaleata (Ata) Maivia Johnson, who affectionately calls her son “The Pebble”, is here to represent the family. She says her son was disappointed he could not be at the Auckland ceremony. To read the article GO HERE>>>>>

-The Rock’s mum is in town for the Samoan sports awards at the weekend. Ata Maivia Johnson talked with Ali Ikram about what it is like being the woman behind The Rock. YOU CAN SEE THE VIDEO HERE>>>

In the movie Race To Witch Mountain the taxi driver played by Dwayne Johnson aka the Rock would have expected green little aliens with antennas instead of teenagers on the run.