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| image = The Rock Axxess 2002.jpg
| caption = Johnson at a [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] event, 2002.
| alias = Rocky Maivia <br>The Rock <br>Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
| birthdate = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1972|5|2}}
| birthplace = [[Hayward, California]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| height = 6' 5" (196 cm)
| weight = 265 lbs (120 kg)
| yearsactive = 1995&ndash;2004 (wrestler)<br> 1999-present (actor)
| birthname = Dwayne Douglas Johnson
| spouse = Dany Garcia (1997-2007)
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'''Dwayne Douglas Johnson'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.notablebiographies.com/news/Ge-La/Johnson-Dwayne-The-Rock.html|title=Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson Biography|accessdate=2008-04-13|publisher=Notable Biographies}}</ref> (born May 2, 1972),<ref name="filmreference"/> better known by his former [[ring name]] '''The Rock''', and occasionally credited as '''Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson''', is an [[United States|American]] [[actor]] and former [[professional wrestling|professional wrestler]].<ref name="wwebio">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/superstars/wwealumni/therock/bio/|title=The Rock's WWE Alumni Profile|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2007-06-04}}</ref> Johnson was also a collegiate football player, and in 1991, he was part of the [[University of Miami]]'s [[NCAA Division I-A national football champions|national championship]] team. He later played for the [[Calgary Stampeders]] in the [[Canadian Football League]], but was cut two months into the season.<ref name="calgarystampeders"/> This led to his decision to become a professional wrestler, like his grandfather, [[Peter Maivia]] and his father [[Rocky Johnson]].
{{Merge | Product lifecycle management | Talk:Product_lifecycle_management |date=October 2008 }}


He gained mainstream fame as a standout in [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] (WWE), then known as the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), from 1996 to 2004. Johnson was quickly given a push in WWE, first as "Rocky Maivia", and then as "The Rock", a member of the [[Nation of Domination]]. Two years after he joined the WWE, Johnson won the [[WWE Championship|WWF Championship]], and became one of the most popular wrestlers within the company for his engaging interviews. Since 2001, he has focused on an acting career, though he still makes occasional WWE appearances for promotional purposes.


Johnson was a nine-time world champion in his career, including a record-setting seven-time WWE Champion where he ties current Champion Triple H in most reigns; his last reign was as [[WWE Championship|WWE Undisputed Champion]] in 2002, and a 2 time WCW Champion. He also won the [[WWE Intercontinental Championship|WWF Intercontinental Championship]] twice and is a former five-time [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE)|WWE Tag Team Champion]]. He also was the winner of the [[Royal Rumble (2000)|2000 Royal Rumble]].
'''Product lifecycle management''' ('''PLM''') is the process of managing the entire lifecycle of a [[product (business)|product]] from its conception, through design and manufacture, to service and disposal.<ref>{{cite web
| title = About PLM
| publisher = CIMdata
| url = http://www.cimdata.com/PLM/aboutPLM.html
}} </ref> PLM integrates people, data, processes and business systems and provides a product information backbone for companies and their extended enterprise.<ref>{{cite web
| title = What is PLM?
| publisher = PLM Technology Guide
| url = http://plmtechnologyguide.com/site/?page_id=435
}} </ref>


Johnson is also an actor, with his first leading role in 2001, in ''[[The Scorpion King]]''. For this film, he received the highest salary for an actor in his first starring role, earning [[United States dollar|$]]5.5 million. He has since starred in movies such as ''[[Be Cool]]'', ''[[The Game Plan (film)|The Game Plan]]'', ''[[Gridiron Gang]]'', ''[[Doom (film)|Doom]]'', and ''[[Get Smart (film)|Get Smart]]''.
It is one of the four cornerstones of a corporation's [[information technology]] structure.<ref>{{cite web
| last = Evans
| first = Mike
| title = The PLM Debate
| publisher = Cambashi
| url = http://www.cambashi.com/research/plm_debate/plm_scm.htm
}} </ref> All companies need to manage communications and information with their customers (CRM-[[Customer Relationship Management]]), their suppliers (SCM-[[Supply Chain Management]]), their resources within the enterprise (ERP-[[Enterprise Resource Planning]]) and their planning (SDLC-[[Systems Development Life Cycle]]). In addition, manufacturing engineering companies must also develop, describe, manage and communicate information about their products.


== Biography ==
Documented benefits include:<ref>{{cite web
=== Early life ===
| last = Butts
Dwayne Johnson, the son of Ata ([[married and maiden names|née]] Maivia) and [[professional wrestler]] [[Rocky Johnson|"Soulman" Rocky Johnson]], was born in [[Hayward, California]].<ref name="filmreference">{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/3/Dwayne-Johnson.html|title=Dwayne Johnson Biography (1972-)|accessdate=2008-04-13|publisher=Film Reference}}</ref> His maternal grandfather, "High Chief" [[Peter Maivia]], was also a professional wrestler. He is of half [[Black Canadians|Black Canadian]], half [[Samoan]] heritage (his mother is Samoan and his father is a Black Canadian).<ref name="islandconnections">{{cite web|url= http://www.islandconnections.com/edit/dwayne_johnson.htm|title=Dwayne Johnson — How The Rock Transformed from Pro Wrestler to Bankable Movie Star|accessdate=2006-12-29|author=Morgan, Kaya}}</ref> For a brief period, Johnson lived in [[Auckland, New Zealand]], with his mother's family.<ref name="m&cbio"/> During this time his mother Ata ensured Johnson was exposed to one of the [[Urban area|urban]] Polynesian cultural strongholds of the Southern Hemisphere.<ref name="m&cbio">{{cite web|url=http://www.monstersandcritics.com/people/archive/peoplearchive.php/The_Rock/biog|title=Actors - The Rock|accessdate=2008-04-21|publisher=Monsters&Critics}}</ref> Johnson attended Richmond Road Primary School before returning to the U.S. with his parents.<ref name="m&cbio"/>
| first = Seymore
| title = What is PLM
| publisher = Cad Digest
| date = 2002.04.15
| url = http://www.caddigest.com/subjects/PLM/select/day_plm.htm
}} </ref><ref>{{cite web
| last = Hill
| first = Sidney
| title = A winning strategy
| publisher = Manufacturing Business Technology
| date = 2006.12.01
| url = http://www.mbtmag.com/current_issues/2006/sept/coverstory1.asp?CategoryID=66
}} </ref>
* Reduced [[time to market]]
* Improved product quality
* Reduced [[prototyping]] costs
* Savings through the re-use of original data
* A [[framework]] for product optimization
* Reduced waste
* Savings through the complete integration of engineering workflows


He spent 10th grade at [[President William McKinley High School]] in [[Hawaii]]. As he entered 11th grade, Johnson's father's job required his relocation to [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania]], in the state's [[Lehigh Valley]] region. He began playing [[American football|football]] at Bethlehem's [[Freedom High School (Pennsylvania)|Freedom High School]] in the highly competitive [[Lehigh Valley Conference]].<ref name="islandconnections"/> In addition to playing football at Freedom High School, he also was a member of the high school's [[athletics (track and field)|track and field]] and [[wrestling]] teams.<ref name="islandconnections"/>
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) is more to do with managing descriptions and properties of a product through its development and useful life, mainly from a business/engineering point of view; whereas [[Product life cycle management]] (PLCM) is to do with the life of a product in the market with respect to business/commercial costs and sales measures.


=== Education, football and philanthropy===
Johnson received collegiate football scholarship offers from several universities and selected the [[University of Miami]]. While the [[Miami Hurricanes football|University of Miami football program]] did not openly recruit Johnson, he entered try-outs as a [[walk-on]] for the program and made the team, playing [[defensive tackle]]. In 1991, he was part of the Miami Hurricanes' [[NCAA Division I-A national football champions|national championship]] team.<ref name="miamihurricanes">{{cite web | url = http://www.ncaaticketsnow.com/miami-tickets.asp | title = University of Miami Famous Alumni | accessdate =2006-12-29 | author = Morgan, Kaya}}</ref> After an injury kept him sidelined, Johnson was replaced by fellow Hurricane and future [[National Football League|NFL]] star [[Warren Sapp]].<ref name="islandconnections"/>


[[Image:Rock greeting.jpg|150px|right|thumb|Dwayne Johnson greeting fans in 2006]]
Johnson met his future wife, Dany Garcia, who also was attending Miami at the time. Garcia, who graduated from the University of Miami in 1992, is a member of the University of Miami's Board of Trustees,<ref name="universitydonation">{{cite web | url = http://www6.miami.edu/UMH/CDA/UMH_Main/1,1770,2593-1;49592-3,00.html | title = University of Miami Receives $2 Million Gift from Alumni Power Couple | accessdate =2006-12-29 | author = University of Miami}}</ref> and the founder of a Miami-based wealth management firm. The two have remained close to their alma mater, giving a $2 million donation in 2006 to build a living room at the university's alumni center. Johnson graduated from the University of Miami in 1995 with a degree in [[criminology]].<ref name="islandconnections" /> On November 10, 2007 he returned to the [[Orange Bowl]] in Miami to participate in the festivities surrounding the University of Miami's last home football game at the stadium.


Johnson continued his football career in 1995, joining the [[Calgary Stampeders]] of the [[Canadian Football League]] after being passed over by the NFL, but he was cut two months into the season.<ref name="calgarystampeders">{{cite web|url=http://calsun.canoe.ca/Sports/Football/2007/09/24/4521230-sun.html|title=Sticking to the Gameplan|accessdate=2007-09-27|last=Baines|first=Tim|publisher=The Calgary Sun}}</ref>
Product lifecycle management (PLM) is the title commonly applied to a set of application software that enables the New Product Development (NPD) business process.


In 2006, Johnson started up "The Dwayne Johnson Rock Foundation", which is known for its charitable work with at-risk and terminally ill children.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.djrockfoundation.org/about-us/ | title = DJ Rock Foundation: Mission Statement | accessdate=2007-06-04 | date = 2006}}</ref> On October 2, 2007, Johnson and his wife donated an additional $1 million to the University of Miami to support the university's football facilities renovation; it was noted as the largest donation ever given to the university's athletics department by former students. The University of Miami plans to rename the Hurricanes' locker room in Johnson's honor.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.comcast.net/entertainment/index.jsp?cat=ENTERTAINMENT&fn=/2007/10/02/778132.html | title=`The Rock' Gives $1M to Miami Football | accessdate=2007-10-02 }}</ref>
Within PLM there are four primary areas;
# [[Product management|Product]] and [[Project portfolio management|Portfolio Management]] (PPM)
# [[Product Design]] (CAx)
# [[Manufacturing Process Management]] (MPM)
# [[Product Data Management]] (PDM)


=== Personal life and politics ===
''Note: While application software is not required for PLM processes, the business complexity and rate of change requires organizations execute as rapidly as possible.''
Johnson married Dany Garcia on May 3, 1997, a day after his 25th birthday.<ref name="split" /> His best man at the wedding was fellow wrestler and long-time family friend [[Tonga Fifita|Tonga "Haku" Fifita]]. Johnson and his wife have a daughter, Simone Alexandra, born August 14, 2001.<ref name="split" /> On June 1, 2007, Johnson and Garcia announced that they would be splitting up after 10 years of marriage. They indicated that their parting was amicable and that they would spend the rest of their lives together as best friends. Dwayne is currently dating Lauren Hashian.<ref name="split">{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20041195,00.html|title=Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson & Wife Split Up|author=Julie Jordan|publisher=People.com|accessdate=2007-06-04|date=June 1, 2007}}</ref>


In 2000, Johnson delivered a speech at the [[2000 Republican National Convention|Republican National Convention]].<ref name="wwebio" /> Because his mother, Ata Maivia, had royal blood, Samoan [[Malietoa Tanumafili II|King Malietoa Tanumafili II]] bestowed Johnson with the noble title of ''Seiuli'' during his visit to Samoa in July 2004.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Rock’s Royal Homecoming|url=http://www.pacificmagazine.net/issue/2004/10/01/the-rocks-royal-homecoming|accessdate=2008-05-13|publisher=Pacific Magazine}}</ref> He is a supporter of the [[Samoa national rugby union team|Samoan national rugby team]], as the team's website during the run-up to the [[2007 Rugby World Cup]] showed him holding a personalized Manu Samoa jersey with "The Rock" emblazoned on the back.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manusamoa.com.ws/|title=Manu Samoa|accessdate=2007-12-07}}</ref>
Product Data Management is focused on capturing and maintaining information on products and/or services through its development and useful life.
Product and Portfolio Management is focused on managing resource allocation, tracking progress vs. plan for projects in the new product development projects that are in process (or in a holding status). Portfolio management is a tool that assists management in tracking progress on new products and making [[trade-off]] decisions when allocating scarce resources.


== World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment ==
== Introduction to development process==
=== Training and Rocky Maivia (1996) === THE MAN!!
The core of PLM (product lifecycle management) is in the creation and central management of all product data and the technology used to access this information and knowledge. PLM as a discipline emerged from tools such as [[Computer-aided design|CAD]], [[Computer-aided manufacturing|CAM]] and [[Product Data Management|PDM]], but can be viewed as the integration of these tools with methods, people and the processes through all stages of a product’s life.<ref>{{cite web
{{Infobox Wrestler
| last = Teresko
|name=Dwayne Johnson
| first = John
|names=Flex Kavana<ref name="slam"/><br />Rocky Maivia<ref name="slam"/><br />The Rock<ref name="slam"/>
| title = The PLM Revolution
|image=
| publisher = IndustryWeek
|real_height={{height|ft=6|in=4.5}}<ref name="oscarinterview">{{cite web|url=http://www.theoscarigloo.com/2006/breakingtheice/gridirongang.html|title=An interview with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson|last=Shoquist|first=Lee|accessdate=2008-04-21|publisher=The Oscar Igloo}}</ref>
| date = 2004.01.02
|real_weight={{convert|225|lb|kg|abbr=on}}<ref name="oscarinterview"/>
| url = http://www.industryweek.com/CurrentArticles/Asp/articles.asp?ArticleId=1558
|height={{height|ft=6|in=5}}<ref name="wwebio"/>
}} </ref> It is not just about software technology but is also a business strategy.<ref>{{cite web
|weight={{convert|260|lb|kg|abbr=on}}<ref name="wwebio" />
| last = Stackpole
|birth_date={{birth date and age|mf=yes|1972|5|2}}<ref name="filmreference">{{cite web | url = http://www.filmreference.com/film/3/Dwayne-Johnson.html | title = Dwayne Johnson Biography (1972-) | accessdate = 2008-04-13 | publisher = Film Reference}}</ref>
| first = Beth
|death_date=
| title = There's a New App in Town
|birth_place=[[Hayward, California]]<ref name="filmreference"/>
| publisher = CIO Magazine
|resides=[[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]]
| date = 2003.05.15
|billed=[[Miami, Florida]]<ref name="wwebio" />
| url = http://www.cio.com/archive/051503/app.html
|trainer=[[Rocky Johnson]]<ref name="OWOW"/><br />[[Pat Patterson (wrestler)|Pat Patterson]]<ref name="OWOW"/>
}} </ref>
|debut=1995<ref name="OWOW"/>
|retired=March 14, 2004


}}
[[Image:plm1.png|right|350px]]
Along with his father and grandfather, several members of Johnson's family are current and former professional wrestlers, including his uncles, the [[Wild Samoans]] (Afa and Sika Anoa'i) and cousins, such as [[Solofa Fatu|Rikishi]], [[Matt Anoa'i|Rosey]], and [[Eddie Fatu|Umaga]].<ref name="m&cbio"/> When he declared his intention to join the family business, his father resisted, but agreed to train his son himself, warning him that he would not go easy on him.<ref name="islandconnections"/> With help from veteran wrestler [[Pat Patterson (wrestler)|Pat Patterson]], Johnson had several tryout matches with WWE in 1996; he defeated [[Steve Lombardi|The Brooklyn Brawler]] at a house show, and lost the others to [[Chris Candido]] and [[Owen Hart]].<ref name="m&cbio"/> Impressed by his talent and charisma, Johnson was signed to a deal after a short stint for "seasoning" in [[Jerry Lawler]]'s [[United States Wrestling Association]], where he wrestled under the ring name "Flex Kavana".<ref name="OWOW"/> While there, he won the [[USWA World Tag Team Championship]] twice with Bart Sawyer in the summer of 1996.<ref name="OWOW"/>


Johnson made his WWF debut as Rocky Maivia, which combined his father and grandfather's ring names; Johnson was initially reluctant to the idea, but was persuaded to go ahead with the name by Vince McMahon and Jim Ross.<ref>{{cite book|last=Rock|first=The|coauthors=Layden, Joe|title =The Rock Says...|publisher=Harper Collins Publishers Inc.|date=2000|location=Chapter 10, "Rocky Maivia"|pages=146|isbn=0-06-039298-3}}</ref> In addition to tacking on the nickname "The Blue Chipper," the WWF played up his connection to his father and grandfather, calling him the company's first third-generation wrestler.<ref name="wwebio"/>
For simplicity the stages described are shown in a traditional sequential engineering workflow.
The exact order of event and tasks will vary according to the product and industry in question but the main processes are:<ref>{{cite web
| last = Goul
| first = Lawrence
| title = Additional ABCs About PLM
| publisher = Automotive Design and Production
| date = 2002.06.05
| url = http://www.autofieldguide.com/articles/120506.html
}} </ref>
*Conceive
**Specification
**Concept design
*Design
**Detailed design
**Validation and analysis (simulation)
**Tool design
*Realize
**Plan manufacturing
**Manufacture
**Build/Assemble
**Test (quality check)
*Service
**Sell and Deliver
**Use
**Maintain and Support
**Dispose


Johnson, who was first portrayed as a clean-cut [[List of professional wrestling slang#B|babyface]], was pushed heavily from the start despite his lack of in-ring experience. He debuted at [[Survivor Series (1996)|Survivor Series]] in November 1996 and was the sole survivor,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/1996/results/|title=Survivor Series 1996 official results|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2008-03-19}}</ref> and he won the [[WWE Intercontinental Championship|Intercontinental Championship]] from [[Triple H|Hunter Hearst Helmsley]] on ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' on February 13, 1997, after only three months in the company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.otherarena.com/htm/cgi-bin/history.cgi?1997/raw021397|title=WWF Thursday RAW: February 13, 1997|publisher=The Other Arena|accessdate=2008-03-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322532|title=Rocky Maivia's first Intercontinental Championship reign|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2008-03-19}}</ref> Fans, however, quickly grew sick of the one-dimensional good guy character, thanks in part to the exploded popularity of [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]].<ref name="slam">{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/rock.html|title=The Rock|last=Milner|first=John|accessdate=2008-04-13|publisher=Slam! Sports}}</ref> As a result, a regular occurrence during Johnson's matches was the fans' angry chants of ''"Die Rocky Die!"'' and ''"Rocky Sucks!"''<ref name="slam"/><ref name="OWOW">{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/r/rock.html|title=The Rock Profile|accessdate=2008-04-13|publisher=Online World Of Wrestling}}</ref>
The major key point events are:
*Order
*Idea
*Kick-off
*Design freeze
*Launch


=== Nation of Domination and feuding with DX (1997–1998) ===
The reality is however more complex, people and departments cannot perform their tasks in isolation and one activity cannot simply finish and the next activity start. Design is an iterative process, often designs need to be modified due to manufacturing constraints or conflicting requirements.
{{main|Nation of Domination}}
Where exactly a customer order fits into the time line depends on the industry type, whether the products are for example Build to Order, Engineer to Order, or Assemble to Order.
After losing the Intercontinental Championship to [[Owen Hart]] on the April 28, 1997 edition of ''Raw is War'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.otherarena.com/htm/cgi-bin/history.cgi?1997/raw042897|title=WWF RAW: April 28, 1997|publisher=The Other Arena|accessdate=2008-03-18}}</ref> and returning from an injury, Johnson was allowed to [[List of professional wrestling terms#T|turn]] [[List of professional wrestling slang#H|heel]]. He joined the Nation of Domination with Faarooq, D'Lo Brown and Kama, using the nickname "'The Rock' Rocky Maivia," which was quickly shortened to just "The Rock."<ref name="nation">{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/n/nation-of-domination.html|title=Nation of Domination Profile|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|accessdate=2008-03-19}}</ref> During that time, Johnson attacked and insulted the fans in his [[Promo (professional wrestling)|promos]]. In sharp contrast to the overly positive persona of Rocky Maivia, The Rock was a charismatic bully, eventually driving out the group leader, [[Ron Simmons|Faarooq]] in February 1998.<ref name="nation"/> The Rock also referred to himself in the [[Grammatical person|third person]], starting many sentences with ''"The Rock says..."''<ref name="nation"/>


Johnson was soon recognized for cutting arguably the best promos in the industry. In his 2000 autobiography, Johnson attributed this skill to his exceptional performance in [[speech communication]]s classes at Miami, in which he earned "A" grades. At [[In Your House#In Your House 19: D-Generation X|In Your House: D-Generation X]], Austin defeated The Rock in less than six minutes to retain the Intercontinental title.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/inyourhouse19.html|title=In Your House 19: D-Generation X results|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|accessdate=2008-03-19}}</ref> The following night on ''Raw is War'', Austin was ordered by [[Vince McMahon|Mr. McMahon]] to forfeit the WWF Intercontinental Championship, which Austin handed over to The Rock before hitting the [[Stunner (professional wrestling)|Stone Cold Stunner]] on him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.otherarena.com/htm/cgi-bin/history.cgi?1997/raw120897|title=WWF RAW: December 8, 1997|publisher=The Other Arena|accessdate=2008-03-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322552|title=The Rock's second Intercontinental Championship reign|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2008-03-19}}</ref> Rock spent the end of 1997 and the beginning of 1998 feuding with both Austin and [[Ken Shamrock]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811511/results/|title=Royal Rumble 1998 official results|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2008-03-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/history/wm14/results/|title=WrestleMania XIV official results|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2008-03-19|}}</ref>
== History ==


Johnson next feuded with Faarooq, who was angry at The Rock for usurping his position. The two had a title match at [[Over the Edge: In Your House|Over the Edge]], where Rock retained the Intercontinental belt.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/inyourhouse22.html|title=In Your House 22: Over the Edge 1998 results|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|accessdate=2008-03-19}}</ref> The Rock then moved into a feud with [[Triple H]] and [[D-Generation X]]. Nation members fought DX while The Rock fought Triple H over the Intercontinental Championship. They first had a [[Professional wrestling match types|two out of three falls match]] at [[WWF Fully Loaded#1998|Fully Loaded]] for Rock's title, where Rock retained the belt in controversial fashion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/inyourhouse23.html|title=In Your House 23: Fully Loaded 1998 results|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|accessdate=2008-03-19}}</ref> This led to a [[ladder match]] at [[SummerSlam (1998)|SummerSlam]] where Rock lost the belt.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/history/1998/results/|title=SummerSlam 1998 official results|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2008-03-19}}</ref> At [[Breakdown: In Your House|Breakdown]], Rock defeated Ken Shamrock and [[Mick Foley|Mankind]] in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic non-elimination matches|triple threat]] [[Professional wrestling match types#Cages|steel cage match]] to become the #1 contender to the [[WWE Championship|WWF Championship]] before feuding with fellow Nation member [[Mark Henry]], effectively disbanding the Nation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/breakdown98.html|title=In Your House 24: Breakdown 1998 results|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2008-03-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/judgementday98.html|title=In Your House 25: Judgment Day 1998 results|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|accessdate=2008-03-19}}</ref>
'''Inspiration''' for the burgeoning business process now known as PLM came when [[American Motors Corporation]] (AMC) was looking for a way to speed up its product development process to compete better against its larger competitors in 1985, according to [[François Castaing]], Vice President for Product Engineering and Development.<ref>[http://www.coe.org/coldfusion/newsnet/may03/technology.cfm Sidney Hill, Jr., "How To Be A Trendsetter: Dassault And IBM PLM Customers Swap Tales From The PLM Front"], retrieved on [[March 28]] [[2008]].</ref> After introducing its compact [[Jeep Cherokee (XJ)]], the vehicle that launched the modern [[sport utility vehicle]] (SUV) market, AMC began development of a new model, that later came out as the [[Jeep Grand Cherokee]]. The first part in its quest for faster product development was [[computer-aided design]] (CAD) software system that make engineers more productive. The second part in this effort was the new communication system that allowed conflicts to be resolved faster, as well as reducing costly engineering changes because all drawings and documents were in a central database. The product data management was so effective, that after AMC was purchased by Chrysler, the system was expanded throughout the enterprise connecting everyone involved in designing and building products. While an [[early adopter]] of PLM technology, Chrysler was able to become the auto industry's [[lowest-cost producer]], recording [[development cost]]s that were half of the industry average by the mid-1990s.<ref>[http://www.coe.org/coldfusion/newsnet/may03/technology.cfm Sidney Hill, Jr., "How To Be A Trendsetter: Dassault And IBM PLM Customers Swap Tales From The PLM Front"], retrieved on [[March 28]] [[2008]].</ref>


=== The Corporation (1998–1999) ===
== Phases of product lifecycle and corresponding technologies ==
{{main|The Corporation (professional wrestling)|l1=The Corporation}}
Johnson's popularity as The Rock propelled him to the WWF Championship. The Rock began to conduct many entertaining interviews, and thus he [[List of professional wrestling slang#G|got over]] with the fans. Fan reaction effectively [[List of professional wrestling slang#T|turned]] him [[List of professional wrestling slang#F|face]], and he began to feud with Mr. McMahon, who said he has a ''"problem with the people"'' and thus he should target the "People's Champion" (as The Rock claimed himself to be). A double-turn occurred at [[Survivor Series (1998)|Survivor Series]], when The Rock defeated the then-[[List of professional wrestling slang#H|heel]] Mankind in the finals of the "Deadly Game" tournament<ref name="rock1wwe"/> for the vacant [[WWE Championship|WWF Championship]],<ref name="Survivor Series - Rock vs Mankind">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/1998/mainevent/|title=The Rock def. Mankind to become new WWE Champion|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2008-03-19}}</ref> to become the first world heavyweight champion of African American descent in WWF history and the youngest WWF Champion at the time. At the end of the match, The Rock applied a [[Sharpshooter (professional wrestling)|Sharpshooter]] on Mankind. As he did this, [[Montreal Screwjob|McMahon called for the bell to be rung]] and then ordered for The Rock to be declared the winner.<ref name="Survivor Series - Rock vs Mankind"/><ref name="rock1wwe">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/wwechampionship/3044541401|title=The Rock's first WWE Championship reign|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2008-03-19}}</ref>


With the plan coming to fruition, The Rock turned heel again and sided with Vince McMahon and [[Shane McMahon]] as the crown jewel of The Corporation [[List of professional wrestling slang#S|stable]]<ref name="rock1wwe"/>. This was also a start of a double turn, as Mankind was kicked out of The Corporation and made a face turn.<ref name="corporation">{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/c/corporation.html|title=The Corporation Profile|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|accessdate=2008-03-19}}</ref> Later, The Rock had his own pay-per view [[In Your House#In Your House 26: Rock Bottom|Rock Bottom: In Your House]] where he had a rematch against Mankind for the WWF Championship. Mankind won by submission but Mr. McMahon said that since The Rock did not tap out that The Rock would retain his title.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/rockbottom98.html|title=In Your House 26: Rock Bottom results|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|accessdate=2008-03-19}}</ref><ref name="corporation"/> The Rock began a feud with Mankind over the WWF Championship, during which the title changed hands back and forth between the two, first during the main event of the January 4, 1999 edition of ''Raw is War'', when Mankind defeated The Rock with the help of [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.otherarena.com/htm/cgi-bin/history.cgi?1999/raw010499|title=Monday Night RAW: January 4, 1999|publisher=The Other Arena|accessdate=2008-03-19}}</ref> The Rock captured his second WWF Championship in an [["I Quit" Match]] at [[Royal Rumble (1999)|Royal Rumble]] in early 1999,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881143/results/|title=Royal Rumble 1999 official results|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2008-03-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/wwechampionship/3044541412|title=The Rock's second WWE Championship reign|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2008-03-19}}</ref> when a pre-recorded sample of Mankind saying ''"I quit"'' from an interview segment was played over the sound system. This latest reign did not last long, however. In a match that counter-programmed the [[Super Bowl]] halftime show on January 31, 1999, Mankind pinned The Rock using a [[forklift]] in an [[Professional wrestling match types#Empty Arena match|Empty Arena Match]] where the competitors used everything from bags of popcorn to garbage to punish each other.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.angelfire.com/wrestling/cawthon777/99.htm|title=WWF results, 1999|publisher=Angelfire|accessdate=2008-03-19}}</ref> This feud lasted until February 15 edition of ''Raw is War'', where The Rock won his third WWF Championship in a ladder match after [[Paul Wight|The Big Show]] chokeslammed Mankind off a ladder.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.otherarena.com/htm/cgi-bin/history.cgi?1999/raw021599|title=Monday Night RAW: February 15, 1999|publisher=The Other Arena|accessdate=2008-03-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/wwechampionship/30445414121|title=The Rock's third WWE Championship reign|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2008-03-19}}</ref>
Many software solutions have developed to organize and integrate the different phases of a product’s lifecycle. PLM should not be seen as a single software product but a collection of software tools and working methods integrated together to address either single stages of the lifecycle or connect different tasks or manage the whole process. Some software providers cover the whole PLM range while others a single niche application. Some applications can span many fields of PLM with different modules within the same data model. An overview of the fields within PLM is covered here. It should be noted however that the simple classifications do not always fit exactly, many areas overlap and many software products cover more than one area or do not fit easily into one category. It should also not be forgotten that one of the main goals of PLM is to collect knowledge that can be reused for other projects and to coordinate simultaneous concurrent development of many products. It is about business processes, people and methods as much as software application solutions. Although PLM is mainly associated with [[engineering]] tasks it also involves [[marketing]] activities such as [[Product Portfolio Management]] (PPM), particularly with regards to [[New product introduction]] (NPI).


With Mankind out of the way, The Rock had to defend his WWF Championship at [[WrestleMania XV]], but lost the belt to Austin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/history/wm15/mainevent/|title=Stone Cold vs. The Rock for the WWE Championship|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2008-03-19}}</ref> Rock lost the title rematch to Austin at [[WWE Backlash#1999|Backlash: In Your House]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/backlash/history/backlash1999/mainevent/|title=WWE Champion Stone Cold Steve Austin def. The Rock|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2008-03-19}}</ref> WWF fans began to cheer The Rock despite him being a heel, due to his comedic interviews, promos and segments which mocked wrestlers and announcers and made him popular to the fans. Rock eventually made his second face turn after being betrayed by Shane McMahon and established a feud with [[The Undertaker]], Triple H and the [[Corporate Ministry]]. During this feud, he sometimes found himself fighting alongside Steve Austin. Rock defeated Triple H at [[Over the Edge (1999)|Over the Edge]] before losing to WWF Champion Undertaker at [[King of the Ring#1999|King of the Ring]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/overtheedge99.html|title=Over the Edge 1999 results|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|accessdate=2008-03-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/kingofthering99.html|title=King of the Ring 1999 results|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|accessdate=2008-03-19}}</ref> He continued his rivalry with Triple H, after losing to him in a #1 contender's match at [[WWF Fully Loaded#1999|Fully Loaded]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/fullyloaded99.html|title=Fully Loaded 1999 results|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|accessdate=2008-03-19}}</ref>
=== Phase 1: Conceive===


=== The Rock 'n' Sock Connection (1999) ===
'''Imagine, Specify, Plan, Innovate'''
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Later on, still as a face, besides feuding with Triple H, The Rock also feuded with [[Monty Sopp|Mr. Ass]] over the summer of 1999, including a "Kiss My Ass" match at [[SummerSlam (1999)|SummerSlam]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/history/1999/results/|title=SummerSlam 1999 official results|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2008-03-19}}</ref> In the fall of the same year, The Rock found himself in several singles and tag championship opportunities. He teamed with former enemy Mankind to create the [[Rock 'n' Sock Connection]], after The Rock challenged the team of [[The Undertaker]] and The [[Big Show]], which led to Mankind offering his help.<ref name="Aug40-99">{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/_1999/|title=WWE RAW RESULTS - August 30, 1999|date=1999-08-30|accessdate=2008-05-04|publisher=Online World Of Wrestling}}</ref> The Rock accepted, and they went on to win the [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE)|WWF Tag Team Championship]] [[List of World Tag Team Champions (WWE)|three times]].<ref name="rocknsock">{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/r/rocknsock.html|title=Rock 'n' Sock Connection Profile|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|accessdate=2008-03-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/worldtagteam/304454132135|title=Rock 'n' Sock Connection's first World Tag Team Championship reign|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2008-03-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/worldtagteam/3044541321116|title=Rock 'n' Sock Connection's third World Tag Team Championship reign|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2007-03-19}}</ref> Aside from the championships, the team was regarded as one of the most entertaining teams in history, as Mankind imitated The Rock, who ignored Mankind, with both wrestlers having support from the crowd. The team was also involved in a segment which occurred on ''Raw is War'' called ''"This Is Your Life,"'' in which Mankind brought out people from The Rock's past, such as his high school girlfriend and gym teacher. The segment earned an 8.4 [[Nielsen Ratings|Nielsen rating]] and is, to this day, one of the single highest rated segments in terms of viewership in ''Raw'' history.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://slashwrestling.com/raw/990927.html |title=Slashwrestling RAW report - with ratings |accessdate=2007-01-13 |author=Christopher Robin Zimmerman}}</ref><ref name="rocknsock"/>


=== Feuds for the WWF Championship (2000–2001) ===
The first stage in idea is the definition of its requirements based on customer, company, market and regulatory bodies’ viewpoints. From this a specification of the products major technical parameters can be defined.
[[Image:Rockwrestling.jpg|left|thumb|The Rock in the ring at [[WrestleMania X8]]. ]]
Parallel to the requirements specification the initial concept design work is carried out defining the visual aesthetics of the product together with its main functional aspects. For the [[Industrial Design]], Styling, work many different media are used from pencil and paper, clay models to 3D CAID [[Computer-aided industrial design]] software.
At [[Royal Rumble (2000)|Royal Rumble]] in early 2000, The Rock entered in the [[Royal Rumble#Match|Royal Rumble match]] and lasted until he and [[Paul Wight|The Big Show]] were the final two men. In the final moment of the match, The Big Show was seemingly going to dump The Rock over the top rope in a running [[powerslam]]-like position, but when they got to the apron The Rock reversed the throw, sending the Big Show to the outside floor and then came back up.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811411/mainevent/|title=The Rock (No. 24) wins the Royal Rumble Match|accessdate=2008-03-20 |publisher=WWE}}</ref> The Rock's feet, however, hit the floor first, although those watching the event did not see that. The Big Show attempted to prove that The Rock's feet, not his, touched the ground first. He provided video footage showing that he was the rightful winner. Despite that, the decision that The Rock had won the Rumble match could not be reversed, so a number one contender's match for the WWF Championship at [[WWE No Way Out#2000|No Way Out]] was held, which saw the Big Show come out on top after [[Shane McMahon]] interfered, knocking The Rock in the head with a steel chair as he attempted to finish off his opponent with a [[Professional wrestling attacks#Elbow drop|People's Elbow]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/nowayout/history/2000/results/|title=No Way Out 2000 official results|accessdate=2008-03-20 |publisher=WWE}}</ref> The Rock later defeated The Big Show on March 13, 2000 edition of ''Raw is War'' to regain the right to face the WWF Champion, Triple H, at [[WrestleMania 2000]] in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic elimination matches|Fatal Four-Way Elimination match]] where The Big Show and Mick Foley competed, as well.<ref name="raw00">{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/_2000/|title=Raw 2000 results|accessdate=2008-03-20 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref><ref name="wrestlemania00">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/history/wm16/results/|title=WrestleMania 2000 official results|accessdate=2008-03-20|publisher=WWE}}</ref> Each competitor had a McMahon in their corner; for Triple H, his on-screen wife and then off-screen girlfriend [[Stephanie McMahon]]; for Mick Foley, the matriarch [[Linda McMahon]]; for The Rock, Vince McMahon; and in Big Show's corner, Shane McMahon.<ref name="wrestlemania00"/><ref name="wrestlemania00event">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/history/wm16/mainevent/|title=Triple H w/ Stephanie McMahon vs. Mick Foley w/ Linda McMahon vs. Big Show w/ Shane McMahon vs. The Rock w/ Mr. McMahon|accessdate=2008-03-20|publisher=WWE}}</ref> Triple H retained the title when Vince turned on The Rock, giving him two chair shots, allowing Triple H to pin The Rock for the three-count.<ref name="wrestlemania00event"/><ref name="oww-wrestlemania00">{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/wrestlemania2000.html|title=WrestleMania 2000 results|accessdate=2008-03-20|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>


Over the next couple of months The Rock feuded with Triple H over the WWF Championship. A month after the match at WrestleMania 2000, The Rock had a rematch with Triple H at [[WWE Backlash#2000|Backlash]] in which The Rock won his fourth WWF Championship, after Stone Cold Steve Austin made a brief return and intervened on The Rock's behalf.<ref name="backlash00">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/backlash/history/backlash2000/mainevent/|title=The Rock defeats Triple H to become new WWE Champion|accessdate=2008-03-20|publisher=WWE}}</ref><ref name="owwpro"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/wwechampionship/304454141111|title=The Rock's fourth WWE Championship reign|accessdate=2008-03-21|publisher=WWE}}</ref> Later, at [[WWE Judgment Day#2000|Judgment Day]], the two had an [[Iron Man match]] with [[Shawn Michaels]] as the special guest referee, that saw [[The Undertaker]] return.<ref name="judgmentday00main">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/judgmentday/history/judgmentday2000/mainevent/|title=The Rock vs. Triple H in a 60-Minute WWE Iron Man Match for the WWE Championship|accessdate=2008-03-20|publisher=WWE}}</ref> The Rock got disqualified and lost the title, as a result of The Undertaker attacking Triple H.<ref name="judgmentday00main"/> The following night on ''Raw is War'', The Rock got his revenge, taking out the entire [[McMahon-Helmsley Faction]] with the help of The Undertaker.<ref name="rawmay2000">{{cite web|url=http://www.lordsofpain.net/reports/raw/raw5-22-00.html|title=Raw results - May 22, 2000|accessdate=2008-03-20|publisher=Lords of Pain}}</ref> He later won his fifth WWF Championship at [[King of the Ring#2000|King of the Ring]] in a [[tag team]] match, which saw him team up with [[Glen Jacobs|Kane]] and The Undertaker to fight Vince McMahon, Shane McMahon and Triple H.<ref name="kingofthering00">{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/kingofthering00.html|title=King of the Ring 2000 results|accessdate=2008-03-20|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/wwechampionship/304454140|title=The Rock's fifth WWE Championship reign|accessdate=2008-03-21|publisher=WWE}}</ref> He successfully defended the championship against superstars such as [[Chris Benoit]], [[Kurt Angle]], Triple H, Kane, The Undertaker, and Shane McMahon.<ref name="owwpro">{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/r/rock.html|title=The Rock Profile|accessdate=2008-03-20|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref><ref name="fullyloaded00">{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/fullyloaded00.html|title=Fully Loaded 2000 results|accessdate=2008-03-20|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref><ref name="summerslam00">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/history/2000/mainevent/|title=The Rock vs. Triple H vs. Kurt Angle in a Triple Threat Match for the WWE Championship|accessdate=2008-03-21|publisher=WWE}}</ref>
===Phase 2: Design===


The Rock later lost the WWF Championship to Angle at [[WWE No Mercy#2000|No Mercy]] in October.<ref name="owwpro"/><ref name="nomercy00">{{cite web|url=|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/nomercy/history/2000/mainevent/|title=The Rock vs. Kurt Angle for the WWE Championship|accessdate=2008-03-21|publisher=WWE}}</ref> During this time, he [[Feud (professional wrestling)|feuded]] with [[Solofa Fatu|Rikishi]] and defeated him at [[Survivor Series (2000)|Survivor Series]].<ref name="owwpro"/><ref name="survivorseries00">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/2000/results/|title=Survivor Series 2000 official results|accessdate=2008-03-20|publisher=WWE}}</ref> He also participated in a six-man [[Hell in a Cell]] match at [[WWE Armageddon#2000|Armageddon]] for the WWF Championship, in which Kurt Angle retained the title.<ref name="owwpro"/><ref name="armageddon00">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/armageddon/history/2000/mainevent/|title=Six-Man Hell in a Cell Match for the WWE Championship|accessdate=2008-03-21|publisher=WWE}}</ref> Around that same time, Rock held the WWF Tag Team Championship with The Undertaker and the duo exchanged the titles with [[Edge and Christian]].<ref name="owwpro"/><ref name="nowayout03">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/worldtagteam/304454132112212|title=Undertaker and Rock's first World Tag Team Championship reign|accessdate=2008-03-21|publisher=WWE}}</ref>
'''Describe, Define, Develop, Test, Analyze and Validate'''


In 2001, The Rock continued his feud with Angle over the WWF Championship and eventually settled it at [[WWE No Way Out#2001|No Way Out]]. After a battle that saw both wrestlers kick out of each other's [[List of professional wrestling slang#F|finishers]], The Rock finally came out on top and regained the WWF Championship.<ref name="owwpro"/><ref name="nowayout01">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/nowayout/history/2001/mainevent/|title=Kurt Angle vs. The Rock for the WWE Championship|accessdate=2008-03-21|publisher=WWE}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/wwechampionship/304454141121|title=The Rock's sixth WWE Championship reign|accessdate=2008-03-21|publisher=WWE}}</ref> Afterwards, he feuded with the [[Royal Rumble (2001)|Royal Rumble]] winner, Stone Cold Steve Austin. The Rock went into [[WrestleMania X-Seven]] as the WWF Champion, but he was defeated after a shocking heel turn from Austin, who used Mr. McMahon to win the title.<ref name="owwpro"/><ref name="wm17">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/history/wm17/mainevent/|title=Stone Cold vs. The Rock for the WWE Championship|accessdate=2008-03-21|publisher=WWE}}</ref> During a Steel Cage match with Austin in a rematch for the WWF title on the following night's ''Raw is War'', Triple H came down to the ring with a sledgehammer. Many thought he was coming to aid The Rock, due to the hatred between Austin and Triple H (and an argument with Vince earlier in the night), but it transpired that he had joined the Austin/McMahon partnership by hitting The Rock instead.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.otherarena.com/htm/cgi-bin/history.cgi?2001/raw040201|title=WWF Raw: April 2, 2001|accessdate=2008-03-21|publisher=The Other Arena}}</ref> Austin and Triple H became a Tag Team and called themselves "The Two-Man Power Trip."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/p/power-trip.html|title=The Power Trip Profile|accessdate=2008-04-13|publisher=Online World Of Wrestling}}</ref> Rock went on to film the movie "''[[The Mummy Returns]]''" after a storyline suspension.<ref name="OWOW"/>
This is where the detailed design and development of the product’s form starts, progressing to prototype testing, through pilot release to full product launch. It can also involve redesign and ramp for improvement to existing products as well as [[planned obsolescence]].
The main tool used for [[design]] and development is CAD [[Computer-aided design]]. This can be simple 2D Drawing / Drafting or 3D Parametric Feature Based Solid/Surface Modelling, Such software includes technology such as Hybrid Modeling, [[Reverse Engineering]], KBE ([[Knowledge-Based Engineering]]), NDT ([[Nondestructive testing]]), Assembly construction.


=== The Invasion and the return back from Hollywood (2001–2002) ===
This step covers many engineering disciplines including: Mechanical, Electrical, Electronic, Software ([[Embedded system|embedded]]), and domain-specific, such as Architectural, Aerospace, Automotive, ... Along with the actual creation of geometry there is the analysis of the components and product assemblies. [[Simulation]], validation and optimization tasks are carried out using CAE ([[Computer-aided engineering]]) software either integrated in the CAD package or stand-alone. These are used to perform tasks such as:- Stress analysis, FEA ([[Finite Element Analysis]]); [[Kinematics]]; [[Computational fluid dynamics]] (CFD); and mechanical event [[simulation]] (MES). CAQ ([[Computer-aided quality]]) is used for tasks such as Dimensional [[Tolerance (engineering)]] Analysis.
{{main|The Invasion (professional wrestling)|l1=The Invasion}}
Another task performed at this stage is the sourcing of bought out components, possibly with the aid of [[Procurement]] systems.
He returned in late July 2001 and had to decide if he wanted to join the WWF or [[The Alliance (professional wrestling)|The Alliance]] during [[The Invasion (professional wrestling)|The Invasion]], eventually siding with the WWF.<ref name="owwpro"/> At [[SummerSlam (2001)|SummerSlam]], The Rock defeated [[Booker Huffman|Booker T]] to win the [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship|WCW Championship]].<ref name="owwpro"/><ref name="summerslam01">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/history/2001/mainevent/|title=The Rock vs. Booker T w/Shane McMahon for the WCW Championship|accessdate=2008-03-21|publisher=WWE}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/wcwchampionship/304454110223|title=The Rock's first WCW Championship reign|accessdate=2008-03-21|publisher=WWE}}</ref> He lost the WCW title to [[Chris Jericho]], with whom he won the WWF Tag Team Championship around the same time, at [[WWE No Mercy#2001|No Mercy]].<ref name="nomercy01">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/nomercy/history/2001/results/|title=No Mercy 2001 official results|accessdate=2008-03-21|publisher=WWE}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/worldtagteam/3044541321134|title=Chris Jericho and The Rock's first World Tag Team Championship reign|accessdate=2008-03-21|publisher=WWE}}</ref>


Rock defeated Jericho on November 5 edition of ''Raw is War'' for his second WCW Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/wcwchampionship/30445411028|title=The Rock's second WCW Championship reign|accessdate=2008-03-21|publisher=WWE}}</ref> The Rock ultimately decided to join the WWF in its battle against The Alliance and was involved in a "Winner Takes All" match at [[Survivor Series (2001)|Survivor Series]], which saw him end up one on one with Steve Austin. The Rock seemed to be superior than Austin, until Chris Jericho, who was also a member of team WWF and was eliminated a few minutes before that point, came inside the ring and attacked The Rock. Austin took advantage of that and tried to defeat The Rock, but Kurt Angle, a supposed teammate of Austin, proved out to be a [[Mole (espionage)|mole]] planted by Vince McMahon and hit Austin in the head with a title belt, allowing The Rock to eliminate him, destroying The Alliance once and for all.<ref name="owwpro"/><ref name="survivorseries01">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/2001/mainevent/|title=The Rock, Chris Jericho, Big Show, Kane & Undertaker def. Stone Cold Steve Austin, Kurt Angle, Shane McMahon, Booker T & Rob Van Dam; Sole Survivor: The Rock|accessdate=2008-03-21|publisher=WWE}}</ref> The Rock closed out the year losing the WCW Championship to Chris Jericho at [[Vengeance (2001)|Vengeance]] as Jericho became the [[WWE Championship|Undisputed WWF Champion]].<ref name="vengeance01">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/vengeance/history/vengeance2001/results/|title=Vengeance 2001 official results|accessdate=2008-03-21|publisher=WWE}}</ref>
===Phase 3: Realize ===


In early 2002, Rock feuded with Jericho and challenged him for the Undisputed Championship at [[Royal Rumble (2002)|Royal Rumble]], but lost the match.<ref name="royalrumble02">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811413/results/|title=Royal Rumble 2002 official results|accessdate=2008-03-21|publisher=WWE}}</ref> After losing to Jericho, Rock engaged in feuds and wrestled the likes of The Undertaker at [[No Way Out (2002)|No Way Out]] and [[Hulk Hogan]] at [[WrestleMania X8]].<ref name="nowayout02">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/nowayout/history/2002/results/|title=No Way Out 2002 official results|accessdate=2008-03-21|publisher=WWE|quote=The Rock def. Undertaker}}</ref><ref name="wmx8">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/history/wm18/results/|title=WrestleMania X8 official results|accessdate=2008-03-21|publisher=WWE}}</ref> On July 21, The Rock won his record-breaking seventh and final WWE Championship, which was then under the name "WWE Undisputed Championship".<ref name="rockwwe7">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/wwechampionship/304454141122|title=The Rock's seventh WWE Championship reign|accessdate=2008-03-21|publisher=WWE}}</ref> He defeated Kurt Angle and The Undertaker in a match at [[Vengeance (2002)|Vengeance]], after he hit the [[Powerslam#Side slam|Rock Bottom]] on Angle.<ref name="rockwwe7"/><ref name="vengeance02">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/vengeance/history/vengeance2002/mainevent/|title=The Rock defeats Undertaker and Kurt Angle in a Triple Threat Match to become WWE Champion|accessdate=2008-03-21|publisher=WWE}}</ref> The Rock successfully defended the title at ''Global Warning'' against [[Triple H]] and [[Brock Lesnar]] by [[pin (professional wrestling)|pinning]] Triple H, who then saved The Rock after Lesnar tried to ambush him after the match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/liveevent/020810s.html|title=Global Warming results|accessdate=2008-03-21|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> Johnson finally [[List of professional wrestling slang#D|dropped]] the WWE Undisputed Championship to Lesnar at [[SummerSlam (2002)|SummerSlam]], ending his final championship reign.<ref name="summerslam02">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/history/2002/mainevent/|title=Brock Lesnar w/Paul Heyman vs. The Rock for the Undisputed Championship|accessdate=2008-03-21|publisher=WWE}}</ref>
'''Manufacture, Make, Build, Procure, Produce, Sell and Deliver'''


=== Final heel turn (2003) ===
Once the design of the product’s components is complete the method of [[manufacturing]] is defined. This includes CAD tasks such as tool design; creation of [[CNC]] Machining instructions for the product’s parts as well as tools to manufacture those parts, using integrated or separate CAM [[Computer-aided manufacturing]] software. This will also involve analysis tools for process simulation for operations such as casting, molding, and die press forming.
The Rock's last heel turn began on ''[[WWE Friday Night SmackDown|SmackDown!]]'' in January 2003, where he publicly criticized Hulk Hogan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/030130.html|title=WWE SMACKDOWN! RESULTS - January 30, 2003|date=2003-01-30|accessdate=2008-05-02|publisher=Online World Of Wrestling}}</ref> Their WrestleMania X8 rematch at [[No Way Out (2003)|No Way Out]] ended with The Rock claiming victory again, with assistance from Vince McMahon and [[Sylvain Grenier]].<ref name="owwpro"/><ref name="nowayout03">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/nowayout/history/2003/mainevent/|title=The Rock vs. Hulk Hogan|accessdate=2008-03-21|publisher=WWE}}</ref> The Rock later drafted himself to ''Raw'' and started a feud with [[Gregory Helms|The Hurricane]] and other babyfaces.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/030224.html|title=WWE RAW RESULTS - February 24, 2003|date=2003-02-24|accessdate=2008-05-02|publisher=Online World Of Wrestling}}</ref> He also had a comical [[List of professional wrestling slang#G|gimmick]], where he played the guitar and sang songs mocking the host city for the event, which culminated in a "Rock concert" that took place during the main event of the March 24, 2003 edition of ''Raw'', where The Rock mocked host city [[Sacramento]] because of the [[Sacramento Kings]]' inability to beat the [[Los Angeles Lakers]].<ref name="mar24-03"/> After putting down the city of Sacramento and singing about how he intended to leave as soon as possible, he concluded the song with, ''"I'll be sure to come back when the Lakers beat the Kings in May!"''.<ref name="mar24-03">{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/030324.html|title=RAW results - March 24, 2003|accessdate=2008-03-21|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>
Once the manufacturing method has been identified CPM comes into play. This involves CAPE (Computer-aided Production Engineering) or CAP/CAPP – (Production Planning) tools for carrying out Factory, Plant and Facility Layout and Production Simulation. For example: Press-Line Simulation; and Industrial Ergonomics; as well as tool selection management.
Once components are manufactured their geometrical form and size can be checked against the original CAD data with the use of Computer Aided Inspection equipment and software.
Parallel to the engineering tasks, [[sales]] product configuration and [[marketing]] documentation work will be taking place. This could include transferring engineering data (geometry and part list data) to a web based sales configurator and other [[Desktop Publishing]] systems.


When Stone Cold Steve Austin returned, they once again [[Feud (professional wrestling)|feuded]], and The Rock defeated Austin at [[WrestleMania XIX]], which was Austin's last major appearance in a wrestling role.<ref name="owwpro"/><ref name="wm19">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/history/wm19/results/|title=WrestleMania XIX official results|accessdate=2008-03-21|publisher=WWE}}</ref> The Rock then had a feud with former [[World Championship Wrestling|WCW]] star [[Bill Goldberg]], to whom Rock lost at [[Backlash (2003)|Backlash]].<ref name="owwpro"/><ref name="backlash03">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/backlash/history/backlash2003/mainevent/|title=Goldberg defeats The Rock|accessdate=2008-03-21|publisher=WWE}}</ref> The Rock then turned face once more by engaging in a one night feud against Chris Jericho and then-heel, [[Jason Reso|Christian]].<ref name=Jun02-03>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/030602.html|title=WWE RAW RESULTS - June 2, 2003|accessdate=2008-05-02|publisher=Online World Of Wrestling}}</ref> During his previous heel turn, he had declared Christian as his favorite wrestler, leading Christian to begin calling himself the "new people's champion" and referring to his fans as ''"his peeps."''<ref name=Jun02-03/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/030407.html|title=WWE RAW RESULTS - April 7, 2003|date=2004-04-07|accessdate=2008-05-02|publisher=Online World Of Wrestling}}</ref>
===Phase 4: Service===


=== Sporadic appearances (2004–2008) ===
'''Use, Operate, Maintain, Support, Sustain, Phase-out, Retire, Recycle and Disposal'''
The Rock made occasional wrestling appearances up to 2004's [[WrestleMania XX]], when the storyline revolving around [[Mick Foley]] had him brought back to help in his feud with [[Evolution (professional wrestling)|Evolution]] ([[Ric Flair]], [[Randy Orton]] and [[Dave Batista|Batista]]).<ref name="wwebio" /> One humorous in-ring segment involved The Rock hosting his own version of "This Is Your Life" for Foley on the March 8, 2004 edition of ''Raw''.<ref name="owwpro"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/040308.html|title=RAW results - March 8, 2004|accessdate=2008-03-21|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> Rock reunited with Foley after five years, as Rock 'n' Sock Connection and the duo went on to lose to Orton, Flair and Batista at [[WrestleMania XX]] in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Handicap match|handicap match]] when Orton pinned Foley with a RKO.<ref name="owwpro"/><ref name="wmxx">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/history/wm20/results/|title=WrestleMania XX official results|accessdate=2008-03-21|publisher=WWE}}</ref> As of 2008, this was Rock's last match.<ref name="owwpro"/>


He made sporadic appearances in WWE following WrestleMania, including standing up for [[Nick Dinsmore|Eugene]], making a cameo appearance in his home-town of Miami and helping Foley turn back [[La Résistance (professional wrestling)|La Résistance]].<ref name="slam"/> He hosted a "Pie-Eating Contest" during the [[WWE Diva Search|Diva Search 2004]] and ended the segment by giving [[Jonathan Coachman]] a Rock Bottom and a People's Elbow.<ref name="slam"/> After this appearance, Johnson reported in several interviews that he was no longer under contract with WWE.<ref name="slam"/> He also reported that the reason he was able to continue using the name "The Rock" was part of a dual ownership between him and WWE.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rootzoo.com/articles/view/3277/|title=The Great One,The Rock-A Biography|date=2008-03-30|accessdate=2008-04-13|publisher=RootZoo.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dwaynejohnson.humanarchives.org/|title=Dwayne Douglas Johnson|accessdate=2008-04-13|publisher=Human Archives.org}}</ref>
The final phase of the lifecycle involves managing of in service information. Providing customers and service engineers with support information for [[repair and maintenance]], as well as [[waste management]]/[[recycling]] information. This involves using such tools as Maintenance, Repair and Operations Management ([[Maintenance, Repair and Operations|MRO]]) software.


On March 12, 2007, The Rock made an appearance on WWE after a near three year absence, appearing on ''Raw'' via a pre-taped segment on the titantron. He correctly "predicted" that [[Bobby Lashley]] would defeat [[Eddie Fatu|Umaga]] at [[WrestleMania 23]] in [[Donald Trump]] and [[Vince McMahon]]'s "Battle of the Billionaires" match.<ref>{{cite web|first=Noah|last=Starr|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/03122007/|title=Billion dollar burn|accessdate=2008-03-21|publisher=WWE}}</ref>
===All phases: product lifecycle===


On March 29, 2008, The Rock inducted his father, [[Rocky Johnson]], and his grandfather, [[Peter Maivia]] into the [[WWE Hall of Fame]]. During his induction speech he [[roast (comedy)| roasted]] WWE superstars such as [[Santino Marella]], [[John Cena]], [[Chris Jericho]], and [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/superstars/halloffame/articles/rockathof|title=Johnson Family Reunion|publisher=WWE|date=2008-02-25}}</ref>
'''Communicate, Manage and Collaborate'''


== In wrestling ==
None of the above phases can be seen in isolation. In reality a project does not run sequentially or in isolation of other product development projects. Information is flowing between different people and systems.
*'''Finishing and signature moves'''
A major part of PLM is the co-ordination of and management of product definition data. This includes managing engineering changes and release status of components; configuration product variations; document management; planning project resources and timescale and risk assessment.
<!--Do NOT change the order of the moves, as they comply with Wikipedia's Manual of Style-->
**'''[[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Crossbody|Diving crossbody]]'''<ref name="owwpro"/> &ndash; 1996&ndash;1997
**'''''People's Elbow'''''<ref name="wwebio" /> / '''''[[The Corporation (professional wrestling)|Corporate]] Elbow''''' ([[Feint]] [[leg drop]] transitioned into an high-impact [[Elbow drop#Elbow drop|elbow drop]] to the [[chest]], with theatrics)
**'''''Rock Bottom'''''<ref name="wwebio" /> ([[Powerslam#Side slam|Lifting side slam]])
**'''[[Professional wrestling throws#Shoulderbreaker|Shoulderbreaker]]'''<ref name="owwpro"/> &ndash; Used as a finisher from 1996&ndash;1997; Used as a regular move from 1997&ndash;2003
<!--Do NOT change the order of the moves, as they comply with Wikipedia's Manual of Style-->
**[[Pin (professional wrestling)#La magistral|Arm wrench inside cradle pin]]
**[[Professional wrestling throws#Double leg takedown|Double leg takedown]] [[Professional wrestling throws#Spinebuster|spinebuster]]<ref name="owwpro"/>
**[[DDT (professional wrestling)#Float-over DDT|Float&ndash;over DDT]]<ref name="owwpro"/>
**[[DDT (professional wrestling)#Snap DDT|Flowing snap DDT]], occasionally preceded by an [[Professional wrestling holds#Wrist lock|arm twist]]<ref name="owwpro"/>
**[[Kip-up|Kip&ndash;up]]
**[[Suplex#Belly to belly suplex|Overhead belly to belly suplex]]<ref name="owwpro"/>
**[[Neckbreaker#Swinging neckbreaker|Running swinging neckbreaker]]<ref name="owwpro"/>
**[[Professional wrestling attacks#Lariat|Running thrust lariat]]<ref name="owwpro"/>
**[[Professional wrestling throws#Samoan drop|Samoan drop]]<ref name="owwpro"/>
**[[Professional wrestling throws#Scoop slam|Scoop slam]]
**[[Sharpshooter (professional wrestling)|Sharpshooter]], often transitioned from a [[Professional wrestling throws#Dragon screw legwhip|dragon screw legwhip]], a [[Takedown (grappling)#Double leg takedown|double leg takedown]] or a ''[[Professional wrestling throws#Spinebuster|People's Spinebuster]]'' &ndash; Used as a tribute to [[Owen Hart]]<ref name="owwpro"/>
**Three or four [[Professional wrestling attacks#Punch|punches]] followed into a hand&ndash;[[spitting]] motion or theatrics finished with another, more powerful punch or a [[slap]], which typically levels the opponent or knocks them out of the ring


*'''[[Manager (professional wrestling)|Managers]]'''
For these tasks graphical, text and metadata such as product BOMs ([[Bill of Materials]]) needs to be managed. At the engineering departments level this is the domain of PDM – ([[Product Data Management]]) software, at the corporate level EDM (Enterprise Data Management) software, these two definitions tend to blur however but it is typical to see two or more data management systems within an organization. These systems are also linked to other corporate systems such as SCM, CRM, and ERP. Associated with these system are [[Project Management]] Systems for Project/Program Planning.
**[[Debra Marshall|Debra]]
**[[Vince McMahon]]
**[[Shane McMahon]]


*'''[[Nickname]]s'''
This central role is covered by numerous [[Collaborative Product Development]] tools which run throughout the whole lifecycle and across organizations. This requires many technology tools in the areas of Conferencing, Data Sharing and Data Translation. The field being [[Product visualization]] which includes technologies such as DMU ([[Digital mockup|Digital Mock-Up]]), [[Immersive Virtual Digital Prototyping]] ([[virtual reality]]) and Photo realistic Imaging.
**The People's Champion<ref name="wwebio" /><ref name="listthis">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/listthis/ruggedroadstomania/roadstomania2|title=Rock of Ages|last=McAvennie|first=Mike|accessdate=2008-06-10|date=2007-03-29|publisher=WWE}}</ref>
**The Brahma Bull<ref name="listthis"/>
**The Corporate Champion<ref name="returning">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/raw15/exclusives/raw15guests/|title=Raw's Returning Superstars: Are They Friend or Foe for Mr. McMahon?|accessdate=2008-06-10|publisher=WWE}}</ref>
**The Great One<ref name="listthis"/>
**The Most Electrifying Man In Sports Entertainment<ref name="wwebio" />
**Rocky<ref>{{cite book|title=Wrestling's Sinking Ship: What Happens To An Industry Without Competition|last=Hamilton|first=Ian|year=2006|publisher=Lulu.com|isbn=1411612108|pages=pp. 39}}</ref>


*'''[[Music in professional wrestling|Entrance themes]]'''
'''User Skills'''
**"Destiny" by [[Jim Johnston (composer)|Jim Johnston]] (1996&ndash;1997)
**"'''Know Your Role" by Jim Johnston (1999&ndash;2001, 2004&ndash;present)'''
**"If Ya Smell..." by Jim Johnston (2001&ndash;February 2003)


===Relatives in wrestling===
The broad array of solutions that make up the tools used within a PLM solution-set (e.g., CAD, CAM, CAx…) were initially used by dedicated practitioners who invested time and effort to gain the required skills. Designers and engineers worked wonders with CAD systems, manufacturing engineers became highly skilled CAM users while analysts, administrators and managers fully mastered their support technologies. However, achieving the full advantages of PLM requires the participation of many people of various skills from throughout an extended enterprise, each requiring the ability to access and operate on the inputs and output of other participants.
{{Main|Anoa'i family}}


==Championships and accomplishments==
Despite the increased ease of use of PLM tools, cross-training all personnel on the entire PLM tool-set has not proven to be practical. Now, however, advances are being made to address ease of use for all participants within the PLM arena. One such advance is the availability of “role” specific user interfaces. Through [[NX_5#Tailorable_UI|Tailorable UIs]], the commands that are presented to users are appropriate to their function and expertise.
*'''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]'''
**[[PWI Match of the Year]] (1999) <small>vs. [[Mick Foley|Mankind]] at [[Royal Rumble (1999)|Royal Rumble]]</small><ref name="pwimatchofyear">{{cite web|url=http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwimoty.htm|title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award Winners - Match of the Year|accessdate=2008-05-12|publisher=Wrestling Information Archive}}</ref>
**PWI Match of the Year (2002) <small>vs. [[Hulk Hogan]] at [[WrestleMania X-8]]</small><ref name="pwimatchofyear"/>
**[[PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year]] (1999, 2000)<ref name="pwipopular">{{cite web|url=http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwimpoty.htm|title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award Winners - Most Popular Wrestler of the Year|accessdate=2008-05-12|publisher=Wrestling Information Archive}}</ref>
**[[PWI Wrestler of the Year]] (2000)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwiwoty.htm|title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award Winners - Wrestler of the Year|accessdate=2008-05-12|publisher=Wrestling Information Archive}}</ref>
**PWI ranked him #'''2''' of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the year in the [[Pro Wrestling Illustrated#PWI 500|PWI 500]] in 2000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwi50000.htm|title= Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 500 - 2000|accessdate=2008-05-12|publisher=Wrestling Information Archive}}</ref>


*'''[[United States Wrestling Association]]'''
== Product development processes and methodologies ==
**[[USWA World Tag Team Championship]] ([[USWA Tag Team Championship#Title history|2 times]]) – with [[Steven Stewart|Bart Sawyer]]<ref name="uswatag">{{cite web|url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/ttuswa.html|title=USWA World Tag Team Title History|accessdate=2008-03-21|publisher=Solie's Title Histories}}</ref>
A number of established methodologies have been adopted by PLM and been further advanced. Together with PLM digital engineering techniques, they have been advanced to meet company goals such as reduced time to market and lower production costs. Reducing lead times is a major factor as getting a product to market quicker than the competition will help with higher revenue and profit margins and increase market share.


*'''[[World Wrestling Entertainment|World Wrestling Federation | World Wrestling Entertainment]]'''
These techniques include:-
**[[WCW World Heavyweight Championship|WCW Championship]] ([[List of WCW World Heavyweight Champions|2 times]])<sup>1</sup><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/wcwchampionship/|title=WCW Championship official title history|accessdate=2008-03-21|publisher=WWE}}</ref>
*Concurrent engineering workflow
**[[WWE Championship|WWF/E Championship]] ([[List of WWE Champions|7 times]])²<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/wwechampionship/|title=WWE Championship official title history|accessdate=2008-03-21|publisher=WWE}}</ref>'''(Tied for most reigns)'''
*[[Industrial Design]]
**[[WWE Intercontinental Championship|WWF Intercontinental Championship]] ([[List of WWE Intercontinental Champions|2 times]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/|title=WWE Intercontinental Championship official title history|accessdate=2008-03-21|publisher=WWE}}</ref>
*Bottom-up design
**[[World Tag Team Championship (WWE)|WWF Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of World Tag Team Champions (WWE)|5 times]]) – with [[Mick Foley|Mankind]] (3), [[The Undertaker]] (1), and [[Chris Jericho]] (1)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/worldtagteam/|title=World Tag Team Championship official title history|accessdate=2008-03-21|publisher=WWE}}</ref>
*Top-down design
**[[Royal Rumble]] ([[Royal Rumble (2000)|2000]])<ref name="wwebio" />
*Front loading design workflow
**Sixth [[Triple Crown Championship#WWE Triple Crown|Triple Crown Champion]]
*Design in context
<small><sup>1</sup>Won during [[The Invasion (professional wrestling)|The Invasion]]</small><br/>
*Modular design.
<small>²Final reign was as [[WWE Championship|WWE Undisputed Champion]]</small>
*NPD [[New product development]]
*DFSS [[Design for Six Sigma]]
*DFMA Design for manufacture / assembly
*Digital simulation engineering.
*Requirement driven design
*Specification managed validation


*'''[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards]]'''
=== Concurrent engineering workflow ===
**[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Most Improved|Most Improved]] (1998)
**[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Best Gimmick|Best Gimmick]] (1999)
**[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Best on Interviews|Best on Interviews]] (1999, 2000)
**[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Most Charismatic|Most Charismatic]] (1999–2002)
**[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Best Box Office Draw|Best Box Office Draw]] (2000)
**[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame]] ([[Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame#2007 inductees|Class of 2007]])


==Television and movie career==
'''Concurrent engineering''' (British English: '''simultaneous engineering''') is a workflow that instead of working sequentially through stages, carries out a number of tasks in parallel. For example: starting tool design before the detailed designs of the product are finished, or the engineer starting on detail design solid models before the concept design surfaces models are complete. Although this does not necessarily reduce the amount of manpower required for a project, it does drastically reduce lead times and thus time to market.
[[Image:The ROCK.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Dwayne Johnson photographed by [[Jerry Avenaim]] for ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' in 2001]]
Feature based CAD systems have for many years allowed the simultaneous work on 3D solid model and the 2D drawing by means of 2 separate files, with the drawing looking at the data in the model; when the model changes the drawing will associatively update. Some CAD packages also allow associative copying of geometry between files. This allows, for example, the copying of a part design into the files used by the tooling designer. The manufacturing engineer can then start work on tools before the final design freeze; when a design changes size or shape the tool geometry will then update.
The success of Johnson's in-ring character allowed him to cross over into mainstream popularity, and he appeared on [[Wyclef Jean]]'s 2000 single "[[It Doesn't Matter]]" and the accompanying video.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1429153/20000607/fugees.jhtml|title=Wyclef, The Rock Shoot "It Doesn't Matter" Video|date=2000-06-07|last=Nazareth|first=Errol|accessdate=2008-04-22|publisher=MTV.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCO/is_3_2/ai_65858896?tag=artBody;col1|title=Rock On|date=October 2000|accessdate=2008-07-17|publisher=Wrestling Digest}}</ref> That same year, he hosted ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''.<ref name=shining>{{cite web|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCO/is_5_2/ai_68951382?tag=artBody;col1|title=7 Superstars Shining Brightly|first=Anderson|last=Steve|publisher=Wrestling Digest|accessdate=2008-07-17|date=February 2001}}</ref> Fellow wrestlers [[Triple H]], [[Paul Wight|The Big Show]], and [[Mick Foley]] appeared on the show.<ref name="wwebio" /><ref name="cooking">{{cite web|url=http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2000/2000_03_21.jsp|title=What 'The Rock' Is Cooking|date=2000-05-21|accessdate=2008-07-21|publisher=WWE Corporate}}</ref> According to Johnson, it was due to the success of that episode that he began receiving offers from Hollywood studios.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://proxy.espn.go.com/chat/chatESPN?event_id=17317|title=Chat with Dwayne ''The Rock'' Johnson!|accessdate=2008-04-22|publisher=ESPN}}</ref>
Concurrent engineering also has the added benefit of providing better and more immediate communication between departments, reducing the chance of costly, late design changes. It adopts a problem prevention method as compared to the problem solving and re-designing method of traditional sequential engineering.


He filmed guest roles on ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' and ''[[That '70s Show]]'' where he played his father, [[Rocky Johnson]]. His motion picture debut was a brief appearance as [[Mathayus (The Scorpion King)|The Scorpion King]] in the opening of ''[[The Mummy Returns]]''.<ref name="wwebio" /><ref name=shining/> The film's financial success led to his first leading role starring in the follow-up, ''[[The Scorpion King]]''.<ref name="wwebio" /> He was considered for the lead in a feature-length ''[[Johnny Bravo]]'' film, but it was canceled during production.<ref name="m&cbio"/>
=== Bottom-up design ===
Bottom-up design (CAD Centric) is where the definition of 3D models of a product starts with the construction of individual components. These are then virtually brought together in sub-assemblies of more than one level until the full product is digitally defined. This is sometimes known as the review structure showing what the product will look like. The BOM contains all of the physical (solid) components; it may (but not also) contain other items required for the final product BOM such as paint, glue, oil and other materials commonly described as 'bulk items'. Bulk items typically have mass and quantities but are not usually modelled with geometry.


Since his last WWE match in 2004, he has quit wrestling and focused solely on acting.<ref name="nzherald">{{cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=100&objectid=10401278|publisher=New Zealand Herald|title='The Rock' rules out return to wrestling|author=Reuters|accessdate=2007-06-04|date=September 14, 2006}}</ref> He also continued to make television appearances, including [[Disney Channel]]'s hit show ''[[Cory in the House]]'', in the episode entitled “Never The Dwayne Shall Meet.”<ref>{{cite web|title=The Rock Drops By ‘Cory in the House’|publisher=Disney Fan Club|url= http://www.disneyfanclub.org/blog/disney-shows/the-rock-drops-by-cory-in-the-house|accessdate=2008-02-10}}</ref> Though Johnson is no longer active with WWE, the company continues to sell "The Rock" merchandise, and Johnson continues to be featured prominently in the opening montages of their television programming.<ref name="m&cbio"/> The Rock has continued to show a multitude of his acting/talent skills including movie roles like the cocky famous football player Joe Kingman in ''[[The Game Plan (film)|The Game Plan]]'', and in ''[[Get Smart (film)|Get Smart]]'' where he played Agent 23.
=== Top-down design ===
Top-down design (Part Centric) follows closer the true design process. This starts with a layout model, often a simple 2D sketch defining basic sizes and some major defining parameters. [[Industrial Design]], brings creative ideas to product development. Geometry from this is associatively copied down to the next level, which represents different sub-systems of the product. The geometry in the sub-systems is then used to define more detail in levels below. Depending on the complexity of the product, a number of levels of this assembly are created until the basic definition of components can be identified, such as position and principal dimensions. This information is then associatively copied to component files. In these files the components are detailed; this is where the classic bottom-up assembly starts.
The top down assembly is sometime known as a control structure. If a single file is used to define the layout and parameters for the review structure it is often known as a skeleton file.


Johnson was featured in the 2007 ''[[Guinness Book of World Records]]'' for having the highest salary as an actor in his first starring role, receiving [[United States dollar|$]]5.5 million.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dwayne Johnson Biography|publisher=Movies.com|url=http://movies.go.com/dwayne-johnson/b737668|accessdate=2007-11-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Top+25+Hollywood+moneymakers:+these+black+powerhouses+generate+the...-a0175876346|title=Top 25 Hollywood moneymakers: these black powerhouses generate the most green in Tinseltown.|accessdate=2008-04-22|publisher=The Free Library}}</ref> He appeared at the [[80th Academy Awards]] on February 24, 2008 as a presenter for the [[Academy Award for Visual Effects|Best Visual Effects]] award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalhit.com/academy/80/winners.shtml|title=80th Annual Academy Awards® Results & Commentary|accessdate=2008-04-22|publisher=DigitalHit.com|quote=Dwayne Johnson a.k.a. The Rock, presents Visual Effects}}</ref> He was nominated for Favorite Movie Actor at Nickelodeon's 2008 [[Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards|Kids' Choice Awards]] for his role in ''[[The Game Plan (film)|The Game Plan]]'', but lost out to [[Johnny Depp]], who won for his performance in ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nickkcapress.com/2008KCA/nominees.php|title=2008 Host & Nominees Release|accessdate=2008-04-22|publisher=Nickelodeon}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nickkcapress.com/2008KCA/winners.php|title=2008 KCA Winners Release|date=2008-01-04|accessdate=2008-05-28|publisher=Nicklodeon}}</ref>
Defence engineering traditionally develops the product structure from the top down. The system engineering process<ref>Incose SYSTEMS ENGINEERING HANDBOOK, A “HOW TO” GUIDE
For All Engineers, Version 2.0, July 2000. pg 358</ref> prescribes a functional decomposition of requirements and then physical allocation of product structure to the functions. This top down approach would normally have lower levels of the product structure developed from CAD data as a bottom up structure or design.


===Filmography===
=== Front loading design and workflow ===
{| class="wikitable"
Front loading is taking top-down design to the next stage. The complete control structure and review structure, as well as downstream data such as drawings, tooling development and CAM models, are constructed before the product has been defined or a project kick-off has been authorized. These assemblies of files constitute a template from which a family of products can be constructed. When the decision has been made to go with a new product, the parameters of the product are entered into the template model and all the associated data is updated. Obviously predefined associative models will not be able to predict all possibilities and will require additional work. The main principle is that a lot of the experimental/investigative work has already been completed. A lot of knowledge is built into these templates to be reused on new products. This does require additional resources “up front” but can drastically reduce the time between project kick-off and launch. Such methods do however require organizational changes, as considerable engineering efforts are moved into “offline” development departments. It can be seen as an analogy to creating a concept car to test new technology for future products, but in this case the work is directly used for the next product generation.
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes !! Gross Revenue
|-
| rowspan = "3" | [[1999 in film|1999]] || ''[[Beyond the Mat]]'' || Himself || non-fiction documentary || 2,047,570 [[United States dollar|USD]]
|-
| ''[[That '70s Show]]'' ([[TV series]]) || [[Rocky Johnson]] || Episode: "[[That Wrestling Show]]" ||
|-
| ''[[The Net (TV series)|The Net]]'' ([[TV series]]) || Brody || Episode: "Last Man Standing" ||
|-
| rowspan = "2" | [[2000 in film|2000]] || ''[[Longshot (film)|Longshot]]'' || The Mugger || ||
|-
|''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' ([[TV series]]) || The Champion || Episode: "[[Tsunkatse (Voyager episode)|Tsunkatse]]" ||
|-
| [[2001 in film|2001]] || ''[[The Mummy Returns]]'' ||Mathayus the Scorpion King || || 202,007,640 [[United States dollar|USD]]
|-
| [[2002 in film|2002]] || ''[[The Scorpion King]]'' ||Mathayus the Scorpion King || Salary 5,500,000 [[United States dollar|USD]] || 90,341,670 [[United States dollar|USD]]
|-
| [[2003 in film|2003]] || ''[[The Rundown]]'' || Beck || Salary 12,500,000 [[United States dollar|USD]] || 47,592,825 [[United States dollar|USD]]
|-
| [[2004 in film|2004]] || ''[[Walking Tall (2004 film)|Walking Tall]]'' || [[Buford Pusser|Chris Vaughn]] || Salary 15,000,000 [[United States dollar|USD]] || 45,860,039 [[United States dollar|USD]]
|-
| rowspan = "2" | [[2005 in film|2005]] || ''[[Be Cool]]'' || Elliot Wilhelm || Salary 4,500,000 [[United States dollar|USD]] || 55,808,744 [[United States dollar|USD]]
|-
| ''[[Doom (film)|Doom]]'' || Sarge || Salary 4,500,000 [[United States dollar|USD]] || 28,031,250 [[United States dollar|USD]]
|-
| rowspan = "1" | [[2006 in film|2006]] || ''[[Gridiron Gang]]'' || Sean Porter || ||38,432,823 [[United States dollar|USD]]
|-
| rowspan = "4" | [[2007 in film|2007]] || ''[[Cory in the House]]/[[Hannah Montana]]'' || Himself || Part of the Rock Block ||
|-
|| ''[[Reno 911!: Miami]]'' || Agent Rick Smith (cameo) || ||21,659,638 [[United States dollar|USD]]
|-
|| ''[[The Game Plan (film)|The Game Plan]]'' || Joe Kingman || Last movie to use ring name "The Rock" ||110,776,944 [[United States dollar|USD]]
|-
|| ''[[Southland Tales]]'' || [[Boxer Santaros]] || Released November 14 [[2007 in film|2007]] ||275,380 [[United States dollar|USD]]
|-
| rowspan = "1" | [[2008 in film|2008]]|| ''[[Get Smart (film)|Get Smart]]'' || Agent 23 || || 201,151,640 [[United States dollar|USD]]
|-
| rowspan = "4" | [[2009 in film|2009]] ||''[[Race to Witch Mountain]]'' || Las Vegas cab driver || ''filming'' ||
|-
| ''[[Planet 51]]'' || Capt. Charles 'Chuck' Baker (voice) || ''filming'' ||
|-
| ''[[Billy Batson and the Legend of Shazam]]'' || Black adam || ''pre-production''
|-
| ''[[The Tooth Fairy]]'' || Derek Thompson || ''filming''
|}


==Notes==
=== Design in context ===
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Individual components cannot be constructed in isolation. [[Computer-aided design|CAD]]; [[Computer-aided industrial design|CAiD]] models of components are designed within the context of part or all of the product being developed. This is achieved using [[assembly modelling]] techniques. Other components’ geometry can be seen and referenced within the CAD tool being used. The other components within the sub-assembly, may or may not have been constructed in the same system, their geometry being translated from other [[Collaborative Product Development|CPD]] formats. Some assembly checking such as [[Digital mockup|DMU]] is also carried out using [[Product visualization]] software.


== PLM 2.0 ==
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In [[2008]], following the revolution around [[Web 2.0]], one of the key commercial players in PLM introduced the notion of '''PLM 2.0''', which encompasses a social community approach to PLM.


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== Product and process lifecycle management (PPLM) ==
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Product and process lifecycle management (PPLM) is a alternate genre of PLM in which the process by which the product is made is just as important as the product itself. Typically, this is the life sciences and advanced specialty chemicals markets. The process behind the manufacture of a given compound is a key element of the regulatory filing for a new drug application. As such, PPLM seeks to manage information around the development of the process in a simlar fashion that baseline PLM talks about managing information around development of the product.
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Total spending on PLM software and services is estimated to be above $15 billion a year but it is difficult to find any two market analysis reports that agree on figures.<ref>
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Market growth estimates are in the 10% area.

Looking at segment split, currently most of the revenue generated is in the area of EDA and high end MCAD (each above 15%), followed by AEC, low-end MCAD, and PDM (each above 10%). The other notable segment is CAE at above 5%. It is however predicted that the collaborative PDM and visualization areas will increase in dominance.

There are many companies that supply software to support the PLM process; the largest by revenue are mentioned here.
Some companies such as [[Dassault Systèmes]] ($1.7B),[[Siemens PLM Software]] ($1.4B), [[Altair Engineering]] ($0.15B), [[Agile Software Corporation]] (now part of [[Oracle Corporation]]) and [[SofTech, Inc.]] (.011B) provide software products that cover most of the areas of PLM functionality; some like [[Parametric Technology Corporation|PTC]] ($0.8B) cover a number of segments; other companies for example [[MSC Software]]($0.3B)and Wrench Solutions provide packages specializing in specific topics. One company, [[Aras Corp]] offers Microsoft-based [[open source]] enterprise PLM solutions,<ref>{{cite web
| last = Stackpole
| first = Beth
| title = Aras Embraces Microsoft .NET Platform to Offer Open Source PLM
| publisher = Design News
| date = 2007.01.16
| url = http://www.designnews.com/article/CA6407555.html?ref=nbra
}} </ref> and both [[Datastay Corp.]] and [[Arena Solutions]], provide on-demand PLM ([[Software as a service]]) solutions. [[KnowledgeBench]] provides web-based PLM applications that are used by pharmaceutical and food and beverage manufacturers. Additional unique offerings include [[Selerant]] which specializes only in the process industry and provides formulation optimization and regulatory management. Also, Datastay PLM, as well as Omnify Software's PLM, incorporate traditionally disparate systems (quality, training, corrective action/preventive action) to augment support for regulatory compliance across all verticals.<ref>{{cite web
| last = Swain
| first = Erik
| title = Software Systems Breaking Boundaries for Device Makers
| publisher = Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry
| date = 2007.09.17
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Other companies provide web-based PLM solutions mainly for apparel<ref>{{cite web
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| first = Jim
| title = Research Rap: PLM for the Fashion Police (the anti-Metal Benders)
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Independent PLM solution providers such as [[Atos Origin]], SIA Conseil, accenture, Infosys, Integware and [http://www.meta-fore.com Metafore] deliver PLM consulting and system integration services and help companies to identify, design, implement and operate appropriate PLM practices, processes and technologies.

There are also companies whose main revenue is not from PLM but do attribute some of their income from PLM software, such as [[SAP AG|SAP]]($11B), [[SSA Global Technologies|SSA Global]] , [[Oracle Corporation]] and [[Autodesk]] ($1.5B). Other companies in this market, such as [[Atos Origin]], [[IBM]] ($88.9B), [[EDS]] ($19.8B),[[NEC]] ($45B), [[Accenture]], [[Infosys Technologies Limited|Infosys]] (INFY), [[Geometric Limited|Geometric]], [[Tata Consultancy Services]] (TCS),WRENCH Solutions (P) Ltd ,[[ITC Ltd.|ITC Infotech]] provide outsourcing and consulting services some of which is in the field of PLM. 3DPLM is a joint venture between Dassault systeme and Geometric to develop specialised PLM solutions.

Many of these companies have emerged out of the CAD and PDM market. For a more comprehensive list see [[List of CAD companies]].

== See also ==
* [[Building lifecycle management]]
* [[Collaborative Product Development]]
* [[Concept car]]
* [[Extending the Product Life Cycle]]
* [[Industrial Design]]
* [[ISO 10303]] - Standard for the Exchange of Product model data
* [[Mass production]]
* [[New product development]] (NPD)
* [[Product Life Cycle Management]]
* [[Product management]]
* [[Toolkits for User Innovation]]
* [[User Centered Design]]

== References ==
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== Further reading ==
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*[http://www.meta-fore.com/education/wpreg.php 10 Best Practices for Successful PLM Evaluations] - White Paper
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| id =ISBN 3540781730 }}

*[http://www.sme.org/downloads/communities/techgroups/plm/matrix.pdf SME Product Lifecycle Management Tech Group PLM Matrix]
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| date =1 edition (2006)}}
* {{cite book
| title =Product Lifecycle Management: 21st century Paradigm for Product Realisation (Hardcover)
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| first =John
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| date =1 edition (August 27, 2004)
| url =http://www.johnstark.com/PLM_Paradigm.html
| id =ISBN 1-85233-810-5 }}
* {{cite book
| title =Global Product: Strategy, Product Lifecycle Management and the Billion Customer Question (Hardcover)
| last =Stark
| first =John
| publisher = Springer
| date =1 edition (August 24, 2007)
| url =http://www.johnstark.com/PR_090307.html
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Dwayne Johnson
Johnson at a WWE event, 2002.
Born
Dwayne Douglas Johnson
Other namesRocky Maivia
The Rock
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
Years active1995–2004 (wrestler)
1999-present (actor)
Height6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
SpouseDany Garcia (1997-2007)

Dwayne Douglas Johnson[1] (born May 2, 1972),[2] better known by his former ring name The Rock, and occasionally credited as Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, is an American actor and former professional wrestler.[3] Johnson was also a collegiate football player, and in 1991, he was part of the University of Miami's national championship team. He later played for the Calgary Stampeders in the Canadian Football League, but was cut two months into the season.[4] This led to his decision to become a professional wrestler, like his grandfather, Peter Maivia and his father Rocky Johnson.

He gained mainstream fame as a standout in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), then known as the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), from 1996 to 2004. Johnson was quickly given a push in WWE, first as "Rocky Maivia", and then as "The Rock", a member of the Nation of Domination. Two years after he joined the WWE, Johnson won the WWF Championship, and became one of the most popular wrestlers within the company for his engaging interviews. Since 2001, he has focused on an acting career, though he still makes occasional WWE appearances for promotional purposes.

Johnson was a nine-time world champion in his career, including a record-setting seven-time WWE Champion where he ties current Champion Triple H in most reigns; his last reign was as WWE Undisputed Champion in 2002, and a 2 time WCW Champion. He also won the WWF Intercontinental Championship twice and is a former five-time WWE Tag Team Champion. He also was the winner of the 2000 Royal Rumble.

Johnson is also an actor, with his first leading role in 2001, in The Scorpion King. For this film, he received the highest salary for an actor in his first starring role, earning $5.5 million. He has since starred in movies such as Be Cool, The Game Plan, Gridiron Gang, Doom, and Get Smart.

Biography

Early life

Dwayne Johnson, the son of Ata (née Maivia) and professional wrestler "Soulman" Rocky Johnson, was born in Hayward, California.[2] His maternal grandfather, "High Chief" Peter Maivia, was also a professional wrestler. He is of half Black Canadian, half Samoan heritage (his mother is Samoan and his father is a Black Canadian).[5] For a brief period, Johnson lived in Auckland, New Zealand, with his mother's family.[6] During this time his mother Ata ensured Johnson was exposed to one of the urban Polynesian cultural strongholds of the Southern Hemisphere.[6] Johnson attended Richmond Road Primary School before returning to the U.S. with his parents.[6]

He spent 10th grade at President William McKinley High School in Hawaii. As he entered 11th grade, Johnson's father's job required his relocation to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the state's Lehigh Valley region. He began playing football at Bethlehem's Freedom High School in the highly competitive Lehigh Valley Conference.[5] In addition to playing football at Freedom High School, he also was a member of the high school's track and field and wrestling teams.[5]

Education, football and philanthropy

Johnson received collegiate football scholarship offers from several universities and selected the University of Miami. While the University of Miami football program did not openly recruit Johnson, he entered try-outs as a walk-on for the program and made the team, playing defensive tackle. In 1991, he was part of the Miami Hurricanes' national championship team.[7] After an injury kept him sidelined, Johnson was replaced by fellow Hurricane and future NFL star Warren Sapp.[5]

Dwayne Johnson greeting fans in 2006

Johnson met his future wife, Dany Garcia, who also was attending Miami at the time. Garcia, who graduated from the University of Miami in 1992, is a member of the University of Miami's Board of Trustees,[8] and the founder of a Miami-based wealth management firm. The two have remained close to their alma mater, giving a $2 million donation in 2006 to build a living room at the university's alumni center. Johnson graduated from the University of Miami in 1995 with a degree in criminology.[5] On November 10, 2007 he returned to the Orange Bowl in Miami to participate in the festivities surrounding the University of Miami's last home football game at the stadium.

Johnson continued his football career in 1995, joining the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League after being passed over by the NFL, but he was cut two months into the season.[4]

In 2006, Johnson started up "The Dwayne Johnson Rock Foundation", which is known for its charitable work with at-risk and terminally ill children.[9] On October 2, 2007, Johnson and his wife donated an additional $1 million to the University of Miami to support the university's football facilities renovation; it was noted as the largest donation ever given to the university's athletics department by former students. The University of Miami plans to rename the Hurricanes' locker room in Johnson's honor.[10]

Personal life and politics

Johnson married Dany Garcia on May 3, 1997, a day after his 25th birthday.[11] His best man at the wedding was fellow wrestler and long-time family friend Tonga "Haku" Fifita. Johnson and his wife have a daughter, Simone Alexandra, born August 14, 2001.[11] On June 1, 2007, Johnson and Garcia announced that they would be splitting up after 10 years of marriage. They indicated that their parting was amicable and that they would spend the rest of their lives together as best friends. Dwayne is currently dating Lauren Hashian.[11]

In 2000, Johnson delivered a speech at the Republican National Convention.[3] Because his mother, Ata Maivia, had royal blood, Samoan King Malietoa Tanumafili II bestowed Johnson with the noble title of Seiuli during his visit to Samoa in July 2004.[12] He is a supporter of the Samoan national rugby team, as the team's website during the run-up to the 2007 Rugby World Cup showed him holding a personalized Manu Samoa jersey with "The Rock" emblazoned on the back.[13]

World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment

=== Training and Rocky Maivia (1996) === THE MAN!!

Dwayne Johnson
Born (1972-05-02) May 2, 1972 (age 52)[2]
Hayward, California[2]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Flex Kavana[14]
Rocky Maivia[14]
The Rock[14]
Billed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)[3]
Billed weight260 lb (120 kg)[3]
Billed fromMiami, Florida[3]
Trained byRocky Johnson[15]
Pat Patterson[15]
Debut1995[15]
RetiredMarch 14, 2004

Along with his father and grandfather, several members of Johnson's family are current and former professional wrestlers, including his uncles, the Wild Samoans (Afa and Sika Anoa'i) and cousins, such as Rikishi, Rosey, and Umaga.[6] When he declared his intention to join the family business, his father resisted, but agreed to train his son himself, warning him that he would not go easy on him.[5] With help from veteran wrestler Pat Patterson, Johnson had several tryout matches with WWE in 1996; he defeated The Brooklyn Brawler at a house show, and lost the others to Chris Candido and Owen Hart.[6] Impressed by his talent and charisma, Johnson was signed to a deal after a short stint for "seasoning" in Jerry Lawler's United States Wrestling Association, where he wrestled under the ring name "Flex Kavana".[15] While there, he won the USWA World Tag Team Championship twice with Bart Sawyer in the summer of 1996.[15]

Johnson made his WWF debut as Rocky Maivia, which combined his father and grandfather's ring names; Johnson was initially reluctant to the idea, but was persuaded to go ahead with the name by Vince McMahon and Jim Ross.[17] In addition to tacking on the nickname "The Blue Chipper," the WWF played up his connection to his father and grandfather, calling him the company's first third-generation wrestler.[3]

Johnson, who was first portrayed as a clean-cut babyface, was pushed heavily from the start despite his lack of in-ring experience. He debuted at Survivor Series in November 1996 and was the sole survivor,[18] and he won the Intercontinental Championship from Hunter Hearst Helmsley on Raw on February 13, 1997, after only three months in the company.[19][20] Fans, however, quickly grew sick of the one-dimensional good guy character, thanks in part to the exploded popularity of Stone Cold Steve Austin.[14] As a result, a regular occurrence during Johnson's matches was the fans' angry chants of "Die Rocky Die!" and "Rocky Sucks!"[14][15]

Nation of Domination and feuding with DX (1997–1998)

Main article: Nation of Domination

After losing the Intercontinental Championship to Owen Hart on the April 28, 1997 edition of Raw is War,[21] and returning from an injury, Johnson was allowed to turn heel. He joined the Nation of Domination with Faarooq, D'Lo Brown and Kama, using the nickname "'The Rock' Rocky Maivia," which was quickly shortened to just "The Rock."[22] During that time, Johnson attacked and insulted the fans in his promos. In sharp contrast to the overly positive persona of Rocky Maivia, The Rock was a charismatic bully, eventually driving out the group leader, Faarooq in February 1998.[22] The Rock also referred to himself in the third person, starting many sentences with "The Rock says..."[22]

Johnson was soon recognized for cutting arguably the best promos in the industry. In his 2000 autobiography, Johnson attributed this skill to his exceptional performance in speech communications classes at Miami, in which he earned "A" grades. At In Your House: D-Generation X, Austin defeated The Rock in less than six minutes to retain the Intercontinental title.[23] The following night on Raw is War, Austin was ordered by Mr. McMahon to forfeit the WWF Intercontinental Championship, which Austin handed over to The Rock before hitting the Stone Cold Stunner on him.[24][25] Rock spent the end of 1997 and the beginning of 1998 feuding with both Austin and Ken Shamrock.[26][27]

Johnson next feuded with Faarooq, who was angry at The Rock for usurping his position. The two had a title match at Over the Edge, where Rock retained the Intercontinental belt.[28] The Rock then moved into a feud with Triple H and D-Generation X. Nation members fought DX while The Rock fought Triple H over the Intercontinental Championship. They first had a two out of three falls match at Fully Loaded for Rock's title, where Rock retained the belt in controversial fashion.[29] This led to a ladder match at SummerSlam where Rock lost the belt.[30] At Breakdown, Rock defeated Ken Shamrock and Mankind in a triple threat steel cage match to become the #1 contender to the WWF Championship before feuding with fellow Nation member Mark Henry, effectively disbanding the Nation.[31][32]

The Corporation (1998–1999)

Main article: The Corporation

Johnson's popularity as The Rock propelled him to the WWF Championship. The Rock began to conduct many entertaining interviews, and thus he got over with the fans. Fan reaction effectively turned him face, and he began to feud with Mr. McMahon, who said he has a "problem with the people" and thus he should target the "People's Champion" (as The Rock claimed himself to be). A double-turn occurred at Survivor Series, when The Rock defeated the then-heel Mankind in the finals of the "Deadly Game" tournament[33] for the vacant WWF Championship,[34] to become the first world heavyweight champion of African American descent in WWF history and the youngest WWF Champion at the time. At the end of the match, The Rock applied a Sharpshooter on Mankind. As he did this, McMahon called for the bell to be rung and then ordered for The Rock to be declared the winner.[34][33]

With the plan coming to fruition, The Rock turned heel again and sided with Vince McMahon and Shane McMahon as the crown jewel of The Corporation stable[33]. This was also a start of a double turn, as Mankind was kicked out of The Corporation and made a face turn.[35] Later, The Rock had his own pay-per view Rock Bottom: In Your House where he had a rematch against Mankind for the WWF Championship. Mankind won by submission but Mr. McMahon said that since The Rock did not tap out that The Rock would retain his title.[36][35] The Rock began a feud with Mankind over the WWF Championship, during which the title changed hands back and forth between the two, first during the main event of the January 4, 1999 edition of Raw is War, when Mankind defeated The Rock with the help of Stone Cold Steve Austin.[37] The Rock captured his second WWF Championship in an "I Quit" Match at Royal Rumble in early 1999,[38][39] when a pre-recorded sample of Mankind saying "I quit" from an interview segment was played over the sound system. This latest reign did not last long, however. In a match that counter-programmed the Super Bowl halftime show on January 31, 1999, Mankind pinned The Rock using a forklift in an Empty Arena Match where the competitors used everything from bags of popcorn to garbage to punish each other.[40] This feud lasted until February 15 edition of Raw is War, where The Rock won his third WWF Championship in a ladder match after The Big Show chokeslammed Mankind off a ladder.[41][42]

With Mankind out of the way, The Rock had to defend his WWF Championship at WrestleMania XV, but lost the belt to Austin.[43] Rock lost the title rematch to Austin at Backlash: In Your House.[44] WWF fans began to cheer The Rock despite him being a heel, due to his comedic interviews, promos and segments which mocked wrestlers and announcers and made him popular to the fans. Rock eventually made his second face turn after being betrayed by Shane McMahon and established a feud with The Undertaker, Triple H and the Corporate Ministry. During this feud, he sometimes found himself fighting alongside Steve Austin. Rock defeated Triple H at Over the Edge before losing to WWF Champion Undertaker at King of the Ring.[45][46] He continued his rivalry with Triple H, after losing to him in a #1 contender's match at Fully Loaded.[47]

The Rock 'n' Sock Connection (1999)

Main article: Rock 'n' Sock Connection

Later on, still as a face, besides feuding with Triple H, The Rock also feuded with Mr. Ass over the summer of 1999, including a "Kiss My Ass" match at SummerSlam.[48] In the fall of the same year, The Rock found himself in several singles and tag championship opportunities. He teamed with former enemy Mankind to create the Rock 'n' Sock Connection, after The Rock challenged the team of The Undertaker and The Big Show, which led to Mankind offering his help.[49] The Rock accepted, and they went on to win the WWF Tag Team Championship three times.[50][51][52] Aside from the championships, the team was regarded as one of the most entertaining teams in history, as Mankind imitated The Rock, who ignored Mankind, with both wrestlers having support from the crowd. The team was also involved in a segment which occurred on Raw is War called "This Is Your Life," in which Mankind brought out people from The Rock's past, such as his high school girlfriend and gym teacher. The segment earned an 8.4 Nielsen rating and is, to this day, one of the single highest rated segments in terms of viewership in Raw history.[53][50]

Feuds for the WWF Championship (2000–2001)

The Rock in the ring at WrestleMania X8.

At Royal Rumble in early 2000, The Rock entered in the Royal Rumble match and lasted until he and The Big Show were the final two men. In the final moment of the match, The Big Show was seemingly going to dump The Rock over the top rope in a running powerslam-like position, but when they got to the apron The Rock reversed the throw, sending the Big Show to the outside floor and then came back up.[54] The Rock's feet, however, hit the floor first, although those watching the event did not see that. The Big Show attempted to prove that The Rock's feet, not his, touched the ground first. He provided video footage showing that he was the rightful winner. Despite that, the decision that The Rock had won the Rumble match could not be reversed, so a number one contender's match for the WWF Championship at No Way Out was held, which saw the Big Show come out on top after Shane McMahon interfered, knocking The Rock in the head with a steel chair as he attempted to finish off his opponent with a People's Elbow.[55] The Rock later defeated The Big Show on March 13, 2000 edition of Raw is War to regain the right to face the WWF Champion, Triple H, at WrestleMania 2000 in a Fatal Four-Way Elimination match where The Big Show and Mick Foley competed, as well.[56][57] Each competitor had a McMahon in their corner; for Triple H, his on-screen wife and then off-screen girlfriend Stephanie McMahon; for Mick Foley, the matriarch Linda McMahon; for The Rock, Vince McMahon; and in Big Show's corner, Shane McMahon.[57][58] Triple H retained the title when Vince turned on The Rock, giving him two chair shots, allowing Triple H to pin The Rock for the three-count.[58][59]

Over the next couple of months The Rock feuded with Triple H over the WWF Championship. A month after the match at WrestleMania 2000, The Rock had a rematch with Triple H at Backlash in which The Rock won his fourth WWF Championship, after Stone Cold Steve Austin made a brief return and intervened on The Rock's behalf.[60][61][62] Later, at Judgment Day, the two had an Iron Man match with Shawn Michaels as the special guest referee, that saw The Undertaker return.[63] The Rock got disqualified and lost the title, as a result of The Undertaker attacking Triple H.[63] The following night on Raw is War, The Rock got his revenge, taking out the entire McMahon-Helmsley Faction with the help of The Undertaker.[64] He later won his fifth WWF Championship at King of the Ring in a tag team match, which saw him team up with Kane and The Undertaker to fight Vince McMahon, Shane McMahon and Triple H.[65][66] He successfully defended the championship against superstars such as Chris Benoit, Kurt Angle, Triple H, Kane, The Undertaker, and Shane McMahon.[61][67][68]

The Rock later lost the WWF Championship to Angle at No Mercy in October.[61][69] During this time, he feuded with Rikishi and defeated him at Survivor Series.[61][70] He also participated in a six-man Hell in a Cell match at Armageddon for the WWF Championship, in which Kurt Angle retained the title.[61][71] Around that same time, Rock held the WWF Tag Team Championship with The Undertaker and the duo exchanged the titles with Edge and Christian.[61][72]

In 2001, The Rock continued his feud with Angle over the WWF Championship and eventually settled it at No Way Out. After a battle that saw both wrestlers kick out of each other's finishers, The Rock finally came out on top and regained the WWF Championship.[61][73][74] Afterwards, he feuded with the Royal Rumble winner, Stone Cold Steve Austin. The Rock went into WrestleMania X-Seven as the WWF Champion, but he was defeated after a shocking heel turn from Austin, who used Mr. McMahon to win the title.[61][75] During a Steel Cage match with Austin in a rematch for the WWF title on the following night's Raw is War, Triple H came down to the ring with a sledgehammer. Many thought he was coming to aid The Rock, due to the hatred between Austin and Triple H (and an argument with Vince earlier in the night), but it transpired that he had joined the Austin/McMahon partnership by hitting The Rock instead.[76] Austin and Triple H became a Tag Team and called themselves "The Two-Man Power Trip."[77] Rock went on to film the movie "The Mummy Returns" after a storyline suspension.[15]

The Invasion and the return back from Hollywood (2001–2002)

Main article: The Invasion

He returned in late July 2001 and had to decide if he wanted to join the WWF or The Alliance during The Invasion, eventually siding with the WWF.[61] At SummerSlam, The Rock defeated Booker T to win the WCW Championship.[61][78][79] He lost the WCW title to Chris Jericho, with whom he won the WWF Tag Team Championship around the same time, at No Mercy.[80][81]

Rock defeated Jericho on November 5 edition of Raw is War for his second WCW Championship.[82] The Rock ultimately decided to join the WWF in its battle against The Alliance and was involved in a "Winner Takes All" match at Survivor Series, which saw him end up one on one with Steve Austin. The Rock seemed to be superior than Austin, until Chris Jericho, who was also a member of team WWF and was eliminated a few minutes before that point, came inside the ring and attacked The Rock. Austin took advantage of that and tried to defeat The Rock, but Kurt Angle, a supposed teammate of Austin, proved out to be a mole planted by Vince McMahon and hit Austin in the head with a title belt, allowing The Rock to eliminate him, destroying The Alliance once and for all.[61][83] The Rock closed out the year losing the WCW Championship to Chris Jericho at Vengeance as Jericho became the Undisputed WWF Champion.[84]

In early 2002, Rock feuded with Jericho and challenged him for the Undisputed Championship at Royal Rumble, but lost the match.[85] After losing to Jericho, Rock engaged in feuds and wrestled the likes of The Undertaker at No Way Out and Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania X8.[86][87] On July 21, The Rock won his record-breaking seventh and final WWE Championship, which was then under the name "WWE Undisputed Championship".[88] He defeated Kurt Angle and The Undertaker in a match at Vengeance, after he hit the Rock Bottom on Angle.[88][89] The Rock successfully defended the title at Global Warning against Triple H and Brock Lesnar by pinning Triple H, who then saved The Rock after Lesnar tried to ambush him after the match.[90] Johnson finally dropped the WWE Undisputed Championship to Lesnar at SummerSlam, ending his final championship reign.[91]

Final heel turn (2003)

The Rock's last heel turn began on SmackDown! in January 2003, where he publicly criticized Hulk Hogan.[92] Their WrestleMania X8 rematch at No Way Out ended with The Rock claiming victory again, with assistance from Vince McMahon and Sylvain Grenier.[61][72] The Rock later drafted himself to Raw and started a feud with The Hurricane and other babyfaces.[93] He also had a comical gimmick, where he played the guitar and sang songs mocking the host city for the event, which culminated in a "Rock concert" that took place during the main event of the March 24, 2003 edition of Raw, where The Rock mocked host city Sacramento because of the Sacramento Kings' inability to beat the Los Angeles Lakers.[94] After putting down the city of Sacramento and singing about how he intended to leave as soon as possible, he concluded the song with, "I'll be sure to come back when the Lakers beat the Kings in May!".[94]

When Stone Cold Steve Austin returned, they once again feuded, and The Rock defeated Austin at WrestleMania XIX, which was Austin's last major appearance in a wrestling role.[61][95] The Rock then had a feud with former WCW star Bill Goldberg, to whom Rock lost at Backlash.[61][96] The Rock then turned face once more by engaging in a one night feud against Chris Jericho and then-heel, Christian.[97] During his previous heel turn, he had declared Christian as his favorite wrestler, leading Christian to begin calling himself the "new people's champion" and referring to his fans as "his peeps."[97][98]

Sporadic appearances (2004–2008)

The Rock made occasional wrestling appearances up to 2004's WrestleMania XX, when the storyline revolving around Mick Foley had him brought back to help in his feud with Evolution (Ric Flair, Randy Orton and Batista).[3] One humorous in-ring segment involved The Rock hosting his own version of "This Is Your Life" for Foley on the March 8, 2004 edition of Raw.[61][99] Rock reunited with Foley after five years, as Rock 'n' Sock Connection and the duo went on to lose to Orton, Flair and Batista at WrestleMania XX in a handicap match when Orton pinned Foley with a RKO.[61][100] As of 2008, this was Rock's last match.[61]

He made sporadic appearances in WWE following WrestleMania, including standing up for Eugene, making a cameo appearance in his home-town of Miami and helping Foley turn back La Résistance.[14] He hosted a "Pie-Eating Contest" during the Diva Search 2004 and ended the segment by giving Jonathan Coachman a Rock Bottom and a People's Elbow.[14] After this appearance, Johnson reported in several interviews that he was no longer under contract with WWE.[14] He also reported that the reason he was able to continue using the name "The Rock" was part of a dual ownership between him and WWE.[101][102]

On March 12, 2007, The Rock made an appearance on WWE after a near three year absence, appearing on Raw via a pre-taped segment on the titantron. He correctly "predicted" that Bobby Lashley would defeat Umaga at WrestleMania 23 in Donald Trump and Vince McMahon's "Battle of the Billionaires" match.[103]

On March 29, 2008, The Rock inducted his father, Rocky Johnson, and his grandfather, Peter Maivia into the WWE Hall of Fame. During his induction speech he roasted WWE superstars such as Santino Marella, John Cena, Chris Jericho, and Stone Cold Steve Austin.[104]

In wrestling

  • Entrance themes
    • "Destiny" by Jim Johnston (1996–1997)
    • "Know Your Role" by Jim Johnston (1999–2001, 2004–present)
    • "If Ya Smell..." by Jim Johnston (2001–February 2003)

Relatives in wrestling

Main article: Anoa'i family

Championships and accomplishments

1Won during The Invasion
²Final reign was as WWE Undisputed Champion

Television and movie career

Dwayne Johnson photographed by Jerry Avenaim for Vanity Fair in 2001

The success of Johnson's in-ring character allowed him to cross over into mainstream popularity, and he appeared on Wyclef Jean's 2000 single "It Doesn't Matter" and the accompanying video.[117][118] That same year, he hosted Saturday Night Live.[119] Fellow wrestlers Triple H, The Big Show, and Mick Foley appeared on the show.[3][120] According to Johnson, it was due to the success of that episode that he began receiving offers from Hollywood studios.[121]

He filmed guest roles on Star Trek: Voyager and That '70s Show where he played his father, Rocky Johnson. His motion picture debut was a brief appearance as The Scorpion King in the opening of The Mummy Returns.[3][119] The film's financial success led to his first leading role starring in the follow-up, The Scorpion King.[3] He was considered for the lead in a feature-length Johnny Bravo film, but it was canceled during production.[6]

Since his last WWE match in 2004, he has quit wrestling and focused solely on acting.[122] He also continued to make television appearances, including Disney Channel's hit show Cory in the House, in the episode entitled “Never The Dwayne Shall Meet.”[123] Though Johnson is no longer active with WWE, the company continues to sell "The Rock" merchandise, and Johnson continues to be featured prominently in the opening montages of their television programming.[6] The Rock has continued to show a multitude of his acting/talent skills including movie roles like the cocky famous football player Joe Kingman in The Game Plan, and in Get Smart where he played Agent 23.

Johnson was featured in the 2007 Guinness Book of World Records for having the highest salary as an actor in his first starring role, receiving $5.5 million.[124][125] He appeared at the 80th Academy Awards on February 24, 2008 as a presenter for the Best Visual Effects award.[126] He was nominated for Favorite Movie Actor at Nickelodeon's 2008 Kids' Choice Awards for his role in The Game Plan, but lost out to Johnny Depp, who won for his performance in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.[127][128]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes Gross Revenue
1999 Beyond the Mat Himself non-fiction documentary 2,047,570 USD
That '70s Show (TV series) Rocky Johnson Episode: "That Wrestling Show"
The Net (TV series) Brody Episode: "Last Man Standing"
2000 Longshot The Mugger
Star Trek: Voyager (TV series) The Champion Episode: "Tsunkatse"
2001 The Mummy Returns Mathayus the Scorpion King 202,007,640 USD
2002 The Scorpion King Mathayus the Scorpion King Salary 5,500,000 USD 90,341,670 USD
2003 The Rundown Beck Salary 12,500,000 USD 47,592,825 USD
2004 Walking Tall Chris Vaughn Salary 15,000,000 USD 45,860,039 USD
2005 Be Cool Elliot Wilhelm Salary 4,500,000 USD 55,808,744 USD
Doom Sarge Salary 4,500,000 USD 28,031,250 USD
2006 Gridiron Gang Sean Porter 38,432,823 USD
2007 Cory in the House/Hannah Montana Himself Part of the Rock Block
Reno 911!: Miami Agent Rick Smith (cameo) 21,659,638 USD
The Game Plan Joe Kingman Last movie to use ring name "The Rock" 110,776,944 USD
Southland Tales Boxer Santaros Released November 14 2007 275,380 USD
2008 Get Smart Agent 23 201,151,640 USD
2009 Race to Witch Mountain Las Vegas cab driver filming
Planet 51 Capt. Charles 'Chuck' Baker (voice) filming
Billy Batson and the Legend of Shazam Black adam pre-production
The Tooth Fairy Derek Thompson filming

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