One movie very nearly killed Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's action career – until Fast Five saved it. The charisma of The Rock during his early WWE days was undeniable, but despite being tipped as a potential movie star, the history of wrestlers turning to act wasn't pretty during this era. The filmographies of Hulk Hogan or Roddy Piper – They Live aside – were littered with duds, but The Rock scored two back-to-back hits with his film debut in The Mummy Returns and its spinoff series The Scorpion King. At this point, it appeared becoming an A-lister was inevitable.

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