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Result: Delisted. (t · c) buidhe 04:04, 16 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Being last assessed in 2008 with only few comments, I decided to read the article and copyedit. Writing quality is average and the tone is sometimes not neutral. For example the "Early life" section lists the high schools attended in unsettling clusters. Some sentences are just too long to read, like:

By his senior year at Freedom High School, Johnson had only played two years of high school football but the fact that he had excelled on a team in an elite high school athletic division known nationally for producing a long list of professional and Olympic-level athletes, including future NFL stars Andre Reed, Saquon Barkley, Kyzir White, and others, drew the attention of NCAA Division I collegiate programs.

The "Legacy and career assessment" have an original research. I fact-checked some of the citations throughout the article and some were questionable. For example, the fact that he was he was in freshman year during his time in the 1991 Miami Hurricanes football team is not clearly mentioned in the citations.

The "Professional wrestling career" has it's own set of problems. In general, it is too long and overly detailed. There are many unnecessary plot points. One of the many instances where it could be trimmed is:

In the end, it came down to a one-on-one between the Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin. The Rock seemed to have the upper hand, until his teammate Jericho entered the ring and attacked the Rock. Austin tried to capitalize on this by pinning the Rock, but Kurt Angle revealed his true allegiance by attacking Austin. The Rock then pinned Austin, giving Team WWF the victory and forcing The Alliance to disband.

The overall layout of the article could be further assessed. IW. (talk) 22:05, 27 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Oof, I totally agree this needs addressing. On one hand, the article is cited throughout, so it could be fixed up to GA status, but in its current form it's just not good enough. Lots of really poor wording, WP:PROSELINE, the lede is six paragraphs when it should be a maximum of four, lots of slapdash information with confusing layout.

I do think it could be fixed up, especially with a strong copyedit to start. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 14:38, 29 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Updating "the Rock" to "The Rock".

Throughout the article, we see "the" on "the Rock" in lowercase but it is part of his title name. Would recommend updating all instances to "The Rock" (capitalizing "The") regardless of placement within a sentence and would then follow consistent and correct title casing. 17.44.193.56 (talk) 15:43, 14 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Please see MOS:NICKNAMETHE. "A leading "the" is not capitalized in a nickname, pseudonym, or other alias (except when the alias begins a sentence" Schazjmd (talk) 16:28, 14 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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The rock died on 12/11/2023 104.53.51.143 (talk) 16:00, 11 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{blaze__wolf} 16:05, 11 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

the rock’s drawing power in wrestling

hi there

i’d like to add the following info to dwayne the rock johnson’s page:

“The Rock is the biggest box office draw and attraction in professional wrestling history. He has peaked the industry in revenue, pay-per-view buys, attendance, tv ratings and merchandise sold during his time in professional wrestling. He is the biggest mainstream and crossover star in the history of the industry.”

The following videos are my sources, and of course, the videos have sources in them as well. feel free to give them a watch if you would like. i encourage you.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HTfOzUWzwt4&pp=ygUedGhlIHJvY2sgdnMgc3RvbmUgY29sZCByYXRpbmdz

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Dio8SwFrmrY

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_HdDPDVIW2g&t=970s

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QWk9PS-AoKc

Thank you for taking the time to read my edit. please feel free to respond to me as i appreciate dialogue.

Cheers Lm20420 (talk) 08:01, 27 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]