Back when Dwayne Johnson made his WWE debut, the company’s passionate fans completely rejected him as he came out with a fake smile plastered all over his face. Fortunately, however, Johnson would later figure out how to seem a lot more genuine even as he portrayed the over-the-top character known as The Rock. Now known as one of the biggest movie stars in the world, both in terms of size and box office receipts, Johnson has adapted a lot of the skills he learned from wrestling to the big screen.As a result of the fact that everyone has come to love Dwayne Johnson, he has become the star of a sitcom loosely based on his own life titled Young Rock. Thanks to the show paying tribute to his mom, many of Johnson’s fans have become familiar with the fact that his mother is an amazing person who he loves dearly. On top of that, even though Young Rock is designed to make viewers laugh, the show isn’t afraid to show how tough Johnson and his family’s lives could be at times. With all of that in mind, it is amazing to learn that according to Johnson, he saved his mom’s life once in stunning fashion and that moment has stuck with him ever since.
How Dwayne Johnson Saved His Mom’s Life When He Was Young
When most people have children, the bond they build with their offspring becomes the most important thing in the world. As a result, it isn’t uncommon for parents to remark that their children saved their life figuratively since they feel like having a kid completely changed their priorities for the better. However, based on a story that Dwayne Johnson once told, he literally saved his mother’s life when he was only 15 years old.
Thanks to the show Young Rock, Dwayne Johnson’s fans have gotten a better picture of how much he adores his mom. After all, not only is their bond clear in the show, Johnson’s mom Ata has invaded some of his interviews talking about the show. Sadly, however, Young Rock has revealed something unfortunate about Johnson and his mother’s life when he was younger, things got hard a lot of the time. The reason for that is things often got tight when Johnson’s father wasn’t making much money as a wrestler. On top of that, Johnson’s parents had major fights sometimes.
Given Young Rock’s portrayal of what his family went through at times, it makes sense that Dwayne Johnson has spent a lot of money on his parents in the past. However, even Young Rock fans have no idea how bad things got at times for Johnson’s mom. As he revealed when he was filmed for Oprah’s Master Class, his mom was so upset once that Johnson had to save his mother from herself.
"I knew that my parents were going through some really, really tough times in terms of their marriage. That was a tough day. "I'll never forget it. It was probably about 1 o'clock in the afternoon. We were at a restaurant, the three of us, and they got into it. They got into a very big fight. Not physical, but just really loud arguing."
"I already had my license at that time at 15. We're driving down I-65 -- I-65 is a major interstate that runs through Tennessee -- and I'm watching them drive in front of me. Their car starts swerving, and I can clearly see that they are arguing. My old man makes a hard right, and he gets on the shoulder, on the gravel road. My mom gets out of the car and when she got out of the car, I’ll never forget it.”
“She had a glazed look over her eyes that I had never seen before and she walks right into the middle of I-65, and continues to walk down into oncoming traffic. My heart stopped. Horns were blowing and cars were swerving out of the way. Eighteen wheelers were swerving out of the way and I got out of the car and I grabbed her and wrestled her over to the side of the road. I don't remember what I said to her. I remember she didn't say a thing."
How Saving His Mother’s Life Changed Dwayne Johnson Forever
When Dwayne Johnson talks about his mother during interviews, the love and respect he has for her is completely obvious to everyone. With that in mind, it should go without saying that having to save his mom’s life in such a dramatic fashion would have been incredibly traumatic for Johnson. Still, it is interesting to learn what Johnson has said that saving his mom changed his life.
"In that moment, one of the greatest lessons I've ever learned was how precious life is and how in an instant, it can all go away. [It] changed me." After speaking about how his view of the world has been colored by that incident ever since, Dwayne Johnson went on to reveal his mom has no recollection of that moment.
Once you learn more about Dwayne Johnson’s life growing up, the fact that he is so vocal about adoring the women in his life makes all the sense in the world. After all, Johnson often talks about how much he adores his daughters, wife, mom, and his ex-wife. It also has to be pointed out that Johnson is prone to gushing about his dad and several of the male role models that helped him out during his life.