The E! Cowl: How Dwayne Johnson Discovered His Superpower—& His Greatest Self

“We’re additionally honoring Rocky’s reminiscence and there is a therapeutic side to having the ability to inform these tales and having the ability to delve into this historical past,” stated Hiram, who as Dany’s youthful brother has identified Johnson since he was an adolescent. “You simply can not help however be moved by the method and really feel the emotion hooked up to it.”

In season two, Gewirtz famous, “You actually get to see the DNA of Dwayne Johnson come to fruition. But additionally there are some bumps alongside the best way [for his parents], and he was actually open about having the ability to inform that story.” 

Take, as an example, an argument Johnson witnessed them having in the midst of Nashville’s I-65 freeway when he was 15, throughout which Ata obtained out of the automobile and nearly walked into site visitors earlier than her son pulled her again to the facet of the street.

“That was a really defining second in my life that I’ll always remember as a result of it scared the s–t out of me,” Johnson stated. “However then additionally probably the most fascinating factor about that second, and the psychology of this entire factor, is that my mother has no recollection that ever occurred. It was so painful that she utterly forgot it.”

Although the second is “softer” within the present, he stated, “individuals get the concept that there are some tough occasions within the household.”